Anonymous
11/27/2023 17:59
Subject: NaNoWriMo
Anonymous wrote:Every November I want to do this, every November I am swamped with work, kids’ sports, and holiday prep. I need this to be in February.
This is allegedly why it's in November. They say if you can do it in a short month with a major holiday, you can do it any other time.
Anonymous
11/15/2023 07:14
Subject: NaNoWriMo
For anyone participating on the forums, heads up about a mod allegedly grooming teen writers for months, HQ turning a blind eye, and data security concerns. Many users are deleting accounts and changing passwords.
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Anonymous
11/03/2023 11:17
Subject: NaNoWriMo
Every November I want to do this, every November I am swamped with work, kids’ sports, and holiday prep. I need this to be in February.
Anonymous
11/02/2023 21:22
Subject: NaNoWriMo
Yes I’ve really been able to get my story rolling over the last couple of days, since I’m going for quantity over quality and have freed myself from trying to write something excellent. I can see why the NaNo model works so well - freeing myself from perfectionism is letting me make a lot of progress. I think I’m at almost 4,000 words now.
Anonymous
11/01/2023 16:27
Subject: Re:NaNoWriMo
Anyone else start today? I just wrote a little over 1000 words and hope to add another 500 before bed tonight. Good luck everyone!
Anonymous
10/29/2023 20:31
Subject: Re:NaNoWriMo
Anonymous wrote:I'm doing it this year too. My goal is 1000 words a day so I can have 30k+ by the end of the month on a book project.
I've done it before but only for like 10-12 days, I've never made it the whole month. And I haven't attempted any project like this since my kid was a baby (now in 2nd grade). But it finally feels possible again so I'm giving it a go.
If you are thinking about it but not sure you can commit to the whole month, even just doing it for a couple weeks can do wonders for moving you forward on a project or just jump starting a daily writing practice if you struggle with that (which I always do).
This is good to hear! I was really set on 50k, but then looked at all my daughter's upcoming days off school, and I'm starting to resign myself that 50k might not happen.
Anonymous
10/28/2023 16:53
Subject: Re:NaNoWriMo
I'm doing it this year too. My goal is 1000 words a day so I can have 30k+ by the end of the month on a book project.
I've done it before but only for like 10-12 days, I've never made it the whole month. And I haven't attempted any project like this since my kid was a baby (now in 2nd grade). But it finally feels possible again so I'm giving it a go.
If you are thinking about it but not sure you can commit to the whole month, even just doing it for a couple weeks can do wonders for moving you forward on a project or just jump starting a daily writing practice if you struggle with that (which I always do).
I've done it before but only for like 10-12 days, I've never made it the whole month. And I haven't attempted any project like this since my kid was a baby (now in 2nd grade). But it finally feels possible again so I'm giving it a go.
If you are thinking about it but not sure you can commit to the whole month, even just doing it for a couple weeks can do wonders for moving you forward on a project or just jump starting a daily writing practice if you struggle with that (which I always do).
Anonymous
10/28/2023 16:33
Subject: NaNoWriMo
I am! There’s a DC group on the NaNo site with several events already scheduled.
Anonymous
10/28/2023 14:25
Subject: Re:NaNoWriMo
Reviving this thread to see if anyone is doing it this year? This will be my first attempt!
Anonymous
11/26/2022 13:06
Subject: NaNoWriMo
How many NaNoWriMo first drafts to you think feature a Thanksgiving Scene near the end of the novel?
Anonymous
11/21/2022 10:15
Subject: NaNoWriMo
Anonymous wrote:How do you find people to beta your works? I have a first draft of a short. It’s the first thing I’ve finished. I decided to do a fic for a fandom, so I could really just try at a simple plot in order to actually finish something. I’m sure it’s not great.
I’ve reviewed for tense, grammar, filtering words.
It would be best for someone who is in the fandom to take a look, otherwise they’d have no idea the backstory on, nor attachment to, these characters.
How do you find people?
Post on dreamwidth community/twitter/tumblr/whatever your social media of choice is asking for a beta. Or if you don't have social media just post it on ao3 un-beta'd and put in the author notes a burner email/that you'd like a beta in the future if anyone is interested.
Anonymous
11/21/2022 09:02
Subject: NaNoWriMo
How do you find people to beta your works? I have a first draft of a short. It’s the first thing I’ve finished. I decided to do a fic for a fandom, so I could really just try at a simple plot in order to actually finish something. I’m sure it’s not great.
I’ve reviewed for tense, grammar, filtering words.
It would be best for someone who is in the fandom to take a look, otherwise they’d have no idea the backstory on, nor attachment to, these characters.
How do you find people?
I’ve reviewed for tense, grammar, filtering words.
It would be best for someone who is in the fandom to take a look, otherwise they’d have no idea the backstory on, nor attachment to, these characters.
How do you find people?
Anonymous
11/16/2022 22:33
Subject: NaNoWriMo
Just hit 26k. Day 16! I think it’s awful, but even the mornings when I’m just banging away on the keyboard … some of it turns out pretty decent.