NaNoWriMo + How to Knit a Love Song

@paigea (35511)
Canada
October 29, 2017 3:21pm CST
I have read on myLot about people participating in Nanowrimo. I picked up this book called How to Knit a Love Song because I enjoy knitting. Then I was interested to read that the author wrote her first draft of her novel during Nanowrimo. I found that interesting as I have never come across a book that resulted from that program. I enjoyed the basic story of a young woman moving to the country to begin a new life and I enjoyed the knitting references. The romance was quite predictable. At the end was a pattern to knit a sweater! I enjoyed checking that out too. Here is an explanation of Nanowrimo.
November 1-30. The world needs your novel.
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@allen0187 (58447)
• Philippines
30 Oct 17
NaNoWriMo - always wanted to join but never got around to doing it!
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@allen0187 (58447)
• Philippines
30 Oct 17
@paigea nothing really. Hate to give my main plot point! Just kidding!
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@paigea (35511)
• Canada
30 Oct 17
Me neither. I suppose it is about to start again. What were you hoping to write about?
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@paigea (35511)
• Canada
30 Oct 17
@allen0187 are you going to try it this year? I am not. I don't think there is a novel in me.
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• United States
29 Oct 17
I love knitting, have since the 4th grade many years ago!) I've never hear of Nanowrimo before this post.
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@paigea (35511)
• Canada
29 Oct 17
My mom taught me to knit at about that age too. I included a link to see the explanation of nanowrimo. If you do a search on myLot, you will see several members have done it.
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• Midland, Michigan
31 Oct 17
Really? *(Linda), Actually, I never heard of it until I joined a writing website back in 2007 which doesn't pay it's writers in money, ever, but rather does gift points that can be used for different things on the site itself. The link below takes you to the site and is loaded with pages of people trying to write a novel during November. It appears that some of the links can be viewed while others need a membership or registration. Disclamer: While I'm still a member, I get nothing from people looking at the site or signing up. .
Writing.Com is the online community for creative writing, fiction writing, story writing, poetry writing, writing contests, writing portfolios, writing help, and writing writers.
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@Shellyann36 (11385)
• United States
16 Nov 17
When I was younger, I dreamed of being a fiction novelist. Somewhere along the way, I lost my creativity and I have never written a thing.
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@Shellyann36 (11385)
• United States
21 Jun 19
@paigea I get so frustrated with myself. When I was younger it seemed to flow more than it does today. Well flow for these days is a strong word. Perhaps I should say totally dried up. I keep thinking positive and praying that something will come back!
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@rebelann (110776)
• El Paso, Texas
14 Jun 19
But you do write on the web, that's something, right?
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@paigea (35511)
• Canada
15 Jun 19
@Shellyann36 I dreamed of being a fiction writer too. Every time I started to work on my great ideas I got no where!
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• United States
29 Oct 17
How lovely and cute..knitting and love are not my forte.
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• United States
29 Oct 17
@paigea I hate the two of them
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@paigea (35511)
• Canada
29 Oct 17
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@paigea (35511)
• Canada
29 Oct 17
I don't know if they are my forte but I like both knitting and love.
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@just4him (303392)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
30 Oct 17
I've participated in NaNoWriMo several times and always won the challenge of 50K words in 30 days. I'm thinking about doing it again this year since I don't have a project at the moment. Well I do, Uncertain Future, but I can always work on one from scratch and see what happens. It's always a lot of fun.
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@just4him (303392)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
30 Oct 17
@paigea I could as a NaNo rebel. That is someone who has already started working on a novel. NaNo used to be scratch only until they started the rebel idea a few years back.
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@paigea (35511)
• Canada
30 Oct 17
@just4him I see. I knew nothing about their procedures. I guess I thought you could write what you wanted.
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@paigea (35511)
• Canada
30 Oct 17
I knew there were myLot members who had done that. Sounds like you are set to do it again. Can you work on Uncertain Future for nanowrimo?
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@JudyEv (323674)
• Rockingham, Australia
30 Oct 17
I know a lot of people participate in Nanowrimo but I've never heard of a book that was a result of it either.
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@just4him (303392)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
30 Oct 17
@JudyEv I haven't heard of them either, but I have heard they do exist. I read a forum one year about the number of books that come from NaNoWriMo. It's the first time I've actually seen one.
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@paigea (35511)
• Canada
30 Oct 17
I was interested to see that a book did get published after that. I know a lot of people participate in that.
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• Preston, England
29 Oct 17
Great that the nanowrimo exercises lead to some succesful publications
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@paigea (35511)
• Canada
29 Oct 17
That is what I thought. I was pleased to see it.
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@jobelbojel (34731)
• Philippines
31 Oct 17
I have not tried this. I can find out but I can't write.
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@paigea (35511)
• Canada
13 Nov 17
No, I am not a writer either.
@Jackalyn (7560)
• Oxford, England
30 Oct 17
Every year I say I am going to do it, but so far I have never done it. I love the title of that book.
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@just4him (303392)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
30 Oct 17
@Jackalyn I hope you do one year. It's always a lot of fun.
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@paigea (35511)
• Canada
30 Oct 17
Yes, the title and the photo drew me to that book. Good luck if you decide to do it. Writing a novel is not for me!
@BelleStarr (61050)
• United States
14 Nov 17
Yes there are quite a few members here who enter this every year, it is not something I am interested in but I admire their desire to write a novel.
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@paigea (35511)
• Canada
14 Nov 17
A lot of work!
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@marlina (154183)
• Canada
6 Nov 17
I do not have the talent to write a book.
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@paigea (35511)
• Canada
8 Nov 17
Me neither
@cahaya1983 (11121)
• Malaysia
13 Nov 17
I read a lot about Nanowrimo on social media. Wish I have the time and talent to participate in such things.
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@paigea (35511)
• Canada
13 Nov 17
It was interesting to come across this book that was first written during Nanowrimo. I do not participate in that though
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@Poppylicious (11133)
30 Oct 17
I always lay claim to a lack of time for this, but really I just lack the motivation. I may do it this year.
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@paigea (35511)
• Canada
30 Oct 17
Good luck! I do not have a book in me; that I know.
• Sonora, California
21 Oct 19
Sounds like an awesome book!
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@paigea (35511)
• Canada
22 Oct 19
I enjoyed it.
@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
1 Nov 17
I think I have no time to write a novel lol but I must admit I admire those who know how to knit. I don't have that skill.
@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
1 Nov 17
@paigea I will try learning it when I have spare time.
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@paigea (35511)
• Canada
1 Nov 17
Knitting us relaxing even uf I will never be skilled like the instructor.
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@LeaPea2417 (36268)
• Toccoa, Georgia
31 Oct 17
I don't knit, but I do know basic stitches of crochet and some years ago, crocheted a basic blanket.
@LeaPea2417 (36268)
• Toccoa, Georgia
31 Oct 17
@paigea I do some , lately I have been thinking about crocheting another blanket.
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@paigea (35511)
• Canada
31 Oct 17
Do you still do it. I find knitting relaxing.
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@paigea (35511)
• Canada
31 Oct 17
@LeaPea2417 A nice winter project.
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• Midland, Michigan
31 Oct 17
I've done nanowrimo several times. Twice I worked on novel ideas whereas, the rest of the times even though I got to 50,000 words I did it as a rebel which is a legit way to do the contest too. That way all my bubblews posts plus emails and anything else I wrote in that month counted. There is a writing site that doesn't pay any money out, but helps those that want to get better at writing. They do contests to get ready for nanowrimo although those are usually done in the month of October. They do things to help people develop the different characters and things like that. A few of us here on mylot were members on that site first.
• Midland, Michigan
1 Nov 17
@paigea Maybe, but not this year. November isn't the easiest month for me to do that since we're still busy with the business. If I ever did it that way, write or work on a novel, that is, I'd maybe work on an idea I've already begun.
@paigea (35511)
• Canada
1 Nov 17
@MarshaMusselman it's goodvyour business is busy
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@paigea (35511)
• Canada
31 Oct 17
That is interesting. Are you going to participate ever again?
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@sallypup (57305)
• Centralia, Washington
29 Oct 17
I've had a rocky relationship with knitting since high school. So far my fingers refuse to shape anything pretty with yarn.
@sallypup (57305)
• Centralia, Washington
30 Oct 17
@paigea The best part is that you enjoy the challenge.
@paigea (35511)
• Canada
30 Oct 17
@sallypup Yes. One always needs that.
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@paigea (35511)
• Canada
30 Oct 17
I like the classes at the library where the teacher helps me! I enjoy it, so I am trying to get better at it.
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@DianneN (246452)
• United States
31 Oct 17
I love love, but knitting isn't my thing. lol
@DianneN (246452)
• United States
31 Oct 17
@paigea And just as importantly, to have it returned.
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@paigea (35511)
• Canada
31 Oct 17
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@paigea (35511)
• Canada
31 Oct 17
It's great to love love.
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@YrNemo (20272)
30 Oct 17
Someone mentioned a similar book a few years back, about quilting (but not from that Nanowrimo I think).
@paigea (35511)
• Canada
30 Oct 17
I suppose that book included a quilting pattern? I have seen books that included recipes too.
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@paigea (35511)
• Canada
30 Oct 17
@YrNemo It sounds like a common theme then. As I have seen books that included recipes that were also somehow part of the story.
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@YrNemo (20272)
30 Oct 17
@paigea Yes, that book did. Something about love, family, tradition etc in that quilt.