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Re: Naut -- Is there a Canadian NaNoWriMo event?
Glad you asked. This event is international. Since the web makes us a global village, people anywhere are welcome. Even if you don't want to get into it, you might find the website interesting.
posted by
Pat_B
on October 12, 2009 at 4:07 AM
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Pat
I haven't got the slightest problem rubbing my tummy and patting my head at the same time - I just tried again to make sure!
Doing the NaNoWriMo thing is an entirely different kettle of fish, however, something I wouldn't try. Well, maybe if my life depended on it, but it doesn't, luckily...
By the way, is there a Canadian NaNoWriMo event, or is it strictly an American thing? No, I'm not planning to enter, just curious...
posted by
Nautikos
on October 11, 2009 at 11:15 AM
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I have been told that I will get a disease buying second hand books
I've bought them allmy life and never got sick.Good post my love.
posted by
Kabu
on October 10, 2009 at 7:46 PM
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PatB
Thanks for the tip and it was great to read you also buy second copies of books just like me..Happy Canada Thanksgiving
posted by
WileyJohn
on October 10, 2009 at 6:58 PM
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Re: Plot or Characters
That's funny Pat. I'd just decided to heck with this stopping at a certain page rubbish. That's for tomorrow, the third wet day in a row - but this time it is a wet Sunday, and Sunday's are for finishing books you're not supposed to.
posted by
johnmacnab
on October 10, 2009 at 6:49 PM
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Re: Elinjo, "it must be nerve wracking"
Actually, it's so impossible the first time you try it, you expect to fail, and fail miserably. When you finally pass that 50,000-word goal line, it's very satisfying, even if ten thousand of those words are pure blather, ideas grabbed to fill pages. Funny thing, the writing instinct kicks in and some of the crap turns out to be surprisingly good.
The second marathon is an exciting challenge, not so much anxiety. Priorities are clearer when there's a deadline involved.
posted by
Pat_B
on October 10, 2009 at 11:31 AM
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Re: johnmacnab - "nothing seems to make the plot or characters work."
Have you tried rubbing your tummy and patting your head at the same time? Or visualising your bad guy (girl) as some total jerk you went to school or worked with? Just devise a suitable revenge -- it'll write itself. BTW, I'd go ahead and read the rest. Curiosity wouldn't let me rest until I did.
posted by
Pat_B
on October 10, 2009 at 11:23 AM
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Re: momentsintime -- 13-year old wants to enter writing contest
TAPS, I think this is a separate thing - I think I saw a flyer at our library. Also I'm pretty sure NaNoWriMo has a young writers section. You can get all kinds of details at the NaNoWriMo website... which reminds me, I need to log in pretty soon and register for this year's contest.
posted by
Pat_B
on October 10, 2009 at 11:18 AM
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Certainly sounds an interesting book . It must be nerve wracking going in for a contest like that; good luck.
posted by
elinjo
on October 10, 2009 at 11:06 AM
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Pat
I've arrived at page 118 in 'No Plot No Problem,' and apparently I haven't to go any further until I'm into week 2 of the actual writing. As for NaNO, I'm getting more uptight as the time goes by. Nothing I seem to do makes the plot or the characters work.
posted by
johnmacnab
on October 10, 2009 at 9:47 AM
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I have a lot of good books in my home library that I NEED and WANT
to read! Sounds like that's a great and helpful book you mentioned!
posted by
Ariala
on October 10, 2009 at 8:53 AM
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Just curious, momentsintime wrote in her blog that her 13 year old wants to enter a library sponsored national writing contest--50,000 words in one month. That sounds like your NaNoWriMo doesn't it? Is there no age limit for that?
posted by
TAPS.
on October 10, 2009 at 8:30 AM
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