tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554125151787997248.post3580408748982184066..comments2024-02-02T23:22:33.356-08:00Comments on From Sarah, With Joy: NaNoWriMo Lessons for Non-NaNoWriMoersSarah Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01185278849400551014noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554125151787997248.post-18978626043134449392013-11-08T11:51:26.793-08:002013-11-08T11:51:26.793-08:00Oh yes, I do NaNoWriMo. You missed one "why&q...Oh yes, I do NaNoWriMo. You missed one "why" that I do and that is to push, write, and not look back until its done. Hard to do because there is always something that needs fixing.<br /><br />I've also tried to dig deeper and expand the emotion I'm putting into my scenes. Knowing I'm only going to get one chance until December has give me fuel to write prose i didn't know I could. :-)emaginettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03324981140248692448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554125151787997248.post-19937199330093374142013-11-05T22:47:52.245-08:002013-11-05T22:47:52.245-08:00My point exactly, Danne! Finishing the kids' w...My point exactly, Danne! Finishing the kids' work for the year, reports to be written...Not a good month at all! January would work for me. But NaJanWriMo just doesn't have the same ring to it, does it? ;-)Sue Bursztynskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09362273418897882971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554125151787997248.post-289925693284586202013-11-04T20:18:55.303-08:002013-11-04T20:18:55.303-08:00You give 3 very excellent reasons for trying NaNo....You give 3 very excellent reasons for trying NaNo. <br /><br />Myself, I've never tried it. November is not a good month for teachers to try to write a novel!Dianne K. Salernihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16459839567235304842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554125151787997248.post-62282384637373335532013-11-04T13:37:40.310-08:002013-11-04T13:37:40.310-08:00It's something I've never tried - I have a...It's something I've never tried - I have a tendency to freeze up and I'm currently frozen on my manuscript and have a lot of unfinished short stories. Teaching takes it out of me, so trying to set a goal would freeze me up even more. I need quiet time with no classes to prepare. But I take your point. That's how I always work - just write it and worry about how good it is later. You're right about the inner editorial voices - I'm a member of the Andromeda Spaceways team which produces a magazine, and every time we have an online meeting, it takes ages, because we keep stopping to correct our spelling and grammar. ;-)<br /><br />I have visited the NaNo site and the point made is that this is for FUN and shouldn't be stressed over, but people do. I read so many blogs of NaNo writers who are agonising over their manuscript and whether they can finish their wordage in time and how good it is or isn't, wailing that they didn't get their wordage done yesterday. Oh, dear, dear! (g)Sue Bursztynskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09362273418897882971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554125151787997248.post-76653792932156268242013-11-04T10:16:50.014-08:002013-11-04T10:16:50.014-08:00The timing ended up working out for me this year, ...The timing ended up working out for me this year, ending one project (mostly--I had to actually finish it this weekend at the expense of some Nano time) and now I can start another. <br /><br />I wrote a draft in about 7 weeks this summer largely due to a blogger community who set weekly writing goals (Ready. Set. Write!) It was truly motivating to set a goal and know I needed to check in the next week. I never used to write every day, and now I do most days. That's pretty much why I'm doing Nano again since I know I can keep up the habit of working regularly on reaching those goals. Stephscohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06328839483008086049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554125151787997248.post-11410563907603171612013-11-04T10:13:20.660-08:002013-11-04T10:13:20.660-08:00Not this year but I have in the past. For me, it&#...Not this year but I have in the past. For me, it's all about motivation. As you stated, can't edit a blank page.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.com