NANOWRIMO 2015

lol, could always still try, and just keep track of what you write during that month,. I've known a few to do that

@Jessicalynnt I have to keep word counts anyway as publishers expect novels of about 100,000 words nowadays

@Jessicalynnt sending you all my positive thoughts that it goes well for you. Is it 60,000 words you have to write?

I dont know, I plan on trying to be around, but NANO will have to come first, lol

@valmnz 50k

yeah I have to pretty much shut myself away for a good hour to get it done per day

@Jessicalynnt Thanks a lot for enlightening me.Now I know it.Thanks again.

It's basically a challenge to write 50K words in the month of November!

I pondered that, but not sure how to do so, I mean already combining zombies, shipwrecked on an island, gotta work in a tsunami and kids with magic? maybe and maybe not lol

@softbabe44 I think so, I actually thought about using that as part of one of the main charas childhood, but the zombie island doesnt have magic, and I dont know if I want it too

@Jessicalynnt It sounds like you'll figure it out.

honestly it's not a book per say, it's 50k words, about anything. The real goal is to get people to write, and to prove that you can be disciplined to write to a goal.

then why not try this year! lol

@Jessicalynnt That actually sounds like an interesting challenge! How many words does it have to be?

I can force myself to write, had to in college, was a journalist for awhile, it may be utter rubbish but I can blather with the best of them

@purplealabaster lol, I can give you an assignment, write a story about a storm, a block of cheese and a young woman. It must include the words apple, melancholy, plaid-pants, and table. Go! mwhahahaha!

it's not as bad as it sounds, you could totally do it.

pfft, whatever you want! This year I am going to rewrite my Swiss Family Robinson zombie island mash novel!

@Jessicalynnt sounds like fun! I need to do something that is more of a jovial nature. My themes can be.. How to save the world address to the human race. Sci-fi.

@Bluedoll mine are always scifi, well almost all. More fun, can make up whatever I want!

@Jessicalynnt Yes. I could say that growing bonsai trees is my hobby, but it's more than that - it's become a passion. I'm writing about my experiences with developing some of my trees.

@Gina145 I have loved them, but tend to kill plants.

I usually have a few idea's floating around, getting focused is my biggest problem. a bonsai blog?

well, they never said you have to FINISH a book, only write 50K words, so write the middle of your book, write anything, it's all good

@Jessicalynnt I am going to make it a goal to write a different one!

@Jessicalynnt I still have to visit Fredericksburg and Williamsburg, VA, as well as Richmond for my research. I plan to go to Fredericksburg next July 4th weekend for a big family reunion for all the descendants of my main character's parents. I hope to meet some of the descendants from his line.

very nice, you could of course try and write that last 50K in November, no one ever said it needed to be a 'new' novel.

@Jessicalynnt I worked on this for last year's NaNo. I'll just work on it off site this year and hope I get it finished this time. I am close to being finished, I hope, so it's possible that 50K will see the conclusion of the matter.

@Jessicalynnt I find in rewriting the story is stronger. Good luck with it.

Scrivener?

@SimplySara there seemed to be a lot of nice goodies there this year

@Jessicalynnt It's an amazing tool for writers to manage content. There's a free trial and a discount available through the NaNoWriMo site! I think it's under the "sponsors" tab.

@Jessicalynnt I'll be cheering for you! Free print of your book is cool, and yes, a T-shirt would be even cooler...

@sishy7 My goal this year is to actually get one mostly written to try to self publish on Amazon.

some E stuff, like a certificate, no real physical prize, although usually a free print of your book, and I always plan to get a teeshirt and dont. maybe this year

It is, if I get on a good roll I can do a days work in an hour at least.

@Jessicalynnt I am not sure, I cannot remember the names of those who did.

yeah I talked to a few back then, no idea if any lotters do

yeah I love doing 2-3K a day, then if I miss a day here or there I can recover without killing myself, We shall have to offer each other support and encouragement! Going to have to start tagging these NANO-Lotters !

@Jessicalynnt Good idea.

Hey! So you came over too? DIdn't know, off to follow you now. It's 50K words ( ), which averages to about 1,667 a day. I do 2K because then if I miss a day, I can recover without killing myself. The work is your own, at the end you upload it into a counter to prove you won, but they don't actually "save" any of the text on the website. Many years they offer 1 free copy of your book through like lulu.com to winners, amongst other E goodies. you can write about ANYTHING. You can plop things you write for any place during that month into word and count it too, as long as you write it in November. Honestly, I know YOU already write a ton. So I could see you doing this, which means it's hard to give you advice. All I can say is, get us on your team, post up how you are doing, post up plot bunnies, or even needs for encouragement. That's what got me through last year, a good supportive bubbs family

I try for that 2-3K mark, this gives me enough wiggle room if I miss a day in there or so I can recover without killing myself. We shall have to support each other! I added a tag, lol, NANO-Lotters !!