tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611990907399757596.post187617023656874130..comments2023-11-02T06:18:52.638-07:00Comments on The Seven Day Quest: NaNoWriMocapmangohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05556156900561648269noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611990907399757596.post-69282362342471078252007-11-04T06:42:00.000-08:002007-11-04T06:42:00.000-08:00It is not necessarily so that being a few thousand...It is not necessarily so that being a few thousand words behind will greatly harm your chances. When I was doing Nanowrimo, I found if I was on the trail of an a interesting idea I could write thousands without realizing it. But then I'm kind of an obsessive personality, so your mileage may vary.Rodneyliveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03476187929555342435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611990907399757596.post-69897076250613077382007-11-03T23:23:00.000-07:002007-11-03T23:23:00.000-07:00Cap,Johnh has the right idea. Slam into it and do...Cap,<BR/><BR/>Johnh has the right idea. Slam into it and don't look back. It dovetails perfectly with what you're planning as far as being in training.<BR/><BR/>As for me, while I had hoped to do nanowrimo with you, I'll be happy just wrapping up some of my projects. To this end, I will be completing "One Night At Goodman's Place" and "Around Eleven" by the end of the month. So, kindly hold me to that.<BR/><BR/>Take care, and good luck on your mininanowrimo.<BR/><BR/>gargh =:]The Trollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00361852629631856781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611990907399757596.post-59438564884397523782007-11-03T17:52:00.000-07:002007-11-03T17:52:00.000-07:00All very good advice, as usual. I'm sort of seein...All very good advice, as usual. I'm sort of seeing this year as a warm-up, because I know I can't write 50K words this month, so it's a trial run -- training for next year's nanowrimo. Of course, I can count the blog entries in the total if I make them part of the book....capmangohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05556156900561648269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611990907399757596.post-4092526038343303152007-11-03T11:54:00.000-07:002007-11-03T11:54:00.000-07:00Not bad for a beginning! But remember, you're beh...Not bad for a beginning! But remember, you're behind, and you should work towards making that up. Remember not to get too attached with how your story is going at any moment. If, one day, you can't think of any other place to take the story than to have your rock band abducted by aliens and have to play interplanetary gigs to earn the money to return to Earth, then that's where you should take it. If, on a later day, you decide that was a mistake, do NOT erase back past what you wrote before! Just make a little note to yourself as to the point where you're retconning back into the story. Cound the words in the note towards the total if you like.<BR/><BR/>The point is, DO NOT EDIT! <I>Every word</I> you write during Nanowrimo should contribute to the total! Even if you think something you did was a bad idea, it is rare that the mistaken material is entirely wasted. Nanowrimo is best tackled as an exploration of ideas. <BR/><BR/>I always found it easier to do Nanowrimo if there was an idea in the back of my head that kept nagging me. As you can probably tell, I tend to spit out verbiage unconsciously if I'm interested in something, and I try to use that to my advantage.<BR/><BR/>And while I am not trying to dissuade you from posting to this blog, remember that every word you write here is, to some extent, something you're not putting into the progress file. Remember, the novel comes first!<BR/><BR/>Good luck!Rodneyliveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03476187929555342435noreply@blogger.com