Tempting idea...

[k_crow]

I've been browsing through journals of friends of friends, and I keep running across this odd acronym NaNoWriMo. I finally went and looked at the community set up for this, and glanced briefly at the web page. National Novel Writing Month. The whole thing is about output, writing a 50,000 word novel inside of a month. It's not about quality, it's about just seeing if you can write that much in that brief a period.

So why am I tempted by this? Mostly because I have a fair amount of spare time on my hands here at work. I've even got a book I started ages ago. (Who hasn't?) Just the thought of getting it all written out, no worries about it being as polished and wonderful as some of the authors I look up to (published and not), holds definite appeal. I'm curious how I'd write it differently, being 26 instead of 13.

I haven't decided yet if I'll do this, but I wanted to share the idea and see what it might spark for other folks I know. :)

Comments

[secanth.livejournal.com]

An interesting idea, for sure, though I certainly don't have the time to do it. (Maybe after it snows and Mom decides we can't do anything outside?? It's 40 degrees here and the woman wants to go out and do yard work...sigh) Still, it's a tempting proposition, if for no other reason than to see what pops up under time pressure...

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[k-crow.livejournal.com]

Yard work in 40 degrees? Yeesh. :P I'm sorry.

Exactly, plus I've got more ideas about how to write about things. Knowledge gathered from having read many more books, and a lot more life experience.

[zaratyst.livejournal.com]

I may have to do this too. Yeeks, I only have a few days to figure out what to write about before November is upon us!

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[k-crow.livejournal.com]

That's why my tentative thought is to go back to a story I started at 13. Make up something new? Ye gods, I wouldn't know where to begin.

[aladriana.livejournal.com]

I'd never make the time limit. I'd been thinking about it for a while. But if you've got the spare time, etc it might be fun :)

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[k-crow.livejournal.com]

*shrug* At the moment I seem to, we'll see if I get motivated enough though.