"Oh, its a long, long time.." But no, we're not going to talk about that. Instead, we're considering these last days of August, when your thoughts may be on these topics:
* Realizing you have less than a week left to wear your whites
* Facing a return to the classroom, whether student or teacher
* Wondering whether to bet on the Roughriders or the Blue Bombers in the Banjo Bowl
For some, though--an elite group of masochists--all their energy and intelligence will be focussed on the 3-Day Novel Contest--the annual literary marathon, in which competitors are challenged to write a complete novel in 72 hours. The frantic scribbling begins at 12:01 a.m. August 31 and must end by 11:59 p.m. September 2.
As a veteran of these contests, bearing the scars of split infinitives, dangling participles, mixed metaphors and fractured syntax, we stand at the sidelines, offering sympathy and frequent boosts of nuclear strength coffee.
Write on!
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Indeed! Three cheers for the 3 Day Novelists, past and present! More coffee for all!
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