tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-849583276019228310.post6635752928351201560..comments2024-03-28T05:29:45.364-04:00Comments on Heim Binas Fiction: Reminder: make NaNoWriMo work for YOUCKHBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17741681893677604323noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-849583276019228310.post-49715347181122565232009-11-11T08:53:58.855-05:002009-11-11T08:53:58.855-05:00Brilliant! I'm currently going for your third...Brilliant! I'm currently going for your third option. I'm still using the 13,000 words I wrote on my first project and I'm starting a new (completely unrelated one). It has been good to push myself with word daily counts. I, like you, am learning my limitations and 50,000 words probably won't be reasonable for the month, but who knows--maybe I'll get on a roll.<br /><br />Good luck to you and I hope your story turns out beautifully.Nataliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00861022355718378425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-849583276019228310.post-75932626012401321652009-11-11T07:50:28.950-05:002009-11-11T07:50:28.950-05:00Stephanie, you can ABSOLUTELY put those two projec...Stephanie, you can ABSOLUTELY put those two projects together and call it a NaNo win! As long as you write <b>50K of fiction in November</b>, you ARE playing by the rules.<br /><br />Here are several scenarios which ALL count from a NaNoWriMo rules perspective:<br /><br />1) You "screwed" up and started your novel early. You have 10K words before November starts. Solution: call the first 10K an "introductory short story," write THE END on October 31, and call your November words a "linked novel" or sequel. Ta-da! You have a fresh and totally within-the-rules start for NaNo.<br /><br />2) Your story is supposed to be 40K words total. At the end, you write a totally ridiculous and fun dream sequence that's 90% stream-of-consciousness junk that has nothing to do with the story and will never make it to the final edit. If you get 50K total, that's a NaNo win. Heck, you could have your main character do some internet research (tangentially related to the plot, naturally), QUOTE A 10K WORD WIKIPEDIA ENTRY, and technically have it count as a win.<br /><br />3) You started a novel that really isn't working for you. You change gears completely and start something new. To make it legit within NaNo, all you have to do is call it PART TWO.<br /><br />NEVER THROW OUT WORDS. Write what you want, and on November 30, cram it into the same document and call it a novel.CKHBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17741681893677604323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-849583276019228310.post-91497775317217610832009-11-10T20:21:13.626-05:002009-11-10T20:21:13.626-05:00Didn't do NaNo. But I think I agree with the r...Didn't do NaNo. But I think I agree with the reasons for doing NaNo. How's it going for you?Katie Gansherthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09150375338556869812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-849583276019228310.post-38448735808806998302009-11-10T19:22:48.753-05:002009-11-10T19:22:48.753-05:00I'm not dropping out, but I have a bit of a qu...I'm not dropping out, but I have a bit of a quandary. My agent just started shopping my series "Ghost Patrol," which only had part one written. I had to stop everything to write book two. Unfortunately, it's a middle grade, and to match the first one will only be around 41,000-42,000 words...NaNoWriMo requires you write 50,000 words on the same novel. So I think I'm going to have to abandon ship...but for good reason!Stephanie Farishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10461865229341760836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-849583276019228310.post-5744356028302815042009-11-10T19:16:04.935-05:002009-11-10T19:16:04.935-05:00Love it Carrie! You go with you bad self too :))Love it Carrie! You go with you bad self too :))Tabitha Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08196816108272065974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-849583276019228310.post-61662055641965229372009-11-10T16:27:45.619-05:002009-11-10T16:27:45.619-05:00This is the very advice that made me smile. NaNo h...This is the very advice that made me smile. NaNo has done marvelous things to get by behind in a chair and show myself and my loved ones that I am serious. I feel a sense of accomplishment for writing every day. <br /><br />There are no more grumbles from my family anymore but encouragement that may never have surfaced if I had not pushed forward with this project. I am going to continue, but not to try and kill myself but write everyday with vigor.Tamika:https://www.blogger.com/profile/04874834971492028558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-849583276019228310.post-70496715833439001422009-11-10T14:54:25.776-05:002009-11-10T14:54:25.776-05:00I've learned a lot about what I enjoy with wri...I've learned a lot about what I enjoy with writing and how I enjoy doing it with NaNo. I don't mind writing daunting amounts of words per day. I like to get in that flow and go, go, go! But I have about two points I get to in the novel where I have to stop and reflect on what I've already written. I just passed that first one, so now I'm going strong again. I think I'll keep it up, I'm really enjoying myself so far.Cindy R. Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13488732331021750408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-849583276019228310.post-16794554477272595672009-11-10T14:01:50.879-05:002009-11-10T14:01:50.879-05:00Good points all around! NaNo has been eye-opening ...Good points all around! NaNo has been eye-opening this year, but I don't know if I'll ever try it again. Definitely teaching me some lessons about writing.JEMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04043891292719086478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-849583276019228310.post-31277548949135455102009-11-10T12:18:49.437-05:002009-11-10T12:18:49.437-05:00Thanks, Carrie. Still pretty sure I'm going to...Thanks, Carrie. Still pretty sure I'm going to quit...Caroline Starr Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04597510685273079757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-849583276019228310.post-32050850844430324232009-11-10T11:53:39.250-05:002009-11-10T11:53:39.250-05:00This is very true.
I might not make my original go...This is very true.<br />I might not make my original goal, but already I've discovered new things about the direction of my story. And that's priceless.<br />I won't feel mad, sad, or bad if I don't reach my word count goals.<br />Write on!Reeshahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17387498259078528854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-849583276019228310.post-90039639089803370042009-11-10T11:25:40.599-05:002009-11-10T11:25:40.599-05:00Still another fine post with some really good advi...Still another fine post with some really good advice. I'm still hung up on the edit as I go-- me sitting here with thesaurus and dictionary by my side-- but that's the way I write and I'm not sure I can or want to change that-- 50 year old habits aren't changed easily. I continue going thru much of my daily schedule as I have in the past and try to write I concentrated bursts sporadically from morn to night. I'm nearly averaging 2000 wds per day, but I'm still hoping for a 5000 wd day (which I'm sure I do when I add in my blogging, commenting, and emailing)-- but I like to have a 5000 wd day for my novel. So on we go each in our own way.<br /><br />By the way, Carrie, I'd love for you to check out my posts today and tomorrow. Since you have an entertainment industry background and hopefully have an appreciation for good music, I'd like to get your take on my music review and interview with a musician who is well known in So. Cal. but has yet to break nationally. I noticed that you said you like silence when you write. I like instrumental music in the the backgound while I write. I've been mostly rotating 2 of Sebastian Sidi's CD's and Scubert's Piano Trio in E Flat Major (an excellent music to write to musical work that I will probably wear out by Nov 30). Writing to instrumental music is just another way for me to keep up a writing rhythm and to keep me relaxed.Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.com