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Well folks, it’s November and you know what that means: NaNoWriMo is upon us! Who’s doing it this year? Who’s done it in the past?
I’ve never done it and I actually can’t do it this year. In order to officially participate, you cannot start writing until November 1st. Since I have 21,000 words already, that’s not going to work. I am, however, going to harness all the energy and excitement going around and use it to my own advantage.
god that feels good. really, really good.
I’m going to unofficially join in and write 50,000 words this month. Woohoo! Actually, my goal is 60,000 words. Apparently an average length for a first-time novel in my genre is about 80,000 words. So if I can get 60,000 done this month in addition to the 21,000 I already have, I should be pretty close to a first draft. Which. Is. Awesome!
I’ve always thought of myself as the kind of writer who would write a lot and then edit out a lot. But it turns out, that might not be true. The plot of this book is so persistent that I feel the need to just get it down on paper as quickly as I can. I’m writing very leanly right now, and I plan to go back and fill in where the story needs it later. I think the whole vibe of NaNoWriMo fits pretty well with that approach. Just write, write, write and later you can edit, edit, edit.
So I’m jumping in. I love this feeling and I’m super excited about the next 30 days. Who’s with me??
I’m participating for the first time. I’ve got my premise, outline, and main characters drawn out and begin putting in my writing time today. The plan is to use November as a catalyst then fill in research holes and do edits and rewrites in the following few months.
Awesome! Good luck! I love the sense of community and camaraderie around NaNoWriMo. We’re all awesome
I am gonna do what you’re doing! Great idea. Wish I had time to do it with this idea I have but maybe next year. Go you with all those words!!!
Nice! I’m excited to read more of your book for our writing group this month
Good luck on your 60,000 words!
One of the girls in my region has been working on the same novel for the last three years, I don’t even know what her word count is in total anymore, but she’s the fastest writer in the group, it’s up there.
And my novel this year is a rewrite from something I wrote a couple years ago, technically I’m somewhat unofficial this year too.
Nice! I think unofficial is a good way to go. Use the time as motivation to do what you need to get done.
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