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Monday, 12. October 2009, 19:44:12

I'm sure you've heard of NaNoWriMo--the thing where you write a 50,000 word novel in a month. I've always kind of scoffed at it, being the highbrow intellectual that I am (stop laughing, you).

I signed up for it.

I'm probably insane. I'll have to write a minimum of 1,600-some words per day to qualify, but (here's the really not-funny thing) I'VE DONE THIS BEFORE. Just not on any deadline, and not necessarily to anyone's benefit (certainly not my own).

We'll see what happens. Either way, I'll blog about it. I've been blog-deficient lately, mainly because I've been fooling around with other things-- chiefly spinning and knitting.

I have an idea. I'll see if it goes anywhere.

Stay tuned!

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Comments

Stardancer 12. October 2009, 23:23

I tried to sign up for this a few years ago, but I think I hit the last-minute rush. Could never access the website well enough to sign up. It's a really fun idea, though.

Good luck, Mel. I think you'll enjoy the heck outta this.

:up:

ellinidata 12. October 2009, 23:44

ROFL I say 50,000 words a day!
In one month you will do it!
you will write them... you will

Is there a prize?

noah counte 13. October 2009, 02:35

1,600 words a day is a lot of writing - but it makes 50,000 in a month seem manageable. Doesn't it? :lol:

Good luck! I'll look forward to reading about your progress.

mlynnjohnson 13. October 2009, 15:15

@ Noah: Thanks!

@ angeliki: No prize as such; it's about finishing, I think. And lord knows I could use that practice :D

mlynnjohnson 13. October 2009, 15:17

@ Star: You should try it again, though. They make a big point of it not being quality so much as quantity and the challenge of reaching a goal.

If anyone's interested, the URL: www.nanowrimo.org

The nice thing is, it's sort of like blogging, except with a deadline. You're not trying to win a popularity contest or convince an editor of anything. Therefore, I predict a shambles in my own writing, but maybe a fun shambles, at least :smile:

ellinidata 13. October 2009, 16:05

:o: thanks for sharing the link,
:o: :heart:

my kid writes 24/7 however when i asked her if interested to participate,

the answer was "I write because I love it, not because I have to meet a dead line :smile: "
I see the answer as
:heart: Part of being a teen *discipline has to wait*
:heart: part of being an idealist in the making..

you got to love the teens :smile:

mlynnjohnson 13. October 2009, 16:50

ha, I doubt I'd have done it when I was a teen, either--it sounds like way too much work!

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