So if you can't tell by looking at my blogroll (over to your right) I follow quite a few blogs here. Most of them are writing-centered, but a few are real life friends. We're not talking about those today (sorry guys, you know I love you). No, today I'm going to talk, just a very little bit, about a project that a bunch of the writers I've met here are into.
NaNoWriMo (means National Novel Writing Month) is this great project that gets folks to write a novel. People that have been kicking around story ideas, and always wanted to write... something, are encouraged to join. It runs from November 1st through November 30th, and the participants have that time to, well... write a novel. It sounds pretty fun, and if I'd have known about it earlier, I might have even joined in. However, I am currently already writing a novel (which doesn't count because it's already started, and it's destined to me much more than 50,000 words, which is the project word count), and I will be starting revisions on The City after November 1st.
So why am I writing about it if I'm not involved? Because it's rad. If you've ever had the idea to write a novel, or even just have a story kicking around in your old skull factory, you should do this. Take the month, get something on the paper. It doesn't have to be great, the project is all about quantity, not quality. In my own writing experience, one of my biggest hurtles was learning to write daily, and I think NaNoWriMo would be a great tool to get someone started on the habit.
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Now onto my own stuff :)
Daily word count is still functioning properly! I think that 500 words a day is the perfect mark for my schedule, and it feels great to have forward motion every day (which is something I struggled with a lot while writing The City).
Clockwork Charlie is up to a whopping, 6,044 words! I know that doesn't seem huge, but it feels great, and it still seems like I just started. I think I'll also have a general outline to post on my WIP page soon... ish :)
I've spent all of October staying away from The City, waiting for the crits to come rolling in, and after November 1st I'll be starting revisions. Very excited to look at this story with some fresh eyes.
I think that's it, for now,
thanks for tuning in,
buh bye then
Too bad that like me even you could not do NaNo this year. But, we will try for next year, by timing our writing projects so that November is free.
ReplyDeleteKen, its wonderful that you are able to stick to your daily word count of 500 words. And 6,044 words is great. You should reward yourself as every word is taking you closer to your goal(a finished manuscript)
Hi Ken, there is an award for you on my blog.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the support Rachna! It really is very exciting to see the word count ticking by. And thanks so much for the award, I already pinned it to my page :)
ReplyDeleteGood luck with the crits! I'm also cheering on the NaNoites from the sidelines. I NaNo'd last year, and am still working on the revisions from that NaNo novel now! It's a long process, but one step at a time ...
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