(For more information, see http://www.nanowrimo.org.)the NaNo Website wrote: National Novel Writing Month is a fun, seat-of-your-pants approach to novel writing. Participants begin writing November 1. The goal is to write a 175-page (50,000-word) novel by midnight, November 30.
Valuing enthusiasm and perseverance over painstaking craft, NaNoWriMo is a novel-writing program for everyone who has thought fleetingly about writing a novel but has been scared away by the time and effort involved.
Because of the limited writing window, the ONLY thing that matters in NaNoWriMo is output. It's all about quantity, not quality. The kamikaze approach forces you to lower your expectations, take risks, and write on the fly.
NaNoWriMo
It's that time of year again.
- Elf of Rivendell
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NaNoWriMo
Anyone doing it this year? I am--and I hope I can clear 50000 words this time. For those of you who need clarification, NaNoWriMo stands for "National Novel Writing Month." I'll quote part of the website, since I'm lazy...
sorrowing you must go, and yet you are not without hope
sarai: rice cookerrrr
uz: 'ice coakrrrrr!!
uz: that's like the next gen shad lexoooooorrrrr
sarai: rice cookerrrr
uz: 'ice coakrrrrr!!
uz: that's like the next gen shad lexoooooorrrrr
- COWBOY OF TEXAS
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One of my friends was telling me about this last year. It sounded funny how he told it. I know that I can write that much in a weekk. (I tend to write alot when assigned a story to write. For example: the teacher said that the short story was suppose to be five pages short, well I made it 16 pages long and then cut out about 8 pages.)
That was in April, I am writing another one and it's 14 pages. (And I am not done.)
Yours Truely,
Odyssey Bank Teller,
-Cowboy of Texas
That was in April, I am writing another one and it's 14 pages. (And I am not done.)
Yours Truely,
Odyssey Bank Teller,
-Cowboy of Texas
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"I was placed in jail during the reign of Regis for double posting and spamming. I felt very naughty." -Danae Doyle
"This is the ToO...Not Wikipedia."-COT "I had some really good replies to that, but they were too rude, so I deleted them. Nice going, CoT. You made me be nice for once." -CA
"Alas, not even I could perform such a feat."-Trinny
"I was placed in jail during the reign of Regis for double posting and spamming. I felt very naughty." -Danae Doyle
"This is the ToO...Not Wikipedia."-COT "I had some really good replies to that, but they were too rude, so I deleted them. Nice going, CoT. You made me be nice for once." -CA
"Alas, not even I could perform such a feat."-Trinny
- COWBOY OF TEXAS
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It would be cool to do and win. What's first place get?
Yours Truely,
Odyssey Bank Teller,
-Cowboy of Texas
Yours Truely,
Odyssey Bank Teller,
-Cowboy of Texas
Click on the image, you know you want to!
"I was placed in jail during the reign of Regis for double posting and spamming. I felt very naughty." -Danae Doyle
"This is the ToO...Not Wikipedia."-COT "I had some really good replies to that, but they were too rude, so I deleted them. Nice going, CoT. You made me be nice for once." -CA
"Alas, not even I could perform such a feat."-Trinny
"I was placed in jail during the reign of Regis for double posting and spamming. I felt very naughty." -Danae Doyle
"This is the ToO...Not Wikipedia."-COT "I had some really good replies to that, but they were too rude, so I deleted them. Nice going, CoT. You made me be nice for once." -CA
"Alas, not even I could perform such a feat."-Trinny
- Lucy Pevensie
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I'm thinking of trying it, but I'm not sure how I'm going to get the time.
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- Jeremy Cartwood
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You win... um, a really cool button to put on something. >_>
I finally found my plot. And now my copy of RotTK is dogeared already up to book two. Hey, Mr. Ancient Chinese Author Guy! Prepare to be defeated by some foreign-type teenager with a laptop, okay? No offense.
...although I'll probably just sort of dive in and stop and restart in a completely different direction, it's nice to think that I have a plot and can actually follow it.
I finally found my plot. And now my copy of RotTK is dogeared already up to book two. Hey, Mr. Ancient Chinese Author Guy! Prepare to be defeated by some foreign-type teenager with a laptop, okay? No offense.
...although I'll probably just sort of dive in and stop and restart in a completely different direction, it's nice to think that I have a plot and can actually follow it.
"Sonuna" Taranimak ("Sonuna" Sharkquill) has been content lately. She admired own very fine Bed recently. She talked with a parent recently. She talked with a friend recently. She had a good meal recently. She admired a fine tastefully-arranged Desk recently.
She is a citizen of The United States of America. She is a member of The State of Minnesota. She is a member of The Town of Odyssey.
"Sonuna" Taranimak likes Bauxite, Copper, Green jade, the color navy, cloaks, ballistas, cats for their aloofness and hydras for their seven heads. When possible, she prefers to consume Dr Pepper and ramen.
She lives at a relaxed pace. She tends to avoid crowds. She has a fertile imagination. She is completely disorganized. She is very distant and reserved. She tends not to openly express emotions. She needs caffeine to get through the working day.
She is a citizen of The United States of America. She is a member of The State of Minnesota. She is a member of The Town of Odyssey.
"Sonuna" Taranimak likes Bauxite, Copper, Green jade, the color navy, cloaks, ballistas, cats for their aloofness and hydras for their seven heads. When possible, she prefers to consume Dr Pepper and ramen.
She lives at a relaxed pace. She tends to avoid crowds. She has a fertile imagination. She is completely disorganized. She is very distant and reserved. She tends not to openly express emotions. She needs caffeine to get through the working day.
- Evil Chick
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- Elf of Rivendell
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Thanks, AIOFan. ^_^
Aaaaand...it's off! (Here, anyway. It's 1:17 AM and I'm up for homework reasons, *cough*along with*cough* NaNo and webboard-ing....
700+ words so far.
Aaaaand...it's off! (Here, anyway. It's 1:17 AM and I'm up for homework reasons, *cough*along with*cough* NaNo and webboard-ing....
700+ words so far.
sorrowing you must go, and yet you are not without hope
sarai: rice cookerrrr
uz: 'ice coakrrrrr!!
uz: that's like the next gen shad lexoooooorrrrr
sarai: rice cookerrrr
uz: 'ice coakrrrrr!!
uz: that's like the next gen shad lexoooooorrrrr
...I would challenge you to a duel of words, but the time difference would be problematic. *moves to Japan so she can compete with Elf* >_>
"Sonuna" Taranimak ("Sonuna" Sharkquill) has been content lately. She admired own very fine Bed recently. She talked with a parent recently. She talked with a friend recently. She had a good meal recently. She admired a fine tastefully-arranged Desk recently.
She is a citizen of The United States of America. She is a member of The State of Minnesota. She is a member of The Town of Odyssey.
"Sonuna" Taranimak likes Bauxite, Copper, Green jade, the color navy, cloaks, ballistas, cats for their aloofness and hydras for their seven heads. When possible, she prefers to consume Dr Pepper and ramen.
She lives at a relaxed pace. She tends to avoid crowds. She has a fertile imagination. She is completely disorganized. She is very distant and reserved. She tends not to openly express emotions. She needs caffeine to get through the working day.
She is a citizen of The United States of America. She is a member of The State of Minnesota. She is a member of The Town of Odyssey.
"Sonuna" Taranimak likes Bauxite, Copper, Green jade, the color navy, cloaks, ballistas, cats for their aloofness and hydras for their seven heads. When possible, she prefers to consume Dr Pepper and ramen.
She lives at a relaxed pace. She tends to avoid crowds. She has a fertile imagination. She is completely disorganized. She is very distant and reserved. She tends not to openly express emotions. She needs caffeine to get through the working day.
- Elf of Rivendell
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Thanks...I hope I can beat 50,000 this year. ^_^
Sonuna, when you move to Japan I'll gladly accept the duel.
I just ran a word count right now. I have exactly 1337 words. This is a moment to be commemorated.
Sonuna, when you move to Japan I'll gladly accept the duel.
I just ran a word count right now. I have exactly 1337 words. This is a moment to be commemorated.
sorrowing you must go, and yet you are not without hope
sarai: rice cookerrrr
uz: 'ice coakrrrrr!!
uz: that's like the next gen shad lexoooooorrrrr
sarai: rice cookerrrr
uz: 'ice coakrrrrr!!
uz: that's like the next gen shad lexoooooorrrrr
o_O Nifty.
My current strategy appears to be hyping the unstarted novel immensely so that I can use guilt about not finishing as an effective motivator. Maybe it'll work, maybe not.
My current strategy appears to be hyping the unstarted novel immensely so that I can use guilt about not finishing as an effective motivator. Maybe it'll work, maybe not.
"Sonuna" Taranimak ("Sonuna" Sharkquill) has been content lately. She admired own very fine Bed recently. She talked with a parent recently. She talked with a friend recently. She had a good meal recently. She admired a fine tastefully-arranged Desk recently.
She is a citizen of The United States of America. She is a member of The State of Minnesota. She is a member of The Town of Odyssey.
"Sonuna" Taranimak likes Bauxite, Copper, Green jade, the color navy, cloaks, ballistas, cats for their aloofness and hydras for their seven heads. When possible, she prefers to consume Dr Pepper and ramen.
She lives at a relaxed pace. She tends to avoid crowds. She has a fertile imagination. She is completely disorganized. She is very distant and reserved. She tends not to openly express emotions. She needs caffeine to get through the working day.
She is a citizen of The United States of America. She is a member of The State of Minnesota. She is a member of The Town of Odyssey.
"Sonuna" Taranimak likes Bauxite, Copper, Green jade, the color navy, cloaks, ballistas, cats for their aloofness and hydras for their seven heads. When possible, she prefers to consume Dr Pepper and ramen.
She lives at a relaxed pace. She tends to avoid crowds. She has a fertile imagination. She is completely disorganized. She is very distant and reserved. She tends not to openly express emotions. She needs caffeine to get through the working day.
- Rachael Blackgaard
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You live in Japan, Elf? Awesome!
I wish It were November 1 here! I still have 9 hours and 45 minutes until I can start writing my superhero story.
I've already got a little bit of plot thought out, and my Protagonists are more or less solid, but I'm having a hard time coming up with my supervillains. Oh well. I've still got almost ten hours before I can start.
And you don't really win anything for finishing. You just get bragging rights and maybe a cool image for your website.
I wish It were November 1 here! I still have 9 hours and 45 minutes until I can start writing my superhero story.
I've already got a little bit of plot thought out, and my Protagonists are more or less solid, but I'm having a hard time coming up with my supervillains. Oh well. I've still got almost ten hours before I can start.
And you don't really win anything for finishing. You just get bragging rights and maybe a cool image for your website.
- COWBOY OF TEXAS
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I would do it, but I don't have the time with all the other stuff I am doing. I know that I can do it though, and I even have a whole series of books lined up in my head. I even have two short stories that I will someday make into full length novels.
Yours Someday Famous,
-Cowboy
Yours Someday Famous,
-Cowboy
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"I was placed in jail during the reign of Regis for double posting and spamming. I felt very naughty." -Danae Doyle
"This is the ToO...Not Wikipedia."-COT "I had some really good replies to that, but they were too rude, so I deleted them. Nice going, CoT. You made me be nice for once." -CA
"Alas, not even I could perform such a feat."-Trinny
"I was placed in jail during the reign of Regis for double posting and spamming. I felt very naughty." -Danae Doyle
"This is the ToO...Not Wikipedia."-COT "I had some really good replies to that, but they were too rude, so I deleted them. Nice going, CoT. You made me be nice for once." -CA
"Alas, not even I could perform such a feat."-Trinny
- Elf of Rivendell
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Hope you do well on yours, Rachael! *gives Aragorn pep talk to Sonuna and Rachael <_<*
Hopefully. If it turns out good enough. ^_^ I'm thinking of posting each chapter (or at least an excerpt from it) on my Blogger. I'll let you know.AIOFan11 wrote:Hey, Elf, can we read it when you are done?
sorrowing you must go, and yet you are not without hope
sarai: rice cookerrrr
uz: 'ice coakrrrrr!!
uz: that's like the next gen shad lexoooooorrrrr
sarai: rice cookerrrr
uz: 'ice coakrrrrr!!
uz: that's like the next gen shad lexoooooorrrrr