National Novel Writing Month

tapu · 10-26-2011, 10:02 AM

You're supposed to write an entire novel, of presumably "standard" length, in one month?

Linus · 10-26-2011, 10:09 AM

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Originally Posted by tapu

You're supposed to write an entire novel, of presumably "standard" length, in one month?

50,000 words (about 1500 per day). Ideally a fiction novel but it's open (there are different categories and it's left to individuals to decide what best suits their "writing").

SoNotHer · 10-26-2011, 10:11 AM

Yeah, I think some of my students do this texting. They're channeling Kerouac of course. ;-)

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Originally Posted by Linus

50,000 words (about 1500 per day). Ideally a fiction novel but it's open (there are different categories and it's left to individuals to decide what best suits their "writing").

wolfbittenpoet · 10-26-2011, 03:39 PM

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Originally Posted by SoNotHer

Yeah, I think some of my students do this texting. They're channeling Kerouac of course. ;-)

Spontaneous prose at it's finest. I'm pretty certain the second part of Big Sur could of been done on twitter.

Medusa · 10-26-2011, 03:44 PM

I did it about 3 years ago and gave it a half-ass attempt last year. I'm in this year!

Friend me over there! I'm "medusagoddess"

tapu · 10-26-2011, 03:54 PM

The only good writing is re-writing. --I forget who but someone I agree with, about this anyway.

Is all the planning and character development done beforehand--officially?

Is there then just one draft?

I could probably look all this up. But I want you guys to explain it to me, if you will. I always have follow-up questions, you know?

Medusa · 10-26-2011, 03:58 PM

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Originally Posted by tapu

The only good writing is re-writing. --I forget who but someone I agree with, about this anyway.

Is all the planning and character development done beforehand--officially?

Is there then just one draft?

I could probably look all this up. But I want you guys to explain it to me, if you will. I always have follow-up questions, you know?

Nanowrimo leaves it up to you. I think that "officially", you are supposed to just write but I have seen several people talk about doing character sketches beforehand or laying out a storyline.

I'll be writing something that has been rattling around for a while.

You just get one draft and many folks treat it as their rough draft. The point is to get people to write!

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