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yoha_ahoy · 2006-10-02T23:52:05Z

Sign ups for National Novel Writing Month 2010 won't be open until October, but when they are you can find them at http://www.nanowrimo.org . Expectant writers begin planning what they want their 50,000 word novels to be about. But Higher Deity forbid that you should write any of it down before midnight of October 31st, because the NaNo rules only allow 30 full days of furious writing during the month of November. So be prepared for lack of food, overdose of caffeine and late nights trying to get in that extra 1,000 words, because NaNoWriMo 2016 is coming! Alrighty, let's break this down. Vets of NaNo, you know the shpeal. Newcomers and those of you still thinking about it can step into my office and hear the details. NaNoWriMo (stands for National Novel Writing Month) is an awesomely crazy, yet highly rewarding 30 day period in which your goal is to write 50,000 words of semi-coherent sentences, preferably forming some sort of story. We are not looking for perfection. Spelling and grammar can go out the window. Perfect plot lines can too. Characters can go insane at the romantic climax, and yes... you can kill off your main character if they get annoying. My point is, the goal is quantity, not quality. Moving on... to split this up a bit, 50K breaks down to 1,667 words a day. That is approximately three pages in a size 12 font. If you think you can do that easily, try setting a higher goal. Or get ahead on weekends, and save up for those nights when you have too many previously planned obligations to get a chance to sit down and write. In other words, customize this NaNo to fit to you personally. A great tip, is to bring your friends into this. They're great at nagging you about your word count and to tell you when you've had enough caffeine for the day. Feel free to also return the favor to them! They'll thank you for it in the end. Speaking of the end! Once you reach your goal, whether it be 25K, the regular 50K or maybe even 100K; you'll feel great. Don't be surprised if you're unusually giddy come December 1st and you burst out randomly laughing or you start telling strangers about your noveling experience or detailed explanations about your crazy plot that went nowhere you expected it to. It's pretty normal for all of us. So, the checkered flag is ready. Are you? If anyone has questions, feel free to PM me! And you can add me on the NaNo site. My username is the same as here: yoha_ahoy

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Sun Sep 26, 2010 10:42 pm

IsebellaLynnette says... · Sun Sep 26, 2010 10:42 pm

My first year!

I'm still in the process of outlining right now, but otherwise, I am so ready.

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Tue Oct 05, 2010 1:36 am

Pretty Crazy says... · Tue Oct 05, 2010 1:36 am

Okay, I was going to do a sequel to last year. But then I got thinking, "I need something I can write 50,000 words about" so I'm going to do something else. What that will be, I do not know. xD
Oh and probably no plotting either.
I'm so excited! *Yay!*

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Tue Oct 05, 2010 1:37 am

wonderland says... · Tue Oct 05, 2010 1:37 am

800 words per day,
yeah, Im gonna be not here for the month

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Wed Oct 06, 2010 6:15 pm

JabberHut says... · Wed Oct 06, 2010 6:15 pm

From an outsider's perspective, they probably are confused by why yoha_ahoy would write a thread in 2006 about NaNo in 2010. XD *amused*

I AM SO READY. I'm psyched! I already did some research (still more to do) but gah, NaNo is just around the corner! *squee*

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Thu Oct 07, 2010 3:55 am

GryphonFledgling says... · Thu Oct 07, 2010 3:55 am

JabberHut wrote:From an outsider's perspective, they probably are confused by why yoha_ahoy would write a thread in 2006 about NaNo in 2010. XD *amused*

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Fri Oct 08, 2010 1:12 pm

Jashael says... · Fri Oct 08, 2010 1:12 pm

Oh my, I can do this. I'm a writer who likes to think a lot about what to write then cram on it when real writing comes. LOL

too bad I don't have the time....I dream of giving this a shot--soon. LOL

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Fri Oct 08, 2010 3:02 pm

Calligraphy says... · Fri Oct 08, 2010 3:02 pm

I am one of those people that writes for a minute then reads over it again and again for five minutes. I am not letting myself look at my writing until I am completely finished, and I am doing it without a storyline! I am so ready!

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Fri Oct 08, 2010 3:27 pm

peanut19 says... · Fri Oct 08, 2010 3:27 pm

I'm ready! I have all my character names...and that's about it. November is gonna be a long month.
~peanut~

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Fri Oct 08, 2010 3:59 pm

Sins says... · Fri Oct 08, 2010 3:59 pm

I've never done this before and I'll probably fail epically, but I'm giving it a shot!

As for ideas... zilch so far. xD

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Fri Oct 08, 2010 6:40 pm

Leja says... · Fri Oct 08, 2010 6:40 pm

Whoo! Get excited!

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Tue Oct 19, 2010 7:04 pm

ZaddieCaso says... · Tue Oct 19, 2010 7:04 pm

ohhh, this is such a lovely idea! I think i might try to do it!

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Tue Oct 19, 2010 8:34 pm

Noelle says... · Tue Oct 19, 2010 8:34 pm

Oh my gosh I can't wait! I'm so excited and pumped for NaNoWrimo. This gives me an excuse to stay up half the night and write! :smt003

And then I'll have something to do during the free periods at school. I can't wait to start!

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Tue Oct 19, 2010 8:39 pm

Calligraphy says... · Tue Oct 19, 2010 8:39 pm

Noelle wrote:Oh my gosh I can't wait! I'm so excited and pumped for NaNoWrimo. This gives me an excuse to stay up half the night and write! And then I'll have something to do during the free periods at school. I can't wait to start!

Hey! you can ALWAYS write during free period. Don't let me stop ya

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Fri Oct 29, 2010 8:36 pm

Ross says... · Fri Oct 29, 2010 8:36 pm

Totally doing this!

I've written some very extensive outlines. One is like 6 pages.

So, I'm pretty much prepared. Literary abandon FTW!

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Fri Oct 29, 2010 11:27 pm

RacheDrache says... · Fri Oct 29, 2010 11:27 pm

I'm not going for writing a whole novel this November, but I am looking to add 50k to my existing project! Woot!

My first year participating even in a modified way with NaNo. So. Excited.

...and afraid.

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