WRITING/PODCASTING A NOVEL IN 30 DAYS NOV 22

Welcome friend to Create Art Podcast where I help you tame your inner critic and create more than we consume. I am Timothy Kimo Brien your thankful head instigator with over 20 years in arts and education. How I accomplish this is by providing you with commentary, interviews, discussions, and projects that will inspire you to create art. This month I will be podcasting daily and writing a novel in 30 days. I am participating in NaPodPoMo and NaNoWriMo again this year as I did last year and you can hear those episodes here. You will be able to listen and read along to what I wrote for the day. I like to practice what I preach when it comes to art so I am challenging myself to write and having you come along for the ride. It is my hope this inspires you to accomplish your goals with your art and if you would like to share what you are doing email me at timothy@createartpodcast.com

NaNoWriMo: National Novel Writing Month began in 1999 as a daunting but straightforward challenge: to write 50,000 words of a novel in thirty days. Now, each year on November 1, hundreds of thousands of people around the world begin to write, determined to end the month with 50,000 words of a brand new novel. They enter the month as elementary school teachers, mechanics, or stay-at-home parents. They leave novelists.

NaPodPoMo: NaPodPoMo* is a month-long event along the same vein as National Novel Writing Month aka NaNoWriMo. The difference? Well, instead of writing a 50,000-word novel, you podcast every day for 30 days from November 1st-30th. Use any platform you desire. From full production studio to iPhone app and just about anything in between. The goal is to use the challenge of podcasting daily as a form of podcasting boot camp.

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Carl sat down in the chair next to his brother's hospital bed. His silent tears were showing, and he was sobbing gently. Nate reached out a hand slowly from underneath the blanket over him and tried to reach out to Carl. He grunted a bit to get Carl’s attention. Once Carl heard the noise coming from his brother he immediately stood up and grabbed Nate’s hand. Nate squeezed Carl’s hand tightly and he smiled broadly.  

“Are you in pain, I can call for a nurse,” asked Carl? 

Nate just shook his head no and squeezed harder on Carl’s hand.  

“Carmine went to go grab us some coffee, she should be back, and the doctor should be coming by soon to talk with us and let us know what’s going on. You know you are in a hospital right,” asked Carl? 

Nate nodded yes and released Carl’s hand.  

“Can you speak yet,” asked Carl? 

“Yes, but not a whole lot right now, I am exhausted, feel like I just ran a marathon or three. How long have I been here,” asked Nate? 

“I got a text from Carmine that she was taking you to the hospital and that was maybe an hour and a half ago, so I don’t think you have been here for more than an hour,” replied Carl.  

“Any word from Angela or Vince,” asked Nate? 

“Nothing yet, there was no message from Angela to me or to Cheryl. Do you think what happened to you happened to them,” asked Carl? 

“They have ways to get ahold of me, they know what to do in a situation like this,” replied Nate. 

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