LightPhoenix
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I will be attempting it. Honestly though, with graduate school, I don't think I'll make it.
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NaNoWriMo is Upon Us
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JediSoth
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I've already written something I've submitted for publication. I'm doing NaNoWriMo because I need to work on developing the discipline to just sit down and write. I have a ton of story ideas rattling around in my head, but I never just sit down and write them.
Well, I'm going to this time. And if it's crap, at least I can say I did NaNoWriMo, and I'll know that I can write that much for one story. If it's not Utter Crap™, maybe I can punch it up a bit over the next few months and submit it to a publisher. You never know.
Day 2. 10,341 words written so far.
JediSoth
Well, I'm going to this time. And if it's crap, at least I can say I did NaNoWriMo, and I'll know that I can write that much for one story. If it's not Utter Crap™, maybe I can punch it up a bit over the next few months and submit it to a publisher. You never know.
Day 2. 10,341 words written so far.
JediSoth
trancejeremy
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Michael Silverbane said:
I thought novels were more closer to 100,000, though. 50,000 is more like a novella.
Today's average novel length depends on the genre. One of those thin Harlequins is about 60,000, I believe, while an average mystery paperback is around 75,000. Your average media tie-in novel (like a Star Wars book) runs in the 90,000 - 100,000 range, and a normal SF or Fantasy novel runs 100,000 and up.
If you're just writing to get yourself to write, write a 50,000-word novel. If you're writing to try to get something that can sell, you've got much better odds if you write something closer to normal industry length.
If you're just writing to get yourself to write, write a 50,000-word novel. If you're writing to try to get something that can sell, you've got much better odds if you write something closer to normal industry length.
maxfieldjadenfox
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I'm doing it again. I haven't finished the last two years, but maybe third times the charm... I'm Jadenfox on NaNo if anybody wants to say hi.
yangnome
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I'm back again this year too. This is my fourth year. The first year, I only wrote for one night, tehn didn;t pick it up again. year two, I wrote slightly under 80k during the month, a novel I am now trying to find an agent for. Last year, I wrote to 50k and stopped, because I knew that despite havinga good story, the novel needed major reworking (change in POV) and writing further wouldn';t do me any good.
This year has been a bit different for me. In years 2 and 3, I crossed the 50k line by day 10. This year has been a lot slower. I find myself writing once every two or three days. So far, the story is still working, it just feels different. I'm sure I'll hit the 50k, and my aim is somewhere between 75 - 80k for the month.
To answer questions above (even though they are a few days old), I think people approach nano for different reasons. Some want to write 50k words, just for the challenge of writing a 50k word story (or sometimes just any 50k words)--they are looking soley for the challenge. Others have a story in their head they'd someday like to write--what better way than nano? Some take nano seriously and write a book that they intend to attempt to polish and publish someday. Make no mistake, anything done in NaNo will be a rough draft, but that doesn;t mean it doesn;t have potential after a bit of sweat and polish.
This year has been a bit different for me. In years 2 and 3, I crossed the 50k line by day 10. This year has been a lot slower. I find myself writing once every two or three days. So far, the story is still working, it just feels different. I'm sure I'll hit the 50k, and my aim is somewhere between 75 - 80k for the month.
To answer questions above (even though they are a few days old), I think people approach nano for different reasons. Some want to write 50k words, just for the challenge of writing a 50k word story (or sometimes just any 50k words)--they are looking soley for the challenge. Others have a story in their head they'd someday like to write--what better way than nano? Some take nano seriously and write a book that they intend to attempt to polish and publish someday. Make no mistake, anything done in NaNo will be a rough draft, but that doesn;t mean it doesn;t have potential after a bit of sweat and polish.
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