End of NaNoWriMo

[jeds]

So, I didn’t make 50,000.

I didn’t because I got half way through the month, at roughly 18,000 words, and realised I wasn’t writing the story the way I really wanted to write it. I didn’t like the idea of just mashing out 50k words under pressure and calling that a novel.

I’ll give NaNoWriMo its due: it worked as a kick-start. I realised I

Comments

[casadeivanova]

Glad you are taking some positive thoughts from the whole experience. I still admire you for tackling it...i wouldn't!!

If your story is set in an alternative timeline, then you have 100% scope to tweak the historical details!!

Me, i'm stressing about mine being set in this current timeline and i realise i have a shit load of research to do about practical stuff (like how long would it take for a letter to get from Cairo to London in 1877)...stuff that i should find out BEFORE i get too attached to story lines. in case it makes them impossible. Like i said, i was thinking about adding an element of steampunk, just so i can get over those technical difficulties!

[jeds]

I'm having a similar issue, in that I need to have a party of people walk a certain distance... how long should it take? And what terrain are they likely to encounter given where they are?

[jeds]

I've also had a lovely idea for another story, one I quite like but have no idea how to start or proceed... I guess I have a "concept" but turning that into a story eludes me.

[kaths]

Glad you're feeling positive about what you've written, that's more important than the word count. Re the setting - I suppose you get people who know about it to read it before you release it to the masses. "Professional" authors do that as a standard part of the process :) (side-note - shame tv producers don't do enough of it!)