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NaNoWriMo

[(Anonymous)]

I'm thinking of doing NaNoWriMo for the first time. Any advice? Tales of experience?

Re: NaNoWriMo

[shortysc22]

the year I completed it, I had every thing broken down easily and just kept at it. I wrote memories of eight years in my life with each year having 6 parts, so I wrote at least 1000 words on every subject and ended up over my limit.

Plan it out and write as much as you can in the beginning.

Re: NaNoWriMo

[loracarol]

Do it a little each day, don't let yourself fall behind if you can, because then the numbers pile up and you just stress yourself out trying to catch up.

Plan out ahead of time treats for reaching certain goals, whatever that means for you- it's supposed to be fun!

If you're ever stressing out a lot take some time off. I know that sounds opposite from the first point, but just stepping back, even for an hour or so can make all the difference.

Try and plan out a couple scenes before hand. Nothing specific, but just kind of ideas of what you want to happen, that way if you're ever stuck, you can put a scene down, and work on something else.

If something isn't going the way you wanted/expected, don't freak out! Sometimes things happen. :3

NEVER delete ANYTHING. If you must, create a new word document for your "trash" words, and just c+p them there; they still count in your word count, and you never know when you can save a scene and put it back in your story.

Turn off the spelling and grammar check. Trust me, it'll make your life easier. :)

Re: NaNoWriMo

[(Anonymous)]

Everything that loracarol said, and also:

Write or Die (http://writeordie.com/) or Written? Kitten! (http://writtenkitten.net/) are really helpful to get you up and moving!

I use Rainymood (http://www.rainymood.com/) for calm, inobtrusive background noise.

If you can, carry a notebook and write during the day whenever you would otherwise just be waiting around (like at bus stops, in lineups, on breaks at work/between classes).

Remember it's all in good fun, and that it doesn't have to be a masterpiece. It doesn't even have to be any good. The whole 'give yourself permission to write shit' thing gets a lot of flak, but it helped me immensely to turn off the little voice that said 'is this going to be productive in the long run?' Don't be afraid to wander off on tangents; if they end up taking you too far away from the story, just make the typeface white so you can't see them but you don't lose the words you've written, and pick the story back up where you went off the rails. No sweat.

And if you're a competitive person, there's a thread on the forums where you can set up 'word wars' with other people, where you both write for a set amount of time and then compare how many words you've written. Highest wordcount wins.

Re: NaNoWriMo

[loracarol]

I had forgotten about write or die! It's a lot of fun, and it definitely helps. The only thing is, it counts words differently from both microsoft word and the nanowrimo website (if I remember correctly), so don't be worried if you're lower/higher than you thought.

And the notebook is a pretty good idea too! I notebook, or a phone, or whatever makes it easiest for you. :)

Re: NaNoWriMo

[ryttu3k]

Right! People have already said a lot, so I'll just add to make good use of the forums. Yeah, they're highly addictive, but they're also a great source of support, ideas (adoption! Favourite board on there!), workshopping, and, well, procrastination. You can also get involved with the stuff your region is doing!

Plus, some of the subject lines in Reference Desk are hilarious and occasionally terrifying.

Re: NaNoWriMo

[(Anonymous)]

If you tend to be critical when you make mistakes, be sure to use a program to write in that doesn't have spelling/grammar check enabled. I've found I write much more when I'm not being yelled at by red and green lines. You can always fix things up in December.

If you get ahead in your word count, don't take a few days off! This has killed my NaNo attempts more times than I ever want to admit.

I actually ended up writing over 50K words in a month for the first time EVER this month. I'm hoping I can repeat my success during the REAL NaNoWriMo!

Happy novelling!