I tried to do that once ago and failed. I occasionally write episodes to a longer story idea that I have going in my lj at my own pace and poetry elsewhere; writing for me tends to work better when I am suitably inspired.
Oooh! You have a story going in your LJ? (Just looked for a while and couldn't find it.) Do you collect it all in one place? I love to read... let's rephrase that: I'm addicted to reading.
I completed Nano last year, but my novel sucked pretty badly, though just in parts, I think. Other bits I'm still happy with. I tend to write short stories. Dunno why. My NaNo piece last year reads like a bunch of short stories. [sigh]
Not sure if I'll complete it this year. Things ain't lookin' good. Last year I was all gung-ho, lemme at this thing wahoo! This year I'm err, ahhh, I dunno, maybe, we'll see... (Talk about settin' myself up to fail!)
If you ever want to read mine from last year let me know (it's online but at a (not very) secret address). I have a number of shorter pieces (some are tiny) on my site http://miriam-english.org along with pictures, cartoons, virtual worlds, etc.
Ooooh. Nice story! Having lived in Sydney for quite a while I could really feel it. I impatiently await your next installment. Mine's a tale of female love too. :) Any time is cool.
Heheheh :) I know what you mean. When I was writing the steamy parts of mine, my Mum and my niece were reading it. Eeeek! How embarrassing is that?!
I'd planned a big sexy scene near the end and kinda chickened out, implying most of it... though there were more juicy bits earlier... even in the first chapter. :)
Oh yes. You should do NaNoWriMo. Did you see in the FAQ how it has grown?
1999: 21 participants and 6 winners 2000: 140 participants and 29 winners 2001: 5,000 particpants and more than 700 winners 2002: 13,500 participants and around 2,100 winners 2003: 25,500 participants and about 3,500 winners 2004: 42,000 participants and just shy of 6,000 winners 2005: 59,000 participants and 9,769 winners. 2005: hmmm... no numbers up there yet...
I was one of those who made it past the finishing post last year. :)
At just 50,000 words you'd do it easy. (Cruel Summer is more than three and a half times that size!) The trick is that it has to be done in just a month.
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Date: 2006-10-29 04:28 am (UTC)But good luck anyway!
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Date: 2006-10-29 06:52 am (UTC)Do you collect it all in one place? I love to read... let's rephrase that: I'm addicted to reading.
I completed Nano last year, but my novel sucked pretty badly, though just in parts, I think. Other bits I'm still happy with. I tend to write short stories. Dunno why. My NaNo piece last year reads like a bunch of short stories. [sigh]
Not sure if I'll complete it this year. Things ain't lookin' good. Last year I was all gung-ho, lemme at this thing wahoo! This year I'm err, ahhh, I dunno, maybe, we'll see... (Talk about settin' myself up to fail!)
If you ever want to read mine from last year let me know (it's online but at a (not very) secret address). I have a number of shorter pieces (some are tiny) on my site http://miriam-english.org along with pictures, cartoons, virtual worlds, etc.
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Date: 2006-10-29 07:02 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-10-29 08:48 am (UTC)Mine's a tale of female love too. :)
Any time is cool.
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Date: 2006-10-29 08:54 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-10-29 09:26 am (UTC)I know what you mean. When I was writing the steamy parts of mine, my Mum and my niece were reading it. Eeeek! How embarrassing is that?!
I'd planned a big sexy scene near the end and kinda chickened out, implying most of it... though there were more juicy bits earlier... even in the first chapter. :)
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Date: 2006-10-29 02:36 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-10-29 10:48 pm (UTC)Mine is miriam-english (wow, how imaginative is that!)
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Date: 2006-10-29 10:50 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-10-29 11:34 pm (UTC)You've just been added to my buddy list.
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Date: 2006-10-29 11:58 pm (UTC)Look whos here. It's me Tanai
Date: 2006-10-29 05:49 pm (UTC)Re: Look whos here. It's me Tanai
Date: 2006-10-29 10:40 pm (UTC)Oh yes. You should do NaNoWriMo.
Did you see in the FAQ how it has grown? I was one of those who made it past the finishing post last year. :)
At just 50,000 words you'd do it easy.
(Cruel Summer is more than three and a half times that size!)
The trick is that it has to be done in just a month.
Re: Look whos here. It's me Tanai
Date: 2006-10-29 10:41 pm (UTC)Re: Look whos here. It's me Tanai
Date: 2006-10-29 11:36 pm (UTC)[rolls eyes]
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Date: 2006-10-30 02:55 am (UTC)I look forward to reading :)
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Date: 2006-10-30 07:00 am (UTC)(I tried to type this earlier, but I'm at my parents' today and had neglected to login).