I'm thinking about trying it out for the first time. Its a beast I want to conquer at some point in my life so why not while I'm young?

I don't know that I can top last year's three days of productivity followed by twenty-seven days of stagnation.

The number 1 rule of Nano: Don't read what you've written until December 1.  Just keep writing!  I think this is the issue a lot people start making. Nano isn't about quality, it's about getting the largest quantity of the work done, and then you can actually make it good later on.

I just activated my account for this year. Ah! What was I thinking!  My perfect 2-0 record might get tarnished this year.  The creative juices just don't seem to be flowing.  I'm sure I'll figure out something though, hopefully.  I have an idea, just not sure I have the pieces in my head to make it work.  I need to get to rereading my previous 2 stories.

I attempted it last year, but I only wrote about 5,000 words before stress and apathy forced me to give up.  I also have a very concise writing style, due to my journalism background, and that was another obstacle.  If I allow myself to be a little wordy, I should fare better.

If I can at least double the number of words that I wrote last year, I'll be happy.  I have a pretty good idea of what I'm writing about, and I'm excited to see how my ideas pan out.

Here's my official NaNo profile, if you'd like to friend me.

I'm MyleneMcBride over there, and here's my profile.

Where are all the cute icons for NanoWrimo being made?

Here's my profile

Last edited by haelsyx (10-25-2010 06:51:53 PM)

I'm going to be in the term paper crush and won't be trying my hand at novels, but I think I'll try to observe NaNoWriMo by editing and self-publishing my road trip blog from 2009.  I'd like a bound copy to put on my bookshelf

Yasha wrote:

Sweetie, since I'm doing the editing thing on games, I wouldn't mind another editing project as part of my portfolio of work. Tell me if you want some free editing.

That's very sweet, Yasha   I might take you up on it, but not yet.  Part of the meaning of the road trip, to me, was that I could do it by myself -- though of course I was very grateful for the hospitality of many generous friends along the way!  I wouldn't feel right giving it to anyone else to edit until I was sure it was as good as I could get it by myself.  Thank you, though! -- and congratulations again on the job

Oooh... should I do it this year... I have no exams to worry about on November, save for the 2 papers and weekly homework assignments from this one class....
What's the usual time commitment for nano for most people from a day-to-day basis?

I'm gonna be doing some psuedo-NaNo thing in an attempt to get my butt writing some one-shot fic ideas I've had for a while now. Not to mention at least one essay.

Day 1: 2045

I started this well last time, but I've got a better focus this time.  If I can just get to the meat of this and avoid getting sidetracked, I've got a really good shot at it this time, I think.