Anyone gonna do it (or at least make the attempt) this year?
I am!
So far I've only posted in the regional forum of the board -- I'm one of the MLs who has not yet received SuperPowers, so I can't mod yet.
However, I have a general idea for this year's novel.
I'm trying to decide if I want to try again this year.
Of course you do!
It's an excuse to eat fast foods and snack foods for an entire month and to perfect your procrastination skills.
You mean procrastinators can have a go too? I'm in!
Quote from: "Vix"Of course you do!
It's an excuse to eat fast foods and snack foods for an entire month and to perfect your procrastination skills.
Well, heck Vickie! You've talked me into it! :jg: :cheers:
Quote from: "Vix"However, I have a general idea for this year's novel.
So do I ... What good ideas you have, Vix.
Man, you beat me to starting this thread! :)
But my answer is certainly OH YEAH!!!!!
I've been plotting my novel for months now, since last year meandered off. :D Hopefully I'll be able to work it around school.... **crosses fingers**
Everyone! Join the fun!
I've come up with some ideas... help me pick which one is best!
Amanda's NaNoWriMo Poll (http://amajos.livejournal.com/284607.html)
I'm thinking about it. I've signed up for the past two years and then never gotten beyond two thousand words because I've run out of ideas. I think that I need to spend more time in October doing some worldbuilding and character development before plunging headlong in.
Either that, or I'll finish up a story for a couple of 'lost' characters from previous pbems, like the blind woman who wants her estate back, or the sourpuss mage who has a Manticore for a friend. Mostly, I just need to retrain myself to write.
I've started three times now, the furthest I got into it was about 15,000 words before I faltered.
At the moment I just draw a blank for ideas, which is why Amanda's ideas all slayed me. So much talent even for outlines.
I may, I may not. Depends if I get any inspiration.
I have three card classes during November which also cut into my time. *sighs* (Yeah yeah, I hear all you real workers laughing at me!)
Quote from: "Kaysea"(Yeah yeah, I hear all you real workers laughing at me!)
I'm retired - you should hear my friends laugh like hennas when I talk about being short of time. Unkind!
How's it going?
I had to be at work at 6:30 a.m. today, but woke up early and wrote 1100 words before leaving. Now I have a few hours to eat and write before a meeting tonight. I'm confident that I'll reach my 2000 word self-imposed daily goal -- for today at least. Tomorrow? Who knows?
I'm going to a word count on all my posts for the month, since I don't need a novel, anyway. Zero, so far. :laughing5:
Never happened. October's end kicked me in the ass and I didn't do the outlining and worldbuilding I needed to feel good about writing. I like knowing the background details before I plunge into things.
Quote from: "Yvonne"Never happened. October's end kicked me in the ass and I didn't do the outlining and worldbuilding I needed to feel good about writing. I like knowing the background details before I plunge into things.
I so feel you. The reason I can't complete my three in-progress storylines is I do a CRAPLOAD of worldbuilding, and I get addicted. Take my Avriga space-opera-Star-Trek-Star-Wars-esque universe. I not only had to have a novel outline and character bios. No, I had to list ALL the majors the academy offered, even ones no main character would use. I started building class schedules. Instead of just inventing the 3 requisite spacecraft I came up with 7. I started listing all the professors. Then I started cataloging all the possible aliens and ALL the major worlds and...yeah.
I have very little story, very much world.
:director: 630
I'm doing NaNo this year. It seems rather scary, since I'm a slow writer.
So far it's hard and taking much longer to get through than I'd hoped, but I'm getting there.
7,000 words so far.
Very good total, Becki. Are you still powering along at that rate?
I am up to a whopping :director: 1297
No, I didn't leave off a zero. That really is one thousand two hundred and ninety seven. My intentions are good but my procrastination is better!
14,785 -- but I haven't started the day's writing.
Today I have time to devote to coposts and still be able to make my morning NaNoWriMo goal.
**grumble** stupid homework getting in the way **grumble**
3,148. But catching up shortly (I hope!)
I just returned from a write-in (a great way to meet people now that I'm living in a new state) and have reached the 34K mark -- hopefully by next weekend I'll have hit the 50K goal.
One of the surprising aspects of this year's NaNoWriMo is the way it seems to have gained a degree of respectability in the writing world. Each week we receive a peptalk to keep us going and this year, instead of Chris Baty writing them all, we've had emails from Tom Robbins, Naomi Novik, Sue Grafton, Sara Gruen (I had no idea that Water for Elephants was a NaNoWriMo novel), and Neil Gaiman.
I'm just shy of 33k, and I'm on track to reach the finish line.
Back to writing!
Wow! Congratulations both Becki and Vix for your totals.
Congratulations Vix!
:cheers:
(I've been reading your LJ.)
I won! :D My final count was 55,516.
Maybe now I can catch up on the 95 posts in my inbox. ;)
Quote from: "Becki"I won! :D My final count was 55,516.
Congratulations!
Becki,
I'm seeing on your Avatar that you've won some kind of award for NaNoWriMo?
:blob8: Congratulations! What was the award?
Do Tell!
Quote from: "Vanessa"Becki,
I'm seeing on your Avatar that you've won some kind of award for NaNoWriMo?
:blob8: Congratulations! What was the award?
Do Tell!
LOL! You 'Win' NaNoWriMo by writing a 50,000 word novel during November. Everyone who signs up and reaches the goal by November 30th wins. There are tons of winners, but I'm still proud of it anyway!
QuoteLOL! You 'Win' NaNoWriMo by writing a 50,000 word novel during November. Everyone who signs up and reaches the goal by November 30th wins. There are tons of winners, but I'm still proud of it anyway!
Oh, well, I obviously didn't know that, but I'm proud of you too! 50,000 words...yowza! :notworthy:
It's been over a month since I hit the 50K mark and received my certificate. On Monday I finally bought a frame to join the others on my wall. Maybe later today or tomorrow I'll get around to putting it on the wall.
QuoteIt's been over a month since I hit the 50K mark and received my certificate. On Monday I finally bought a frame to join the others on my wall. Maybe later today or tomorrow I'll get around to putting it on the wall.
Congratulations to you, too, Vix!
But please don't get rid of your Llama! :hello1:
Quote from: "Vix"It's been over a month since I hit the 50K mark and received my certificate. On Monday I finally bought a frame to join the others on my wall. Maybe later today or tomorrow I'll get around to putting it on the wall.
I've got mine on the wall right above my desk! :D