tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965176195649202077.post2138025448870413999..comments2024-01-22T01:33:12.564-08:00Comments on Adventures in Agentland: My NaNo PostNatalie M. Lakosilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11558113325014783721noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965176195649202077.post-64358006375244833262014-10-10T14:16:53.446-07:002014-10-10T14:16:53.446-07:00One year I d ecided to begin a novel in September ...One year I d ecided to begin a novel in September to find out if I could finish in a month. Well, October came and I had only 40,000 words; then November I hit 50,000. Finally in November I wrote 60,000 words and quit. No way could I have written the required number in one month. But I did learn a lesson. The more I wrote, the easier the characters and plot appeared. Vivhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02918893592905183874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965176195649202077.post-18411011362713417532011-11-12T22:15:03.802-08:002011-11-12T22:15:03.802-08:00I NaNo'd 2 years ago and was fiercely proud to...I NaNo'd 2 years ago and was fiercely proud to have a real 'standing' novel (well it needs more words than the NaNo limit) with a plot from start to finish and characters that kept coming up with solutions and odd ideas from start to finish. I realized I could write when pushed. It may make it onto someone's desk in future, but has become 'matured' by sitting 2 years while I write another book. I'll go back though, it's too good to lose.Mary Ellenhttp://www.thepurposefulorganization.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965176195649202077.post-56518571275188539312011-11-06T06:46:03.889-08:002011-11-06T06:46:03.889-08:00I tried it. I really tried it. But I have to fid...I tried it. I really tried it. But I have to fiddle about with the words. I can't stop and just let them be. Does that mean I'm a NaNoWriMoNoNo?Valentina Hepburnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01671574149855533471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965176195649202077.post-27060796239187112862011-11-05T18:47:50.923-07:002011-11-05T18:47:50.923-07:00This NaNo thing (I'm a first timer) is very st...This NaNo thing (I'm a first timer) is very strange for me. I tend to edit as I write which makes it nearly impossible to churn out a decent amount of words this quickly. I'm trying to let go and just write just to say I did it. I'm pretty aware it's going to be awful when it's done and if there is something redeemable in it, it's going to take a good 6 months of editing to find it :PMichelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11730563777580018665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965176195649202077.post-10926165707349506272011-11-04T13:33:22.449-07:002011-11-04T13:33:22.449-07:00I finished my 1800 NaNo words by 11 a.m. today, so...I finished my 1800 NaNo words by 11 a.m. today, so I can swoon around reading blogs all I want. Nya, nya, nya!Gail Shepherdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16998497900316232330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965176195649202077.post-71961514085661319112011-11-04T12:19:32.185-07:002011-11-04T12:19:32.185-07:00Sorry for reading. I'll go away and write. :...Sorry for reading. I'll go away and write. :(Martin Willoughbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05605554706836638988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965176195649202077.post-63160087642194098502011-11-04T10:25:46.531-07:002011-11-04T10:25:46.531-07:00I don't see how anyone could think their NaNo ...I don't see how anyone could think their NaNo novel would be ready to query in December. My 2010 NaNo novel wasn't query ready until June!Kate Larkindalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06202347563426692610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965176195649202077.post-25873822015782985742011-11-04T07:40:19.209-07:002011-11-04T07:40:19.209-07:00Ah yes! The querying too soon thing. I was just ...Ah yes! The querying too soon thing. I was just talking about this to someone... :P I'm not even doing NaNo this year, because it puts entirely too much pressure on me and I don't need any more of that thank you very much. :)J.A. Soudershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17460557430817566294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965176195649202077.post-53778276452302587152011-11-04T04:16:31.042-07:002011-11-04T04:16:31.042-07:00I'm being a NaNo cheater and using it to try a...I'm being a NaNo cheater and using it to try and make some serious headway into a current WIP... but I'm one of those people who can't shut the internal editor off...Natalie Zamanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00415954118566571271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965176195649202077.post-47314527123405284192011-11-04T02:04:28.650-07:002011-11-04T02:04:28.650-07:00Wow, people actually send their NaNoWriMo novels i...Wow, people actually send their NaNoWriMo novels in December? Don't get me wrong, I love NaNoWriMo, but there's some years I haven't even looked at the manuscript I wrote in November because I knew it was a mess, and not a mess I cared to edit into anything submission-worthy.Katrina S. Foresthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00782678919561852444noreply@blogger.com