2004-10-16, 20:58 | Link #1 |
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National Novel Writing Month
http://nanowrimo.org
Awesome event. Write a 50 000 word novel in a month. Not easy, not difficult, hell of a lot of fun. Basically 2000 words a day. I got about half way last year before I realized that I really, really needed to study. Anyway, I suggest everyone check it out. Also, if you do decide to try it out, feel free to use this service on my site: http://andrewlb.com/nanowrimo Seriously, try it out. More people who know about nanowrimo, the better. |
2004-10-17, 08:29 | Link #2 |
Uber Coffee for da win!
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Middle of insanity
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hehe. 50,000 words in a month? Dude, I did that in my first 3 weeks alone with my latest novel. Problem was, the second month things slowed down as I started getting into the tougher parts of the novel. Now it's slowed to a crawl as I'm having to really work hard to get through all the intrigue and other tough areas now. hehe. Writing novels is fun and challenging, but bloody hard at times too.
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2004-10-17, 14:40 | Link #3 |
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I think I shall try it.
Though with my schedule, it is highly unlikely that I will succeed. And I've never written a novel before, nor have I finished many short stories. Aw shoot, I ought to at least START by being optimistic, not doubt myself before I've even begun. So I'm not supposed to write anything before Nov. 1st, but I can plan it out, right? Hmmm... best to start with a idea... -bubble out, pondering |
2004-10-17, 15:35 | Link #4 | |
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Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Austin, TX
Age: 41
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2004-10-17, 19:27 | Link #5 |
Uber Coffee for da win!
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Using one of my own novels as a reference, it comes out to just about 74 pages, give or take a page. Of course that's using block paragraph rough draft format. If you use dialogue format (one mini paragraph per event, dialogue, or change of focus) it could be as much as 150 pages.
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2004-10-17, 19:44 | Link #6 | |
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2004-10-17, 19:56 | Link #7 |
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I got to 22000 words last year, and it was about 40 pages single spaced, so yeah, 80-something pages probably.
Anyway, tell your friends about this event (and, ya know, suggest the use of my novel posting website, heh), I've never managed to get someone offline to do it, but hey, it's worth a try. |
2004-10-17, 21:44 | Link #8 |
Uber Coffee for da win!
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Middle of insanity
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I actually write sci-fi as a hobby simply because it's so much fun writing and building the story, the charecters, the scenery, etc. The one I'm working on right now (as mentioned above) is called "Survival of the Lost Fleet" (I've posted up through chapter 32 in my writing section on my website linked in my sig if you want to read it) and is like 160k words at last headcount. Heck, I've got like 12 pages of notes which include something like 60+ unique charecters. I expect to have at least 60 more unique charecters as I continue to build out the other races and areas of the story. hehe. Now you talk about a challenge. Wow, that's a challenge. But so far it's been unbelievably fun!!
I can't wait to do my next novel, of which ironically enough, I've already got the notes for. It's called "Symbiosis", but I won't say much more. You'll just have to wait till I write it. |
2004-10-20, 16:51 | Link #13 |
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All right, I joined last night (admist the chaos of getting 5 hours of sleep, studying for two 2 day tests, writing a paper, and reading a novel...*snor*). I'm very excited about this, but I have too many stories I want to write! What I think I'm going to do is right around an environment I've been toying with for some time and see where it goes, but that means I'll have to improve my atmospheric writing. Anyway, I found a link that could be helpful for people planning on writing, but would like some help on the mechanics/creative portion of it :
http://www.troyst.edu/writingcenter/.../handouts.html |
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