National Novel Writing Month

wolfbittenpoet · 10-26-2011, 08:33 AM

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.

SoNotHer · 10-26-2011, 08:43 AM

I say go for it, "Typewriter Boy" :-) What is your first line?

Linus · 10-26-2011, 08:47 AM

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Originally Posted by SoNotHer

I say go for it, "Typewriter Boy" :-) What is your first line?

Please, please, please.. promise me it's not "It was a dark and stormy night.."

hottprof · 10-26-2011, 08:48 AM

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

dark_crystal · 10-26-2011, 08:49 AM

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

wolfbittenpoet · 10-26-2011, 08:55 AM

No Linus it's not "It Was A Dark and Stormy Night". Though like Snoopy I am occasionally a fan of my own work.

Slater · 10-26-2011, 09:30 AM

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.

JustJo · 10-26-2011, 09:59 AM

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Originally Posted by wolfbittenpoet

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.

Tempting....I did this a few years ago and wrote a fantasy for big kid/tweens. It was a great experience (even though I keep vowing to finish editing, getting illustrations and publishing it).

I'd love to do it again, but November is going to be insane for me.

Hmmmmm.....decisions....

tapu · 10-26-2011, 10:02 AM

You're supposed to write an entire novel, of presumably "standard" length, in one month?

Linus · 10-26-2011, 10:09 AM

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Originally Posted by tapu

You're supposed to write an entire novel, of presumably "standard" length, in one month?

50,000 words (about 1500 per day). Ideally a fiction novel but it's open (there are different categories and it's left to individuals to decide what best suits their "writing").

SoNotHer · 10-26-2011, 10:11 AM

Yeah, I think some of my students do this texting. They're channeling Kerouac of course. ;-)

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Originally Posted by Linus

50,000 words (about 1500 per day). Ideally a fiction novel but it's open (there are different categories and it's left to individuals to decide what best suits their "writing").

dreadgeek · 10-26-2011, 10:51 AM

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

wolfbittenpoet · 10-26-2011, 03:39 PM

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Originally Posted by SoNotHer

Yeah, I think some of my students do this texting. They're channeling Kerouac of course. ;-)

Spontaneous prose at it's finest. I'm pretty certain the second part of Big Sur could of been done on twitter.

Medusa · 10-26-2011, 03:44 PM

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"

tapu · 10-26-2011, 03:54 PM

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?

Medusa · 10-26-2011, 03:58 PM

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Originally Posted by tapu

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?

Nanowrimo leaves it up to you. I think that "officially", you are supposed to just write but I have seen several people talk about doing character sketches beforehand or laying out a storyline.

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!

tapu · 10-26-2011, 04:01 PM

Surprisingly, I have no follow-up questions.

Thanks, Medusagoddess. Mmm.

LeftWriteFemme · 10-26-2011, 06:37 PM

Okay, made an account.......I'm in!

seashell · 10-26-2011, 07:10 PM

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*

always2late · 10-26-2011, 07:19 PM

Signed up!

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