NaNoWriMo 2008!

I recently heard about NaNoWriMo, and I'm so excited! NaNoWriMo stands for National Novel Writing Month. The goal is to write a 50,000 word novel in 30 days. It begins on November 1st and ends on November 30th. The NaNoWriMo website has information about the challenge and it's where you can sign up! It sounds like fun and it's a good way to start writing that novel you've always wanted to write! I just wanted to write a quick post about it. I probably won't be updating for awhile because I'll be working on my novel and visiting with family a lot during November.

The Talisman by Stephen King and Peter Straub

I can't believe how long it's taken me to update my blog. I feel awful!! I've been so busy lately, so I haven't had a lot of time to read.

I finally finished The Talisman by Stephen King and Peter Straub. I had to renew it twice so that I wouldn't have to pay a fine. The book is about a 12-year-old boy named Jack who is trying to find a cure for his dying mother. He discovers that he can enter another "world": the Territories. He must find the talisman so he can save his mother and her "twinner," the Queen of the Territories.

My family really wanted me to read this book because they all loved it, so I got it from the library. I'm really glad I did, too. The Talisman is probably my favorite book by Stephen King (I haven't read anything else by Peter Straub, so I can't really say anything about him). I liked that the book wasn't as gruesome as some of the other books I've read by Stephen King. I'm not really into scary books, but this one really wasn't. I liked Jack, but I think my favorite character was Speedy. I'm trying to decide if I'm going to read the sequel, Black House. My father and brother say it's more disturbing than The Talisman so we'll see.

I'm going to be rereading Eragon and Eldest before I read Brsinger by Christopher Paolini, which is good because my mom isn't finished reading it yet! I'll try to update again soon. I just don't feel all that inspired to write.