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Post by James on Nov 1, 2015 3:32:08 GMT -5
Are you talking about the NaNo site?
Don't think it really matters.
I have a NaNo account purely for the stats page.
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Post by Jenny (Reffy) on Nov 1, 2015 5:40:37 GMT -5
Well, I've had an hour writing session before breakfast. 1,045 words. I'm quite pleased with what I have so far as well. It's the first time I've written in a week or two. Chris says your cheating ... Did tell him you are in NZ. He still said cheating. Sorry bud! Well done on the buffer. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 1, 2015 17:49:58 GMT -5
Yeeeeeah, I give up already.
I just don't like writing anymore. I barely like fiction anymore and, when I do, it's mostly just rereading things I already like (whether rereading books or reading new things from authors that have already "roped me in.")
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It feels sad to admit, but good to say "out loud." I think my writing days are done.
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Post by The Counter Cultist(Sawyer) on Nov 2, 2015 1:15:53 GMT -5
Terrible first day, less than a thousand words written.
Hopefully my days off this Wednesday and Thursday will let me get an awesome buffer in.
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Post by James on Nov 2, 2015 3:41:33 GMT -5
3,500 words total. Chapter One done and Chapter Two started.
I'm trying really hard not to edit.
Because I really want to edit.
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Post by Inkdrinker on Nov 2, 2015 4:29:48 GMT -5
I've changed my mind about NaNo. Sort of. I'm not going to write 1666 words of a novel every day. It's just not something I'm inspired to do at this time. But I will live up to the spirit of NaNo, I will write every day. I have 12 pages of a bad play and by the end of the month I'm going to have 60+ pages of a good one. Such is my goal, anyway. It's less ambitious, but it's a project I would like to finish and I need to get into the habit of writing every day and actually finishing things in a way that won't totally stress me out. Once that's over with, or possibly during the process, I will work on outlining a novel and then eventually writing it.
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Post by Jenny (Reffy) on Nov 2, 2015 6:46:00 GMT -5
Not sure I like my story >.> Will continue but just not sure. Maybe I will fall in love with it - or scrap it and start again. The words still count towards my NaNo-goal!
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Post by Jenny (Reffy) on Nov 2, 2015 16:52:37 GMT -5
Ha! Figured it out! Wrong POV and directions for two sets of characters. It would be much more interesting the other way around and from one POV - a sort of whodunnit rather than godlike approach. Gotcha.
Starting again ... at least I figured this out on day 2. Also, words still count. Will just white them out.
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Post by James on Nov 2, 2015 18:59:36 GMT -5
Hmm. I'm in a weird place right now.
I'm having no trouble at all writing the required amount. But there's a bit of joy missing here. I'm going to keep pushing on and hopefully the story clicks, but as some may have noticed, I've been dealing with this problem throughout the planning stage as well.
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Post by ASGetty ((Zovo)) on Nov 2, 2015 19:19:13 GMT -5
Hmm. I'm in a weird place right now. I'm having no trouble at all writing the required amount. But there's a bit of joy missing here. I'm going to keep pushing on and hopefully the story clicks, but as some may have noticed, I've been dealing with this problem throughout the planning stage as well. Stops feeling like a hobby and starts feeling like a job, eh? That's my big fear about being a professional writer and you ran into that wall on Day 2. That's scary. |
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Post by James on Nov 2, 2015 19:38:08 GMT -5
Hmm. I'm in a weird place right now. I'm having no trouble at all writing the required amount. But there's a bit of joy missing here. I'm going to keep pushing on and hopefully the story clicks, but as some may have noticed, I've been dealing with this problem throughout the planning stage as well. Stops feeling like a hobby and starts feeling like a job, eh? That's my big fear about being a professional writer and you ran into that wall on Day 2. That's scary. I'm not sure that's the problem. I think it's coming from the story. I -love- the idea of the setting, but I've struggled with telling a story in it. And I now have a good story. I think it works really well. But I've laboured over creating that story and making it fit that it doesn't quite have the joy of when I'm overcome with a great story and I need to write it down (not helped by the fact that I've come with a completely different great story that just popped into my head at the end of October). We'll see. I also like to edit as I write, which isn't beneficial to NaNo, but if I'm still having a problem, fuck NaNo, I might see if editing and finding the perfect sentence makes me feel happier. |
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Post by Kaez on Nov 2, 2015 20:12:11 GMT -5
Haven't had much time to post here, will go into more detail when I can. But I've got over 3k words at the moment. Tomorrow is my roughest day of the week, though. Wednesday might have to involve some catching-up...
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Post by Ad Absurdum on Nov 2, 2015 20:37:38 GMT -5
Currently 3402 words, changed from first person to third person at the last second as well, which–so far–looks to be the right decision.
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Post by James on Nov 3, 2015 3:39:05 GMT -5
I also like to edit as I write, which isn't beneficial to NaNo, but if I'm still having a problem, fuck NaNo, I might see if editing and finding the perfect sentence makes me feel happier. 5,200 words and feeling a little better. I allowed myself to be more worried about word choice rather than what I did for the first chapter and a half which was "just get words on the page and don't worry". Also, I feel so much more comfortable writing at home. Maybe writing at work is somehow less enjoyable. |
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Post by ASGetty ((Zovo)) on Nov 3, 2015 3:47:47 GMT -5
I tried writing in the bus today.
I got about fifteen words down, then my wife sent me a needlessly ominous text and then that was all could think about the rest of the way home.
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