NaNoWriMo, 2nd.
Last years NaNoWriMo did not really work out for me, since I was moving to another country and starting a new job. My living situtation in november 2008 was kind of improvised, and everything was overwhelming and - a lot.
This year, despite having a lot of work and other projects, I am giving it another shot. I even plan the plot ahead and draft some characters. I might cheat and start writing beforehand, but hey - drafting is allowed. I am really looking forward to it. I know that it takes time to write and plot and put in words all the thoughts, feelings and sensations for a text to become a good novel. But I think writing together with tens of thousands of eager writers in the whole world, them experiencing the same situation as I am, is very motivating. And if my novel is no good, well. There is always editing. And learning from the experience...
I think I will update my progress on the NaNoWriMo site, but I don't know if I will follow up on my blog as well. Probably, but I don't want to put the pressure up too much.
NaNoWriMo spells out "National Novel Writing Month", a yearly event that has engaged writers in the U.S. a t first, but soon led to many people in all the world participating and writing. The goal is to write 50.000 words in 30 days. No matter how. The goal is to reach this number, and editing - as they say - is for december.
October 20th, 2009 at 11:22 am
Åh, bra tittel! Jeg sliter skikkelig med å komme på en fin tittel på min nanowrimo-bok. Kanskje den kommer til meg etterhvert som jeg skriver? Lykke til med skrivingen!
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r4gni reply on October 20th, 2009 7:47 pm:
Takk. Likeså! Det med tittelen er egentlig tull. Det er bare en arbeidstittel og jeg tror det er bra å jobbe med visuell hjelp. Så jeg har bare klart et par parametere, hovedkarakteren og kanskje i hvilken tid det spiller. Men mye mer er ikke gjennomtenkt. Vi får se.
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October 21st, 2009 at 2:43 pm
Jeg likte tittelen så godt fordi den umiddelbart skaper masse bilder, ihvertfall i mitt hodet. Sånn sett er det jo en bra arbeidstittel.
Jeg har hovedkarakterer og en del av handlingsløpet på plass, men har kun en vag ide om hvordan det skal slutte. Forhåpentligvis vil det komme til meg underveis…
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