NaNoWriMo 2012 - Page 3

dadioflex · 11-01-2012, 07:52 AM

Went from one idea, to another idea, to calling the whole thing off this morning. Then I got up and wrote a couple thousand words.

http://nanowrimo.org/en/participants/antongully

Chase me, laggards.

owly · 11-01-2012, 08:34 AM

I've actually gotten started :-) My word count is not quite accurate though since I like writing a first draft by hand. But the notebook I have has 140 pages and I average about 7 words per line so with 21 lines per page that means one full notebook is roughly 20 500 words. So if I manage to fill two of them that should do it 8-) http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/participants/anntro

DrNefario · 11-01-2012, 09:35 AM

I haven't started. I ought to be starting now, but instead I'm getting some time in on the procrastination.

I don't have a lot of faith in my idea, which is pretty open-ended to begin with. I'm planning to tread water until the weekend, when I can chat to my local group and get a bit of energy going.

I often completely fail to plan anything, except maybe an opening scene and one major incident. A couple of years ago I ended up writing a book called The Incredibly Tedious Life of Arthur Dull because I hadn't had any appealing ideas by November 1st. (I did finish it, and his life didn't end up all that dull, but it's not a very coherent novel, and no one else will ever see it.)

I have also, in the past, threatened to write a Nano based on the output of They Fight Crime. I'm hoping it won't come to that, this year.

maxiart · 11-01-2012, 09:41 AM

I mean to start writing later on today. Trying to decide whether to pursue some old story notes or just write something completely new. That, and getting some work done first.

dadioflex · 11-01-2012, 09:46 AM

Yeah, yeah - I'm hearing a lot of excuses and a bunch of talk about "notebooks" that nobody else has seen.

Get writing!

BookCat · 11-01-2012, 12:50 PM

Is anyone else have trouble with the nano site? I wanted to verify my word count (have done it for today) but keep getting error codes 502 and 503.

dadioflex · 11-01-2012, 05:08 PM

I don't bother verifying, I just post the word count shown from my WP and paste the text into the extract area then hit save and it updates both. The verified word count only matters (and may only work) towards the end of the month - but in any event the site is being hammered right now.

DrNefario · 11-01-2012, 05:24 PM

Yeah, it's often a bit ropey for the first few days. I think it has actually been better than usual, this year, but I do have a bit of a time-zone advantage and miss the rush.

I just use the little box at the top of the front page to update my word count until I'm finished. My novel's usually in dozens of separate files until then, anyway.

teh603 · 11-01-2012, 09:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BookCat

Is anyone else have trouble with the nano site? I wanted to verify my word count (have done it for today) but keep getting error codes 502 and 503.

Yup, lots of them. The site is getting hammered as usual.

I'm up to 3800 already.

crich70 · 11-01-2012, 10:20 PM

Either way I'm ahead of where I thought I'd be since I just got started around an hr ago. Scrivener says I have 1,685 words and Open Office says 1,706 words so even if it's somewhere in between I'm not doing badly so far. I had hoped to get started earlier today, but real life offline got in the way as it often will.

Graham · 11-03-2012, 09:49 AM

I thought I'd give it a go this year.

I'm just shy of 7,000 words so far, but have been procrastinating today... I've also got a week down in London coming up where writing opportunities are going to be few and far between, so I need to get ahead of the game.

I'm also trying out Scrivener, which I really like so far, and I've found that Write or Die is great for giving me a kick start.

Graham

dadioflex · 11-03-2012, 10:29 AM

Write or Die got me through my first NaNoWriMo back in 09 but some of the stuff I would come up with at three in the morning while trying to beat the clock would give a madman a rough night's sleep.

Suzanna · 11-03-2012, 11:56 PM

Day three and so far I'm on track. It was a little hairy there for a while today with everyone home and demanding my attention, but I manged to hit my stride this evening. I've been pacing myself and doing just above what I needed each day so I wouldn't burn out, but I think I need to start doing extra during the week.

gdimike · 11-04-2012, 12:15 AM

Yup, I'm in. This is my first time, so be gentle. I started a day late and I'm already behind schedule. I have no idea what I going to write and I have no idea what I'm doing.

Why should nanowrimo be any different than the rest of my life? Cheers!

crich70 · 11-05-2012, 06:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gdimike

Yup, I'm in. This is my first time, so be gentle. I started a day late and I'm already behind schedule. I have no idea what I going to write and I have no idea what I'm doing.

Why should nanowrimo be any different than the rest of my life? Cheers!

Don't feel bad Mike, real life has put me behind schedule as well. I'm going to have to do some fast typing to catch up to where I should be by now.

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
Camp NaNoWriMo	dadioflex	Writers' Corner	7	03-08-2012 01:47 PM
NaNoWriMo	jedipencil	Writers' Corner	193	01-20-2012 05:15 AM
NaNoWriMo 2010	jaxx6166	Writers' Corner	115	12-04-2010 07:12 PM
NanoWriMo 2009	jaxx6166	Writers' Corner	351	01-29-2010 06:42 AM
Anyone participating in NaNoWriMo this year?	khourianya	Lounge	31	11-14-2008 10:49 AM

11-01-2012, 07:52 AM	#31
dadioflex Dyslexic Count Posts: 526 Karma: 5041991 Join Date: Aug 2008 Device: Palm TX, Advent Vega, iPad, iPod Touch, Kindle	Went from one idea, to another idea, to calling the whole thing off this morning. Then I got up and wrote a couple thousand words. http://nanowrimo.org/en/participants/antongully Chase me, laggards.

11-01-2012, 08:34 AM	#32
owly Guru Posts: 729 Karma: 3822612 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Sweden Device: Paperwhite 2, Kobo Aura H2O	I've actually gotten started :-) My word count is not quite accurate though since I like writing a first draft by hand. But the notebook I have has 140 pages and I average about 7 words per line so with 21 lines per page that means one full notebook is roughly 20 500 words. So if I manage to fill two of them that should do it 8-) http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/participants/anntro

11-01-2012, 09:35 AM	#33
DrNefario Wizard Posts: 2,099 Karma: 11315768 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: UK Device: Kindle, Kobo Touch, Nook SimpleTouch	I haven't started. I ought to be starting now, but instead I'm getting some time in on the procrastination. I don't have a lot of faith in my idea, which is pretty open-ended to begin with. I'm planning to tread water until the weekend, when I can chat to my local group and get a bit of energy going. I often completely fail to plan anything, except maybe an opening scene and one major incident. A couple of years ago I ended up writing a book called The Incredibly Tedious Life of Arthur Dull because I hadn't had any appealing ideas by November 1st. (I did finish it, and his life didn't end up all that dull, but it's not a very coherent novel, and no one else will ever see it.) I have also, in the past, threatened to write a Nano based on the output of They Fight Crime. I'm hoping it won't come to that, this year.

11-01-2012, 09:41 AM	#34
maxiart The Black-Hearted Posts: 99 Karma: 141748 Join Date: May 2012 Location: Latin America Device: Nook Simple Touch	I mean to start writing later on today. Trying to decide whether to pursue some old story notes or just write something completely new. That, and getting some work done first.

11-01-2012, 09:46 AM	#35
dadioflex Dyslexic Count Posts: 526 Karma: 5041991 Join Date: Aug 2008 Device: Palm TX, Advent Vega, iPad, iPod Touch, Kindle	Yeah, yeah - I'm hearing a lot of excuses and a bunch of talk about "notebooks" that nobody else has seen. Get writing!

11-01-2012, 12:50 PM	#36
BookCat C L J Posts: 2,912 Karma: 21115458 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Birmingham UK Device: Sony e-reader 505, Kindle PW2, Kindle PW3, Kobo Libra2	Is anyone else have trouble with the nano site? I wanted to verify my word count (have done it for today) but keep getting error codes 502 and 503.

11-01-2012, 05:08 PM	#37
dadioflex Dyslexic Count Posts: 526 Karma: 5041991 Join Date: Aug 2008 Device: Palm TX, Advent Vega, iPad, iPod Touch, Kindle	I don't bother verifying, I just post the word count shown from my WP and paste the text into the extract area then hit save and it updates both. The verified word count only matters (and may only work) towards the end of the month - but in any event the site is being hammered right now.

11-01-2012, 05:24 PM	#38
DrNefario Wizard Posts: 2,099 Karma: 11315768 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: UK Device: Kindle, Kobo Touch, Nook SimpleTouch	Yeah, it's often a bit ropey for the first few days. I think it has actually been better than usual, this year, but I do have a bit of a time-zone advantage and miss the rush. I just use the little box at the top of the front page to update my word count until I'm finished. My novel's usually in dozens of separate files until then, anyway.

11-01-2012, 10:20 PM	#40
crich70 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,305 Karma: 43993832 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Monroe Wisconsin Device: K3, Kindle Paperwhite, Calibre, and Mobipocket for Pc (netbook)	Either way I'm ahead of where I thought I'd be since I just got started around an hr ago. Scrivener says I have 1,685 words and Open Office says 1,706 words so even if it's somewhere in between I'm not doing badly so far. I had hoped to get started earlier today, but real life offline got in the way as it often will.

11-03-2012, 09:49 AM	#41
Graham Wizard Posts: 2,743 Karma: 32912427 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: North Yorkshire, UK Device: Kobo H20, Pixel 2, Samsung Chromebook Plus	I thought I'd give it a go this year. I'm just shy of 7,000 words so far, but have been procrastinating today... I've also got a week down in London coming up where writing opportunities are going to be few and far between, so I need to get ahead of the game. I'm also trying out Scrivener, which I really like so far, and I've found that Write or Die is great for giving me a kick start. Graham

Advert

Advert

11-03-2012, 10:29 AM	#42
dadioflex Dyslexic Count Posts: 526 Karma: 5041991 Join Date: Aug 2008 Device: Palm TX, Advent Vega, iPad, iPod Touch, Kindle	Write or Die got me through my first NaNoWriMo back in 09 but some of the stuff I would come up with at three in the morning while trying to beat the clock would give a madman a rough night's sleep.

11-03-2012, 11:56 PM	#43
Suzanna Living in the past Posts: 432 Karma: 6011289 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Toronto Device: Kobo Aura HD, Kobo Arc	Day three and so far I'm on track. It was a little hairy there for a while today with everyone home and demanding my attention, but I manged to hit my stride this evening. I've been pacing myself and doing just above what I needed each day so I wouldn't burn out, but I think I need to start doing extra during the week.

11-04-2012, 12:15 AM	#44
gdimike Member Posts: 23 Karma: 214 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Skokie, Illinois USA Device: nook classic, kobo Wifi, Kindle, Kindle Touch	Yup, I'm in. This is my first time, so be gentle. I started a day late and I'm already behind schedule. I have no idea what I going to write and I have no idea what I'm doing. Why should nanowrimo be any different than the rest of my life? Cheers!