NaNoWriMo in Writers' Forum
August 25th 2010 18:53
Have you ever read an article in a magazine or a short story in an anthology that made you exclaim: "But that was my idea!" Happened to me today when I got the October issue (#107) of Writers' Forum. There's an article on page 14 called Write a novel in one month which is - you guessed it - about NaNoWriMo.
A few months ago, I thought I should write an article on NaNoWriMo and pitch it to them. I have actually started writing the article but I thought I'd better finish it before I send my pitch to Writers' Forum. So I shouldn't really be surprised that another writer beat me to it. NaNo is only two months and one week away, any writing magazine running an article on it would do it now. I didn't get my act together in time, so I can't complain. Guess I'll have to find another place for my article. Fast.
The Writers' Forum's author interview this month features Keris Stainton who writes the first drafts for her books during NaNoWriMo. Which just goes to show that NaNo isn't just for hobby writers (oh, how I hate that term, what's wrong with writing for a hobby?) - one of the favourite claims of NaNo opponents. No, what you do with your NaNo manuscript is entirely up to you. You'll only find out if it may lead to publication if you sign up for the November madness in the first place.
A few months ago, I thought I should write an article on NaNoWriMo and pitch it to them. I have actually started writing the article but I thought I'd better finish it before I send my pitch to Writers' Forum. So I shouldn't really be surprised that another writer beat me to it. NaNo is only two months and one week away, any writing magazine running an article on it would do it now. I didn't get my act together in time, so I can't complain. Guess I'll have to find another place for my article. Fast.
The Writers' Forum's author interview this month features Keris Stainton who writes the first drafts for her books during NaNoWriMo. Which just goes to show that NaNo isn't just for hobby writers (oh, how I hate that term, what's wrong with writing for a hobby?) - one of the favourite claims of NaNo opponents. No, what you do with your NaNo manuscript is entirely up to you. You'll only find out if it may lead to publication if you sign up for the November madness in the first place.
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