nanowrimo

Any nerd fighters doing nanowrimo?

I'm doing it for the first time this year... anyone have any tips

Permalink Reply by Annie/Face/Angel/Ghost/Duck on May 27, 2009 at 7:39am: I really wanted to do it November '08, but we had tonnes of mock exams, and I was ill. Me and a couple of friends are giving it a go over summer, and I'm really looking forward to it, but I can't think of a plot! And I think we're starting it July 1st! Tips would be welcome, too.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Chris Hall on May 27, 2009 at 8:25am: The best advice I can give is don't be afraid to suck. Your writing isn't going to be spectacular the first time if you are writing 50,000 words in a month. That is what editing is for. Find a concept to write about and power on through it. You can fix plot holes or shifting character names later. Just set aside maybe an hour or three a day and write. It might be helpful to do some thinking before hand and have some basic notes about your novel so you don't have to start with nothing. Then again, you don't have to. I signed up literally the day or so before it was to begin and only had a vague idea when I starting writing in November. It is entirely possible to "discover" your novel as you write (just makes editing more involved later.)

I have a few blog posts from last year's event. Somewhat written at the time, hehe. Good luck!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Padraic on May 27, 2009 at 9:08am: I'm going to try and do it this year, wholeheartedly. It should be fun! (Famous last words....?); ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Patrick Lickman on May 27, 2009 at 10:29am: I'm starting it this year, at the moment I think it'll be a bit of fun but I expect the terror to set in any second now.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Mike Buteyn on May 28, 2009 at 8:35pm: I'm already planning on doing this November '09. It's probably the busiest month of my school year, but I'm game.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Jaqueline Sparrow on August 13, 2009 at 9:02pm: Download a NaNoWriMo calendar, with the goal wordcount for each day.
LOVE YOUR GRAPH. Update it often.
Join the forums. There are AWESOME people on them, including people who will research stuff for you. And help you with plot points. And help with pretty much anything if you start a thread on it.
Don't worry about editing. Don't worry about making the plot likable and your characters fleshed out and real. Just WRITE. You can work on characterization and plot later.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by President Clive-φ-Davidson on September 5, 2009 at 4:29am: Congratulations! You have discovered a Nerdfighterian stamp for use in the game Postage.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Michelle on November 1, 2009 at 12:38am: Hey guys, this will be my second year (exciting!) and im really looking forward to it, heres my username.
Teapotsx3

hope to make a lot of new writing buddies this year :); ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Chris (Ningmaster) on November 7, 2009 at 12:37pm: this is my first year doing NaNoWriMo... I'm currently a bit behind, but i need to do a feature!
whats all this username business?

Other than writing the thing, what NaNoWriMo stuff do i need/have to worry about?; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Michaela on November 7, 2009 at 12:49pm: I'm doing nanowrimo for the first time this year too. It should be very stressful but very fun!; ▶ Reply to This