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Friday, 31 October 2008 15:13

NaNoWriMo 2008

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I’ve been wavering back and forth about doing NaNoWriMo again this year. It would make it a hat trick, of course, but right now I’m not in fiction mode. I don’t even have a whisper of an idea for a plot (not that last year’s story had much of one either, it must be said). And I also feel that the lack of a community around me will make it harder: I am sad that I can’t attend tonight’s launching Write-In down in Santa Clara.

I did, however, notice that this year there’s a forum called “NaNo Rebels” for those who don’t write a novel, but instead write non-fiction, screen plays, or the like. And that gave me a glimmer of a thought.

I do not need to prove that I can write a novel, or that I can write a novel in November. In fact, I’ve now written three and a half novels (the half being the unfinished sequel to Rhaeva–a fantasy novel who’s gone off fantasy is unlikely to write the rest of the series, formula or no formula). I quite patently don’t need to prove that I can write a novel (or the usual 50,000 words of drivel that is my NaNoWriMo).

Yet I still feel pulled towards the idea of participation this year, if only to find out if it’s more fun than last year, which wasn’t fun, whereas year 1 was great fun.

So here’s what I’m thinking. What I need to do in November is to get this rewrite of Markeroni’s logging landmarks functions off my plate. And what I need to do is get a handle on Markeroni so that I can grow it into something that will still be around and cool in ten year’s, twenty, thirty years’ time.

So what if I combine the two? Find a way to cast myself (or someone) as a character in a “novel” that is primarily a mind-dump of what I’m thinking, doing, and planning regarding the website? I often write to think. I don’t imagine it would be something that anyone else would ever be interested in reading; but it might kill two birds with one stone and let me participate. There might be a blog post or two in it, at least.

So….is anyone else taking part this year?

:: grumble :: Someone hit me with a nerf bat. This is crazy.

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Skyring (3 comments.)

I’m giving it a shot. Call me nuts! http://www.skyring.com.au/Skyring/NaNoWriMo/NaNoWriMo.html

Oct 31st, 2008
pussreboots (2 comments.)

I am participating again even though I’m also well beyond the needing to prove I can write 50,000 works in a month. I’m writing a sequel to last year’s nano and I’m posting all my mind-dumps on my livejournal site. They are just to disorganized for my main blog.

Oct 31st, 2008
Marina (14 comments.)

There’s no way I can manage it (again) this year, but I’m trying for NaBloPoMo.

Oct 31st, 2008
Buffra

Well, I’m trying it again this year. It’ll be my 4th try, I think….and I’ve hit 50,000 the last two years. (gosh. can that be right?)

Anyway, I have no idea how I’ll do it, but I DO have a story idea. And I like it. So that’s a good start. Plus, I just got fired, so I’ll have plenty of time to write, at least until I find a job. Right?

:-)

Oct 31st, 2008
Ling (5 comments.)

If you’re not enjoying it, and you don’t need to do it, then what’s the point? :)

Nov 1st, 2008
Skyring (3 comments.)

You never been married?

Nov 2nd, 2008
Linda R. Moore

Good luck, Skyring…and lol at the married comment!

Nov 8th, 2008
Linda R. Moore

Looks like you are getting right ahead with it. Mine is proving outright weird, but I’m finding it productive, at least.

Nov 8th, 2008
Linda R. Moore

Marina, which blog are you NaPoBlogging at?

Nov 8th, 2008
Linda R. Moore

How’s it going, Buffra?

Nov 8th, 2008
Linda R. Moore

Because every time I do it something really good comes out of it creatively, so it’s worth the trouble.

Nov 8th, 2008
pussreboots (52 comments.)

Why do I do it… because I can. I am actually enjoying it but it has long since lost the feelings of dread over reaching 50K in such a short time.

I’ll be hitting 15K tonight. My goal is to be finished by Thanksgiving. My computer screen is broken on my lap top and I don’t want to be writing on my son’s computer because he can read now and some of my scenes aren’t suitable for a person his age.

Nov 8th, 2008
Buffra

Heh.

Something about job-hunting and being in school and all that means….um….so far, it isn’t really going. At all. But tomorrow is a full-on writing day. At least, that’s the plan!

Well, and I should do some job apps.

*sigh*

Nov 8th, 2008
Linda R. Moore

I know you did it, so congratulations :)

Dec 13th, 2008
Linda R. Moore

Heh, yeah, there are sort of priorities, aren’t there. ;)

Dec 13th, 2008