LazyBuddhist´s last blog post..In search of the perfect red

One of the things I like to do before/during NaNo (and any other time really) is to collect random stuff people say, or thoughts that pop into my head, and keep them for possible use in writing. Also, I tend to have some form of pen/pencil and paper nearby most of the time.

Keep up the interesting blog

I am a writer. No qualifiers. No sarcasm. I am a writer.

This year I am going to do it. Of course, I haven’t signed up yet so your post is a great kick in the pants to get beyond saying I am going to do it and actually sign up.

As a recent post on my new blog says, “I am a writer”–and that makes all the difference!

(Recently found your blog–enjoying it, so thanks!)

Kim´s last blog post..The Barnacle of My Imagination

Below is a teaser, folks. Click through above to read the rest.

I’m sick of my novel. If I got too close to a box of matches… I won’t complete that sentence. It might give me ideas best left alone. Instead, I’m dreaming of desk drawers. Or boxes under the bed. Or a shovel, tin can and the back yard. Give me a moment, I’ll be okay.

Linda´s last blog post..Revisions

As a relatively experienced writer, I’m looking forward to NaNoWriMo for the same reasons you list above: discipline, structure, connecting with others (old hands and new), as well as just the fun of writing with a deadline.

In any case, I know that Nanowrimo taught me more about outlining -which has helped me reach goals outside of November, and that participation in the program has given me at least three novels that were “outside” my schedule – and that they are sold – so Nanowrimo has been very good to me…I try to help others with it because I think it’s a lot of fun, and a very useful tool for novelists with or without experience.

DNW

David Niall Wilson´s last blog post..Relevance in the Land That Won’t Stand Still

You’re 100% right in noting that people should try to work ahead as much as possible. I’m going to go back and add a qualifier there because this is a good point.

The spirit of my threshold comment was to keep new folks from burning themselves out by “blasting beyond” the goal into the 3-5K range. For an inexperienced writer, the euphoria that accompanies a few large writing sessions is often met on the other side by an empty inkwell.

I find that I can do about 2.2K on any single project during the course of the day though I might write in excess of 8-9K overall.