NaNoWriMo, anyone?

Posted by: @angelslayah

I'm going to leverage the WriMo energy to get wedged into my book-length project. Anyone else? We could form a group or be "buddies!"

https://nanowrimo.org/

I've been toying with doing nanowrimo this year. Could be fun to be part of a wrimo group,

Doing nanowrimo is a lot of fun. It's also a lot of work. You have to average 1,666.67 words a day. I've done the exercise four times and have four unfinished novels, but that's another story. Maybe it would be better to call what I've written novellas, then they would be considered closer to a finished story.

If it is allowed on the WotF forum, I would be willing to post and read daily reports of each others progress. After all we do strive to become better at the craft of writing. This is the only forum I frequent so I hope we can share our efforts here.

I'm just using, as I say, the "energy" I've used gamification to progress on many fronts! I learned to type without looking at my hands by trying to save a cartoon ninja ( https://www.typingclub.com/) but I quit when I got what I' came for. Same here: I don't have to average 1,666.67 words a day @storysinger, I just have to report what I've accomplished. Being in a group means other people's eyeballs are on my accomplishments and that's often enough!
But I'd like to share passages etc. they just prolly shouldn't be shared on the WOTF forum, on the off chance that any stories that evolve out of the project could be traced to the author...

@physa: I did what I called "CampoWriMo" this summer, where one can set one's own goal. I set mine at 25,000 words and logged 20,000 but depending on how you count them I did both more and less than that: I chopped up old storied and dropped them into the mix, for instance. 

I now have about 46,0300 words in that unrefined state.
My goal for November will be to work these into 60,000 words that make actual sense!

I'll look into forming a group on the NaNoWriMo site. Maybe we can figure out a good way to share some of the writing, too... 

I made a "group" called Forumites

https://nanowrimo.org/writing-groups/forumites?ps=false
You'd have to sign in with Nanaowrimo to see it I reckon...

Maybe, if you sign up on NaNoWriMo, send me your username and I'll add you to the group, that may be how it's done...
Or maybe you can contact me there. I'm DonMarkmaker (same @ as my twitter handle)

I'm reigheena - sent you a buddy request. I tried adding the group but doesn't look like I can do it on this end.

I wasn't planning on doing NaNoWriMo this year, as last year's novel needs editing, but maybe this would be a good push to get some words down. 

That's right! @reigheena, Set your own goals and use the juice! I dunno if you wanna join the nanowrimo group I set up. But send me your "normo" —which is how I'm gonna write it from now on— username and I'll invite you! Or maybe the link, above, will work. Not sure!

@angelslayah I'm also reigheena on Nano and sent you a buddy request. I may not do the full 50K, but I'm happy to cheer others on!

I've been playing with the idea of doing NaNoWriMo since I first heard about it.  I actually got into short stories because I started writing a novel, got 34K words in then thought, "What if this sucks?"  It occurred to me that I wouldn't know until I got a lot of rejections, so decided I wanted more immediate feedback to hone my craft.  Given my current track record (zero works ever published), I still hesitate as I don't want to pour hours into finishing this 100-130k novel for it to then suck after all that effort.  

On the other hand, maybe I need to get through writing a bad novel and be done with it.  So...I'm torn.

Posted by: @aivanther

Maybe I need to get through writing a bad novel and be done with it.  

Oh I'm sure I have more than ONE bad novel in me!

Posted by: @angelslayah

I made a "group" called Forumites

https://nanowrimo.org/writing-groups/forumites?ps=false
You'd have to sign in with Nanaowrimo to see it I reckon...

@physa

Posted by: @angelslayah

Posted by: @angelslayah

I made a "group" called Forumites

https://nanowrimo.org/writing-groups/forumites?ps=false
You'd have to sign in with Nanaowrimo to see it I reckon...

@physa

Hi, am trying to figure out the nano forumite group. Just in case I run into a brick wall, my nanowrimo profile username is arwethington,

Posted by: @physa

Posted by: @angelslayah

Posted by: @angelslayah

I made a "group" called Forumites

https://nanowrimo.org/writing-groups/forumites?ps=false
You'd have to sign in with Nanaowrimo to see it I reckon...

@physa

Hi, am trying to figure out the nano forumite group. Just in case I run into a brick wall, my nanowrimo profile username is arwethington,

I sent you a buddy request. Not seeing how to join forumite group, but perhaps you can send me an invite to it.

Posted by: @angelslayah

Posted by: @aivanther

Maybe I need to get through writing a bad novel and be done with it.  

Oh I'm sure I have more than ONE bad novel in me!

Okay, fair enough.  Maybe I need to get done writing the first bad novel.

Hi! I was planning to use NaNoWriMo to write a new novel unrelated to my series so I’d be happy to have a buddy group. I’ve used NANo before for partial novels and then finished them after because my books are on the longer end. I’m gonna see if this one can stay between 50-75, 000 though so NaNoWriMo would be good for that. It’s an intense pace but it’s worth it even if you don’t make the 50,000.

Yeah, I dunno how to find the group, but I think you can find me: DonMarkmaker. Lemme know and I'll add anyone to the Forumites group

@clfors

@aivanther

(@angelslayah) I sent you a buddy request. On the nanowrimo site I go by skypilot1!

Regarding nanowrimo... If anyone would like me as a buddy send a friend request to: arwethington from the nanowrimo site. Seeing buddy's progress can be inspiring, but also I will plan to be content to track my own progress. It's a good way to get into a good writing each day groove. And also, if there is a forumites group on nanowrimo... I will need a friend request from that to join as I can't find it on my own. Doh!

I invited @physa and @storysinger to the nano group. Anyone else? 

Posted by: @clfors

Hi! I was planning to use NaNoWriMo to write a new novel unrelated to my series so I’d be happy to have a buddy group. I’ve used NANo before for partial novels and then finished them after because my books are on the longer end. I’m gonna see if this one can stay between 50-75, 000 though so NaNoWriMo would be good for that. It’s an intense pace but it’s worth it even if you don’t make the 50,000.

I just invited someone on the NANOWRIMO site going by "clfors" to the group. Hope that was you!

Posted by: @aivanther

Maybe I need to get done writing the first bad novel.

You signed up on NaNoWriMo? Gimme hour handle and I'll invite ya to the group!

I think I'm going to have to pass this year.  Due to some family changes this past month that are leading to some disruptive life this month,  I can't commit to focusing on a novel this time around.  I'll try and pick it up next year.

@angelslayah My name is CL Fors  but I don't see an invite. Perhaps the space is important.

Posted by: @clfors

CL Fors

sent!

I am always u for budding stuff but i wont be doing a novel (going on a 2 week holiday and my spouse will ill me if I’ll be working on someting). 

@angelslayah got it! Thank you!

Best of luck, all of you!

It was fun, I didn't crack 40,000 words but having a group was motivating! Thanks to all who joined in!