NaNoWriMo is coming!

[oggbashan]

NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) starts on 1st November.

This is their site:

http://nanowrimo.org/

Many of us have participated in NaNoWriMo over the years. If you are new to writing, or struggle getting words written, NaNoWriMo might help.

Despite the name you are unlikely to write a novel during November. The challenge is to write 50,000 words by the end of November. A novel should be longer than that, but you could write a series of shorter stories for posting on Literotica, or a novella, or the outline for your eventual novel.

It is easy to cheat the system but what is the point? The only person who knows whether you have written 50,000 word during November is YOU.

This thread is to encourage people to participate in NaNoWriMo, to support those who try it, and to answer questions, if we can.

It is a good idea to aim to write 2,000 words a day from the first day. If you complete 2,000 words consistently that would allow for awkward days when family or friends interrupt your writing. If you can write every day then your daily target is under 1,700 words but life can get in the way.

Think about it.

 

[NotWise]

Good luck all.

The best writing day I've had in the last six months produced 2000 words. I don't have much business getting involved here.

 

[Hypoxia]

I am curious.

How many NaNoWriMo entries have been worth reading?

Other than by the author's mother.

 

[MagicaPractica]

I've done this a number of times and I generally end up with something worth pursuing half the time. 1667 words a day is a fairly reasonable goal and, if you prep and work for it, you can end up pretty close to a novel. Sure, it'll need work and fleshing out but so does many a first draft. Sara Gruen's Water for Elephants was a NaNo idea, I believe. There were some others that did well but I couldn't name you titles at the moment.

 

[PennLady]

I'm going to try this again. Last couple of years I've started but then get thwarted. Only problem I really foresee is my MIL may be staying with us at the time, but we'll see. And it's not that I can't write if she's here, exactly, but... it feels a bit awkward.

 

[sr71plt]

Here's a list of some that have been published:

http://mentalfloss.com/article/53481/14-published-novels-written-during-nanowrimo

 

[neci]

NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) starts on 1st November.

This is their site:

http://nanowrimo.org/

Many of us have participated in NaNoWriMo over the years. If you are new to writing, or struggle getting words written, NaNoWriMo might help.

Despite the name you are unlikely to write a novel during November. The challenge is to write 50,000 words by the end of November. A novel should be longer than that, but you could write a series of shorter stories for posting on Literotica, or a novella, or the outline for your eventual novel.

It is easy to cheat the system but what is the point? The only person who knows whether you have written 50,000 word during November is YOU.

This thread is to encourage people to participate in NaNoWriMo, to support those who try it, and to answer questions, if we can.

It is a good idea to aim to write 2,000 words a day from the first day. If you complete 2,000 words consistently that would allow for awkward days when family or friends interrupt your writing. If you can write every day then your daily target is under 1,700 words but life can get in the way.

Think about it.

is this like walking?

 

[Hypoxia]

is this like walking?

Or falling off a bicycle?

 

[MagicaPractica]

I like NaNo because one of my main problems is just cutting loose and writing without inhibitions, really not pulling my punches, and writing quickly helps with that.

 

[OliviaM]

I like NaNo because one of my main problems is just cutting loose and writing without inhibitions, really not pulling my punches, and writing quickly helps with that.

This is the one reason it interests me as well. I need to loosen up and just write whatever comes to mind instead of agonizing over it.

 

[CoffeeWithMonkeys]

I signed up last year but never wrote anything because I wasn't exactly sure how to do it. I was confused if you were to write there every day, or write somewhere else then eventually copy it to there. For some reason the layout and directions were confusing. I think this is where bipolar and aspergers work against me and I need a lot of hand holding.

I think I signed up as Rosemary Woodhouse, I'm going to see if I can log in to my account.

 

[oggbashan]

I am curious.

How many NaNoWriMo entries have been worth reading?

Other than by the author's mother.

My 2003 NaNoWriMo is here. This is the first chapter of 12, most with Hs

https://www.literotica.com/s/flawed-red-silk-ch-01

I knew I could write 50,000 words in a month before 2003, so I set myself some additional challenges. I would write the 50,000 words, edit it, and POST all the chapters on Literotica before the end of November, allowing myself time for the delay between submission and posting.

I did it. Thank you, Laurel, for getting all 12 chapters posted in time.

Flawed Red Silk remains EXACTLY as I posted it in 2003, a few typos included.


I also wrote a NaNoWriMo How-To:

https://www.literotica.com/s/complete-nanowrimo

That is for Literotica authors suggesting 'How To Complete A NaNoWriMo', not 'complete' as in 'everything about NaNoWriMo'.

 

[karaline]

I am curious.

How many NaNoWriMo entries have been worth reading?

Other than by the author's mother.

I have a friend who uploaded hers on Lit as she wrote it last year! it was very well received

what I managed to get down wasn't nearly as coherent but then my first drafts never are. one year later its in much better shape and I think I'm going to draft the second instalment of the trilogy for this years nanowrimo

 

[ThisNameIsntTakenYet]

Good luck to everyone who is going to participate!

Wordgoals don't really work for me, but if that's your thing then I think NaNoWriMo is certainly a great idea.

 

[lovecraft68]

I've done it several times and the summer camp a couple times as well. I don't feel I 'need' it, but its still a useful tool to add just a little more incentive to get things done. I'm goal oriented so if I sign up that will stop me from slacking, I'll have to write to meet the goal.

Like Ogg said, this is obviously something to cheat with, but I don't know anyone would. You're only lying to yourself.