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Breakfast0fChampions · 10-20-2009, 03:27 AM

November is nearing! That means it's almost National Novel Writing Month!

http://www.nanowrimo.org/

The goal is 50,000 words by November 30th. The novel doesn't even have to make sense! The point of NaNoWriMo is simply to push out words and WRITE, which is really the hardest part of writing (some say it's revision, I say it's writing).

Anyone doing it? Anyone thinking about doing it? Wanna make an SAS NaNoWriMo support group!?

strawberryjulius · 10-20-2009, 03:56 AM

sounds like a good idea. i dunno if i'd be able to make 50000 words though, haha.

TorLin · 10-20-2009, 03:58 AM

copy paste 1000 words about 5 times

jellybelly · 10-20-2009, 11:29 AM

This will be my 4th year. I wrote about 5,000 words or less the last 2 years but the year before that I wrote 39,000 words so I know I can do it. Just this November is my first November with a full time job :/

Good luck to any one taking part!

xerwb2 · 10-20-2009, 05:40 PM

I'm only going to have November available from the 18th onwards but I still want to do it. 50000, though...

soft ground · 10-20-2009, 06:04 PM

Seems pretty interesting, and sounds like fun. I don't know if I'm up to the task though. 50,000 words: I don't put nearly that much effort into school as it is, and me thinks that would only decrease that effort, haha. But I suppose it won't hurt to give it a go. I can always stop if it becomes an obstacle I guess.

Chrysalii · 10-20-2009, 06:53 PM

sounds interesting...if only I could find words to write.
I don't have problems coming up with what to write, just how.

Witan · 10-20-2009, 10:18 PM

I tried it the year before last, while I was in Germany (a friend of mine in my exchange program got me into it). Didn't get anywhere near the required number or words, but I did get a fair amount written.

steelmyhead · 10-21-2009, 12:11 AM

Hah, that sounds really fun

I'm not sure if I would be able to not obsess over words & coherence though... I have enough trouble writing short posts on here as it is. (it took me five edits for this post alone)

papaSmurf · 10-21-2009, 12:14 AM

This could be pretty fun. What will everyone be writing about?

zomgz · 10-21-2009, 01:00 AM

coolio!! i wanna do it =D

TheRob · 10-21-2009, 08:39 AM

I've participated in NaNoWriMo twice. Considering my job requires a heavy amount of writing, it is not easy to go home and sit in front of the computer, pounding another two thousand words each day. But I reached 50,000 words both times.

My favorite part is the "worst sentence comparison." There should be a worst sentence award.

itdoesntmatter · 10-21-2009, 01:48 PM

I'm thinking about it. I'm currently editing my second book, and I have two more to follow. So who knows. I just might give it a whirl, even though I do work at my own pace. I think it'd be a wonderful challenge.

Hank Scorpio · 10-21-2009, 06:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TorLin

copy paste 1000 words about 5 times

Copy and paste 5 words 1000 times.

Maybe I'll try that but I sure won't put it on line.

Atticus · 10-22-2009, 07:15 AM

this sounds cool. I signed up.

Zeddicus · 10-22-2009, 11:51 AM

I think I wrote a two-part, 2000-something-word blog here on SAS a while ago. I guess 25 times that doesn't seem so much, if I write on separate days.

anonymid · 10-22-2009, 02:20 PM

I've known about if for a few years, but I've never actually bothered trying to do it. Maybe I will this time around.

Breakfast0fChampions · 10-23-2009, 03:50 AM

I've created the group Writerly to serve as our SAS NaNoWriMo support group, although it is a general group for writing and writers. I'll be sending an invite to those of you who have responded.

Anyone reading this who would like to join, please do.

inna sense · 10-23-2009, 06:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Breakfast0fChampions

I've created the group Writerly to serve as our SAS NaNoWriMo support group, although it is a general group for writing and writers. I'll be sending an invite to those of you who have responded.

Anyone reading this who would like to join, please do.

what will you be writing about?

Breakfast0fChampions · 10-24-2009, 10:41 AM

I don't know what I'm writing about yet. For a class I'm writing three chapters of a novel, two of which are done. I've thought about continuing that, but I'm not sure if that's allowed. I wouldn't include the first three chapters if it was allowed because that would be cheating, anyway.

I'll have to come up with something in the next few days.

10-20-2009, 03:27 AM	#1 (permalink)
Breakfast0fChampions Status: Resist. Unlearn. Defy. Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: In My Tree Gender: Female Age: 21 Posts: 675	Do you know about NaNoWriMo? November is nearing! That means it's almost National Novel Writing Month! http://www.nanowrimo.org/ The goal is 50,000 words by November 30th. The novel doesn't even have to make sense! The point of NaNoWriMo is simply to push out words and WRITE, which is really the hardest part of writing (some say it's revision, I say it's writing). Anyone doing it? Anyone thinking about doing it? Wanna make an SAS NaNoWriMo support group!? __________________ I'mma do the things that I wanna do I ain't got a thing to prove to you - Weezer, Pork and Beans Had my eyes peeled both wide open, and I got a glimpse Of my innocence... got back my inner sense... Baby got it, still got it - Pearl Jam, In My Tree Facebook - SuperBetter! A multi-player way to beat SA - Writerly

10-20-2009, 03:56 AM	#2 (permalink)
strawberryjulius Status: ^_^ Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Australia Gender: Female Age: 18 Posts: 1,569	sounds like a good idea. i dunno if i'd be able to make 50000 words though, haha. __________________ Last.fm▪Anime "And if you've been let down, it might not be the last time. Cheer up, it will hurt much less tomorrow. We're all tired of **ing up and that's not just being sorry. It means brush the dirt off, get up and try again." NaNoWriMo Word Count: 470/50,000**

10-20-2009, 03:58 AM	#3 (permalink)
TorLin Status: MayTheForceBeWithYou Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: California Gender: Male Posts: 17,058	copy paste 1000 words about 5 times __________________ MTFBWU (May The Force Be With You) - TORLIN AIM, MSN, YIM: T0RL1N Skype: Tor_Lin Visit me at; ToryLing.com \| LivingAnxious \| Facebook \| Myspace \| Last.fm

10-20-2009, 06:04 PM	#6 (permalink)
soft ground Status: SAS Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: TX Gender: Male Age: 20 Posts: 19	Seems pretty interesting, and sounds like fun. I don't know if I'm up to the task though. 50,000 words: I don't put nearly that much effort into school as it is, and me thinks that would only decrease that effort, haha. But I suppose it won't hurt to give it a go. I can always stop if it becomes an obstacle I guess. __________________ So I'll step outside my front door, and if life shall plunder me, then so what? I'd rather be a free man with a world-weary heart than a prisoner of comfort.

10-20-2009, 10:18 PM	#8 (permalink)
Witan Status: O fortuna, velut luna Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Iowa Gender: Male Age: 23 Posts: 640	I tried it the year before last, while I was in Germany (a friend of mine in my exchange program got me into it). Didn't get anywhere near the required number or words, but I did get a fair amount written. __________________ YouTube Men's SA Group - request invite by PM

10-20-2009, 11:29 AM	#4 (permalink)
jellybelly Status: SAS Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: uk Gender: Female Posts: 270	This will be my 4th year. I wrote about 5,000 words or less the last 2 years but the year before that I wrote 39,000 words so I know I can do it. Just this November is my first November with a full time job :/ Good luck to any one taking part!

10-20-2009, 05:40 PM	#5 (permalink)
xerwb2 Status: The Corrupt Eclectic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Melbourne, Australia Gender: Male Age: 17 Posts: 50	I'm only going to have November available from the 18th onwards but I still want to do it. 50000, though...

10-20-2009, 06:53 PM	#7 (permalink)
Chrysalii Status: Obscured By Clouds Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Baldwinsville, NY Gender: Male Age: 22 Posts: 1,503	sounds interesting...if only I could find words to write. I don't have problems coming up with what to write, just how.

10-21-2009, 12:11 AM	#9 (permalink)
steelmyhead Status: mostly harmless Join Date: May 2009 Location: California Gender: Male Posts: 641	Hah, that sounds really fun I'm not sure if I would be able to not obsess over words & coherence though... I have enough trouble writing short posts on here as it is. (it took me five edits for this post alone) __________________ The trick is to experience, not anticipate.

10-21-2009, 12:14 AM	#10 (permalink)
papaSmurf Status: Adrift Join Date: Jun 2008 Gender: Male Age: 20 Posts: 139	This could be pretty fun. What will everyone be writing about?

10-21-2009, 01:00 AM	#11 (permalink)
zomgz Status: Wherever The Winds Fly Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Washington Gender: Male Age: 19 Posts: 600	coolio!! i wanna do it =D __________________ Chained to the bottom of the ocean floor, it's like running underwater. Feel free to add me to: Myspace \| Facebook \| Mindviz

10-21-2009, 08:39 AM	#12 (permalink)
TheRob Status: In orbit, always Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Mission, KS Age: 33 Posts: 258	I've participated in NaNoWriMo twice. Considering my job requires a heavy amount of writing, it is not easy to go home and sit in front of the computer, pounding another two thousand words each day. But I reached 50,000 words both times. My favorite part is the "worst sentence comparison." There should be a worst sentence award. __________________ "Your solution is both fair and democratic ... and I want no part of it."

10-21-2009, 01:48 PM	#13 (permalink)
itdoesntmatter Status: SAS Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Nowhere. Gender: Female Posts: 5	I'm thinking about it. I'm currently editing my second book, and I have two more to follow. So who knows. I just might give it a whirl, even though I do work at my own pace. I think it'd be a wonderful challenge.

10-22-2009, 07:15 AM	#15 (permalink)
Atticus Status: under a sheltering sky Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: St. Louis Age: 52 Posts: 3,531	this sounds cool. I signed up. __________________ Basically I'm just gonna walk the earth. ....You know, like Caine in Kung Fu - walk from place to place, meet people, get in adventures." Jules after his epiphany

10-22-2009, 11:51 AM	#16 (permalink)
Zeddicus Status: ۩ Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Miami, FL Gender: Male Age: 19 Posts: 641	I think I wrote a two-part, 2000-something-word blog here on SAS a while ago. I guess 25 times that doesn't seem so much, if I write on separate days.

10-22-2009, 02:20 PM	#17 (permalink)
anonymid Status: gulping for shape Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Chicagoland Gender: Male Age: 30 Posts: 2,077	I've known about if for a few years, but I've never actually bothered trying to do it. Maybe I will this time around. __________________ "He who has not the courage to suffer either death or life, who will neither resist nor flee, what can we do with him?" - Montaigne

10-23-2009, 03:50 AM	#18 (permalink)
Breakfast0fChampions Status: Resist. Unlearn. Defy. Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: In My Tree Gender: Female Age: 21 Posts: 675	I've created the group Writerly to serve as our SAS NaNoWriMo support group, although it is a general group for writing and writers. I'll be sending an invite to those of you who have responded. Anyone reading this who would like to join, please do. __________________ I'mma do the things that I wanna do I ain't got a thing to prove to you - Weezer, Pork and Beans Had my eyes peeled both wide open, and I got a glimpse Of my innocence... got back my inner sense... Baby got it, still got it - Pearl Jam, In My Tree Facebook - SuperBetter! A multi-player way to beat SA - Writerly

10-24-2009, 10:41 AM	#20 (permalink)
Breakfast0fChampions Status: Resist. Unlearn. Defy. Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: In My Tree Gender: Female Age: 21 Posts: 675	I don't know what I'm writing about yet. For a class I'm writing three chapters of a novel, two of which are done. I've thought about continuing that, but I'm not sure if that's allowed. I wouldn't include the first three chapters if it was allowed because that would be cheating, anyway. I'll have to come up with something in the next few days. __________________ I'mma do the things that I wanna do I ain't got a thing to prove to you - Weezer, Pork and Beans Had my eyes peeled both wide open, and I got a glimpse Of my innocence... got back my inner sense... Baby got it, still got it - Pearl Jam, In My Tree Facebook - SuperBetter! A multi-player way to beat SA - Writerly