Anyone considering doing it again this year?
I am debating it...
Quote from: Cain on October 25, 2010, 11:02:00 PM
Anyone considering doing it again this year?
I am debating it...
Not me. I have too many things going on. Besides, that would make writing a stressor, instead of a stress reliever.
I would love to, but I don't see it happening this year. I think that means I have to take last year's certificate off my fridge, officially. :sad:
Quote from: Eater of Clowns on October 26, 2010, 12:28:48 AM
I would love to, but I don't see it happening this year. I think that means I have to take last year's certificate off my fridge, officially. :sad:
If you don't, they send V.C. Andrews around to kick your arse.
I think I will.
I have failed two years so far, but one of them has given me a very workable manuscript start, so it always seems woth it for me.
Also, I've JUST fleshed out some ideas I was fiddling with.
Not even close to having the time.
I'm not doing it this year. I wouldn't make it.
I thought inevitable failure was half the fun?
I'm giving it a go because I've been going strong every year since 2001, but I don't have high hopes. Especially because I have no plot ideas whatsoever and rarely succeed without one. Meh.
You might find some suggestions here (http://www.principiadiscordia.com/forum/index.php?topic=20811.0).
Quote from: Placid Dingo on October 26, 2010, 02:19:13 PM
I thought inevitable failure was half the fun?
It is, but it's a deadly distraction from my term paper and projects for this semester. I'll get back to it next year. I have won the past 2 years in a row, and I still have some good ideas, it's just a matter of focusing on them.
I'm still slathering to read 3 mythos books, a swordplay manual, and Dok's latest HST loan. Writing time is sort of out ATM.
Quote from: Richter on October 26, 2010, 04:34:37 PM
I'm still slathering to read 3 mythos books, a swordplay manual, and Dok's latest HST loan. Writing time is sort of out ATM.
Which manual?
Quote from: Ratatosk on October 26, 2010, 04:54:32 PM
Quote from: Richter on October 26, 2010, 04:34:37 PM
I'm still slathering to read 3 mythos books, a swordplay manual, and Dok's latest HST loan. Writing time is sort of out ATM.
Which manual?
The Academy of the Sword by Thibault. I'm into the first few chapters on his circle, measurements, and instances.
Psst *whispers*
What is this?
www.nanowrimo.org (http://www.nanowrimo.org)
50,000 words in 30 days.
Maybe next time I'll have a go.. and be more organised :)
Quote from: Hanni on October 26, 2010, 05:37:03 PM
Maybe next time I'll have a go.. and be more organised :)
You can do it without any kind of plan or real plot at all, like I did last year. But then you end up with 50,000 words of near-psychotic drivel that it pains you to read in the future.
IOW, you too could experience what Stephanie Myers does every time she finishes a book.
Quote from: Cain on October 26, 2010, 06:47:46 PM
IOW, you too could experience what Stephanie Myers does every time she finishes a book.
HEYOOOO
Happy November 1. :x Can it go back to being October?
I'm doing this. Planning on knocking out a few thousand words after sleeping and getting back up again.
I am doing it. by posting in this thread there is NO turning back.
fuck!
I have failed miserably the last 2 years. I'm not even going to try. It gets me so damned frustrated I end up being more stressed than I was to begin with!!!
I'm BabylonHoruv on there if anyone wants to add me as a buddy.
Quote from: Cramulus on November 01, 2010, 01:38:32 PM
I am doing it. by posting in this thread there is NO turning back.
fuck!
ditto
My approach this year, I'm going to try and write up 50 NPC's, with 100 words of backstory per level words each, map out 1d6 different locations specifically, and try and outline about 1000 years of history or so for the particular region I'm beginning with.
Even If I fail, I'll have something to show for it.