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"I write, not because I can, but because I must!" Boo, Sept, 2011* meme's handy page of links NaNo Countdown clock Come one, come all. November approaches apace, and with it comes [link=http://www.nanowrimo.org/">NaNoWriMo 2011!. Returning writers will know all about it: a group of us took part, with varying degrees of success, last year, and you can read about our exploits, and indeed some of our stories, |
NaNoWriMo 2011
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boo 13,661 posts
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I'll have another go this year then. Blog will be up at the weekend. -
RichieTenenbaum 2,774 posts
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Registered 10 years agoI'm going to write a story about a strange, single man -
Your autobiography? -
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boo 13,661 posts
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Registered 17 years agoAgain. -
RichieTenenbaum 2,774 posts
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Registered 10 years agoThis time I don't think I'll have him do much, though -
MetalDog 24,076 posts
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Registered 19 years agoI'll be a frothing maniac by Nov 1st - so much unprecedented planning*, can't start writing yet, nng.
I'll be posting it up here again.
*which will probably fuck me up somehow, you watch. -
CosmicFuzz 32,585 posts
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Registered 14 years agoI'm going to try it too. Am quite excited. -
boo 13,661 posts
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Registered 17 years agoStarmagic - another quote from the NaNo FAQ:
"Because of the limited writing window, the ONLY thing that matters in NaNoWriMo is output. It's all about quantity, not quality. This approach forces you to lower your expectations, take risks, and write on the fly.
Make no mistake: You will be writing a lot of crap. And that's a good thing. By forcing yourself to write so intensely, you are giving yourself permission to make mistakes. To forgo the endless tweaking and editing and just create. To build without tearing down."
Believe me - you start off with the highest of standards, and the thought that you'll go back and tweak each line to perfection.
Then, after a few days, realisation dawns that you have to knock out nigh on 1700 words a day, every day!
Your standards become a lot more flexible at that point.
Nice to see CosmicFuzz on board too! -
Kosmoz 8,184 posts
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Registered 14 years agoSo has anyone ever finished this and attempted to get their book published? -
CosmicFuzz 32,585 posts
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Registered 14 years agoHow do we get blogs up and running?
It's quite scary the thought of just retching a story up as fast as possible without really having time to stop and fine tune it. But that's probably the kick I need to help me get past the opening of all my stories. I find myself losing interest, some other idea has come to mid that I want to do instead. Sometimes I try and mix them and it always turns out shit.
Fingers crossed! -
MetalDog 24,076 posts
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Registered 19 years agoI used blogspot - it was a doddle, which is good because I couldn't be arsed with it if it wasn't.
Sounds like Nano is just the tonic you need =) -
boo 13,661 posts
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Registered 17 years agoAnother vote for Blogspot. Very simple. Once you've got an address, chuck it in here and I'll put it up on the first post. -
sunjumper 3,548 posts
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Registered 19 years agoI'm in and will use last years blog to... er... blog about it. Still not decided on the story though. I should maybe flip a coin or try to establish a background for both to see what works best. -
MetalDog 24,076 posts
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Registered 19 years agoKosmoz wrote:
So has anyone ever finished this and attempted to get their book published?
Lots of people have - I gather agents fear December because they get flooded with submissions of largely un-edited novels =) Some people do the tedious aftercare and actually succeed in being published.
I think it's a mistake to write for the money though. If it comes, great - but odds are, even if you publish, you'll still need to hold down a day-job to cover the bills. Write for the love of it and anything else is gravy. -
nickthegun 84,617 posts
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Registered 15 years agoStarMagic wrote:
I've got this semi-horror/psychological story set in south france.
Our fear in provence.
You can take that one to the bank. -
sport 16,585 posts
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Registered 15 years agoI'm getting a Switchblade Romance vibe here... -
steve1979 2,105 posts
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Registered 13 years agoHopefully I'll have finished the edits to my first book ready to publish in Jan, and so Nov should let me write the rest of book 2. That's the plan anyway, we'll see how it works out. -
localnotail 23,072 posts
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Registered 12 years agoAfter admiring the efforts last year, and some nudging from MD this year, I started to allow myself to consider joining in this year. I have a few plotless characters in my head and characterless plots on the backs of envelopes.
I swapped the gender of one of my favourite head people yesterday morning, and they picked up one of the plots and ran with it a little way. So... I'm probably in for this year. Assuming I don't block up in terror at actually trying it. -
boo 13,661 posts
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Welcome localnotail - the more, the merrier! -
MetalDog 24,076 posts
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Registered 19 years agoWhat's the worst that could happen? I mean, sure, you could pass out while suffering from panic-induced hyperventilating and relentless vomiting, hitting your head on the way down, bleeding out on the carpet enough to lose all hope of getting your deposit back, having a near death experience that explodes your belief system and coming to, realising only then that after clicking 'publish' you left in twenty spelling mistakes a whistling plot hole a misnamed character and missing the most vital instance of the word 'not' in the entire novel - but you made your word count, so everyone cheers =) -
Murbs 24,974 posts
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Registered 16 years agoI'm soooo tempted. In fact I might start planning something out when I'm away next week! \o/ -
Murbs 24,974 posts
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Registered 16 years agoThat said I haven't done any creative writing since about 1992. -
localnotail 23,072 posts
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Registered 12 years ago Yeah, that kind of thing MD. Or I might just be shit at writing. -
LockeTribal 4,729 posts
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Registered 13 years agoIf November wasn't such a shitty month for me with work and exam prep. I'd love to try this. Maybe next year...
Look forward to reading all your collected babblings though.gif)
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/includes Murbal & local on this year's list
Too late to back out now! The above post counts as a commitment to write. Welcome to a month of prodding and poking.
Also, as an added incentive, if you give up part way through, Metaldog will eat you.
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