Ah, Whereas I blame drjon for hooking me into it last year. I didn't finish last year, but I'm keen to have another go this year. I think I can make it if I get a good start.
I keep a big collection of story ideas and fragments that I can draw from when I need some. When drifting off to sleep or just waking I often get cool ideas that jolt me enough to write down into the collection. At other times I'll be driving somewhere and something will pop into my head so I'll pull over to the side of the road and write it down, or I'll be talking to someone and something will occur. There are more than 200 in there now. I should dip into it and see what I can use for NaNoWriMo, 'cos I'm completely blank. I have no idea what I'll write about, but it would be nice if it was something really important to me so that it will sustain me for the month.
Have you got any idea what you'll write about this time? Is your story from last year online?
Have you got any idea what you'll write about this time? Indeed I do (an attemmpt at superhero & horror genre fusion, basically). In fact, I should start sketching out the plot so I can get a good start come Tuesday.
Is your story from last year online? No. It's locked away in shame since not only did I not finish it in NaNoWriMo, I failed to finish it according to a New Years resolution type thingy. I kew there was a reason I didn't do that sort of thing :).
I had vague thoughts of finishing it before NaNoWriMo this year, but am now out of time. Perhaps after - if I'm on a roll :)
:) Heheheh Well, let's see... I first heard about NaNoWriMo on your Journal, I successfully resisted joining last year. This year you were so eager to do it again I wondered what it was all about, looked them up, and joined.
So... yep. :)
I was thinking that this is not just some fun writing thing... well it is, but it is more than that. Look at the figures of people getting involved.
In the past novel writing has always been a rather exclusive thing. Suddenly with more people than ever before able to write novels, NaNoWriMo comes along and unlocks all that potential. It is almost like the invention of the printing press. Before that nobody would have thought that most of the people would own and read books. It was considered an absurdity that would threaten the fabric of society. Now, a large chunk of the population writing books doesn't look threatening, but nobody seems to have considered the implications of such an explosion in creativity.
I've always said that we are living in a Renaissance. The after-effects of the next several years will be very interesting indeed.
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Date: 2005-10-23 10:32 pm (UTC)I didn't finish last year, but I'm keen to have another go this year. I think I can make it if I get a good start.
Itching to get started, actually :)
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Date: 2005-10-23 11:38 pm (UTC)I keep a big collection of story ideas and fragments that I can draw from when I need some. When drifting off to sleep or just waking I often get cool ideas that jolt me enough to write down into the collection. At other times I'll be driving somewhere and something will pop into my head so I'll pull over to the side of the road and write it down, or I'll be talking to someone and something will occur. There are more than 200 in there now. I should dip into it and see what I can use for NaNoWriMo, 'cos I'm completely blank. I have no idea what I'll write about, but it would be nice if it was something really important to me so that it will sustain me for the month.
Have you got any idea what you'll write about this time?
Is your story from last year online?
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Date: 2005-10-24 03:56 am (UTC)Indeed I do (an attemmpt at superhero & horror genre fusion, basically). In fact, I should start sketching out the plot so I can get a good start come Tuesday.
Is your story from last year online?
No. It's locked away in shame since not only did I not finish it in NaNoWriMo, I failed to finish it according to a New Years resolution type thingy. I kew there was a reason I didn't do that sort of thing :).
I had vague thoughts of finishing it before NaNoWriMo this year, but am now out of time. Perhaps after - if I'm on a roll :)
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Date: 2005-10-24 06:07 pm (UTC):heh-heh-heh:
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Date: 2005-10-24 08:26 pm (UTC)Well, let's see...
I first heard about NaNoWriMo on your Journal, I successfully resisted joining last year. This year you were so eager to do it again I wondered what it was all about, looked them up, and joined.
So... yep. :)
I was thinking that this is not just some fun writing thing... well it is, but it is more than that. Look at the figures of people getting involved.In the past novel writing has always been a rather exclusive thing. Suddenly with more people than ever before able to write novels, NaNoWriMo comes along and unlocks all that potential. It is almost like the invention of the printing press. Before that nobody would have thought that most of the people would own and read books. It was considered an absurdity that would threaten the fabric of society. Now, a large chunk of the population writing books doesn't look threatening, but nobody seems to have considered the implications of such an explosion in creativity.
I've always said that we are living in a Renaissance.
The after-effects of the next several years will be very interesting indeed.