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NaNoWriMo!
« on: October 12, 2010, 02:25:52 pm »
http://www.nanowrimo.org/

Can you write a 50,000 word novel in a month?  Of course you can!  And right up there is the place to sign up :)  50,000 words is around 200 pages, depending on the format, give or take.  I'd certainly like to try this, granted I find a job to do during that time...
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Re: NaNoWriMo!
« Reply #1 on: October 12, 2010, 03:38:37 pm »
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Re: NaNoWriMo!
« Reply #2 on: October 12, 2010, 03:47:25 pm »
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Re: NaNoWriMo!
« Reply #3 on: October 12, 2010, 04:20:18 pm »
We had a semi-successful Script Frenzy around here when that went on (I got a job halfway though so I never got to see how my own thread progressed and how well everyone went!). I don't know if I'll have the time to take part in NaNoWriMo this year but good luck to all those who do.
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Re: NaNoWriMo!
« Reply #4 on: October 12, 2010, 05:46:36 pm »
I want to join, let's hope I can actually get something done this time. :D
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Re: NaNoWriMo!
« Reply #5 on: October 13, 2010, 09:20:04 pm »
I almost won last year - I couldn't write the last day because my cat died. :-\

I recommend Nano to everyone who likes to write fiction. It's a hectic, tiring, awesome experience.
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Re: NaNoWriMo!
« Reply #6 on: October 13, 2010, 10:00:48 pm »
I'm doing it if college doesn't get too busy. This will be my first year because I only heard about it last December. It'll also be my first attempt to ever write something over 2000 words, and for fun at that. I passed out of English 101 and I didn't get to write creatively at all in English 102 but I got an A (and it's not like my professor was easy) so hopefully I'm a good writer. And for this I don't have to find credible sources for all my information, so that's a huge bonus.

I think I'll write a fantasy parody that's not ripping off Discworld but it could turn into a serious sci-fi by the end for all I know.
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Re: NaNoWriMo!
« Reply #7 on: October 13, 2010, 11:01:06 pm »
I won last year... it was one of the most fantastic things I have ever done. Gotta come up with a story for this round! :D
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Re: NaNoWriMo!
« Reply #8 on: October 13, 2010, 11:11:50 pm »
You know, I'd completely forgotten this was coming up. I've been making notes for a novel since about March but I've kinda stalled out recently, so this is perfect. Thank you for a timely reminder.

Quote from: Mr_Ham97 on October 13, 2010, 10:00:48 pm
I passed out of English 101 and I didn't get to write creatively at all in English 102 but I got an A (and it's not like my professor was easy) so hopefully I'm a good writer.

"Good" is a second draft concern. Especially when you're trying to write 50k in a month. Even working from an outline it's difficult to punch out something that isn't a complete mess. I wrote a novella a few years back and entire scenes needed to be cut or reworked. And I spent like five months on the thing.
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Re: NaNoWriMo!
« Reply #9 on: October 13, 2010, 11:29:54 pm »
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Re: NaNoWriMo!
« Reply #10 on: October 13, 2010, 11:32:00 pm »
http://writeordie.drwicked.com/

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

If you have your own system for keeping your focus on your writing, cool. If you don't, writeordie is a motivational tool you might want to take advantage of.

I know what I am working on for mine this year, and I am hoping to succeed. Or at least get really really close to succeeding.
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Re: NaNoWriMo!
« Reply #11 on: October 13, 2010, 11:52:51 pm »
Quote from: fqllve on October 13, 2010, 11:11:50 pm
"Good" is a second draft concern. Especially when you're trying to write 50k in a month. Even working from an outline it's difficult to punch out something that isn't a complete mess. I wrote a novella a few years back and entire scenes needed to be cut or reworked. And I spent like five months on the thing.
Yeah, I know; quantity over quality and all that. I just haven't written anything even remotely near this length before so what I mean is forgetting about foreshadowing and which things can do which things and all that. Although I'm currently writing an outline so that'll probably help a lot with keeping the plot straight.
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Re: NaNoWriMo!
« Reply #12 on: October 13, 2010, 11:54:36 pm »
No, never keep the plot straight. Draw a scenic vista with it. Use it to create an image of staggering beauty, far beyond the grasp of reality. If your readers believe in magic, they will discover the meaning within.

That or you'll frustrate the hell out of people.
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« Reply #13 on: October 14, 2010, 12:01:54 am »
Well most people don't believe in magic so I don't think that'll really work.

Also an outline will help me a lot with at least knowing what the basic plot is and all that, as well as just me writing down ideas that I'll probably forget by the time November rolls around.
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Re: NaNoWriMo!
« Reply #14 on: October 14, 2010, 12:02:59 am »
Hey, what are you guys planning to write about?
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