Comments on: NaNoWriMo

By: Mary

Mary — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 13:16:35 +0000

I’m participating and working on a novel I first started in 2000 or so.
Writing in a different genre is quite inspiring.
I’m really enjoying the ride.
However, NaNoWriMo keeps bringing Mork from Mork & Mindy to mind…
I keep thinking “NaNo, NaNo!” which makes me think of “Nanu, Nanu!”
Very scary!

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By: Bejeweled

Bejeweled — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:19:04 +0000

This is the first good news I’ve stumbled on! I already did this verbatim last year! I am sooo relieved!

And thanking my wonderful group of English major friends for helping me hone it all those many, many, many, many… weeks!

I’m FINALLY ready to send it in! You will see it soon! I think you’ll like it!

By: Kristi

Kristi — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:04:45 +0000

The other three women in one of my critique groups are doing NaNoWriMo and are doing great so far. I’m not as I want to finish revisions on my YA ms but followed the same principles when I wrote it in Sept – I did 2,000 words a day until I was finished. My third draft will go to my crit group in Dec. and then I’ll do another draft in Jan. and see what it looks like. I’m hoping to start querying in March so we’ll see. Good luck to all the NaNo’ers.

By: Monica

Monica — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:14:22 +0000

For the record, I too, would like to garden with a Sousa Band.

By: Anne

Anne — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:42:28 +0000

I’m not participating. It seems too manic a process for me; however, the comments posted about using it to force yourself into a writing routine sounds smart to me. Maybe I’ll participate (late) and informally . . .

By: Paul Michael Murphy

Paul Michael Murphy — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 03:03:17 +0000

Bah! Wyh shold i waist my time edting and rivisng? Thats’ what editrs r 4!!!!!!!!!

By: Barbara

Barbara — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:55:30 +0000

Ha. I mean, r e a l l y.

Writing is hard enough as it is!

Yikes. I mean, Yanks. Go Yanks!!

By: Wendy Sparrow

Wendy Sparrow — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:00:13 +0000

Wow. I can’t imagine a NaNoWriMo manuscript being ready for several heavy edit and congealing months after the “contest” has ended.

Someone asked one of the other agents if they noticed a spike in December from this (I think it was Janet Reid) and she said she got more novels in January from New Year’s Resolutions… I think. I found it interesting that there was a spike then.

I’ve been peeking around at people’s ages and I see a lot of people under the age of twenty-one participating. NaNoWriMo is probably a good opportunity to get that first big boost of writing done.

Anyway, I’m doing it, but I’d be writing about that much in a month anyway, so I feel like a cheater for having insomnia every night.

By: kai

kai — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:54:58 +0000

great advice! I ‘ve always dreamed of publishing a book, I’m using this month as a way to make writing a priority on my scheldule and i do well when i’m accountable, I know the outcome may need m,ore work.