NaNo support thread

[U4ea]

You've come to the right place!

 

In this thread, we will work to support each other as we do our best to write a novel in 30 days!

 

If you don't know NaNo, check it out here: nanowrimo.org

[U4ea]

I think I'll let Jim Butcher start this one off...Jim's livejournal post

[LadyWordsmith]

Great! So who else is doing NaNo this year? This is my sixth year doing NaNo, and my fifth as a local ML. :)

[U4ea]

I am! :) At least, as much as I can. Writing with a 3 month old around isn't as easy as it sounds. I'm only up to about 3800 words, so I'm woefully behind and need to spend a few days kicking butt with word counts to make it up.

 

How are you doing?

[Aiel Heart]

wait so how does that work?

[U4ea]

How does what work, Aiel?

 

I'm crammed in 2,906 words today, which brings my total up to 8,013!!!

[Aiel Heart]

NaNo do we submit them or something?

[U4ea]

There's a word count checker on the website, but otherwise, no. There's a self-publisher or two that will offer discounts if you want to publish them, though.

[U4ea]

I crossed 21, 000 words today! I'm still 5,000 words behind, but I can catch up pretty easily at the rate I'm going! YAY!!!

[U4ea]

I passed 40k today! I'm a little over 7,000 words away. *eyes the clock*

[Kathleen]

You can do it! Crank it out!

[Visar Falmaien]

Yes, you can do it U4ea!

(I just discovered this thread a tad late lol)

[U4ea]

I did it! :) I finished at 11:55 on the 30th. :)

 

How did ya'll do?

[Mystica]

WOOOO!!!! congrats you! I haven't joined this year with my make-over and all, didn't have time. I've yet to reach the mark though. Haven't been able to finish it the two times I participated.

 

What was your story about?

[U4ea]

I wrote 2 actually, one is about a woman opening a haunted bar in Savannah and the other is a weird version of the King Arthur legends. Fun, either way.

 

What about you? (nice to see you, btw!)

[LadyWordsmith]

I finished one story this year. :) Not the story I intended to write (which is sitting at two chapters and still needs more world-building, fun with fantasy), but it was enjoyable, if a bit chaotic. November was nuts for me. We had our local anime convention (of which I am an assistant director), and we re-floored half the downstairs of our house (which meant emptying out all three bedroom/office spaces into the living area. We have lots of sorting and putting-back to do.

[U4ea]

Wow! You did all of that and finished a story, too?