"I'd like to write a book someday. Maybe when my kids are in school. Or my husband learns to cook. Or I win the lottery. Or retire. Or figure out something really brilliant to write about. Or..."
Or, hey, what about next month?
November is National Novel Writing Month! Affectionately known as NaNoWriMo, this exercise in creativity and madness is to write a 50,000 word novel in 30 days.
Who can do it? Everyone! Anyone! You!
How will you do it? Only you know! Sheer will, focusing on quantity over quality, feeding your family peanut butter sandwiches 4 nights a week?
Who will do it with you? Me! The Internet! Everyone who signs up at www.nanowrimo.org! And, likely, a group of writers in your area who are even now making intros on the NaNo forum, scheduling meet ups and parties, and swapping caffeine strategies.
What will you write? Sometimes the only way to know is to try.
Teachers & parents of big kids- think your kids are interested in some crazy creations? The Young Writers Program is the resource you've been looking for!
There are planning work books, a free classroom kit, and ways for you to connect with other teachers (and parents probably) involved! If 24 days isn't enough notice, give it a peek or pass it on to the English teacher in your life - maybe another month or next year
That's pretty cool, thanks for sharing. I've always been told I should stop the kind of writing I do for work and write a book. I just don't feel like I could write something anyone would want to read. But maybe I'll give it a shot
That's pretty cool, thanks for sharing. I've always been told I should stop the kind of writing I do for work and write a book. I just don't feel like I could write something anyone would want to read. But maybe I'll give it a shot
No one will ever read a book you never write. It's only 30 days! Doooooo it!
Let me know when you sign up on NaNo website. I can send you my screen name and we can be writing buddies. (That goes for all of you. All Of You.)
I have several friends that do this every year and it astounds me. I appreciate creative writing as a bibliophile, but writing is not going to happen here lol!
I would love to do this but I'm my own worst editor. I always write something I think is great and then re-read it and hate it and start over.
Me too! Or I'll get a bit in and re-read and think oh let me rewrite that scene or add this character or change this phrase... And then I've put in all this time on three scenes that go nowhere.
This is where the deadline is helpful! There's no time to re-read and edit, at least not in November. It's very much a just keep going situation. The goal is simply 50k words in 30 days. No one says they have to be superb!
seamonster dooooo it!! The first year I made 50k words I wrote a romance. The formula helps, you know? You know from the beginning where you're going, and you just have fun getting there.
Post by lilyelayne on Oct 19, 2015 11:08:05 GMT -5
Ever see the movie Water for Elephants with Reese Witherspoon & Robert pattinson? Did you know the novel's first draft was penned during National Novel Writing Month? From 30 days of writing to a NYT bestseller & a Hollywood film! A little inspiration, a short deadline, a lot of fun!
I did not write and changed my story to something I think I can manage. Maybe. We'll see. This is why I never win.
It's so early. You can do it for sure. I've changed plots 3x in the first week before. Just hit the ground running with whatever is new.
Predictably I hate the beginning of my project, but I think it'll get better after I muddle through getting my characters on the page. I did terrifyingly little planning this year.
I've gotten nothing written. Work is super busy and my plan to write during those MOTN wake-ups has been foiled by me falling asleep nursing. I'm hoping to do some catch up this weekend.
seamonster slow, but maybe finally picking up steam. My word count is maybe half of what it needs to be. I sleep during MOTN nursing too. If I look at my phone at all it takes me an extra hour to fall back asleep after I put the baby down. I did write a bit on my phone during nap jail yesterday.
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