Monday Musing - Finding Time For NaNoWriMo

[writertracy]

A week from today is the start of National Novel Writing Month. During November amateur and pro writers alike commit to writing 1,560 words daily in an attempt to complete a 50,000 word novel in a month.

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[mmuenzler]

[writertracy]

It's intense. I've done it twice and ended up with utter crap. Now, with writing as a day job, I think I could do another one, but only if I give up on sleeping in November.

I began my last novel last year with the intention of being finished by November 1 of this year. It gave me the feeling of community that everyone experiences because everyone is writing. But then it got a little lonely on December 1. But it was worth it, because with a little bit of clean-up I feel that I actually have something that I can take to a publisher instead of something that needs an entire complete rewrite.

Thanks for the suggestions

[tree_lady]

I've participated in NaNoWriMo virtually every year since 2003. At this point, I have 5 slightly incomplete novels to show for it: Life Tides, Marooned, DaBoid daTree-Rat 'n daLoser; Gryphon & Basilisk vol.3, and Peace Bride.
(I write -long- and it's hard to keep going after Nov. 30, so I've never quite finished any of these--though I always "win" with the 50,000+ word count.

This year, I'm sticking with my local writing group, Written Remains Writers Guild in a Mini-WriMo.. We're going to be doing one page of writing per day. Please come join us--you don't have to be a member of WRWG to do so:

http://writtenremains.blogspot.com/2010/10/wr-miniwrimo-update-its-count-down-time.html

Sherry Thompson, author of Seabird & Earthbow--done without NaNo involvement. :-P

p.s. I posted a link to your site over at WRWG

Re: Thanks for the suggestions

[writertracy]

Thanks for the invite, but I actually have a couple of projects on the table, so I may not start my next non-bespoke project for a while.

Re: Thanks for the suggestions

[tree_lady]

Good luck with the "bespoke project"!

[writertracy]

75,000 words in 36 hours? I bow down to you!

[writertracy]

That's usually what happens when you write that much that fast. It's more of a vomit than an actual writing process. But at least you got it out.