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National Novel Writing Month or NaNoWriMo is around once again. This is the third year I have participated. Every November thousands of people take up a challenge to write a 50,000 word novel before the end of the month. Insane? Cool?

I am really excited about it and although I missed the first meetup of my area, I can say that there are regional NaNoWriMo meetups, so if you like to meet people who are writing fiends, then it is definitely something to join and participate in. There is no shame if you cannot meet the challenge, but it is fun to at least try. Last year I beat the quota, and this year I am sure I can do the same this year.

NaNoWriMo might be a time you could write a tutorial book, something about social networking, or even blogging, or just write for fun. If you are already a member of NaNoWriMo, my ID there is taiyoukai.nile and you can add me as a writing buddy if you want.

Have you participated in National Novel Writing Month? How did you fare – did you meet the challenge?

I have been here and there in different fandoms, whether anime, celebrities, or even hobbies, I have been eager to connect with others. However, as of recent, I have found that I can support those fandoms by contributing articles to FanHistory.com. FanHistory is a wiki that contains thousands of articles on different fandoms like actors, politics, sports, television, music and more. In fact, the number of articles total well over 500,000.

The great thing about the site is that if you are a fan of something, your article submissions are welcomed. It is fun and a way to connect with others. For those of you who I know run fanlistings, you could even submit your fanlisting within your fandom there. You just go in, register, find your niche, and insert your information on the pages of your fandom. You can even create a new page if your fandom has not been covered or if there is a part of the fandom not mentioned, like in anime, it could be categorized down to the character. Also, if you have a fanlisting, it could help you get a good reciprocal link.

In fact, I encourage you if you are a big fan of anything in particular, go to FanHistory, look up your fandom to see if it is listed. If it is not, you should add something about it. If it is, well, you can add more if there is anything missing.

Yes, another blog in The Art of Blogging series. This covers the subject that I see quite frequently when I visit and read other blogs. It is when the blogger says that nobody or everybody is doing something. For example:

“Nobody likes that girl. Everybody thinks that we are fun.”

These are both false statements. If it were nobody or everybody, then we probably would not have arguments or an opinion on an individual level. It would be like the Borg on Star Trek who are of a collective mind.

Sometimes when there are a handful of people that agree or disagree, it is to be called a few or you can mention the exact number. In serious topics that involve facts and statistics, the art of being a megalomaniac has no room or business to come into play. In fact, even a rant about you and your friends versus another person should not say “everybody” because that is false. Instead, “my friends” should have been used.

Besides blogging, this tip can be used in regular everyday conversation. It makes you less abrasive and more intelligent when you are not including everyone in your opinion. In including them, you are attaching their name and thoughts to your own, and frankly, that is a bit presumptuous. It is also close-minded. Of course, your friends mean the world to you and perhaps they agree, but in the end, when it comes down to it, not everything is “all or nothing.”

I have been a writing fool lately. I really need to get cracking on finishing my novel, but the prospect of blogging has been much more enticing lately. I should be happy that I am at least writing. So far I have been blogging here at Blondish, at Host Solutions (there is a blog about webhosting and HS there), and now at Rouged (which is another personal site of mine with a different focus toward fashion, health, mommy and a deeper side of myself. Excuse the plain area. I am creating a tutorial on making a vector for skins and so the process for the layout there is delayed.) In fact, I have even been delving into my old coding tutorials that I have saved and will be bringing them out so look for them soon.

However, I thought since I have been eager to show these three articles, I would share.

• Design? Do Not Work For Less Money
• Creating a Portfolio
• Why You Should Use a Custom 404 Page

These can also be found in the articles section of this website.