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National Novel Writing Month; 50,000 Words, 30 Days
Topic Started: 29th October 2011 - 11:27 PM (280 Views)
Morkskittar
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Hey everyone! It's time for my annual post about National Novel Writing Month - or NaNoWriMo. For those of you unfamiliar with it, it's an annual event run by a non-profit organization called the Office of Letters and Light. It's a very simple concept; you write a 50,000 word novel in thirty days, from November first to November thirtieth. :)

All you need is a computer with internet. First, you sign up at the website here, and then plot your novel. Beginning November 1st, at midnight, you begin writing your novel! The only rules are that you cannot have written any of the novel beforehand, and it cannot be the same word written 50,000 times. By signing up, you get the support and encouragement necessary to write a novel, and the tools to keep track of your novel's progress!

Many regions of the world also have awesome people called Municipal Liaisons who serve as volunteers to organize events in the scary place outside of the internet we call "real life," in which people get together, write, and have fun. I am one of these people, in case you wanted to know. :P With their/our support and a whole online community of writers cheering you on, 50,000 words in 30 days is no problem - it's only 1,667 words a day! It's definitely worth a try, it's free to participate in, and if you win, you get discounts from the events' sponsors and a completed novel!

So what are you waiting for? You can all do it!

NaNoWriMo

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I remember one of the classmates I had. She came out second in this actually.
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What do you mean by second? :P

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Yere I didn't you there was any kind of ranking in NaNoWriMo. I thought everyone who reached 50,000 words was automatically declared a winner.
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Scarr, Reincarnated
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Maybe I mixed with something else. It was some kind of writing contest.

I am getting old! :rolleyes:

And if it is not ranked, why does it stand "if you win" in the first post?
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"Winning" just means completing the 50,000 words. No more, no less. :)

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You win if you manage to write a full length novel in a single month. 50,000 words is not easy so anyone who manages it is a winner.
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Ok then.
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Will try for three in a row, busy month this time though.

I'll try :P

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Ooh! Now this does look interesting. I may as well admit that there is simply no way I'll succeed at it, I just don't write that fast and anyone who does manage to write that fast most definitely deserves to be called a winner and will receive a personal standing ovation from me.

I do however think it would be the perfect boot up the arse I need to at least get started on a novel and learn as much as I can about the business of writing one. Improve my technical abilities etc. May as well sign up. :) Busy, busy month.
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Silas
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Sketch keep in mind it is very much about getting the story out there.

I think most NaNoWriMo witters don't even both to spell check since they are writing so fast.
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Or edit at all. Editing is a sin during November. :P

If anyone who is signing up wants to add me as a buddy, my user name is the same there as it is here. :P

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This looks like quite a challenge. :blink:
I have no wishes to produce a novel so I won't participate but it would be interesting to follow. Good luck to anyone attempting this, you have my support. :D
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Very cool idea. Wish I had time to do it!
I haven't even got time to do many of the other things that I want to. <_<
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Wish I could plot like you can, you must have a mind like a corkscrew to turn all those scheming corners

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