{"id":487,"date":"2016-12-06T18:46:00","date_gmt":"2016-12-06T18:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www2.lvc.edu\/lavie\/?p=487"},"modified":"2016-12-06T18:46:00","modified_gmt":"2016-12-06T18:46:00","slug":"lvcs-writers-group-takes-on-national-novel-writing-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.lvc.edu\/lavie\/2016\/12\/06\/lvcs-writers-group-takes-on-national-novel-writing-month\/","title":{"rendered":"LVC’s writers’ group takes on national novel writing month"},"content":{"rendered":"

By: Jackie Chicalese, Staff writer<\/p>\n

With November coming to a close, so has National Novel Writing Month.<\/p>\n

NaNoWriMo is a celebration of writing in which participants from around the world try to complete a novel of at least 50,000 words in the month of November. Lebanon Valley College\u2019s Writer\u2019s Group participated in the event and urged other students on campus to write as well.<\/p>\n

The Writer\u2019s Group utilized the study rooms on the first floor of Bishop Library Tuesday and Wednesday evenings from 7 to 9 p.m. to help provide a working space for writers. The first study room invited students to generate new works through prompts, the third was a quiet space, and the fifth was a room that invited collaboration among students.<\/p>\n

Novel writing was not the only goal of the event. Students were encouraged to bring any work that incorporated writing: from research papers, to lab reports, to poetry. The only requirement was to sit down and write.<\/p>\n

Dr. Holly Wendt, advisor of the Writer\u2019s Group, hoped that the event inspired a sense of unity among all writers on campus, as well as motivation for writing.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re all writers, all engaged in the task of communicating,\u201d Wendt said. \u201cThat\u2019s important. And as the end of the semester looms, when everyone has a lot of different things to work on, it\u2019s also practical.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sydney Fuhrman, a junior English major and president of Writer\u2019s Group, found the study rooms beneficial to all students.<\/p>\n

\u201cSometimes the hardest part of writing is actually sitting down and putting words on the page,\u201d Fuhrman said. \u201cWith pressure, external motivation, and a fun and welcoming atmosphere, people may have found it easier to write and reach their goals.\u201d<\/p>\n

If a student missed this year\u2019s National Novel Writing Month and is interested in participating in NaNoWriMo next November\u2014or any month, for that matter\u2014visit NaWoWriMo.org for official guidelines and resources for writing. If someone is interested in shorter bursts of creativity, contact Holly Wendt as wendt@lvc.edu<\/a> or visit her in her office in HUM 207D to learn more about involvement in the Writer\u2019s Group.<\/p>\n

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