On Nanowrimo
November 1st 2009 12:12
Sorry I didn't post anything yesterday. It was hectic; a friend of mine ran into some trouble and I had to help her out.
I just want to say thank you to everyone for reading and thanks to all those who participated in the workshop. I would love to see your feedback, so if you have any comments-things you thought worked well, things you thought didn't, things you think it would be interesting if I tackled next year-let me know. My email is diannalgunn@gmail.com
Today is the first day of Nanowrimo. It's time to begin your novels; to write that first sentence and see where the words take you.
Try to write more than you need to today. You want to write two or three thousand extra words today, so that if something happens midway through November you have a little bit of wiggle room as to your word count.
This is the beginning of a crazy, month-long journey that will sometimes feel like it was years, and sometimes feel like it was only a few days. You are likely to learn things about yourself and what you are capable of over the course of this month.
When you're ahead of the game, just keep going. When the words are flowing, let them out, let them go. You're writing a story here, a novel.
And when the going gets tough, find a way to make yourself write. Go to the forums and find someone who will have a word war with you. If you're really desparately lost, go to the forums and let the world know your situation. Someone is bound to help you out-the forums are full of great people.
Remember that Nanowrimo is about challenging yourself. And even if you don't write 50, 000 or more words, you're still a winner just for trying-and you'll probably get more done than you would if you hadn't tried.
Good luck-now stop reading and start writing!
I just want to say thank you to everyone for reading and thanks to all those who participated in the workshop. I would love to see your feedback, so if you have any comments-things you thought worked well, things you thought didn't, things you think it would be interesting if I tackled next year-let me know. My email is diannalgunn@gmail.com
Today is the first day of Nanowrimo. It's time to begin your novels; to write that first sentence and see where the words take you.
Try to write more than you need to today. You want to write two or three thousand extra words today, so that if something happens midway through November you have a little bit of wiggle room as to your word count.
This is the beginning of a crazy, month-long journey that will sometimes feel like it was years, and sometimes feel like it was only a few days. You are likely to learn things about yourself and what you are capable of over the course of this month.
When you're ahead of the game, just keep going. When the words are flowing, let them out, let them go. You're writing a story here, a novel.
And when the going gets tough, find a way to make yourself write. Go to the forums and find someone who will have a word war with you. If you're really desparately lost, go to the forums and let the world know your situation. Someone is bound to help you out-the forums are full of great people.
Remember that Nanowrimo is about challenging yourself. And even if you don't write 50, 000 or more words, you're still a winner just for trying-and you'll probably get more done than you would if you hadn't tried.
Good luck-now stop reading and start writing!
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