November 2011 is the 13th Annual National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) - Page 2

afa · 10-30-2011, 12:37 PM

I was considering taking part, but really don't know if I will now.

Quite busy with work. Who knows, maybe I'll try to find some time for it.

Andanzas · 10-31-2011, 09:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Dr. Drib

I own the more powerful version, WriteWay Pro.

Don

Could you share your impressions about the program?

OneandonlyDoc · 10-31-2011, 10:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Andanzas

Could you share your impressions about the program?

Please do, Drib!

I know I played with it a little bit and found myself really missing some of the functionality I get in Word.

keypurse · 11-04-2011, 05:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Ryvyan

I have not participated in years; either busy with work or travelling for pleasure during past Novembers.

Have not been writing a lot these days, kind of miss it (sadistic).

me too. most of time are working. have no time to read or watch TV.

AuthorJethroFord · 11-04-2011, 09:13 PM

the About Page isn't working during the all-important month?

pdurrant · 11-05-2011, 03:27 AM

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Originally Posted by AuthorJethroFord

the About Page isn't working during the all-important month?

The NaNoWriMo About Page is working for me.

Andanzas · 11-06-2011, 11:12 AM

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Originally Posted by OneandonlyDoc

Please do, Drib!

I know I played with it a little bit and found myself really missing some of the functionality I get in Word.

I don't think any of these programs (I've briefly tried Writeway, Scrivener, and Yarny) are meant to replace Word. They simply can't compete with Word in features. After all, they are not supported by a huge corporation but by small companies and sometimes were created by a single person. But whereas Word tries to be everything to everybody, these programs focus on helping you create and organize the first draft of a large piece of work. After that, I suppose I will be exporting and doing the final edit in Word, but I love the flexibility they offer me.

After Dr. Drib's enthusiastic review, I ended up buying Scrivener for Windows.

I am also enjoying Yarny, a web app that stores your writing in the cloud, so it can be very convenient for someone who writes on several computers. I love their minimalistic approach to interface design. When they add the offline feature, it will be a great choice, in my opinion. But it's not a Word wannabe; don't expect the same functionality at all.

Renaldo · 11-06-2011, 03:50 PM

I've done this 3 times and "won" it twice. My first book is actually available for sale on Lulu.com. I suggest nobody buys it.

kennyc · 11-07-2011, 04:39 PM

not sure if this has been listed yet:

Free ebooks from Writer's Digest: http://www.writersdigest.com/nanowrimo

various formats

Bob Russell · 11-09-2011, 03:36 PM

I'm doing this one also. Quite exciting, actually, and a lot of fun so far. (Of course, writer's block hasn't hit yet.) It's the first time for me, although I've been wanting to do it for years.

It's ironic that all those years when I probably had more time, I didn't try. Now, when I have very very little time, I'm giving it a try. So far, I find it much easier to write at a Denny's or similar restaurant and order comfort food, like a french toast breakfast, to nibble on. I seem to comfortably write about 2,000 words in a 2 hr session that way. Oddly, when I've tried to write in my office at home I've ended up with about 600 total words in three 2hr sessions. Something about food and getting out of the house seems to help.

Started brainstorming and plotting on my iPad with iThoughtsHD. It's great! Then used physical index cards to go from about 15 plot points to something like a beat sheet with about 60 items.

Moved it into Storyist for iPad and had fun doing the draft writing with my Apple wireless BT keyboard. But I was concerned about the editing phase because I couldn't see doing that on an iPad, and I don't have a Mac, so don't have the option of finishing using a full version of Storyist.

So I moved it all to Scrivener with the project in Dropbox folders. That means I'm writing mostly on an Asus netbook. Occassionally with a USB keyboard and mouse attached. (I think Toshiba or Acer might be better because they are supposed to have bigger keys, but I went with what I have.)

I don't find writing on the netbook using Scrivener to be as easy for draft writing compared to Storyist for iPad with the Apple keyboard, but I do like the fact that I'll already be in Scrivener for revision work, and I imagine Scrivener to be the right tool for the job. (I haven't done this before, though, so I don't know. I just can't imagine doing major plot rework in anything that doesn't have a way to store metadata/notes by scene and move text around in logical pieces.)

Also, for the person that wondered about no offer for Scrivener for Linux, I think I read that they were going to release Scrivener 1.0 for Linux at no cost. If that's true, it's certainly about the best offer you can get!

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10-30-2011, 12:37 PM	#16
afa The Forgotten Posts: 1,136 Karma: 4689999 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Dubai Device: Kindle Paperwhite; Nook HD; Sony Xperia Z3 Compact	I was considering taking part, but really don't know if I will now. Quite busy with work. Who knows, maybe I'll try to find some time for it.

11-04-2011, 09:13 PM	#20
AuthorJethroFord Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: a beach in North Carolina Device: none	the About Page isn't working during the all-important month?

11-06-2011, 03:50 PM	#23
Renaldo Addict Posts: 294 Karma: 250590 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: The Great Pacific Northwest Device: Kindle 3G + WiFi	I've done this 3 times and "won" it twice. My first book is actually available for sale on Lulu.com. I suggest nobody buys it.

11-07-2011, 04:39 PM	#24
kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,897 Karma: 119230421 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2; Kindle Fire	not sure if this has been listed yet: Free ebooks from Writer's Digest: http://www.writersdigest.com/nanowrimo various formats

11-09-2011, 03:36 PM	#25
Bob Russell Recovering Gadget Addict Posts: 5,381 Karma: 676161 Join Date: May 2004 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Device: iPad	I'm doing this one also. Quite exciting, actually, and a lot of fun so far. (Of course, writer's block hasn't hit yet.) It's the first time for me, although I've been wanting to do it for years. It's ironic that all those years when I probably had more time, I didn't try. Now, when I have very very little time, I'm giving it a try. So far, I find it much easier to write at a Denny's or similar restaurant and order comfort food, like a french toast breakfast, to nibble on. I seem to comfortably write about 2,000 words in a 2 hr session that way. Oddly, when I've tried to write in my office at home I've ended up with about 600 total words in three 2hr sessions. Something about food and getting out of the house seems to help. Started brainstorming and plotting on my iPad with iThoughtsHD. It's great! Then used physical index cards to go from about 15 plot points to something like a beat sheet with about 60 items. Moved it into Storyist for iPad and had fun doing the draft writing with my Apple wireless BT keyboard. But I was concerned about the editing phase because I couldn't see doing that on an iPad, and I don't have a Mac, so don't have the option of finishing using a full version of Storyist. So I moved it all to Scrivener with the project in Dropbox folders. That means I'm writing mostly on an Asus netbook. Occassionally with a USB keyboard and mouse attached. (I think Toshiba or Acer might be better because they are supposed to have bigger keys, but I went with what I have.) I don't find writing on the netbook using Scrivener to be as easy for draft writing compared to Storyist for iPad with the Apple keyboard, but I do like the fact that I'll already be in Scrivener for revision work, and I imagine Scrivener to be the right tool for the job. (I haven't done this before, though, so I don't know. I just can't imagine doing major plot rework in anything that doesn't have a way to store metadata/notes by scene and move text around in logical pieces.) Also, for the person that wondered about no offer for Scrivener for Linux, I think I read that they were going to release Scrivener 1.0 for Linux at no cost. If that's true, it's certainly about the best offer you can get!

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