Comments on: Has the Coronavirus Changed NaNoWriMo?

By: dholcomb1

dholcomb1 — Thu, 08 Oct 2020 20:25:36 +0000

In reply to Jenny Hansen. Thanks for the idea of deleting. All the projects are definitely there. lol

By: Ontyre Passages

Ontyre Passages — Thu, 08 Oct 2020 19:19:46 +0000

In reply to Jenny Hansen. I'm pretty certain that I'm going to do it, no matter what I have to do, so I'll send a buddy request and try to be inspiring. Thank you. I'm Mystic Silver 759 for a reason that eludes me now. Probably because my first NaNo was a spontaneous decision made at 11:30PM on October 31, 2014.

By: Jenny Hansen

Jenny Hansen — Thu, 08 Oct 2020 05:14:08 +0000

In reply to dholcomb1. They should have all your previous projects in there, but it only tracks you for the 30 days. I just deleted a few projects that never took off and that made me feel tons better. :-)

By: Jenny Hansen

Jenny Hansen — Thu, 08 Oct 2020 05:13:02 +0000

In reply to barbdelong. YAY!!! I hope you jump in again...and friend up with me!! One year, I signed on to just do a bunch of short stories and it was so great - every time I got stuck with one, I moved to another. This Swiss cheese method worked and I got three great short stories done during NaNo. It's about the writing, not the definition of "what counts."

By: Jenny Hansen

Jenny Hansen — Thu, 08 Oct 2020 05:10:58 +0000

In reply to Ontyre Passages. I hope you get everything working so you can do NaNo!! I will cross my fingers for you. I agree with you...there is something so invigorating about the Fast Draft. Please do send me a buddy request if we aren't already connected. Now, for me to get in and update the project for this year (which will be the same one as last year since I got completely sidetracked)!

By: Jenny Hansen

Jenny Hansen — Thu, 08 Oct 2020 04:42:04 +0000

In reply to christopherlentzauthor. That book sounds awesome! I hope you get Dolly. :-) I love that your marketing brain is always looking for the cool media tie-in. It's such a leg up for your books.

By: dholcomb1

dholcomb1 — Wed, 07 Oct 2020 21:45:43 +0000

I've signed up several times in the past. I find it frustrating that I can't go back and adjust things in a WIP to mark it complete or even what I did.

I'm not doing something right. lol I had hoped the update would fix things, or at least fix them the way I needed.

denise

By: barbdelong

barbdelong — Wed, 07 Oct 2020 21:03:22 +0000

I tried NaNo a few years ago and didn't get much done--maybe it was the story I was trying to write. But last year I signed up with a brand new idea I loved and knocked out 30,000 words--a win for me. Now I'm deep into editing this 86,000+ word fantasy romance and still loving it. I'm doing my own version of NaNo this year with editing goals instead of words. Like Jenny says, you can make it whatever you want. Story is what it's about!

By: Ontyre Passages

Ontyre Passages — Wed, 07 Oct 2020 17:34:51 +0000

If I do NaNo this year it'd be my seventh in a row. It was my intention to do it this year (especially this year!), but I was thrown a curve when an Apple security update sent my computer into a tailspin on September 25th. I'm still hopeful, though (this coming weekend should decide a lot). In the meantime, I'm doing what I can on my ancient laptop. The most likely outcome is that I'll do it even if I have to write on a stone block. I have few responsibilities so time isn't a factor for me. In recent years I've treated October as my NaNo planning month where I do at least some work on characters, worldbuild if necessary, and draft a narrative outline. When November arrives my foot is already to the floor and I draft like a woman possessed (a tip from Ray Bradbury). I've won each year, but, more important, since 2016 I've come away with drafts I'm proud of. Typically I'm so wound up that I draft short stories in December.

By: christopherlentzauthor

christopherlentzauthor — Wed, 07 Oct 2020 16:47:13 +0000

I did it a few years ago and knocked out a book. Mind you, it was the FIRST DRAFT of a book. A contemporary Christmas romance. With twins. Who look like Barbie. And Dolly Parton plays a part...as herself. Anyway, I found NaNoWriMo really freeing. I had no pretense that I'd produce a FINISHED draft in a month. So that made the goal more reachable. I put it on the shelf to age while I tackled some other projects. I plan to spruce it up for a holiday release in 2021. Besides, I need time to reach out to Dolly and her people for permission...or perhaps an endorsement. How about film rights???? Hey, a boy's got to dream. And this boy dreams big!