12-02-2011, 03:39 AM | #181 |
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I didn't bother to sign up, just kept tally at home... needless to say, for the first time ever, I achieved my goal. Typicl eh? Book 2 of the trilogy is now in the bag!
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12-02-2011, 06:30 AM | #182 |
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I did it... Got it done on the 27th, validated and everything. If I was going to try I had to remember to complete it a bit early, as my daughter's birthday is around the corner. (and teenagers, it seems, are rather a high-maintenance bunch!)
What an experience NaNo is... may I offer a gentle back-slap to everyone who participated? It really is a challenge. |
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12-02-2011, 07:15 AM | #183 |
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Those of you that "won" do you plan to go back now , edit , and release?
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12-02-2011, 06:06 PM | #184 |
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Absolutely. It will be interesting to see how rough my novel is when I go back and reread it, usually I try to do a little more editing and revising as I write, but this time I just focused on getting the words onto the page. Since my novel turned out being rather shorter than my usual work, I'll probably offer it for a buck on Smashwords and the Kindle store. Should take a couple of months for revisions, editing, and general formatting and cleanup.
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12-03-2011, 08:14 AM | #185 |
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mrscoach, Birds: I've mentioned you and this thread in the NaNoWriMo blog post that I just posted. The blog is on my website, and the website link is in my signature, if you want to take a look. |
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12-05-2011, 09:13 AM | #187 | |
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@teh603 - you're handing over the thirty bucks or so to copyright it officially, right? I'm somewhat surprised anyone could have gone from a NaNoWriMo novel to a finished product worth protecting in such a short space of time. Or was that a joke? I can find humans difficult to read at times. Last edited by dadioflex; 12-05-2011 at 09:18 AM. |
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12-05-2011, 06:21 PM | #188 | |
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Then again, I was also editing as I wrote. Technically a violation of the unwritten NaNo rules, but I also had a serious enough lead that it didn't cause too many problems. Most of the stuff that didn't work got chopped out pretty early on. Having very little work at my day job also helped; when there's no assignments to go in and do, you might as well sit at home and edit. Last edited by teh603; 12-05-2011 at 06:24 PM. |
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12-05-2011, 07:34 PM | #189 |
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Just crossed the 100k word mark in my latest novel... according to MS Word it only took me 4.5 days to do. So blew all you nanowritters out of the water.
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12-13-2011, 10:48 PM | #190 |
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So yea. I failed. Bad.
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12-13-2011, 11:00 PM | #191 |
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No worries. It's all in good fun and you can try again next year
I won, but I need about 50k more to have it finished. Then I've gotta edit, come up with a cover, etc., etc., etc... Does anyone want to do all that for me? I can't pay you any money, but I make some pretty mean bulgogi and kimchi (My bulgogi's so good it won me my very first marriage proposal. I turned him down, but still.) ^_^ |
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There are some people who publish their works the day after NaNoWriMo ends. That seems like a mistake to me. I have a second draft of my book, and I'll have a third draft after I get some feedback from beta readers. I have friends who say they will read it, whether they will actually read or not is an open question. I'm taking my time with it. It's not bad, but I want it to be as good as I can make it.
It was really good for me, I had never written more than 10,000 words before. I get the NaNoWriMo isn't for everyone, but the people who insist that NaNoWriMo isn't for anyone are being irrational. Just look at how many art supply stores there are, catering to amateur painters. Do people shake their fist at them? No, people are encouraged to paint, but for some reason, there are those who insist that only certain people selected by some cabal should be able to write. Many people need some sort of encouragement to keep them motivated, and if NaNoWriMo provides that motivation, good. Your NaNoWriMo book might not be good, but you can't produce a good book if you don't write one. We've all met people who keep talking about the story that they want to write, but they never write it. For them, NaNoWriMo might be a good thing. |
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I failed too. Failed even to start this year.
My 2009 "novel" got bogged down in the editing phase, but I will never regret making the effort! I truly admire anyone who can put together anything resembling a finished book, however they got there. Well done to everyone who took part in NaNoWriMo this past year, whether you won or not. I think you can't help but learn from the experience! 2012. It's a good, even number -- and I have 10 more months to find a plotline. Last edited by Filark; 01-14-2012 at 11:14 PM. |
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Filark, you'll get there, just keep trying...
QuantumIguana, you're spot on with all your comments there. I can't see any point in writing a book that isn't the best I can do at the time. All power to you for holding back as well, that's one of the hardest bits and so many people don't. It's very difficult not to put something out there if it's almost ready... It took me about 8 years to learn how to write a novel and another 5 or 6 years to write one which I didn't wish someone else had written. But if I'd been able to publish my first as an e-book I suspect I might have gone ahead and done it anyway. And my reputation (not to mention my pride) would be in tatters! As it is, my novel isn't going to set the world on fire but I know it's of a publishable standard and I know it's the best I can produce right now... The great thing about this writing business, of course, is that the more you do, the more you learn and the better the results get. It's hard, like pulling teeth sometimes, I find but the rewards are great. You're right about resting it, too. The biggest test for me is if to leave it a month or two. If, when I read it after that time, I like it, to the point where I can't quite believe it's my work, I know it's OK. Cheers MTM |
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