Who is doing NaNoWriMo?

[trike]

Is anyone else planning on participating in Nation Novel Writing Month? www.nanowrimo.org/

This is my first year attempting it, and I am pretty excited. Let's be writing buddies! My author name is Kaydon_the_dinosaur

[Undecided]

I promised myself last year I would do it, but I broke my promise to myself

[skyfire]

I want to participate this year, but I have family coming down for the Thanksgiving holiday.

Given that my brother needs internet access for his job (he's a college professor now), this means I won't have consistent access to the computer. And since the library and campus will be closed, those are out of the question as well.

[Turtle]

I'm doing it. I did it last year and it turned out okay-ish, so I figured if I actually had a plot and characters beforehand I might actually make something to be proud of.

[Sandafluffoid]

I really really want to do this, but the problem is I suck at writing. Or at least writing interesting stuff, I mean over the past week I've been writing a grammar, but that is dry as all hell for anyone except me.

[malendras]

I did it once, back on '05 or '06. Since then I've been completely unable to do it - my job's busiest month just happens to be November. And by "busiest" I mean the vacation calendar has "DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT IT!" in 72pt. bold, italicized, and underlined font for the entire month.

[Caitshidhe]

I'll give it an unofficial try this year. When I'm at my best, writing-wise, I can do about 5000 words a day, but there's no guarantee I'll be able to muster that this year. Especially with my computer being out of commission.

[MaybeNever]

I'm doing NaNoWriNoMo, or National Not Writing a Novel Month.

[ottery]

I think I'll try this year. :3 I've heard about it, and I'd love to try my hand at writing again. When I was a kid I wrote a novel, which wasn't exactly the best work out there, but it was great for a 10 year old.

[CtraK]

Having discovered that it started a week ago, I think I should probably give it a miss this year. Also, much as I know NaNoWriMo usually wants it to be utterly spontaneous, I'd still rather have a strong premise going into it.

[Sandafluffoid]

Nov 6, 2009 18:14:21 GMT -5 ottery said:

I think I'll try this year. :3 I've heard about it, and I'd love to try my hand at writing again. When I was a kid I wrote a novel, which wasn't exactly the best work out there, but it was great for a 10 year old.

When I was five I wrote a fourteen-chapter book about rabbits who traveled the world on a helicopter made of palm trees. Each chapter was a page long. Most of the page was taken up with an illustration. I can't draw rabbits. Large parts of the plot were clearly stolen from Watership Down.

I am a dreadful author.

[NoLeafClover]

...I'm at 38,776 words, two weeks in...

[MaybeNever]

Are they all the word "shit"?

[skyfire]

I've had something of a breakthrough, at least.


For the past few years, my parents have gotten me a single big-ticket item each year (such as a DVD boxed set or a Game Boy Advance) and a few smaller odds and ends (like books and ornaments).

Late last month, when NaNoWriMo came up, I convinced my mom that - as both a writer and a college student - it's to the point where my not having consistent access to the computer during the holidays (such as Thanksgiving and Christmas) or whenever family comes down is starting to be a liability; I need a machine in order to write, do homework, and complete my paid surveys, but my oldest brother and his wife tend to hog the desktop.

Originally, I was simply asking her to keep an eye out for any notebooks or netbooks that might be on sale for Black Friday this year; I make enough now to where if I can find one cheap I can pay it down in short order. Instead, she's offering to pick one up for me and call it my Christmas gift.

So while this year's NaNoWriMo is largely a lost cause, I can at least do next year.

[CtraK]

Since my last post, I have tripled my word count....to 3,094. Go me.

That said, I have this planned as a web serial and at this rate I'll either have to release installments on a yearly basis or start releasing them in twenty-six years' time...