...or maybe that's just me when I see a deadline looming. We all react differently. Now, I didn't participate in Nanowrimo; it's always Nanowrimo at my house, and to avoid wear and tear on the Machete Squad, I'm usually rotating two to four projects at any one time, allowing me to deliver them the next segment for review in a convenient 10,000 to 30,000 word chunk, rather than dropping a complete unedited novel on them every few months. But I respect the people who decide to find out first-hand how difficult it is to write a single full-length work. And in honor of your efforts, here are some links you might find helpful.
First off, here are my fifty thoughts on writing, many of which have been turned into essays. Some of them may strike you as useful. And if you're really morbidly curious, here are fifty more thoughts on writing, bringing it to an even hundred. I am not currently planning to turn the second set into essays. That way lies madness.
Now that you're living in Writerland, you may want to reference this handy phrasebook to help you get around. If you've been here before, this more advanced phrasebook may be what you're looking for.
And of course, wear sunscreen, and do research. (I don't care if "Sunscreen" parodies are no longer cool. I am not fixated on cool.)
Happy writing!
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February 17 2012, 16:52:16 UTC 5 years ago
Let me add
November 30 2011, 16:58:06 UTC 5 years ago
You Say: "I always wanted to be a writer."
We Hear: "How hard can it be?"
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November 30 2011, 16:59:33 UTC 5 years ago
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But it was fun to put forth the attempt.
November 30 2011, 17:02:43 UTC 5 years ago
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November 30 2011, 17:00:40 UTC 5 years ago
i think people forget this exists:
November 30 2011, 19:36:49 UTC 5 years ago
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November 30 2011, 17:05:19 UTC 5 years ago
And I think this is the first year that I actually crossed 50k early. There have been many years of the flailing arms and running around in circles, screaming that I'm not going to make it.
February 17 2012, 16:40:25 UTC 5 years ago
Go team you!
November 30 2011, 17:50:38 UTC 5 years ago
That seems to be the case for a few writers I know.
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November 30 2011, 18:07:24 UTC 5 years ago
So I have the bare bones of a nice little English fantasy series if I choose to go that route, which isn't a burning ambition. I just find I need to let my muse out to play every so often and I have at least one non-fiction project I am suppose to be working on with some folk in London.
Still I have more confidence after reading Herbie Brennan's books that it isn't impossible to work the fiction/non-fiction divide. NaNoWriMo has helped me gain confidence in writing dialogue - the magic comes easy.
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November 30 2011, 18:47:28 UTC 5 years ago
And now I wait for the inevitable hilarity that comes when people immediately try to submit their Nano as a novel to agents/publishers without revisions come 1 December.
November 30 2011, 20:25:33 UTC 5 years ago
People do that? o.O
I had to stop posting chapters of my NaNo on my livejournal because it got too unedited and plot hole-y. So half of it hasn't seen the light of day.
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November 30 2011, 19:00:08 UTC 5 years ago
Anyways, I'm super-excited to bang out my last 6k. I'm really pleased with a great deal of my work this year!
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November 30 2011, 20:13:52 UTC 5 years ago
http://www.etsy.com/listing/85513641/zo
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November 30 2011, 23:00:24 UTC 5 years ago
The links look brilliant. Bookmarking them all!
February 17 2012, 16:31:03 UTC 5 years ago
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December 1 2011, 00:08:30 UTC 5 years ago
I'm paraphrasing, obviously, but the concept stuck. I can't wait to have a chance to use it.
February 17 2012, 16:20:43 UTC 5 years ago
So true.
December 1 2011, 04:05:54 UTC 5 years ago
:)
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December 1 2011, 05:54:12 UTC 5 years ago
I am SO glad this month is over. And I'm also glad that my friend's baby decided she wanted to be born in November so as to make this month NOT a complete downer.
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