It's that time of year again!

It's that time of year again when people are getting prepared for that special day in about 35.25 hours (from when I write this)....

... and no, I don't mean Halloween. I mean NaNoWriMo (national novel writing month).

Every year for the past several years the month of November is a month to write a 50,000 page novel.
There is very little in terms of guidelines since the reward is your own satisfaction of completing a novel (and possibly mention on their website: http://www.nanowrimo.org/ )

In the past I have been too busy to attempt it. This year I am still too busy, but I will attempt it...
I figure if I write for about 2 hours a day, I might be able to get a good start on a novel (or series of short stories, which is what I'm thinking more about - short stories that would be published in one book).

The only strict rules (I've found) are:

1. final submission (to automated word count - not a person) must be at least 50,000 words
2. can not start writing before 00:00:00 November 1st
3. must finish writing (submit by) 23:59:59 November 30th

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This is also the time of year to be thinking about Fringe 2013, as the entry deadline for the Edmonton Fringe is mid November. Since my last play didn't do overly well (needs some more work), and I don't have anything else close to ready, I'm not sure if I'll be submitting this year.

Auditions for The Question Information

Anyone interested in auditioning for my play The Question being performed at Stage Struck 2012 (Feb 24 & 25), please email me at hugh.kemeny@gmail.com to book a time.
Also please download and fill out this form before the audition: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/9168380/TheQuestion-AuditionApplication.pdf

Most auditions are going to be held Sunday 8 January 2012 in one of the Group meeting room in Cameron Library Basement Study Hall, University of Alberta (exact meeting room will be identifiable).

For those who do not know the U of A Campus, here are a couple maps to help you find your way to the auditions (click on the images to enlarge them):
Note the yellow dotted line on the map of U of A Campus, it shows the best way to get to Cameron from the U of A LRT / Bus station.

For larger maps click here:
U of a Campus: https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg39vztlfAEhwlx7kcH89afvb8oik2akk-OhnLSQQ27BVZ4CxuoaZmeIEvVCqUoRWNczrleW_CNpdKDvopA3-fk4camAwFBV2_3RQ-xWHB2EgbrstBui4XdS4PF_WWX1tw8z45NsiuzBnA/s1600/Cameron+Library+2.jpg
Cameron Library Basement:  https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyGWb7sKsLRt3cfRU1cXBoWTnXqO06SnJaFmCjJXL_tfJwoKZCO1Kdb6Pu8nxaKl0BUc3Lv2uGzVfs5Ejwbfzll18nBC_sSkYulrrqpmND2wSCWN5hNAnwpOXC79H8LblHhBaxIS-meWw/s1600/KC+Auditions.jpg

The Question - a play

As part of my not working on NaNoWriMo, I was instead finishing my first complete draft of "The Question" a play I have entered into the Stage Struck 2012 Adult One-act Play Festival in Edmonton.

Here is the summary:

Carlos feels inundated with questions: Questions at the office related to the trial on the ethics of Dr. Van der Hauk's work; Questions from his husband, Joseph, about their long over due vacation; But it is the simple homework question from their daughter, Maria, that exposes the family secrets.

 At the moment I am looking for people to help out with the production. Anyone interested please email me at: hugh.kemeny@gmail.com

What I am looking for, that I know of at the moment, are as follows:
Cast:
Carlos - 43 year old gay guy
Joseph - 38 year old gay guy
Maria - 14 year old girl

Director or assistant director
Stage manager
Costume and props manager
Sound and lighting designer
maybe more, I'm not sure - email me of you would like help out.

No NaNoWriMo

So in the end I did not do any writing for NaNoWriMo. Instead I worked on a variety of other things, most of it not actual writing. Perhaps next year I'll be more inclined to attempt NaNoWriMo.

NaNoWriMo

Ok, this post is a couple days late, and I am a couple days slow on the start, so not sure if I will get all 50,000 words written this month or not.....

... for those that don't know, November is National Novel Writing Month. For more information check out their website: http://www.nanowrimo.org/

Part of my slow start has been other things keeping me occupied, as well as a feeling that I may not get all 50,000 words done even if I had started November 1, as I am also working on my next play (I have a submission to the Edmonton International Fringe, fingers crossed I will get in).

Ongoing changes

If you are following this blog, you will notice I don't actually update this that often.
Well I am hoping to get out of some research and back into active writing; both on the web and for future publication.

As part of the organization of all that I have determined the overall purpose of this and a couple other blogs I am contribute to. They are as all on the right hand side under related blogs and are classified as follows:

This blog ("Hugh Kemeny's World of Writing") is for any of my general writing snippets, and writing updates.

"5 of a Kind" is an old blog from my first play that was produced at the 2007 Fringes in Winnipeg and Edmonton.

"Joe Trebble" is the online serial I have periodically been working on. This is one of the blogs I hope to be getting back to some regular posting of.

"Inspirations" is where I moved quotes and other inspirational things that were not directly related to my writing. I am not entirely sure where this blog will go, if it will stay as inspirational items or eventually fold into the last one...

"Quafaie" is the blog where I will be posting more opinion and non-writing (along with some selective writing related) posts. This in essence will become the main posting blog.

Finally, in the new year I may be starting to use twitter. I still have a stupid phone, so tweeting things will likely be more sporadic than postings on these blogs.

General Blog Update Info - Update & "Removed" Content

For those who have been watching this blog, you should notice that all my quotes, zen, and tarot posts are now gone.

I decided to move them all to their own blog, and to keep this for general writing updates and perhaps the occasional general comment on live, politics, art, etc :)

You can follow my tarot / zen etc here: http://zen-quotes-tarot.blogspot.com/

In September I am planning to revamp a little of this site - update blogs I follow etc
as well as posting Joe Trebble more regularly.

Summer was unexpectedly busy, both good and bad.
- Working at a summer camp for July (fun)
- Mother passing away (July 20) - not fun:(
- Keeping my mind busy to not get to depressed
- Including going to Seattle and a back country camping trip with Scenic Boys Adventures in early August
- As well as hanging out at the 30th Edmonton Fringe Fringe Theatre Festival