But what does ballet have to do with National Novel Writing Month?

I’m not sure.

I’ve been a “writer” for a lot longer than I’ve been a ballerina. I always wrote stories as a little kid and decided to pick “journalist” as a career despite knowing that I’d have a tough time finding a job. I’ve wanted to participate in NaNoWriMo for years now, however, things such as high school and college have always gotten in the way. November was usually one of my toughest months–juggling finals, final projects, and usually a cold or three (including mono in high school and not one but two cases of strep-like symptoms last year). There just was never time to participate.

Now that I’m unfortunate (or fortunate in the case of NaNoWriMo) to no have a full-time job, I’ll be participating in NaNoWriMo–especially since I can’t run quite yet and my ballet practicing is limited. Don’t tell my PT I’ve been practicing balances en tournant constantly in my living room trying to get them right.

Maybe I’ll even write a ballet novel if enough people beg me too! Otherwise, I don’t have too many ideas just yet…even though NaNoWriMo starts in two days.

If you’re participating in NaNoWriMo, let me know and we can be buddies! My profile name is Kristengilmore (I was a huge Gilmore Girls fan and I’ve had a profile for five years now).

What activities/hobbies do you to keep yourself occupied when you can’t dance or run?