tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1124066428536267360.post1454139941132766094..comments2023-09-01T07:10:48.073-06:00Comments on What Am I Doing In Mexico?: NoNoNoNoMelanie Hooyengahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08781235493983907234noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1124066428536267360.post-89957119838053135512009-10-28T09:43:58.648-06:002009-10-28T09:43:58.648-06:00How's about if I poke you?
*poke*How's about if I poke you?<br /><br />*poke*Melanie Hooyengahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08781235493983907234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1124066428536267360.post-49470655341835469412009-10-28T09:18:39.917-06:002009-10-28T09:18:39.917-06:00I dunno, I'm kinda hurt right now...
*Sniffle...I dunno, I'm kinda hurt right now...<br /><br />*Sniffle*<br /><br /><br />AdamAdamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18041390205721204791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1124066428536267360.post-23862841958992044982009-10-28T09:14:24.946-06:002009-10-28T09:14:24.946-06:00No! Still do it!!No! Still do it!!Melanie Hooyengahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08781235493983907234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1124066428536267360.post-23847942854433951322009-10-28T09:09:15.623-06:002009-10-28T09:09:15.623-06:00Think I may not bother and do an AdzmoWriMo instea...Think I may not bother and do an AdzmoWriMo instead, since peeps keep moaning that I "cheated" for starting early. :-P<br /><br />It's not as if I'd count the words I'd already wrote!<br /><br />AdamAdamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18041390205721204791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1124066428536267360.post-46085338953482569202009-10-27T20:57:24.248-06:002009-10-27T20:57:24.248-06:00Benjamin, I'm definitely impressed with those ...Benjamin, I'm definitely impressed with those of you who do this every year. I'm sure I'll do it again, just not this year. Although it's looking like it'll be a NaNoEditMo for me. :PMelanie Hooyengahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08781235493983907234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1124066428536267360.post-41385674263997253032009-10-27T20:49:45.339-06:002009-10-27T20:49:45.339-06:00That is such a good point about pro writers writin...That is such a good point about pro writers writing that many words a day regularly.<br /><br />We need a kick up the ass and a bit of delusional confidence one month a year and that's why I love NaNo.Benjamin Solahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10657105522335752577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1124066428536267360.post-84236256898182609932009-10-27T16:04:26.769-06:002009-10-27T16:04:26.769-06:00Erica, that's great!Erica, that's great!Melanie Hooyengahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08781235493983907234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1124066428536267360.post-85051954824460872182009-10-27T12:02:05.784-06:002009-10-27T12:02:05.784-06:00I do have my plot done. Now I'm outlining it. ...I do have my plot done. Now I'm outlining it. I'm excited about this one. Thanks for asking :) I hope I can get past 50,000 words!!erica m. chapmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14773306703153110737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1124066428536267360.post-59983007325009169592009-10-27T06:31:09.029-06:002009-10-27T06:31:09.029-06:00Amy, I really wanted to do NaNo two years ago but ...Amy, I really wanted to do NaNo two years ago but I went home for half of November and I'd just finished the first draft of my first novel, so it just didn't work. Last year I planned for it because I was doing edits on that novel, and I forced myself to wait until Nov 1st. But I can see how that could be frustrating if you're trying to finish.Melanie Hooyengahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08781235493983907234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1124066428536267360.post-85332197704662000042009-10-27T06:23:59.728-06:002009-10-27T06:23:59.728-06:00I think you could have your own following with NoN...I think you could have your own following with NoNoNoNo Month! For real! <br /><br />My problem with NaNo isn't the amount of work or words, it's that I am not always ready to start something on a particular day. For example, I'm rewriting and adding and deleting from the second half of my WIP - I have a personal goal for myself for a daily word count - with the novel being finished and ready for a full edit by mid-November. But, I couldn't wait until November 1 to begin, I was ready for this word-count craziness to start two weeks ago, so it did, for me. Some days I write nothing and other days I can write thousands of words. I tend to be a rebel too - so if everyone else is writing like a banshee I sit back. <br /><br />I'm on track though, which is really all that matters!Amy Sue Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13854920309673361956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1124066428536267360.post-37754492558654674362009-10-27T06:15:35.019-06:002009-10-27T06:15:35.019-06:00Aimless, I'd forgotten that about King. Perfec...Aimless, I'd forgotten that about King. Perfect example. I mean really, how can you expect to be a professional at something if you don't work hard at it? I love your point about crap falling from the keyboard.<br /><br />Erica, good luck! Do you have the plot figured out yet?Melanie Hooyengahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08781235493983907234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1124066428536267360.post-2584170431736159502009-10-26T21:45:09.401-06:002009-10-26T21:45:09.401-06:00Thanks for the luck!
I could never imagine queryi...Thanks for the luck!<br /><br />I could never imagine querying in December! I know it's going to be probably at least mid next year until I query anything!<br /><br />63,000 words is great! I think you did it right, you wrote for November, put it away and went back to your other WIP, and got that one ready. I think that's what I'm going to do too.<br /><br />I'm looking forward to seeing how I'm actually going to accomplish this goal, but I'm excited about my idea, so I'm sure it helps :)erica m. chapmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14773306703153110737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1124066428536267360.post-35394087583557688452009-10-26T21:24:39.544-06:002009-10-26T21:24:39.544-06:00Yay Nano!
Stephen King wrote in his book "On ...Yay Nano!<br />Stephen King wrote in his book "On Writing" that he writes 10 pages a day and doesn't get up till they're done. If he finishes by noon he gets the afternoon off, if he finishes by 5 p.m. then so be it. It's his thing and why he is such a prolific writer. <br />I think Nano is a great learning tool and it is possible to push out a book and turn crap into gold. <br />Sometimes no worrying about the fact that crap might be falling from your keyboard frees the mind to write what you need to write.Aimlesswriterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03012050763172251381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1124066428536267360.post-19204484328145645912009-10-26T19:59:57.147-06:002009-10-26T19:59:57.147-06:00Robin, it really is silly.
(funny, I'm watchi...Robin, it really is silly.<br /><br />(funny, I'm watching the Friends episode where Chandler and Monica talk about how much they like the silliness)Melanie Hooyengahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08781235493983907234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1124066428536267360.post-90420438700948071502009-10-26T15:42:24.362-06:002009-10-26T15:42:24.362-06:00I agree. I think it's a great thing, if peopl...I agree. I think it's a great thing, if people can do it. You can always go back and fix it, but at least you've got something on the page to work with. I don't really understand the detractors. It seems a bit silly to denigrate it. (To me. But I am a bit silly.)Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12396540555696283171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1124066428536267360.post-69675314599195110772009-10-26T11:52:32.861-06:002009-10-26T11:52:32.861-06:00Janna, I'm so glad you get what I'm saying...Janna, I'm so glad you get what I'm saying. I've left comments here and there whenever I see someone bad-mouthing it, but I realized I'd never really expressed my thoughts in an actual post. Learning how to be more efficient with your time and writing more isn't a bad thing.<br /><br />Good luck if you do it unofficially!<br /><br />Natasha, see ^^^. :) The way you write sounds like a lot of back and forth to me, but I'm sure if I wrote out my process it would sound equally confusing. What matters is that you are productive and finish what you're writing.Melanie Hooyengahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08781235493983907234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1124066428536267360.post-13453870783188636432009-10-26T11:50:13.776-06:002009-10-26T11:50:13.776-06:00JLC, I hear that from a lot of people. The creator...JLC, I hear that from a lot of people. The creators of NaNo explain that they chose November because "real writers" must know how to write when life makes it difficult, but come on!<br /><br />Nadine, I don't think you needed to clarify. ;)Melanie Hooyengahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08781235493983907234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1124066428536267360.post-44218583959293922032009-10-26T11:07:26.798-06:002009-10-26T11:07:26.798-06:00Yeah, it sort of boggles my mind how people think ...Yeah, it sort of boggles my mind how people think 1,667 words a day is some mind-boggling, horrifying "hack" pace that produces only crap, LOL.<br /><br />I've gotten pretty slow because I do a lot of editing while I'm working. This last one, I literally wrote two words for every word I kept, from about 60% of the way through and on. I stall out while I work through plot issues, and I often stop where I am to dig into the beginning or middle to "root" the scene I'm working on near the end. I re-read from the beginning and tweak and polish 4-6 times a week. I've come to wonder if, when I finish my story, it's the same amount of work people do in multiple drafts.<br /><br />I either want one novel written and polished and finished, or two novels of crap I can fix later. But I'm doing this full-time and I'm sort of under the gun. I only have a year or two at this optimal lifestyle, unless I make more money. :-)Spy Scribblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14299551957327543491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1124066428536267360.post-62812485731248263452009-10-26T11:03:34.137-06:002009-10-26T11:03:34.137-06:00I agree Mel that the naysayers who say the only ou...I agree Mel that the naysayers who say the only output from NaNo is crap are full of crap.<br /><br />And really, someone said forcing yourself to write that many words daily is teaching bad habits??? Are they insane! Entrenching the habit of writing everyday is essential if we aspiring writers ever want to hit the big leagues.<br /><br />I'm a big proponent of NaNo. What I wrote during NaNo '07 is some of my best stuff because I had to shut off the damn internal editor. And even though I bombed in '08 I still netted 16k on a new novel and actually feel like that too is some of my better work. <br /><br />Now when I fret and ponder and think too much on it I don't write jack-crap.<br /><br />NaNo, like everything other aspect or tool of writing, doesn't work the same for everyone--but that's not really a big "DUH!" is it :)? <br /><br />What surprises me is how much crap is spewed toward NaNo. Sure some newbies do it and think at the end of the month they'll have something to send off but I guarantee the majority of those that do it do it to bust out that crappy first draft and then move on to the editing.<br /><br />Anyway, after all that rambling...I've been thinking of doing it, maybe even unofficially or unannounced because it does help me get moving. But with all that we have going on with the job search and all I'm not sure it's such a smart move. I have a few more days to decide.Jennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04299674277332549914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1124066428536267360.post-70977616296839431612009-10-26T10:13:31.713-06:002009-10-26T10:13:31.713-06:00I will fully admit that I have commitment issues* ...I will fully admit that I have commitment issues* and can't commit to Nano. I thought about it, but then I thought again and just know I wouldn't be able to keep up with the pace.<br /><br />But I wish the best for everyone who is doing it! <br /><br />*This is only in the case of Nano. I am fully committed to my wonderful husband. Just wanted to clarify.Nadinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14457340386682051325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1124066428536267360.post-44441412683821113182009-10-26T10:01:15.774-06:002009-10-26T10:01:15.774-06:00Sending out positive writing vibes to this year...Sending out positive writing vibes to this year's NANOers!! Good luck, but most important.. have fun!! <br /><br /><br />(Wishing they would make it JANONANO. November is one of my busiest months.)JLChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05405559509794744714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1124066428536267360.post-18588193438626284422009-10-26T09:45:18.010-06:002009-10-26T09:45:18.010-06:00Elana, I've somehow given myself an eternal cy...Elana, I've somehow given myself an eternal cycle of edits, too. Maybe you need a break and <i>should</i> write.Melanie Hooyengahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08781235493983907234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1124066428536267360.post-53604951660302794372009-10-26T09:44:30.823-06:002009-10-26T09:44:30.823-06:00Adam, it's the routine that I needed help with...Adam, it's the routine that I needed help with too. Good luck!<br /><br />Janna, good luck to you too!Melanie Hooyengahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08781235493983907234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1124066428536267360.post-69427757202299097672009-10-26T09:35:54.551-06:002009-10-26T09:35:54.551-06:00Dude, I'm toying with turning NaNo into an edi...Dude, I'm toying with turning NaNo into an editing month too. Problem is, I just did that for October, and I'm feeling burnt out on edits. I feel like I need to write. So I'm in. <br /><br />Good luck on edits!Elana Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05877856005992028912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1124066428536267360.post-33344193378711009482009-10-26T08:44:13.547-06:002009-10-26T08:44:13.547-06:00Good luck! To this year's NaNo'ers - to yo...Good luck! To this year's NaNo'ers - to you with After the Fall - and to me with my WIP!Janna Leadbetterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06339705935553160673noreply@blogger.com