NaNoWriMo Nanowrimo 2015 - are you in?

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Are you participating in Nanowrimo 2015?

Poll closed Nov 2, 2015.
  1. You bet ya! Can't wait!

    57.7%
  2. Hell no!

    15.4%
  3. Maybe - depends on my cat.

    15.4%
  4. What's Nanowrimo???

    3.8%
  5. Only if it's a free bar.

    7.7%
  1. ChickenFreak

    ChickenFreak Contributor Contributor

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    My view is that if you don't need the motivation, NaNoWriMo doesn't have that much to offer. I see its primary use as breaking perfectionist barriers, and its secondary use as just getting you to write. If you're writing, neither of those uses is, well, useful.
     
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  2. GuardianWynn

    GuardianWynn Contributor Contributor

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    That is what I was thinking, but one never knows. I have been wrong before. Plus I had such hype all year about it. As it got close I sort of realized I was over hyped. lol
     
  3. ChickenFreak

    ChickenFreak Contributor Contributor

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    It is fun. I'm probably going to do it. But then, I need the motivation. :) I haven't been reliably writing lately. I will probably be a "NaNoWriMo rebel", though, and work on something that I've already started.
     
  4. Jeff Countryman

    Jeff Countryman Living the dream

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    I joined and have a really vague novel idea but will probably be a "pantster" :). I'm not sure how to link my Nanowrimo account to this one on Writing Forums so I'll just copy and paste my link:

    http://nanowrimo.org/participants/jeff-countryman

    Cheers all! Here's to a great November!!! Hope to see yas there . . . .
     
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  5. DessaTheMoon

    DessaTheMoon New Member

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    I'm in, but no inspiration yet. October should be for mapping out, but I don't even know what I'm writing yet.
     
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  6. AliJ

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    Not sure how i'm feeling about it, never did it before but seems like its something fun to try. Although, I write incredibly slow when put under pressure... So let's just hope all goes well.
     
  7. Lyrical

    Lyrical Frumious Bandersnatch

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    @Jeff Countryman - I found you! I requested to be your writing buddy, because you're from here and whatnot, but don't feel pressured if doing this with other people isn't your thing. :-D
     
  8. ManOrAstroMan

    ManOrAstroMan Magical Space Detective Contributor

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  9. Lyrical

    Lyrical Frumious Bandersnatch

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    ManOrAstroMan Magical Space Detective Contributor

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    Your story sounds pretty good, Lyrical!
     
  11. Lyrical

    Lyrical Frumious Bandersnatch

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    Thank you! I've decided to venture into the world of Children's literature. I realized that a very old story of mine would be better served as a children's middle-reader, since the plot was so juvenile. It requires reducing the ages of the main characters and adjusting some themes, but there is greater potential for the story doing that than in its current condition. So I'll be cannibalizing the devil out of the thing this month so that when November begins, I'll have everything in place to write the new version.

    By the way, both of your supernatural crime dramas look very compelling, @ManOrAstroMan. If you need a beta reader, I'm intrigued.
     
  12. Moth

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    I'll be aiming for the 50,000 words, but I won't be starting a new project. I want to be making solid progress with the story I'm writing right now. I'm not sure if I should join the NaNoWriMo website, seeing as I'm not planning on doing things "properly".
     
  13. ManOrAstroMan

    ManOrAstroMan Magical Space Detective Contributor

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    Thanks, Lyrical!

    And I can understand your point, Moth. I was pretty tempted to do the same, but succumbed to the siren song of doing a fresh project. If, however, you are still going to accept the challenge of cranking out 50k words in 30 days, you can still join to make use of the motivational tools and advice the site provides. You could even kinda cheat and call it a "part two" novel.
     
  14. Quixote's Biographer

    Quixote's Biographer Active Member

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    If there are a few people doing this this year we could perhaps start our own chat room if anyone's interested.
     
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  15. Edward M. Grant

    Edward M. Grant Contributor Contributor

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    http://nanowrimo.org/participants/movieman

    My approach is to try to hit 1666 a day during the week, and do a few thousand at weekends. Ideally staying at least one day ahead.

    That way, if I can't write for a day or two, I don't get so far behind that I can't catch up.
     
  16. ManOrAstroMan

    ManOrAstroMan Magical Space Detective Contributor

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    That's the plan for me, as well. Some things I've found helpful for me? Writing out longhand first, then transcribing onto the computer later.
    Using a different color of ink for each paragraph as I write, with black reserved for notes and corrections.
    Writing in a graph paper composition notebook, because the grids are helpful in keeping things sorted and organized.
    Using a notepad app on my phone so I can write at work durimg breaks. Then I can transfer the text into my typed story file.

    By the way, I love that title.
     
  17. edamame

    edamame Contributor Contributor

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    A few years ago, I attempted my first novel with NaNo but stopped after a few personal events occurred (family members getting hospitalized, an argument that ended a childhood friendship). The events cast a long shadow and I don't know if they still somehow continue to affect me. I'll probably sit this year out again.
     
  18. ManOrAstroMan

    ManOrAstroMan Magical Space Detective Contributor

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    Aw, Ed, I'm sorry to hear that. I can understand the unpleasant associations. One might suggest writing as a way of bleeding out the poison, but sometimes you do have to let things hurt for a while.
     
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  19. GingerCoffee

    GingerCoffee Web Surfer Girl Contributor

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  20. ManOrAstroMan

    ManOrAstroMan Magical Space Detective Contributor

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    Log lines? Are those the summary things? The dust-jacket synopses?
     
  21. GingerCoffee

    GingerCoffee Web Surfer Girl Contributor

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    Impressive NaNo record there.
     
  22. GingerCoffee

    GingerCoffee Web Surfer Girl Contributor

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    From Google Search
     
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  23. DefinitelyMaybe

    DefinitelyMaybe Contributor Contributor

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    The "hell no" menu option isn't perhaps the wording I'd choose, but I don't want to write anything long right now. I think that NaNoWriMo is a good idea.

    Lots of luck to those who are doing it.
     
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  24. Edward M. Grant

    Edward M. Grant Contributor Contributor

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    Yeah, I just need to actually finish some of them :).

    Wow, I just saw the new total word count thingy they've added. I guess that's right, I really must have written over 450,000 words in those stories alone... getting close to that 'magic' 1,000,000 we're supposed to write before anyone wants to read it :).
     
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  25. No-Name Slob

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    I just don't think I have the time to commit to this shit. :meh:
     

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