NaNoWriMo

[zandperl]

I'm going to try it, though not aggressively (I want to write, I don't necessarily want to write a novel). I'm zandperl. I'm starting off with finishing a supposedly short story that I started this summer.

Edit: Anyone know why people can't find me in a search? I don't see a setting for this that I've blocked or something.

Edit again: This

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[ayashi]

I'm caiters!

I couldn't find you in the user search for some reason :(

[zandperl]

Someone else said that too. Not sure why. I added you.

[ayashi]

When did you sign up? I read about them having some caching issues so maybe if you wait another day or so, you will show up in the search.

[zandperl]

A few months ago.

[gemini6ice]

People can't find you on LJ? And how are they searching? Real name? Email? Username?

[zandperl]

On NaNoWriMo. Context is key.

[gemini6ice]

Haha

People so often write entries about multiple topics, so I didn't even think that the edit pertained to the original topic. That makes sense.

[zandperl]

Heh, what you say makes sense too. I make an effort to, when I do have multiple topics in a single post, have the post title indicate so.

[seekingferret]

Just added you. I'm ronarfel.

[seekingferret]

I had your approach to NaNo last year- I had a story I wanted to tell and NaNo seemed a good excuse to give it a try. I ended up with a 26,000 word novella that I'm pretty proud of.

This year, I set out from the beginning to try to win, and also to be more active in the social part of NaNo. I'm already more than a day ahead of schedule and I attended my region's kickoff party and one of the write-ins. And the text just keeps flowing.

Both ways to enjoy NaNo work. Don't feel any pressure to finish a novel if you don't want to.

[zandperl]

I was feeling very unproductive for work today (first day working from home in a month!) so I sat down and pounded out the rest of that short story I was working on. A net gain of 200 words on a 1400 word short story may not be much, but I'm still glad. It needs refining, but that's for National Editing Month. :-P

There's another story been kicking around my head that could theoretically turn into a novel. I'm frustrated b/c I know I started it and I don't know where the start went.