NaNoWriMo's!
 

So happy to have found this thread!

I made my word count, and came skidding across the finish line at month's end with just over 54,000 words! It was quite literally a month of madness! Being in that creative energy was great! I still need to finish the story-- no ending in sight... the plot staggers from side to side like a gun shot victim on open seas , but there are *moments* that I really like, having revisited it just recently.

Anyone interested in giving some feedback? I could use a brave beta reader who wouldn't mind plowing through *ahem* creative grammar and a story line that was totally improvised! It's a speculative fiction piece :)

Congrats to all that finished! :) I'm absolutely going to try it again next year! :)

*bump bump* it's around the corner. And perhaps a series of short stories might be a good option for those starting out. The reason I mention that is Alice Munro, a Canadian author known for her anthologies of short stories, won the Nobel Prize for Literature. :)

once upon a time I started a book and even was told by Radclyffe that she wanted to see it when I finished alas I got stuck... but I have written some authors challenges, short stories so perhaps who knows

Anyone else participating this year?

I went over and updated my profile on NaNoWriMo and even signed up to attend a write-in at the local library next week!!! WEEE!

P.S. This is super interesting - I just read that the book "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern was a NaNoWriMo project!!!

I'm also doing it this year. I wasn't able to last year. I'm even organizing a write-in in my area for others who work night shift or can't meet during the evenings when the other write-ins are.

I'm super excited for this year and am all prepped and ready to go! I've even written some sample scenes which may or may not be used in the book.

W00T!

I have never been to a write-in but there is one this Saturday. It's 3 hours and I bet I can knock out a few thousand words in that time frame!

Good luck to you, Graffiti!! :hangloose:

Yup. Yup. Gonna try again.

Ugh, it's getting down to the wire isn't it. Last year I was dealing with my sleep studies again and saturation tests, so this year should be much more relaxed. My daughter is working on hers too, so when she comes home to see me during our mutual birthdays/thanksgiving week, we can work together. Since a lot of my illness revolves around stress issues, I haven't even put a lot of thought into it yet, I decided I'll just wait til it's time and then step up to the plate. I wish I could meet with the other writers around here, but getting out isn't easy at all, not by a long shot. Good luck to everyone else who is signed up and ready to go!

This is my first year not doing NANOWRIMO in a while. I'm a little sad about that. But I know I can't get it in this year... I'll be cheering you all on!

I am back in this year. Last year I didn't complete, but the year before I did. I am going to try my best this year.

I'm doing it this year! Today is the day!

I am starting with an outline of 6800 words. To get to 50k, i need to add 1440 words each day.

My project is a paranormal romance, rated PG-13, in which it is explained how Santa Claus ends up living among the Elves.

There is a lot of mythology about St. Nicholas, but no elves are involved. There is a lot of mythology about Santa where he is surrounded by elves-- he is even described as an elf in "The Night Before Christmas-- but there is no mythology that bridges the gap between St. Nicholas the earthly priest and Santa the elven toymaker.

I will attempt to fill in that gap in the process of narrating the romance between Nicholas and Mrs. Claus, who is also an elf.

St. Nicholas was a celibate Priest, but then he got married? What happened to his vows? Is he no longer a Priest after joining the Elves? If he is still a Priest, does he attempt to convert the Elves? Is it possible for elves to be Christian???

All will be explained! :santa1:

I only added 206 words

:bigcry:

Does my dissertation count as a novel?

I've now added 6822 words

i am happy with them though. Not gonna finish by 11/30 but i will finish!

Now at a total of 21932 words. I will finish next November maybe?