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I’ve got two people presuring me to do NaNoWriMo now. Its starting to really build in my head and more than likely I’m going to do it. I just want to give it a bit more thought before I acutally apply. 50,000 words is a lot to pump out in 30 days. In fact, it’s approximately 1,666 words a day. To keep ahead of the curve, I’d probably have to do 2,000 words a day average so that I could go brain dead on certain days.
It’s a grand coincidence that I dreamt of an intricate plot cross section the other day, and that could be expanded into a 50,000 word “story,” but at the same time, what if it’s an award winning idea and I waste it on literary masturbation. I guess I could always continue to develop and edit after November, but at the same time… Bah, who am I kidding. If I don’t force myself to write, it’s not going to be an award winning anything. I will continue to ponder the possibility and I’ll let you all know if I decide to do it next week. I’m gonna need all your support, encouragement, and constant hounding to do this, but I think I can.
At the very least, I can write 50,000 words of crap.
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I would encourage you to do it. I had friends do it last year, and it is a ride.
You could always use LJ as your method of writing. Instead of normal posts just make them all part of your story?
yeah, i know. im talking crazy talk.
I actually considered doing just that, but I think I need to keep it in a more manageable format. But I can promise that if I do in fact do this, I will keep a log here (or at
I’m not confident enough with my writing to blindly post raw work to the public.
That’s because heather and i know you can do it. If you will or not… that’s a different story.
See what sucks most for me is tht Novemeber is in the high work volume time at both jobs. I’m working overtime I’m stressed I get no sleep, etc. But some how I manage to crank out a couple thousand words every year anyway.
This year I cheated. I started my character sketches a little early. Hell, I think it’s okay. I don’t have plot lines or anything yet, just characters I want to see in a story. Maybe try that to ease some of the stress.
they actually say you can make outlines and notes in advance, just no true prose. I have been mulling over some more details that will be going up on
…but then again, I’ve been flapping my gums about it so much, I think I’ve already dedicated myself to the project.
That’s what I thought. You better do it.
October 6, 2004