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Lost_Ninja9213
Hakuna matata
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Ive been seeing facebook statuses about it every year, so I'm finally trying it, if only to work on my writing and see what I can come up with. I dont see myself getting even close to 50k, but it'll be fun anyway. :D I think i have the same username as here..
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Posted 11-03-2011, 09:27 AM |
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Suzerain of Sheol
Desolation Denizen
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Of course, I'm not exactly meeting success with my outlining, either... but I think that's more from my inability to get motivated than anything else. Though... if I was going to attempt something like this, November seems like an ill-timed month to do it on. It's typically the busiest month for college classes, I find, which translates into added stress and less free time, which makes me want to cry in a corner when I consider trying to write a novel at the same time. :p Cold silence has a tendency to atrophy any sense of compassion between supposed lovers. Between supposed brothers. | |||||||
Posted 11-03-2011, 01:50 PM |
johnny
writing machine in bad repair
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Yeah, I think that the support group on the site and stuff is really the only reason why people participate in NaNoWriMo rather than, say, picking a month they're off from school and doing the exact same thing on their own. With NaNo, it's easier to find people going through the same thing that you are, and you can grumble and compare notes on exactly how miserable you are and how far you've gotten in your schedule. You could be in writing groups and have other writers to talk to, but you're unlikely to have writing groups with hundreds of thousands of other people who are in exactly the same situation and with the exact same goal as you have. I think the shared experience makes a big difference and it's a big reason why people participate in the big national event rather than just locking themselves in their bedroom for the month of July and banging out a super-rough-draft of a first book.
I personally wanted to do NaNoWriMo because I thought I could connect to other writers and it would be this great fun thing and I could finally focus on writing and talking to people about writing (which I never get to do because, frankly, my real-life friends couldn't care less how or why people write and every time I bring up something I'm thinking about writing their eyes just gloss over and I suspect they're thinking about laundry or grocery shopping or other more, comparatively, exciting things) but I seem to be losing before I've even really begun so... That plan's a bit of a dismal failure. Now I'm just hoping I can do something so I could maybe move on to a more logical hobby. Like knitting. | ||||
Posted 11-03-2011, 04:45 PM |
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Steam
Derp
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And I don't like using RPGs to write novels either, I actually think that's ridiculous. You wouldn't take a Pokemon game and write about it, would you? Well, maybe you would... but yes, I think that is not a good idea. Ignore those tips in favor of the other, superior, ones... Anyway, I appreciate your opinion, and feel free to stick around and chat! A learned person like yourself could have much to offer even if you aren't doing NaNoWriMo. I'm a Creative Writing major too, heh heh. As for chance... I really think that how well NaNo works depends on the person. As someone who has too many ideas floating around in the ether, this month gives me an opportunity to get some down and cemented in reality (or at least a word file!) rather than me losing it. As far as 'chance' goes, it depends on the writer in question. Different strategies will work for different people.
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Posted 11-03-2011, 07:27 PM |
Steam
Derp
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Wordcount so far! | #21 | ||
I have 2124 words so far, and the characters are coming along nicely. I've yet to decide the intended audience, but I'm enjoying writing.
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Posted 11-07-2011, 08:54 PM |
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Suzerain of Sheol
Desolation Denizen
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Despite not participating directly, I have nonetheless written a grand total of 0 words creatively this month, barring Trisphee-writing. I feel so accomplished.... (though the staccato of research papers I've had to write hasn't helped, either...)
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Posted 11-09-2011, 04:48 PM |
DarkForbidden-Love
Person, what Person?
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I'm in the 5 thousands on the two books. I think I may end up running with Nightmare though, simply cause the characters are easier to write. And I need 30,000 for Saturday at Midnight cause me and Fonza have plans for hitting 30,000 that night then going on a 3k sprint.
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Posted 11-09-2011, 05:01 PM |
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