NanoWriMo 2009

[vivaldirules]

Originally Posted by pshrynk

I just registered for it...

(doggie hoping this means spell checking, too)

[dmon65]

Originally Posted by pking36330

OK, before someone calls me out...

"My NaNoWriMo Novel 2009" - FAILED

But from these ashes NaNoWriMo 2010 will be the year I repeat my earilier successes.

Don't think you're alone in that, pking! I was unable to convince work/family/prior commitments to give me a month alone. But I did at least get a start on my stories and a commitment from the wife to run interference a bit harder for me next year.

Yup, I failed this year but now I know what to expect and have a feel for the pace. I'll get that banner next year!

[zelda_pinwheel]

congratulations to everyone who participated, winners and "try-ers". i'm amazed and impressed by all of you ! i really hope we'll get the chance to read all of these novels soon !

Originally Posted by Moejoe

And now you've all finished (congrats!!) it's time for.....*drum roll*.......NANOEDMO!!!

Yes, fellow writers, you've done the best and the worst over the last month, soon it will be time to take out your metaphorical red pen and get down to the real work...editing. Be prepared for hour upon on endless hour where all the fun is taken out of your writing while you try to make it perfect. Prepare yourself for the one sentence you just can't seem to correct, no matter how many times you write it. Marvel at the sound of your inner voice berating you constantly!

http://www.nanoedmo.net/xoops2/

(don't worry, it's only in 88 days or so )

ouch !

Originally Posted by vivaldirules

(doggie hoping this means spell checking, too)

[pshrynk]

Yeah, yeah, yeah!

[Moejoe]

Originally Posted by dmon65

Don't think you're alone in that, pking! I was unable to convince work/family/prior commitments to give me a month alone. But I did at least get a start on my stories and a commitment from the wife to run interference a bit harder for me next year.

Yup, I failed this year but now I know what to expect and have a feel for the pace. I'll get that banner next year!

If you wrote even one sentence, one word in the spirit of creation, you succeeded. There is no win or lose in writing, only win.

[zelda_pinwheel]

Originally Posted by Moejoe

If you wrote even one sentence, one word in the spirit of creation, you succeeded. There is no win or lose in writing, only win.

well said !

[GeoffC]

Originally Posted by vivaldirules

(doggie hoping this means spell checking, too)

OUCH! doggie ....

[jaxx6166]

Bad doggie!!!! =)

Their's no sush thing as speel chak

[GeoffC]

Originally Posted by jaxx6166

Bad doggie!!!! =)

Their's no sush thing as speel chak

'tas bean noteised

[dadioflex]

Edit.

[nomesque]

Originally Posted by dadioflex

NaNoNoNo

http://www.arianaosborne.com/?p=737

Thoughts?

Found it rather patronising, snotty and... kinda funny. But I took some time to look at some other posts on the blog, and I think you've got to take it in the context of random if-it-makes-me-laugh-i'll-post-it type humour For the record, they have a clarification in the next post.

[dadioflex]

Edit.

[pshrynk]

It was slightly amusing in an "I'm so cool and you are a bunch of geeks, so see if you can get the irony" sort of way. The writing sucked, really.

[jaxx6166]

I read the blog article, and a few more down. My question is who is this woman? I've never heard of her.

Basically, what gives her the credentials to sit there and..for lack of a better word, be a cocky little -insert naughty word here-

The article did come off condescending. The next article or two that I read on her page were all about her on LuLu or something.

Last I checked, LuLu produced more dreck than NaNo...and people actually think they can get $30 for the man milk cook book (seriously - it was in their top sellers for a while. Go ahead and google "Natural Harvest") and some other....interesting media.

Not to say that LuLu is all bad. There's been some pretty decent success stories and indies that came out of there (Jeremy Robinson comes to mind)

[Moejoe]

Originally Posted by jaxx6166

I read the blog article, and a few more down. My question is who is this woman? I've never heard of her.

Basically, what gives her the credentials to sit there and..for lack of a better word, be a cocky little -insert naughty word here-

The article did come off condescending. The next article or two that I read on her page were all about her on LuLu or something.

Last I checked, LuLu produced more dreck than NaNo...and people actually think they can get $40 for the man milk cook book (seriously - it was in their top sellers for a while) and some other....interesting media.

Not to say that LuLu is all bad. There's been some pretty decent success stories and indies that came out of there (Jeremy Robinson comes to mind)

She's one of those sneering, snide, holier-than-thou writers who goes against the entire spirit of indie media. I don't care if those people who took part in NaNo wrote 1 word or eight hundred thousand, it's a fantasic opportunity to do something creative, to get over the fears of writing and, lets face it, just hang out with other people who enjoy writing too. We're entering a golden age of writing at the moment, all the barriers are falling down in front of us, who wouldn't want to be part of all that Who wouldn't celebrate that?