Discover the NaNoWriMo Site Before November
July 31st 2010 19:12
Every writer is different, every writer has a different approach to writing. It's hard to tell in advance whether you'll enjoy NaNoWriMo. Yet even if you're not sure if it is the right writing approach for you, sign up now and explore the site. It's not going to give you a definitive answer, either. You will, however, catch a glimpse of what life writing a novel in November might be like and give you an idea of what you've signed up for.
On the NaNo website, you'll find blog posts by the team behind NaNo, you can discover previous pep talks by published authors (such as Neil Gaiman, Maureen Johnson, Philip Pullman, Jasper Fforde, Meg Cabot and Sue Grafton - worth reading even if you decide you don't want to participate) and you can start making friends on your local forum board and the forums in general (read Cybele's Guide to the Forums if you're not sure what to do).
If you decide to stick around, enjoy the interaction with other writers BEFORE November. My advice for using the forums during NaNo: Stay away from them unless you've made the wordcount for the day. Otherwise you'll end up writing 1,667 words in forum posts while falling behind on your novel. Don't get me wrong, the forums are great and I never loved them more than in my first year. I also wasted too much time there in my first year, so I've become cautious about them. I have a busy life, the last thing I need is another distraction from writing. If that's the case for you, use the forums, but use them sparingly.
On the NaNo website, you'll find blog posts by the team behind NaNo, you can discover previous pep talks by published authors (such as Neil Gaiman, Maureen Johnson, Philip Pullman, Jasper Fforde, Meg Cabot and Sue Grafton - worth reading even if you decide you don't want to participate) and you can start making friends on your local forum board and the forums in general (read Cybele's Guide to the Forums if you're not sure what to do).
If you decide to stick around, enjoy the interaction with other writers BEFORE November. My advice for using the forums during NaNo: Stay away from them unless you've made the wordcount for the day. Otherwise you'll end up writing 1,667 words in forum posts while falling behind on your novel. Don't get me wrong, the forums are great and I never loved them more than in my first year. I also wasted too much time there in my first year, so I've become cautious about them. I have a busy life, the last thing I need is another distraction from writing. If that's the case for you, use the forums, but use them sparingly.
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