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there are multiple uhh different kinds of headscarves and modesty coverings. usually people refer to all the kinds as “hijab” kinda like a catchall, but that’s incorrect.

Shelf-Confidence BPC | July 2020 | 29. Best Trilogy 

There comes a point when we have to wish our amazing, talented interns good-bye as they move on to share their awesomeness with the rest of the world. Here’s a sneak peek behind the curtain at NaNoWriMo HQ from the fantastic Jubilee Nelson, our 2020 Spring/Summer Editorial Intern:

I’m sure at some point you’ve heard the saying that you don’t truly know a person until you’ve seen them go through both good and bad situations. How a person reacts to stress can tell you a lot about them. While this usually applies to relationships, this internship has shown me that this applies to organizations as well.

So many of us only get to observe the people, groups, and organizations we admire. We participate as best we can in their lives or causes from the outside. We admire them from afar and believe they stand for something good, but since we don’t truly know them there often remains a sliver of doubt: Doubt of their integrity. Fear of problematic talk or behavior that could be under the surface. 

I don’t claim to know all the details. If there’s a secret spreadsheet labeled NaNoWriMo World Domination, sadly I wasn’t privy to it. I can only speak about what I know from my own experiences.

This is the great great grandfather of bookmobiles which served in 1930s, going to their traditional rural audiences and areas which were experiencing library cutbacks and restorations such as Queens and Brooklyn. It served as the alternative go-to place of readers during those years.

It’s a powerful sight to see an old bookmobile serving communities and schools, contributing to the history of literacy, filling gaps, and reminding how crucial reading is towards the blooming of people’s minds.

Camp NaNoWriMo is right around the corner! Today we have Wrimo Haley Papa here with us to share her advice on how we can set aside time to write amid our already busy schedules:

One of the biggest struggles for a writer is, perhaps, writing itself. In my experience, finding time to write within your current schedule ranges from sitting in front of a computer in the middle of the night when you can’t write anytime else, or sitting far too long in front of said computer and being unable to write more than a sentence. It’s a lot of pressure to actually find the time to write your soon-to-be-a novel. 

With Camp NaNoWriMo arriving soon and writing on the brain, I’ve put together some advice below for tips and tricks to carve out time—even if it’s for twenty minutes—to write each day. This is by no means an exhaustive list. After all, what works for me may not work for you. However, this should hopefully give you more options when you’ve exhausted your go-to methods.