NaNoWriMo

[DCJazz]

Don't know if there's a thread or not for this already, but if any of you aspiring novel writers want a bit of a challenge this November, then you can do what I'm going to do: National Novel Writing Month, or NaNoWriMo.

National Novel Writing Month has more info about the thing in general, or if I'm not allowed to post such a link, you can google 'NaNoWriMo' and you'll find the site easily enough.

The basic idea is that you have 30 days to write a 50,000 word novel. :3

 

[Satine]

Well, I'm usually pleased when NaNoWriMo comes around but these days I'm just too busy to be able to take part, or even hang about on the forums. I shall miss it this year...

Have fun!

 

[AlabamaMan]

I will be partaking in the fun of NaNoWriMo for the first time!!!

 

[cherrymdsn]

I am normally a poetry writer, but I dabble in fiction and nonfiction and I'm thinking I might take part in it. Perhaps I'll try and do 50,000 words in poetry (really hard haha) or mix poetry with finishing my scifi novel and a couple of random short stories I have. I'm also revamping a blog...

To group encouragement! If you hadn't reminded me of NaNoWriMo I would have forgotten!

 

[CMDRExorcist]

I just don't have the energy for NaNoWriMo this year.

God Bless,
Wesley

 

[DCJazz]

Well, I'm behind an entire day's wordcount (Yes, I'm gonna have to finish that today), but overall I think I'm off to a good start. My daily quota, btw, is 2000 words at the very least, though I'm allowed to write more if I feel like it. By doing bare minimum of 2000 words a day I'll finish the book in 25 days or so. However I hope I go on one of my creative binges and write like, tons of pages, which would put me pretty far ahead of my daily wordcounts, lol.

To everyone doing NaNo this year, have fun with it!

 

[NostalgicGranny]

I joined, but I didn't start writing on the first so I'm down a few words for my daily quota.

 

[AlabamaMan]

You guys can get some great word counts in this weekend! I'm at 9200 right now, been doing 3000 word days and hope to keep it up as long as I can.

 

[DCJazz]

Eh I skipped November 4th (I need to stop skipping days), so that means when I wake up tomorrow I need to write double my daily quota. Again. It won't be difficult, of course, it's just annoying I keep skipping when I really shouldn't.

I do 2000 word days but that's just bare minimum, there's nothing saying I can't write more than that in a day. Depending on how the story goes, I may increase my quota. Depends.

I'm only at 6000 something right now, though, when I should be 8000 something right now at the very least. Well, tomorrow I'll hit 10,000 so meh.

 

[NostalgicGranny]

I'm still behind but had a nice run of writing this afternoon. Going back at it in a bit to jot down whats left of my ideas.

 

[NostalgicGranny]

By the way does anyone happen to know how they heated barns in the Victorian era? Don't want them critters to freeze to death.

 

[DCJazz]

Eh, I skipped another day. So in order to catch up I'm gonna have to write 6000 words tomorrow, aka Sunday... I'm thinking of skipping sunday and just going for the 8000 on Monday, but we'll see how I feel tomorrow.

EDIT: Also no, not really a History buff so I couldn't say. If it comes right down to it, you could always have your characters just "wing it". Aka come up with an idea on their own, lol.

 

[AlabamaMan]

By the way does anyone happen to know how they heated barns in the Victorian era? Don't want them critters to freeze to death.

I'm thinking they didn't heat them. I've never seen a heated barn even today, and in the winter you will see the animals outside all day long in the cold. Like DCJazz said though, you could always have your characters be resourceful and come up with a way.

 

[kittysbecute]

I just started, but I don't think I will have 50,000 words by the end of the month. This is my first time trying this. Maybe I'll be more prepared next year.

 

[AlabamaMan]

You can do it Kitty! If you have some GREAT word count days, you can finish!

 

[chaoticfirefly]

I'm participating but life seems to enjoy making me busy this year )=

I'm a few days behind, but I'm getting there!

Somewhat.

 

[Speculative]

I'm in. I've done it for the past six years. By now it's pretty much automatic that I'll do it. November would seem kind of weird if I didn't.

 

[AlabamaMan]

I'm loving it! Do you guys go to the boards there?

 

[gel2]

I just don't have the desire to write something that long. But I'll cheer on those who do!

 

[DCJazz]

I was lazy and got 3 or 4 days behind my wordcount. I'll make it up eventually, I just haven't felt very motivated lately. Though someone found out I was writing it and wanted to read it. I have yet to hear from them.