Current plan:
18 months ago
Do NaNoWriMo in a month that isn’t November. Alternately, start taking out restraining orders on certain chronologically reliable malcontents.
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How to complete NaNoWriMo
It made me
proud
 "I finally got the satisfaction of embarking on a big creative task and finishing it, instead of giving up."
How I did it: I did NaNoWriMo in November 2007, having
almost-started it several times before. I’m perpetually frustrated by my failure to finish things that I start, particularly anything creative, so I made a point of properly committing myself to the task. Then I just did it, a chapter at a time, one chapter a night. I spent the week before trying to think of plotlines etc., and finally hit on a vague assembly of characters and ideas I was happy with about two days before. I made 50,000 words on the last day (and finished the story). It’s no great work, so I didn’t ever really think about redrafting it, but it was very satisfying to finish, and I’ll keep my (the only) copy.
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jeffcutler Has missed 43Things, but is now looking over his life list.
It made me
Ecstatic
How I did it: By being disciplined and putting about 2000 words per day down on paper - or hard drive - I was able to finish a 50k-word novel in a month.I picked a regular time to write each day and I left the novel 'hanging' at the end of each session.This helped me start right up the next day and kept me from being stymied for a plot point or direction.I formed the characters on people I knew and was very serious about adopting an attitude of leaving… Read how I did it…
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18 months ago
I did NaNoWriMo 2007 and won. This year, I’m setting the goal of writing a novel every month!
nanowrimo
19 months ago
i give up, i think. i dont like writing like this anyway. ah well. the nano dream was good while it lasted.
msfizz has a sleeping dog on her feet. 13 pounds of warmth and cuteness
almost
19 months ago
can it be? I am at 42k? I just need to write hardcore for two more days and I win!
Giving up
19 months ago
I was really looking forward to doing this, but this just isn’t the month. Basically, the only time that I’m writing is when I should be focusing on my classes, and writing a novel as a procrastination tactic wasn’t the idea.
I’m going to do this… but not right now.
PRIL79 thinking ... (don't you see the smoke)
to hard
20 months ago
I started with Great intentions! however i feel the month is almost over and i still have like 1000 words.. well I guess my passion isn’t writing!!!
DUH!! ! but it was fun for the little bit i did it!
I just would rather design the cover of the book! lol
Thanks for those who helped me and encouraged me to do this!
Good luck to you all
PRIL79 thinking ... (don't you see the smoke)
ummmm
20 months ago
i don’t think this is going to happen
I’m not giving up but I ‘m not that avid of a writer so i got like what 1000 words about!
and the month is how far in!
yeah!
not going to give up!
just want to set that expeictaion i’ll mostlikly not finish it!
at least not on their time frame!
Sunshinedreem is back!
Giving Up...
20 months ago
I haven’t had time to write since the first day and I know I won’t for at least another week or so. There’s just no way, and my plot was really lame to begin with. Good luck to anyone else trying to complete this goal!
