National Novel Writing Month
November is national novel writing month. Are you brave enough?
I am...I think. I've already got the planning under way and come Tuesday I shall write. |
I say go for it, "Typewriter Boy" :-) What is your first line?
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There is actually a website for the novel writing month, you sign up and keep track of your words....
http://www.nanowrimo.org/ good luck to all the writers out there... break a pencil ;) |
i am tempted but i need to get over it!!!!
i work f/t, work on Master's p/t AND we are moving in November |
No Linus it's not "It Was A Dark and Stormy Night". Though like Snoopy I am occasionally a fan of my own work.
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I am thinking of giving it a go this year. University Book Store in Seattle is also doing a contest where they will print and sell the best local nanowrimo submission, so that's a bit of an extra little carrot.
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I'd love to do it again, but November is going to be insane for me. Hmmmmm.....decisions.... |
You're supposed to write an entire novel, of presumably "standard" length, in one month?
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Yeah, I think some of my students do this texting. They're channeling Kerouac of course. ;-)
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I think I'm going to try this this year. I haven't attempted a novel-length work in 20 years after losing a manuscript 2/3rds of the day through. I have a science fiction espionage novel that's been rattling around in my head for the last couple of years that I think I'm finally ready to try to get on the page.
Cheers Aj |
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I did it about 3 years ago and gave it a half-ass attempt last year. I'm in this year!
Friend me over there! I'm "medusagoddess" |
The only good writing is re-writing. --I forget who but someone I agree with, about this anyway.
Is all the planning and character development done beforehand--officially? Is there then just one draft? I could probably look all this up. But I want you guys to explain it to me, if you will. I always have follow-up questions, you know? |
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I'll be writing something that has been rattling around for a while. You just get one draft and many folks treat it as their rough draft. The point is to get people to write! |
Surprisingly, I have no follow-up questions.
Thanks, Medusagoddess. Mmm. |
Okay, made an account.......I'm in!
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Man, I haven't participated in this in a long, long time—particularly since college got in the way, but... even with two theses due by the end of next semester, I am totally going for it next month! *fist pump*
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Signed up!
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