NaNoWriMo!

[Exachix]

I don't know if any other threads are made of this, but I wonder if anyone this year are doing NaNoWriMo 2012. I probably will be, and hopefully will 'win' this year.
While I don't normally do writing, I thought it would be fun to try it this year.


For those who are unsure of what this is, NaNoWriMo is a yearly event in which aspiring novellists, writers and anyone who is mad enough attempts to write a novel in a month. To be specific, over 50,000 words from the 1st of November to the 30th of November. This rounds out to 1667 words a day.

[King Kool]

I'm a casual but very slow writer. One thousand words is what I do on a VERY good day. One thousand words an HOUR is my maximum output. That's what I do if I'm just on fire.

I attempted NaNoWriMo once, and I got about 25,000 words in twenty-ish days. I realized something.

For me, and I figure many other LRR fans, NaNoWriMo is destined to fail because it takes place in the same month as Desert Bus. That was when I lost my footing (not that I was going to make it at my rate anyway).

[Kapol]

I might give it a shot. I started one during Camp Nanowrimo. But, like Kool said, it's kind of hurt by the fact DB takes place for a good part of the month. We'll see though. I've been meaning to try it anyways.

[Exachix]

Ah yeah, that's fair. I was just wondering if anyone else is going to go mad trying to do it. I'm not sure exactly how far I'll get anyway.

[Mara Kalat]

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For me, and I figure many other LRR fans, NaNoWriMo is destined to fail because it takes place in the same month as Desert Bus. That was when I lost my footing (not that I was going to make it at my rate anyway).

Unless you vow not to sleep until the bus crashes and write while watching!

More on-topic though, I would definitely consider myself an aspiring writer but don't think I'd be able to just 'force' myself to write like that...
Don't have time for it (or much of Desert Bus ) this year, but I definitely want to try this sometime.

For everybody who does try this, good luck!

Mara

[Thysane]

I am definitely taking part this year. Down here in Cork, we have a new Municipal Liaison, so I'd be letting the side down if I didn't. Also, there's the All-Ireland Word War to think about. Can't be bringing down the average for Munster.

Also, I find writing huge amounts of bad writing with the occasional glimmer of something special strangely cathartic. Last year, I got to 42,000-odd words, then got waylaid by unanticipated personal stuff. Still, I had this kind of exhausted creative high for a number of weeks after. It was something else.

Last year, I had no plan. This year, I do. This should be to my advantage. Hopefully