The group interprets traveling the world through books broadly. It’s not limited to travel writing and memoir. Classic and contemporary world literature from every genre is represented. Best sellers are read along with timeless novels. The only requirement is that the book have a strong sense of place and help armchair traveler achieve a sense of really being there.
Wandering Mind
Obstacles, NaNoWriMo, Deepavali, and Ganesh
Every time I participate in NaNoWriMo there are obstacles. I call upon Ganesh and celebrate Deepavali to honor them. We might as well face it, overcoming obstacles is the cornerstone of literature. Our protagonists overcome impossible odds in desperate attempts to shoulder unbearable burdens to come through for the win (or die trying.) Small wonder […]
How (not) to Plot Your NaNoWriMo Novel
How far would you go to plot out a good story for National Novel Writing Month? Sure, I’ve sat at boring meetings and imagined the conference room attacked by zombies. Where would be a good place to hide? What office objects might be used as weapons? Who, among my co-workers might stand and fight vs. […]