My Nonprofit Reviews

Most undergraduate college courses teach realistic short fiction. While I believe this to be a good building block, it does very little to prepare a writer for the journey that is writing a novel--the daunting undertaking that seems to present many more reasons to turn back than to continue. I had tried several times to put pen to paper in novel form, but self-doubt always stymied my progress, permanently halting my word count. And then I found The Office of Letters and Light, and their National Novel Writing Month program (affectionately known as Nanowrimo). The encouraging emails from the group's officers, the often satiric emails from published authors, plus the challenge of accomplishing what seemed an impossible feat, were the motivation I needed to persevere. Through participating in Nanowrimo, I not only wrote 50,000 words in thirty days and finished my first novel, I was also reminded of why I love to write and imbued with the confidence necessary to pursue my ambition of becoming a published author. Through participation, I found my voice. My hope is that The Office of Letters and Light can continue to support and inspire generations of storytellers, so that the world will never lose its imagination.

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