Morning Muse - InCoWriMo

February is InCoWriMo month. What the heck is InCoWriMo? It is something I have long been an advocate of; yet, I myself seem to have let the concept slip through the cracks of day to day life. It is something that is fading away thanks to modern technology like e-mails and texting. Heck, even telephones play a big part in the demise of the once popular hand written letter. 

International Correspondence Writing Month (InCoWriMo) is quite like NaNoWriMo in a writer’s world. In place of writing, writing, writing towards your end goal of 50,000 words and a book, the objective of InCoWriMo is to hand write a letter or notes.  Sending them  to someone, everyday, for the month of February.

Yes, hand writing anything takes time. Time you will make excuses you don’t have enough of. So to help you along, here are five thoughts on where you can ferret out some precious time to make this happen. 
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1. Do you spend more than a half hour surfing the internet every day?  You have time to write a five line note.
2. Do you HAVE to watch your favourite hour long TV show EVERY week? Skip a week and write a letter. 
3. Do you jump to see what or who is pinging your phone? UNPLUG for a few hours and write to your grandparents, aunts or uncles that might be in a senior home. 
4. Do you HAVE to have your mocha, latte coffee from the local bistro? Don’t drive through. Go in, enjoy your coffee and write a two line note to your spouse.
5. Making an excuse in your mind why you can’t? Not an option! Think of the smile you will put on someone’s face when they pick up their mail. GET IT DONE. 

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What do you need to get started? - writing pad or paper, note cards, pen, envelope, stamps, names & addresses.

​Download a FREE copy of your InCoWriMo Tracking Sheet.

Will you participate in InCoWriMo? 

Ann Edall-Robson
Author, Photographer, Lover of Life
"Capturing moments others may never get to experience."