'Twas the day before NaNo and all through the office...
no one was stirring, particularly not me! Well, not stirring the NaNo pot!
Although I have plenty of writing planned for November, I prefer to do NaNoWriMo as a separate, pristine event - with a brand-new, shiny idea - rather than using the days to polish off something on which I am already working. And, I am currently deep in the middle of a project, so... I will not be NaNo-ing this year.
However... on Thursday I'll be at the Greenwood (Indiana) Library talking about the "No Plot, No Problem" aspect of NaNo. It is one that is very dear to my heart. Especially since XVI (a NaNo novel and my debut YA release) started out with no plot whatsoever!
I actually NaNo throughout the year - that is - I like to fast draft novels, setting a goal of 1667 words per day (the NaNo goal that gets you to 50K in 30 days.) The reason I like to fast draft is that if I dawdle around, parsing every paragraph and tweaking every modifier, well... nothing would ever get written! I'd be like Oscar Wilde... "I have spent most of the day putting in a comma and the rest of the day taking it out." Although surely he jests... since he did a whole lot of writing!
So, although I will be writing along with a large portion of the world starting tomorrow - it will not have a NaNo label on it - not this time.
Are you NaNo-ing this year? Have you ever? Do you want to? Any and all NaNo comments (or any other kind!) are welcome! Oh, and if you're near Greenwood, IN on Thursday, you should definitely stop by!
Although I have plenty of writing planned for November, I prefer to do NaNoWriMo as a separate, pristine event - with a brand-new, shiny idea - rather than using the days to polish off something on which I am already working. And, I am currently deep in the middle of a project, so... I will not be NaNo-ing this year.
However... on Thursday I'll be at the Greenwood (Indiana) Library talking about the "No Plot, No Problem" aspect of NaNo. It is one that is very dear to my heart. Especially since XVI (a NaNo novel and my debut YA release) started out with no plot whatsoever!
I actually NaNo throughout the year - that is - I like to fast draft novels, setting a goal of 1667 words per day (the NaNo goal that gets you to 50K in 30 days.) The reason I like to fast draft is that if I dawdle around, parsing every paragraph and tweaking every modifier, well... nothing would ever get written! I'd be like Oscar Wilde... "I have spent most of the day putting in a comma and the rest of the day taking it out." Although surely he jests... since he did a whole lot of writing!
So, although I will be writing along with a large portion of the world starting tomorrow - it will not have a NaNo label on it - not this time.
Are you NaNo-ing this year? Have you ever? Do you want to? Any and all NaNo comments (or any other kind!) are welcome! Oh, and if you're near Greenwood, IN on Thursday, you should definitely stop by!
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Hi Shelley! I do remember meeting you! I'm so glad you liked XVI! Truth will be here before you know it! Good luck with NaNo! I might be posting some encouraging words here throughout the month!
Hey Julia! Love the idea of nano-ing through out the year!
I find fast-drafting the best way to get a story down. The real writing comes in the editing! :)Deb wrote: "Hey Julia! Love the idea of nano-ing through out the year!"
Boy howdy I hear you on that....the blood sweat and draft, lol!
Deb wrote: "Boy howdy I hear you on that....the blood sweat and draft, lol!"LOL! Yeah! :D
Thanks!
Shelley
Oh, and I really enjoyed xvi, btw. I NEED truth now. ;)