Me? A writer?

I wish!

One of my Bucket List items is to write a novel.

And here is my opportunity!

November is: National Novel Writing Month

We have exactly 1 month (starting on 1 November) to write a 50 000 (yes, that is Fifty Thousand) word novel.*
Which means you write on the fly - no thinking, no editting (there really isn't time for perfection - which is why this is just up my alley)

It sounds like fun & a great challenge & this is the advice we were given upon sign up:

1) It's okay to not know what you're doing. Really. You've read a lot of novels, so you're completely up to the challenge of writing one. If you feel more comfortable outlining your story ahead of time, do it! But it's also fine to just wing it. Write every day, and a book-worthy story will appear, even if you're not sure what that story might be right now.
2) Do not edit as you go. Editing is for December and beyond. Think of November as an experiment in pure output. Even if it's hard at first, leave ugly prose and poorly written passages on the page to be cleaned up later. Your inner editor will be very grumpy about this, but your inner editor is a nitpicky jerk who foolishly believes that it is possible to write a brilliant first draft if you write it slowly enough. It isn't. Every book you've ever loved started out as a beautifully flawed first draft. In November, embrace imperfection and see where it takes you.
3) Tell everyone you know that you're writing a novel in November. This will pay big dividends in Week Two, when the only thing keeping you from quitting is the fear of looking pathetic in front of all the people who've had to hear about your novel for the past month. Seriously. Email them now about your awesome new book. The looming specter of personal humiliation is a very reliable muse.
3.5) There will be times you'll want to quit during November. This is okay. Everyone who wins NaNoWriMo wanted to quit at some point in November. Stick it out. See it through. Week Two can be hard. Week Three is much better. Week Four will make you want to yodel. And we're talking the good kind of yodeling here.

I am sure many of you have always wanted to write a novel, so don't leave me to do this on my own!

Asked to describe our outside interests - I wrote:

Drinking coffee through Tim Tams, Dancing like a madwoman in the shower, talking to my cats, sending positive "Marry Me" vibes to Damon from Vampire Diaries &  perving over Zac Efron

Sign up HERE

*I only come back from Thailand 9 days into the challenge - Oh boy - I am gonna have to graft!

What song is that?

I discovered a really awesome website the other day.

You know how you are watching a movie & a really fun/sad/romantic song comes on & you instantly love it & you wait for the credits to roll and then you can't figure out what it was?

Well now you can find out!

Go to: http://www.what-song.com/ and you will be able to search for a song in any part of the movie.

For example:

When in Rome:

"Kickin' With You " Jason Mraz	0:00 First song during the opening credits. People are flicking pennies into the wishing fountain. edit scene [mani2604+]
"Starstrukk " 3OH!3 ft. Katy Perry	0:01 At the start of Beth's show at the Guggenheim museum party at the beginning of the movie. edit scene [mani2604+]
"Shine" Laura Izibor	0:03 Beth is talking with her ex-boyfriend at the museum at the start of the movie. He tells her that he met someone. edit scene [tomm098+]
"Rockin' Bride" Patrice Irving and Richard Wagner	0:04 The DJ plays this song when he thinks Beth is getting engaged with her ex at the museum. edit scene [tomm098+]
"Pencil Full of Lead " Paolo Nutini	0:08 Beth is driving in the taxi after she arrives in rome for her sisters wedding. edit scene [tomm098+]
"Canon and Gigue in D Major: Gigue" Johann Pachelbel	0:10 Playing in the church during Beth's sisters' wedding before Nick walks in. edit scene [tomm098+]
"Cherry Pie " Jani Lane	0:11 Nicks ringtone as he walks into the church. Lyrics are 'she's my cherry pie' edit scene [tomm098+]
"Donna Molto Bella" Craig Stull	0:12 The classic traditional dance performance during the wedding reception. edit scene [tomm098+]
"I Am Changing" Mafia Bianca LLC	0:27 Nick calls Beth to try to ask her on a date at the guys poker night but she says no. edit scene [tomm098+]
"Hold onto Your Heart " Tina Parol	0:29 When Beth goes jogging and an Italian painter chases after her. edit scene [tomm098+]
"If You Can Afford Me" Katy Perry	0:45 Nick's friend, puck follows Beth secretly to see what she's like. Montage as all her followers try to win her over. edit scene [tomm098+]
"Floating Down a River" Jason Damato	0:49 Beth and Nick go on their date without the sense of sight.edit scene [mani2604+]
"Make You Feel My Love" Adele	0:59 Beth leaves Nick after finding the poker chip, thinking he is under the magic spell. edit scene [tomm098+]
"How Far We've Come" Matchbox 20	1:06 Beth is driven to the museum in the little yellow car by all her admirers. edit scene [mani2604+]
"Ave Maria" Franz Schubert	1:19 Beth is walking down the aisle at her wedding. edit scene[tomm098+]
"Pencil Full of Lead" Paulo Nutini	1:25 First song during end credits. edit scene [tomm098+]
"Heart Bling" Sofi Bonde	1:26 Second song during end credits. edit scene [mani2604+]
"Something Beautiful " Needtobreathe	1:28 Third song during end credits. edit scene [tomm098+]

Awesome.
I know!