Thread: YAAAY!! Who's doing it this year?

I'm outlining just now but hit a place where I'm wondering how I can make an intelligent character flaw his theory...guess I'll figure that bit out as I'm writing.


Soooooooooooooooo excited!!!

I've been planning and researching this project for two months. Have a full outline that I'll likely ignore as soon as I commence. My novel is a prequel to my third novel...which used to be online as an interactive, and has the same mc and basic cast, so I'm at least familiar with the character.
Gonna do it (or most of it) in first person, which I haven't done in book-length before. It's caused me to study in-depth subjects I hadn't much previous knowledge of, and even if the thing doesn't turn out as well as it ought to, that's a huge plus.

My outline's been done for weeks, and I even went through the arduous task (for me) of naming my characters. I need to focus on the basics of world-building though, because right now it's just an empty shell with a few beams to hold the basic structure in place.

I'm actually slightly worried about November now though. Cus I was originally going back to the states at the end of this month, but it's got pushed back to November 12th. One the one hand, I'll have 20 hours of traveling time to do little else but write, but on the other, I've haven't been in the states for two years now and I can totally see my Nano writing getting pushed to the background to make room for other pursuits.

But here's hoping...

That might be a problem...if they help, I posted some good worldbuilding links here a little while ago.
If you can do @4200 words/day during that 12-day period, you'll be done before you get on the plane. That's ten pages in smaller numbers, more or less. And hey, at least you get to come back to the States, whatever else happens. That's a good thing for you, sounds like.

Heh, 4200 words a day PLUS the 1500 that I have to do for work. That'd be fun. I was thinking that if I can use that 20 hours to get a day or two ahead, I can get all the fun stuff out of myself up front when I get back. Don't know if it'll work, but who knows?

Thanks for the world-building link, by the way.

I've added Tiamat now, and Valeca... I searched for others, can't remember all that I added...

I've already outlined half of my book and the ending... It's part of a series, so it wasn't really that hard.

Originally Posted by Tiamat10

Heh, 4200 words a day PLUS the 1500 that I have to do for work. That'd be fun. I was thinking that if I can use that 20 hours to get a day or two ahead, I can get all the fun stuff out of myself up front when I get back. Don't know if it'll work, but who knows?

Thanks for the world-building link, by the way.

Yowtch! That's a whole lotta verbiage. At the end you'd need finger prosthetics...I recommend typing with thimbles on *laughs* both to forestall it and to get used to not feeling those extremities. *ducks* That's sorta like doing a term paper at the last minute.
Well, have fun. It isn't like anyone's gonna come over and shoot ya if you don't make the 50,000. A couple nyaah, nyaahs, and it's over.
You're welcome. My pleasure to post things if they help.

I am now signed up for this year. If you want to add me as a buddy, just pm me for my nanowrimo name.

If anybody sees that Snapdragon has added them as a buddy, it was me!

I think I am out for this year. Was really looking forward to it, but reality and the calendar seem to have dictated otherwise. BUT I HATE BEING DICTATED TO!! Anyway, at least I can be in the cheering section for all who are trying. Regards,

A big "Thanks!" from all of us, Candle.

I'm looking for snapdragon as we speak... anyone else I missed?

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<-- me too. I'm just lilacstarflower there as well

I added both of you guys... thanks for telling me!