Nanowrimo

[aleathiel]

Okay, so after my complete failure to do so last year, I'm going to have another go at Nano this year

Comments

[silvan_lady]

I think it's wonderful that you are thinking of doing it. I never have and never will, so I'm full of admiration for those that do.

[aleathiel]

I have succeeded once and failed twice (once only by a bit, once - last year - gigantically). I hoping that it will give me the motivation to write every day again. I need to be more deliberate about making the time, not putting it off because I'm lazy. I want to remember the joy!

[shrinetolust]

I was thinking of doing a version of NaNo, just working insanely on one or more of my many unfinished WiPs of original fic. I might post some of my novel that I previously posted on my LJ...that's been languishing for more years than I care to think about. Argh. I'm hoping I can use NaNo as an excuse to really kickstart it back into action again.

Good luck with your NaNo!! I do get email notices of your posts, so I can try to read when you post, but I'm not sure I'll always be able to.

I think it helps to post stuff even if you don't have a lot of readers, because it's amazing how seeing it in a different format can make you see things about the story you didn't when you were writing it. Plus I think it feels good to see your own progress.

Of course, cheering comments always help. :)

[aleathiel]

I'm hoping I can use NaNo as an excuse to really kickstart it back into action again
Good luck with that! I am definitely happy to cheer you along with that aim. Are you going to post what you are writing, or post wordcounts or anything?

[shrinetolust]

Thank you! I think I might post word count updates--that might help keep me in line. And then I might post some stuff when it's all over, depending upon what I've written.

[aleathiel]

Well good luck. Go for it! I haven't done it for a while, but this year it seems like a good idea.

[chaosmanor]

Well, I finally finished the novel I started for NaNo on 05 last month. These things take time...

I'm NaNoing again. I have a main character. With a name. And a setting. That's enough, to write a first scene at least.

[aleathiel]

I doubt that I will finish something over the course of November (I've never managed that!) but that I might get a good solid chunk of a first draft done.

I'm glad to hear you are doing it again this year. I have fond memories of reading your nanos a few years ago. Are you posting anywhere as you go or keeping them for tidying and publishing afterwards?

[chaosmanor]

I won't be writing live this year--I'll be keeping the story for publication.

NaNo turns into this odd kind of shared madness, doesn't it?

[aleathiel]

I'm (selfishly) sorry to hear that because I've always enjoyed seeing the evolution of the story, but no doubt I will read it in a shiny downloaded version at some point after its published.

It does absolutely, I think that's most of the fun. I also find that I end up writing things I wouldn't have written in other conditions - and sometimes they work!

[thisissirius]

i'm seriously thinking of doing it only because i always feel bad when i don't; i'd actually like to finish it one of these years.

[aleathiel]

Well then I will cheer you on. We can do it together if you want, I usually need a bit of bullying in the middle somewhere. I'm also happy if you want to rant about how awful it is, or try out ideas and discuss them or anything. I think talking about writing it keeps you going.

[thisissirius]

sounds good to me! i never finish anything without a little bit of prompting :/

[aleathiel]

All the partly-written fics and stories on my hard-drive and countless notebooks would like to point that I don't either!