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10-02-2008, 02:16 AM
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YAAAY!! Who's doing it this year?
I am f'king doing it people. I WILL DO NANOWRIMO! I've flaked out the past two years but I have two excellent ideas at present and so just need to pick one and go with it. Even though I have the heaviest work load thus far in my collegiate career, I'm still going to do it PERIOD. Anybody else have pre-NaNo thoughts??? Does everyone have an idea of what they're going to write about yet? Any tips for a newbie like me??
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10-02-2008, 05:03 AM
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Ha! I told myself I was going to do it this year too, but I surely can't give you any tips since I've never done it either.  Just like you, I have two ideas that I've been mulling over for the past two months, and I've even done world building for one of them and plotting for the other. I think I know which one I'm going to pick though, because of the two ideas, there's one I'm really excited about, and one that I know is going to take a crap load of research.
So I think I'll go with the exciting one.
*EDIT* That reminds me, I think I should go sign up.
*EDIT EDIT* But apparently the site's down at the moment.
Last edited by Tiamat10 : 10-02-2008 at 05:14 AM.
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10-02-2008, 06:28 AM
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I'm doing it for the first time too.
I'm getting all my research done this month
cant wait
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10-02-2008, 09:16 AM
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Doing for the first time this year aswell. It will also be the first time that I try to write a novel so it should be exciting! The only way I'm ever going to write a novel is to have a deadline so NaNoWrMo is probably one of the only ways...
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10-02-2008, 10:16 AM
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whats NANOWRIMO?
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10-02-2008, 11:16 AM
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National Novel Writing Month or National November Writing Month; I forget which one is more correct.
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10-02-2008, 03:52 PM
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I thought National Novel Writing Month was the appropriate one, but I'm not sure.
Kayleigh, the whole point of the NaNoWriMo 'contest' is to be able to write 50k words of a novel during the month of November. It's a fun, friendly sort of competition that doesn't actually give you a prize if you 'win' but it's still good fun to play along.
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10-02-2008, 06:08 PM
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Looks like i'm going to do this also!! I have some ideas and a synopsis sitting there just WANTING to be written... This will give me the excuse i need!! Though, i've siad it before and wrote, well... nought!!
But i'm older and wiser now...
Time will tell!!
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10-03-2008, 09:17 AM
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First time for me too. I wrote one two years ago during NaNoWriMo but didn't get in on the real thing. That was practice, I guess. Got an idea, outline, research just about done. This'll be my seventh novel so I have some idea of how to do it. Going to be near-future sf with some cyberpunkish undertones, part of a tetralogy of planned future history novels, second in the series to be written, first in the timeline.
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10-03-2008, 09:44 AM
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5th year for me.
Barring any unforeseen disasters, it'll be my 5th 'win', too.
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10-03-2008, 03:51 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by valeca
5th year for me.
Barring any unforeseen disasters, it'll be my 5th 'win', too.
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Quick question, is it better to have a complete outline and research done beforehand? I have a rough outline done but that's about it...
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Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way, when you criticize them, you are a mile away from them, and you have their shoes."
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10-03-2008, 04:08 PM
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Sorry, I can't answer that.
What works for me might not work for you.
To each his own.
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10-03-2008, 05:40 PM
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I will probably do it next year. I need to focus on it and get it done.
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10-04-2008, 09:23 PM
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Profound Writer
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Quote:
5th year for me.
Barring any unforeseen disasters, it'll be my 5th 'win', too.
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That's really awesome  I'm pretty excited for it and it helps that my roommate is doing it with me. I see late nights, screaming, and desperation in my near future. It's gonna be AWESOME! |
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10-05-2008, 02:41 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Raging_Hopeful
I am f'king doing it people. I WILL DO NANOWRIMO! I've flaked out the past two years but I have two excellent ideas at present and so just need to pick one and go with it. Even though I have the heaviest work load thus far in my collegiate career, I'm still going to do it PERIOD. Anybody else have pre-NaNo thoughts??? Does everyone have an idea of what they're going to write about yet? Any tips for a newbie like me??
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I'm in the same boat!
This will be my first year, but I am ready for it! lol I have watched people do NaNoWriMo for years, cowering away from it myself... But this year, I shall do it!
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