National Novel Writing Month

[Nightgaunt]

November is National Novel Writing month. There is a yearly competition at http://www.nanowrimo.org designed to get you to stop procrastinating and start writing. You "win" by being disciplined and completing a 50,000 word novel in thirty days. This is the first year that it looks like I'll actually be able to participate and I wanted to get the word out to anyone here that might be interested. The Detroit regional kick-off party is at Woody's in Royal Oak on October 31st at noon. Check out the site! If enough of us participate, we can start our own "write-in" group. Here's my profile page: http://www.nanowrimo.org/eng/user/180794

[TheGimp]

oooooooh this sounds nice...i would be very much interested in this ^_^

[Scales]

SWEETNESS!

I wanted to participate last year and was too late. Hopefully my HD stays good or I can go hassle for a replacement if it dies and continue writing. I want to see how fast I can pump a decent huge-arse story out. *babbles 49,943 words out in incoherent excitement*

Here's my profile: http://www.nanowrimo.org/eng/user/477425

[Eevee]

If only I had the discipline to finish one of my stories...

[Nightgaunt]

If only I had the discipline to finish one of my stories...

That's why the website and community exist: to help you develop the discipline! I've been trying to get this thing written since 2006...

[Eevee]

That's why the website and community exist: to help you develop the discipline! I've been trying to get this thing written since 2006...

I'm too lazy to even click the link...

[Scales]

I hope more people give it a shot. The most I've ever written thus far in a story is 10,000 words fairly slowly so I don't consider myself a veteran at this.

Edited October 27, 2009 by Scales

[Simon Bar Sinister]

taysteewonderbunny should do this.

I salute any and all of you who take part, and I hope one of you wins.

[n0Mad]

Fuck, I can't even write a screenplay in 30 days let alone a novel. I do have a series of 5 that I want to write, but I don't even have a name for the protagonist yet let along an outline.

[Msterbeau]

Both my ex and my older daughter are participating...

[Nightgaunt]

Fuck, I can't even write a screenplay in 30 days let alone a novel. I do have a series of 5 that I want to write, but I don't even have a name for the protagonist yet let along an outline.

Ha! Script Frenzy is in April...

[n0Mad]

Ha! Script Frenzy is in April...

Well shit. I better start outlining.

[Simon Bar Sinister]

just found this over at io9, it's about what to do when your novel-in-progress takes a wrong turn.

http://io9.com/5406901/what-do-you-do-when-your-novel-goes-off-course

[Simon Bar Sinister]

another cute io9 find: http://io9.com/5511250/is-your-book-publishable-consult-this-insanely-detailed-poster

[dantianneijing]

November is National Novel Writing month. There is a yearly competition at http://www.nanowrimo.org designed to get you to stop procrastinating and start writing. You "win" by being disciplined and completing a 50,000 word novel in thirty days. This is the first year that it looks like I'll actually be able to participate and I wanted to get the word out to anyone here that might be interested. The Detroit regional kick-off party is at Woody's in Royal Oak on October 31st at noon. Check out the site! If enough of us participate, we can start our own "write-in" group. Here's my profile page: http://www.nanowrimo.org/eng/user/180794

I just joined this too... sounds very interesting hopefully it is a yearly thing!

Edited May 21, 2010 by dantianneijing

[torn asunder]

I just joined this too... sounds very interesting hopefully it is a yearly thing!

it is - i just never commit to it, cuz i suck at writing stories...

[Simon Bar Sinister]

it's comin' back around again!

http://www.nanowrimo.org/

[Destroit]

Is it cheating if you're done with a lot of it? Even though I'm done with much of it...there are three of them, so maybe that levels the playing field a bit?

[phee]

I have written two... and a short story that I am trying to get published next month.

[Simon Bar Sinister]

Is it cheating if you're done with a lot of it? Even though I'm done with much of it...there are three of them, so maybe that levels the playing field a bit?

that's a really good question. wish I had an answer.

anyone?