Here is the first take on Pre-Writing for Camp NanoWriMo.
NaNo username, lilypearl1362 began a wonderful forum at Your novel in a "What if..." question? So, that got me to thinking in terms of how to pick a story to write. I've had so many over the years that I've never committed to. Here goes:
What if a girl suffering from ADHD wrote about how she saw the world and made sense of it?
Now, very quick disclaimer: I DO NOT have ADHD. It has, however, afflicted my sister, my cousins, and over half of the students that I teach. I feel that the disability is very misunderstood and can cause people without an understanding to become very frustrated.
In the days leading up to April 1, our kickoff date, I will do research on ADHD by interviewing friends and family. I would also like to contact experts (doctors, researchers) on the subject.
Here's my basics: The format will be a journal A young girl with ADHD is headed out to camp. Here she'll meet dozens of people and find many amazing new things. However, we will find that her thoughts are very hard to follow, they jump around and there's not much that is grasped to the fullest. The book starts very warbled. As the story goes on the girl makes attempts to focus on specific things in particular but finds it hard to focus. The conflict involves the girl versus her struggle to focus. I hope to create a young adult novel, perfect for struggling readers.
What if a girl suffering from ADHD wrote about how she saw the world and made sense of it?
Now, very quick disclaimer: I DO NOT have ADHD. It has, however, afflicted my sister, my cousins, and over half of the students that I teach. I feel that the disability is very misunderstood and can cause people without an understanding to become very frustrated.
In the days leading up to April 1, our kickoff date, I will do research on ADHD by interviewing friends and family. I would also like to contact experts (doctors, researchers) on the subject.
Here's my basics: The format will be a journal A young girl with ADHD is headed out to camp. Here she'll meet dozens of people and find many amazing new things. However, we will find that her thoughts are very hard to follow, they jump around and there's not much that is grasped to the fullest. The book starts very warbled. As the story goes on the girl makes attempts to focus on specific things in particular but finds it hard to focus. The conflict involves the girl versus her struggle to focus. I hope to create a young adult novel, perfect for struggling readers.
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