tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post4017900452641841513..comments2024-03-28T06:16:39.508+00:00Comments on Help! I Need a Publisher!: NANOWRIMO NUTTERSNicola Morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12189894289540344094noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-35031782253131259202010-11-05T15:21:24.715+00:002010-11-05T15:21:24.715+00:00I am not doing Naa,naa,noo,noo (as I call it). I k...I am not doing Naa,naa,noo,noo (as I call it). I know that, given the way I write, I could never do it. However, I am finding myself writing more this month as so many of my regular Twitter friends ARE doing it and are spending less time tweeting - so I am too!Yvonne Johnston (Whyjay99)http://pessioptimist99.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-81694887095072795612010-11-04T17:44:59.021+00:002010-11-04T17:44:59.021+00:00Agreed! I don't see how anyone could feel the...Agreed! I don't see how anyone could feel they NEED to do it, it's great fun and a great feeling if you do, but it's not like entering is a contract signed in blood...<br /><br />I'm doing it around my first year of uni. It was going great on the till I learned I had a writing portfolio due in next week!! I've managed to keep on top of both thus far, as well as my other OSMWyliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18425055171555115527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-66423070591737011952010-11-03T19:48:29.664+00:002010-11-03T19:48:29.664+00:00I'm standing on the sidelines waving my pompom...I'm standing on the sidelines waving my pompoms and cheering on all you incredible nanoers! <br /><br />If I didn't have a full time job, I probably would give it a go. If I ever manage to reach retirement age (seems to be a moving goalpost at the moment) I'll do it!Kath McGurlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02526923882402757423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-20027488608464264332010-11-03T18:13:34.812+00:002010-11-03T18:13:34.812+00:00I am doing my first NaNoWriMo. I am loving every m...I am doing my first NaNoWriMo. I am loving every moment of the challenge. My writing is flowing better than I thought.<br /><br />I wonder if I will say the same on the last day. :)<br /><br />Happy Scribbling to all!<br /><a href="http://glynissmy.com/" rel="nofollow"> Glynis Smy Blog </a>Glynis Peters https://www.blogger.com/profile/01175378917872403609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-57836658060472223052010-11-03T11:53:28.173+00:002010-11-03T11:53:28.173+00:00I'm not doing NaNo, but I write at NaNo speed ...I'm not doing NaNo, but I write at NaNo speed anyway, and for exactly the same reasons.<br /><br />So may I post a link to my take on the whole question?<br /><br />http://emmadarwin.typepad.com/thisitchofwriting/2008/08/lonely-obsessive-and-slightly-nuts-and-thats-a-bad-thing.htmlEmma Darwinhttp://emmadarwin.typepad.com/thisitchofwriting/2008/08/lonely-obsessive-and-slightly-nuts-and-thats-a-bad-thing.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-83660098519821654812010-11-03T10:49:34.617+00:002010-11-03T10:49:34.617+00:00Thanks for the lovely mention - and LOVED the vide...Thanks for the lovely mention - and LOVED the video. It reminds me of a friend; the facial expressions are diamond! <br /><br />Nano is going ok for me so far, not started on day three but total is over 8k so very happy with that. Let's just hope i haven't peaked too soon huh? ;)<br /><br />Happy writing everyone!Xandra Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17983280013921201750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-33325993619073192032010-11-03T10:29:51.937+00:002010-11-03T10:29:51.937+00:00Excellent post, Nicola! Always tempted every year ...Excellent post, Nicola! Always tempted every year to try NaNoWriMo but consider I won't succeed, so don't; then again, even if I wrote 20,000 words in a month, that'd be an achievement, I guess! Maybe one year...<br /><br />Funny vid!<br /><br />:-)David John Griffinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01524610087056533062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-73930792569348519342010-11-03T06:44:26.797+00:002010-11-03T06:44:26.797+00:00Quillers - not pretentious at all! I did consider ...Quillers - not pretentious at all! I did consider turning it into 3rd person just to make it like the others and then I decided not to as it's perfect anyway.<br /><br />Scribocin - indeed, good luck! And to those others doing it for the first time. <br /><br />Keris - I'd forgotten that - hooray! I wish it was as easy as that for everyone.<br /><br />Sally - NaNoNoWriMo? I didn't Nicola Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12189894289540344094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-65828731179897830002010-11-03T04:39:38.879+00:002010-11-03T04:39:38.879+00:00Very interesting article. I took part in NaNoWriMo...Very interesting article. I took part in NaNoWriMo for the first time last year. It was an excellent motivator and the community aspect was fun. However, the output was terrible - I then decided not to retry. <br /><br />I have been planning my new attempt at a novel for seven or eight months and found that as I was ready to start pressing keys, NaNoWriMo had almost begun. So I waited a couple ofThe Most Curious Ramblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14454822963685789717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-82972205181929366922010-11-02T21:49:43.696+00:002010-11-02T21:49:43.696+00:00Outstanding! And good luck to one and all. For me,...Outstanding! And good luck to one and all. For me, NaNoWriMo is an excuse to cheat; I normally write non-fiction but here is a real opportunity to indulge in a bit of novel writing on the sly!<br />I think I'll love it for that, if not for the sinking desperation that will lodge in my stomach in roughly 20 days time...<br />TonyTony James Slaterhttp://www.TonyJamesSlater.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-66862222997898850062010-11-02T17:45:46.045+00:002010-11-02T17:45:46.045+00:00This is my 9th nano. I'm addicted. I had no st...This is my 9th nano. I'm addicted. I had no story idea before I started, except that it would be a romance. Its coming along nicely 2 days in, and I'm having fun. I only write to my target of 1,666 per day, and try to leave at an exciting point so its easier the next day. I do it because I like it.Sally Clementshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00126442284080778860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-62056838947656521272010-11-02T17:36:49.999+00:002010-11-02T17:36:49.999+00:00Thanks StroppyAuthor and I'm glad to have been...Thanks StroppyAuthor and I'm glad to have been of service - hope it works!<br />Forgot to say thanks to Nicola for such a good post about NaNo - there are all sorts of sides to it.sheilamcperryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02444979085877277654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-91838258344594415042010-11-02T14:45:48.935+00:002010-11-02T14:45:48.935+00:00Great post Nicola :)
Good luck to everyone taking...Great post Nicola :)<br /><br />Good luck to everyone taking part in NaNo this year.Jesse Owen (Reading to Life)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08057299676515885811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-60729409065174693062010-11-02T14:30:26.683+00:002010-11-02T14:30:26.683+00:00NaNo is an excuse for me to set aside a month to w...NaNo is an excuse for me to set aside a month to work on the low-priority projects. This year, I'm working on 3 short stories and 3 novellas for NaNo.<br /><br />I write close to full time, so I'm generally working on novel-length projects or freelance. <br /><br />But the truth is, I love novellas. November gives me the chance to break out the love of my life, have a torrid love affair, Krista D. Ballhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13735832053631141449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-86128419599551086122010-11-02T13:42:15.433+00:002010-11-02T13:42:15.433+00:00Sheila, I've just credited your comment in my ...Sheila, I've just credited your comment in my <a href="http://stroppyauthor.blogspot.com/2010/11/nanoedmo-anyone.html" rel="nofollow"> blog post</a> on launching into NaNoEdMo - so thank you for the inspiration :-)Stroppy Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16560035800075465845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-90584300187926580552010-11-02T13:09:59.565+00:002010-11-02T13:09:59.565+00:00Ah, Sheila, well done. I have 'a life that [is...Ah, Sheila, well done. I have 'a life that [is] in chaos/ruins' so perhaps I should do NaNoWriMo after all, though I've never done it before. But I have a novel to edit (due end of summer, victim to the ruins) so perhaps I'll do a NaNoEdMo instead. Does that count? I'll have to do more words as the novel's 70K, but editing is quicker than writing (sometimes). Anyone else Stroppy Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16560035800075465845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-16508025775612685122010-11-02T11:30:53.592+00:002010-11-02T11:30:53.592+00:00Thank you for the brilliant post Nicola, it was de...Thank you for the brilliant post Nicola, it was definitely what I needed to read right now. I started writing about a month ago and wasn't willing to stop so I could participate in NaNoWriMo. Having a twitter account, however, made me think that absolutely everyone on the internet who writes, is doing it. It's good to know I'm not the only one not doing it, but I wish everyone that itRebecca Bradleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10194524230109997420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-87186058233256683152010-11-02T10:45:17.848+00:002010-11-02T10:45:17.848+00:00Sally, I love the way you write that you are not w...Sally, I love the way you write that you are not writing a word. There's something of Bertie Russell's cataloguing librarian in that.<br /><br />Sheila, yes - in the day and a half so far not only have I been writing, I've done more of the other stuff too. I think it's a perfect brain cleanser!Dan Hollowayhttp://eightcuts.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-3442036810746071372010-11-02T10:42:59.591+00:002010-11-02T10:42:59.591+00:00A very timely post. I was already feeling guilty ...A very timely post. I was already feeling guilty and like a bit of a failure for not getting off to a good start yesterday, because our Internet connection went off and I spent the best part of the day trying to get it sorted!<br /><br />You're absolutely right, it should be fun and if it doesn't feel right, don't do it.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05986874444030474719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-52040790531557050882010-11-02T10:42:25.734+00:002010-11-02T10:42:25.734+00:00I'm in this year too. In fact, I'll be try...I'm in this year too. In fact, I'll be trying to write two first drafts. But before anyone panics on my behalf, I write for children so they'll be 30k words each.<br />Word war anyone?Elen Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00445201005486291612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-32829012615631682962010-11-02T10:25:57.665+00:002010-11-02T10:25:57.665+00:00Brilliant post Nicola. I'm doing Nano this yea...Brilliant post Nicola. I'm doing Nano this year and I'm a Co-ML for my region. <br /><br />My reason for doing Nano is that I find I often get very caught up in the business side of writing. I worry that at my pace, I won't get published for years and years (if ever). I have been known to get ideas for books and jettison them because they aren't publishable. Nano takes me back to Ellen Brickleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01184391430927483100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-29163405693090000702010-11-02T10:23:16.629+00:002010-11-02T10:23:16.629+00:00I wrote just over 3100 words yesterday, despite a ...I wrote just over 3100 words yesterday, despite a tummy bug, and despite having had a rotten time generally lately.<br /><br />NaNoWriMo helps me to maintain some purpose even as things become increasingly difficult for me. It is the best way (for me) of writing a first draft, and I thoroughly, thoroughly enjoy it.<br /><br />My own blog post on the subject is <a href="http://Catherine Hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17540552933192453722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-61365678592672368702010-11-02T10:17:06.517+00:002010-11-02T10:17:06.517+00:00"A misplaced feeling of inadequacy."
No..."A misplaced feeling of inadequacy."<br /><br />Now, Nicola, if you could find a way for me to rid myself of that, I would be forever in your debt. Why I suffer from it, I don't know, but it's there, leering at me all the time.<br /><br />I wish everyone doing Nano all the very best but, as some may already know, I am not writing a word this month. Not in a response to Nano but Sally Zigmondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07520579251842006765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-11011868865737508552010-11-02T10:06:07.850+00:002010-11-02T10:06:07.850+00:00If I wanted to write something nano, I'd stick...If I wanted to write something nano, I'd stick to Twitter fiction, ho ho ho, etc.Thomas Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12987047131104943571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-51435127484086149032010-11-02T09:33:00.947+00:002010-11-02T09:33:00.947+00:00This is a great post. This year is my fourth nano,...This is a great post. This year is my fourth nano, having completed all but last year's for some of the very reasons you mention. Sometimes, life is too demanding! <br /><br />It's lovely to hear a balanced viewpoint amidst the frenzy of nano. Thank you.Allie Hammerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16885438204529034634noreply@blogger.com