No, it's not the name of a mythical creature, a tribe of indigenous people, or the country in which a new post-apocalyptic teen series takes place--it stands for National Novel Writing Month--which just happens to be November!
Have you always wanted to write a novel, but just didn't know how to get started? If so, you can go to http://ywp.nanowrimo.org/what-is-nanowrimo to register, read pep talks from authors like James Patterson and Marie Lu (she wrote the Legend trilogy in YA books), and get started with a Noveling Workbook (they have these at the elementary, middle, and high school levels--and they're nothing like the workbooks you have at school!). You can also take part in forums for support from other young writers.
But what if your issue is setting aside the time to write (I know I struggle with this!)? Well, you're in luck, because during the month of November, we'll be helping you out here at the library by sponsoring NaNoWriMo Thursdays, on the 7th, 14th, and 21st (not the 28th because we're closed for Thanksgiving), from 4:30-6 PM. This will give you a chance to come in and set some time aside just for writing in a quiet place--or maybe get some feedback from other writers who show up. Hopefully this will help inspire you to keep writing all month long :)
Wednesday, October 30, 2013
Monday, October 28, 2013
Question of the Week
Our new Question of the Week is: "In honor of Halloween, what's your favorite scary movie?"
You can post your response on our bulletin board in the YA area, on the column between the computer counter and the start of the fiction shelf. Let us know what makes you jump out of your skin, and maybe even get some ideas for a new thriller for Halloween night!
You can post your response on our bulletin board in the YA area, on the column between the computer counter and the start of the fiction shelf. Let us know what makes you jump out of your skin, and maybe even get some ideas for a new thriller for Halloween night!
Monday, October 21, 2013
Welcome to our blog!
The purpose of this blog is to promote events and provide information about the Young Adult Department of the Rome-Floyd County Library. We're working on revamping the department--it's in front of the Children's Department now, and you can expect a lot of changes over the next couple of months, like some artwork done by the local high schools and new touch-screen laptops (hopefully they'll be installed sometime this week!)
Our Teen Advisory Board has met three times so far, and we just celebrated Teen Read Week with Book Blind Date and Game Night. We're hoping to have some more activities coming up, maybe movie premiere parties or something to break up the boredom the week after Christmas. Got any suggestions? Let us know by dropping us a note in our Suggestion Box in the Young Adult area, sending an email to the address in the right column, or just respond to this post :)
Our Teen Advisory Board has met three times so far, and we just celebrated Teen Read Week with Book Blind Date and Game Night. We're hoping to have some more activities coming up, maybe movie premiere parties or something to break up the boredom the week after Christmas. Got any suggestions? Let us know by dropping us a note in our Suggestion Box in the Young Adult area, sending an email to the address in the right column, or just respond to this post :)
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