Ever done NaNoWriMo?

[CandleLightSky]

I've kind of heard two opinions on the subject,"Writing is Art and you can't rush it" opinion and the "Just do it" opinion of the project's founder. He does it in November and thousands sign up to do it. I found out about it the last day of November and instead am going to be doing it the month of January.

I do like to write but I have never really created a work of fiction(mostly school stuff really- 8 papers this past semester). I am excited about actually getting down to writing. I think NaNoWriMo is going to be good for me since I'm a procrastinator on big projects and it helps me to have a deadline- if that deadline is too long then I tend to blow it off. I think this is perfect for me as a start, I don't expect to create a masterpiece, the joy of writing and really making a story appeals to me.

I think the website is www.nanowrimo.com

I don't know what you guys might think about this but like I said I think it will be beneficial for someone like me.

Let me know how you feel, or if you've ever done it and how it worked out.

 

[shirono]

I've never tried this, I might sign up, it seems like an interesting approach to writing and for a big procrastinator like me this will be good.

 

[scraparcs]

Been there, done that, have three really awful works in progress.

 

[oncewaslost]

ah, we had a thread about it at the beginning of october and a few people here participated this year. i did the 2004 nano and unfortunately i wasn't able to participate this year. i had a great time doing nano and would definitely recommend the challenge. there's a difference between getting something down and writing crap. nanowrimo is about getting your ideas down on paper. true, it's not always the best it could possibly be but that's what nanoedmo (national novel editing month) is for.

 

[CandleLightSky]

nanoedmo- hahahaha...I love that!

 

[Blessed-one]

i kept on target for about 2 1/2 weeks then fell short of the mark.

oh well, there's always next year.

and yeah, it's a good excuse to get procrastinators started!

 

[seamonster]

I've done it for three years and enjoyed every time. It can turn out really really good, or really really not. It just depends . Nevertheless, I've got a bunch of ideas and at least I have SOMETHING written now that I can revise!

 

[CandleLightSky]

I've done it for three years and enjoyed every time. It can turn out really really good, or really really not. It just depends . Nevertheless, I've got a bunch of ideas and at least I have SOMETHING written now that I can revise!

That's basically how I'm approaching it as well. I mean if I really want to get something published I'm still going to have a day job anyway. I think it would be cool to be a published author though.

 

[seamonster]

I agree! My dad just got an "e-book" published about blogging. He got paid for it, and while I think e-books are great, I'd still love to get something published and printed up!

 

[DLkim22]

I signed up for it... but why November of all months (yes I know, because the "nove" in November fits in the word "novel.")

That's when I have school!

A commitment of a writer...my goodness.

 

[TheGMan]

I had an attempt at it last year. I got to about 30,000 words well ahead of schedule and then my hard disk died in a catastrophic fashion taking my NaNoWriMo attempt and rather a large number of other jottings with it.

I didn't try it this year.

 

[CandleLightSky]

I had an attempt at it last year. I got to about 30,000 words well ahead of schedule and then my hard disk died in a catastrophic fashion taking my NaNoWriMo attempt and rather a large number of other jottings with it.

I didn't try it this year.

That's very unfortunate. I hope my computer lives through the ordeal when I do it.

 

[TheGMan]

That's very unfortunate. I hope my computer lives through the ordeal when I do it.

Given the quality of the novel, I like to think that my computer gave up its life for the good of humanity.