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November 16th 2008 22:45
Yeah, the last week wasn't the best. But it's ok, there are still two more weekends this month, and I'll got to a few write-ins in the British Library, too.
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 NaNo wordcount 20877November 9th 2008 21:12
Going well so far.
I've been to two write-ins this week - for the first time in my 6-year NaNoWriMo history. I wonder what took me so long, they are fun and I got 1,500 words written each time. I donated yesterday, too, because that's what I do on November 8.
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NaNoWriMo anyone?November 6th 2008 23:41
Any of you guys doing NaNo? How's it going for you so far?
My life is rather unpredictable at the moment - for good as well as for not so good reasons - and I'm pleased that I manage to sit down and write every evening. Current wordcount: 13155.
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NaNo wordcount 5566November 2nd 2008 23:19
The story I write this year is only 2 weeks and two days old. It wasn't the one I started planning in September, another story knocked on the door and would probably have kicked it in if I hadn't answered.
I used the two weeks I had wisely, though, and got as much character sketches done as I could. So far, it's looking good, and I may even have solved a few plot twists that seemed a bit out of the blue. For daily notes on this year's NaNoWriMo, head over to Sonya Says.
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The original NaBloPoMo kicks off again on SaturdayOctober 29th 2008 10:17
Yes, November is a busy month for writers as far as writing challenges are concerned. There's NaNoWriMo for novel writers, and NaBloPoMo for bloggers.
NaBloPoMo challenges you to write a blog post every day in November. There is not requirement regarding the length of the posts, so it's not that difficult to come out the other end as a winner. But above all, it is a fantastic motivation to blog every day.
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NaNoWriMo 2008October 7th 2008 19:28
I've been planning my novel for a few weeks now. I think I will record my progress etc. over on Sonya Says this year, where it belongs.
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A novel in a month? Crazy!September 10th 2008 21:57
I had a discussion the other day with someone who claims to be a writer. She told me how she wanted to write a novel but never seemed to find the time. Life got in the way all the time, and her novel remained unwritten. Needless to say, I threw in NaNoWriMo at this point. I thought I was doing her a favour, providing her with an excuse to write.
Instead, she told me that I had to be crazy. She wanted to produce a work of art, great literature, and she could not just write it all down in a month. No, she would write her novel when the time was right
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It must be fictionAugust 24th 2008 12:10
I have this great idea for a creative non-fiction book, and at the moment I really fancy writing that in November. There's a problem, though: "We define a novel as "a lengthy work of fiction." Beyond that, we let you decide whether what you're writing falls under the heading of "novel." In short: If you believe you're writing a novel, we believe you're writing a novel too."
Well, I don't believe I write a novel. Now there's a dilemma.
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So much for the planAugust 1st 2008 22:51
According to the plan I made months ago, today would mark the official start of the NaNoWriMo season. According to the same plan, I would have finished editing my 2007 novel by now, send it to a few trusted first readers and wait for their reactions.
The plan also says that I have to think about my next novel from today on because I have to be ready to pour it out in three months. I managed to pull one out of my hat last year, but it's a wild, unruly beast and making it presentable takes more strength than I currently have. I have no intention of creating another monster like it
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NaNoWriMo 2008 starts in 16 weeks todayJuly 12th 2008 00:07
I just realized this and thought I'd share. Bit scary, really.
16 weeks - that's not much. I'm nowhere near where I wanted to be with the editing process of last year's novel, and I'll have to start planning this year's soon
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Taking a break?May 10th 2008 01:38
There is lots of advice for aspiring writers - by successfully published writers, by editors and literary agents, and by people such as moi who'd like to join the first group one day. There are as many different approaches to writing as there are people writing about writing. There is one piece of advice, though, that you will find no matter where you look: If you want to make it as a writer, you have to write. Ideally every day.
So let's assume you do that. You sit down every day when you get home from the day job and write. Because you know it is the most important thing if you want to improve your skills. Does that mean you never get any time off
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NaNoEdMo starts SaturdayFebruary 27th 2008 06:10
I can't believe how quickly time flies. It's March 1 on Saturday, which means NaNoEdMo has as good as begun.
NaNoEdMo is a good thing for people who need a challenge to get on with the editing. While I love that kind of pressure during NaNoWriMo, I have never had much luck with NaNoEdMo. I don't enjoy editing, but when I get down to business, I want to do a good job. I don't want to go through endless round of editing what I edited. I guess that's why I dropped out of the challenge within the first week whenever I decided to do it
So what happens after NaNoWriMo?December 4th 2007 18:16
November is NaNoWriMo, so what is December? Well, NaNoFiMo, of course - for all those November novelists who want to finish their novel before they lose touch with it. Certainly a good idea, but December is too busy for me every time, I have never finished my novels in December.
Then there's NaNoEdMo in March - an excellent opportunity to fix all these continuity errors and fill in the holes in the story you frantically produced in the previous November (though you can any other manuscript you think need a good edit
I winNovember 30th 2007 23:47
I Win!
I still need to write about 500 words to wrap the story up, but I am officially down with the office flue now.
51659November 29th 2007 22:02
I am crawling towards the end.
This November has been interesting for a number of reasons - I will go into detail soon. I have shown, though, that it is possible to write 50k words in (less than) 30 days even if you have no clue what your story is. I'm sure I am repeating myself here, but the only thing that matters is that you sit down and write.
No Wordcount UpdateNovember 27th 2007 23:05
I am taking tonight off. I have worked on my NaNoWriMo Novel every day up until today, and I deserve a break. Also I have the feeling that stepping away from the story for a day is going to do more good than bad.
I spent a lot of nights writing like a headless chicken. In the first week, I had basically no idea where I was going. The least I can do is write a somewhat thought out ending now so that I have an aim when I start editing the first draft.
51443November 26th 2007 21:38
1,111 words today.
I'm trying to find a way to wrap the story up so that I may call it a novel - first draft - at the end, which will turn into a proper novel one day, after many many many hours of editing
50332November 25th 2007 23:00
I went to London today to treat myself, but was so tired (related to the housemates from hell, don't ask... ) that I nearly fell asleep in Starbucks. But watching people was inspiring, in a way.
50211November 24th 2007 22:54
Participating in NaNoWriMo has taught me a few things, but the most important one is this: If you want to make it as a writer, you have to show up for work. Yeah, this is stating the obvious, but a lot of people - my pre-NaNoWriMo 2002 self included - harbour the romantic notion that a writer only works when inspiration strikes.
Sure, inspiration is a wonderful thing, and it makes the writing life a lot easier. But people who only write when they feel inspired to write something aren't writers. Writers are those people who sit down to write even though they would much rather watch the football, surf the internet or stay in bed. Writers are those people who show up for work even though nobody pays them for it (yet
45511November 23rd 2007 23:47
The end is in sight. When I started out at the beginning of this month, I wasn't sure if I would be able to make it this year.
I didn't have a well-developed novel idea; I was busy at work and the workload has not decreased in the course of November, rather the reverse; I had plans to go away for a long weekend. Well, the story developed as I wrote it - I found out a lot of things I was completely unaware of, and if I put a lot more work in, it might actually be worth reading some day; I managed to write every day despite the fact that work wipes me out every day, and most of the time I enjoyed writing, too; the long weekend in warm and sunny Portugal was canceled (now that was not necessarily a good thing
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