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The Himba (singular: OmuHimba, plural: OvaHimba) are indigenous peoples with an estimated population of about 50,000 people living in northern Namibia, in the Kunene Region (formerly Kaokoland) and on the other side of the Kunene River in Angola. The OvaHimba are a semi-nomadic, pastoralist people, culturally distinguishable from the Herero people in northern Namibia and southern Angola, and speak OtjiHimba, a variety of Herero, which belongs to the Bantu family within Niger–Congo. The OvaHimba are considered the last (semi-) nomadic people of Namibia.
The Himba often cover themselves with otjize paste, a cosmetic mixture of butterfat and ochre pigment, to cleanse the skin over long periods due to water scarcity and protect themselves from the extremely hot and dry climate of the Kaokoland as well as against mosquito insect bites. The cosmetic mixture, often perfumed with the aromatic resin of the omuzumba shrub, gives their skin and hair plaits a distinctive orange or red-tinge characteristic, as well as texture and style. Otjize is considered foremost a highly desirable aesthetic beauty cosmetic, symbolizing earth’s rich red color and blood the essence of life, and is consistent with the OvaHimba ideal of beauty. The OvaHimba are also accustomed to use wood ash for hair cleansing due to water scarcity.
Hairstyle and jewelry play a significant role among the OvaHimba, it indicates age and social status within their community. An infant or child will generally have his head kept shaven of hair or a small crop of hair on his head crown. This soon is sculptured to one braided hair plait extended to the rear of the head for young boys and young girls have two braided hair plaits extended forward towards the face often parallel to their eyes. This style is called ozondato, the form of wear being determined by the oruzo membership (patrilineal descent group). The style remains during preadolescence until reaching puberty. Some young girls, with exception, may also have one braided hair plait extended forwards, which means they are one of a pair of twins.
OvaHimba girl
OvaHimba girl dancing
OvaHimba boy
OvaHimba girl, one of a set of twins!
OvaHimba children, both boys and girls, removing ticks from goats.
From pubescence, boys continue to have one braided hair plait.
A young man wearing a braid known as ondatu. Namibia. Photo by Nigel Pavitt
Once they reach puberty, OvaHimba girls will have many otjize textured hair plaits, some arranged to veil the girl’s face.Â
This girl is going through puberty, a fact made plain by her hairstyle, which has been designed to cover her face and help her avoid male attention. The puffs at the bottom are either goat hair or synthetic.
(In daily practice, the hair plaits are often tied together and held parted back from the face.)Â
This girl’s braids are arranged to reveal her face, indicating that she’s ready to be married.
Women who have been married for about a year, or have had a child, wear an ornate headpiece called the Erembe, sculptured from sheepskin, with many streams of braided hair, coloured and put in shape with otjize paste.Â
Married women wearing erembe
Unmarried young men continue to wear one braided hair plait extended to the rear of the head. When Himba men marry, they start wearing turbans, which they never take off unless someone in the village dies. After a death, their heads are shaved. Because the turbans are never removed, things can get a little itchy underneath, so men carry pointed arrow-like instruments to scratch it with.
Married OvaHimba men. #s 1 and 3 wear a scratching implement in their turbans.
Widowed men will remove their cap or head-wrap and expose un-braided hair.Â
Himba widower. The habit of using a head-scratching implement is hard to break.
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3 Ways To World-Build
When you’re starting a new writing project, you’ll probably do a lot of exploration of the world you’re creating. Whether you know a lot about your setting already or it’s all just a question mark on a big blank map, here are some tips from participant Victoria Schroeder for building your novel’s world:
1. Draw a map of your world.
When I was fourteen, I spent a hot summer week drawing a map.
I took a blank sheet and said “I am going to draw the best map anyone has ever seen. There are going to be borders. There is going to be one big river.” I drew the map (and let’s just say it needed work). Then I remembered that countries have people. “Huh… country in the north means it’s… cold? So… what do I know about Russia?” I followed that up with  “I will use my history knowledge to develop a world for a story! These’ll be the best countries ever!” Six years later I’ve cared for that map like a rosebush; prune the stuff that’s not working, water it, and let it grow as it pleases.
2. Draw a map of your characters.
A separate map took longer because it was built around someone. This character was, H, was originally designed as someone’s love interest, so she was inserted into a strong, well developed group. I wanted H to be more than “the love interest.” I had questions and H made me think. How do I make her interesting?
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“I wanted to be a writer, so I became one. How? I wrote things down.”
— Ariel Gore
3 Tips to Help You Finish Writing Your Novel (For Real This Time)
Every year, we’re lucky to have great sponsors for our nonprofit events. Hermit, a 2020 NaNo sponsor, is a fast, elegant, and free to use web-based writing application. Today, Alex, its founder and developer, shares three tips to (actually) help you finish your novel:
In this post, I won’t be telling you that you should use Hermit—you can try it out and decide that for yourself. I want to help you finish your project by sharing tips I regularly use when writing software.
Tip #1: Quit while you’re ahead.
The problem with creative projects is that they require a good dose of motivation and inspiration—2 things you can’t buy at a local store. A tip that worked well for me in the past is to quit and take a break whenever I’m thrilled at the amount I got done and feel like I could keep going. I know this might sound counter-intuitive, but the idea here is to make sure you pause your effort while having a positive mindset. If you stop when you’re stuck, the next time you pick it up, that’s all you’ll remember, and it’ll be extra challenging to get motivated. Remember, long projects like writing a novel or software are marathons and not sprints—you have to trick yourself into staying motivated.
Tip #2: Keep a list of to-dos and ideas.
Whenever I work towards a significant milestone, I take a piece of paper or post-it and write down the next four or five things I need to do and a list of potential ideas to investigate. The goal here is to have a list of simple things you can jump in and do whenever you have a bit of spare time. I then add more to-dos and ideas as I chip away at that list. If I accidentally do something that wasn’t on the list, I add it to the list and scratch it off right away—it keeps me motivated. I tell you, nothing makes you feel invincible as a growing list of scratched off items. Make sure there’s always a couple of simple things on that list, and you’ll fly by the finish line in no time.
Tip #3: Keep it a secret.
I’m sure this one will be quite controversial. Talking about your work in progress project to others around you should keep you accountable and motivated, right? Well, it never worked out well for me. Every time I would start talking about a project to a friend, those two things would happen:Â
I would get a feeling of satisfaction and achievement. Usually, this would be good, but here I would be getting the same feeling I would get from actually completing my project. Nothing hampers motivation like that.
I would create unnecessary pressure on myself to produce something perfect. The more publicly I would talk about my project, the more likely I would take forever to polish it. Keep your project to yourself, and all of a sudden, you have no expectations to live up to—it’s a fantastic feeling.
I hope those tips come in handy next month as you embark on this exciting journey. If you’re still looking for the best writing app, I invite you to give Hermit a spin. It’s free, and the premium features also are for a full year if you subscribe before the end of November.
Alex is the founder and developer of Hermit, a free to use, secure, and lightning-fast writing application for everybody who likes to write, from scribblers to aspiring authors. He’s been continuously improving it over the last 7 years and plans to continue doing so. His next goal with Hermit is to tailor the experience for different writing projects and let authors order physical copies of their work with as little effort as possible. Sign up & subscribe now to get all premium features for free for a whole year.
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“Words - so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in the hands of one who knows how to combine them.”
— Nathaniel Hawthorne
“But this I know; the writer who possesses the creative gift owns something of which he is not always master–something that at times strangely wills and works for itself.”
— Charlotte Brontë
“A writer is a world trapped in a person.”
— Victor Hugo
“As a writer, you should not judge, you should understand.”
— Ernest Hemingway
Building Naturally Diverse Characters
How do you know that you’re writing diverse characters, not only for the sake of having numbers but because they add to your plot? We asked NaNo Participant K. Lawrence her opinion.
Characters deserve to be well-rounded, multi-faceted individuals. This is true no matter whether your character has a disability or what sexuality, gender, race, or age your character is. This post focuses on character creation as a whole because, when done right, diversity should naturally find its way into your writing.
Writing Character Bios:
Character bios are a great way to get a feel for who your characters are. Bios can list whatever you like, from physical traits to things like drives and desires. Your character does not exist in isolation of course, and just like real life their upbringing and location can shape their personality. Your initial idea for your story will also play a part in molding each character as you will have certain things your character needs to do and they will require certain traits to see them through.
So, how does this feed into a diverse cast of characters? Giving each character a bio forces you to think of more than one aspect of their character and will pull you away from the major pitfalls of writing characters who are not like you, like falling into stereotypes or one-dimensional, one issue characters. Even if the plot focuses on your character coming out or a struggle faced by a specific group please remember that your characters are more than avatars created to discuss those issues.
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How can I make a kissing scene/emotional scene feel intimate and personal? I really struggle with that. I want it to be just between two people, their moment.
Creating Intimacy in A Scene...
I’ve created a lot of focused resources on creating intimacy in a scene, enhancing romantic tension, etc. so I’ve made an organized, comprehensive list from my masterlist which will help you create that moment you’re looking for.Â
Romance-Specific Resources
How To Write The Perfect Kiss
How To Make A Scene More Heartfelt
Resources For Romance Writers
Resources For Writing YA Fiction/Romance
Filtering Out Cliches
Emotion & Intimacy
Resources For Describing Emotion
Connecting To Your Own Characters
Conveying Emotions
When To Use “Felt”
Calculating Emotional Reactions
Writing Intense Scenes
Technical Skills That Come in Handy
How To Perfect The Tone
A Guide To Tension & Suspense
Ultimate Guide To Symbolism
General Dialogue Advice
Using Vocabulary
How To Engage The Reader
Showing VS Telling in First Person POV
Specific Relationship Dynamics to Consider
Tips On Writing Skinny Love
Guide To Writing Friends To Lovers
Guide To Writing Enemies To Lovers
Guide To Writing Faded Love
Guide To Writing Will-They-Won’t-They
Guide To Writing Forbidden Love
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