My Book Bombed
By Jo Ann
@akalinus (44366)
United States
November 12, 2023 11:16am CST
I have been Mia because I was trying to write a book for NaNoWriMo. I was discussing it with another Nano person and when I talked about it, it seemed so ridiculous that I decided not to finish it. I have been excited to write the story because I have been thinking about it for a long time.
I think I will work on my shorter pieces instead.
Is anyone else here doing something for NaNo? How do you feel about it? How is it going for you?
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@LindaOHio (222285)
• United States
13 Nov 23
I've never taken part in NaNo. I'm sorry your book didn't work out. Have a good week.
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@LindaOHio (222285)
• United States
14 Nov 23
@akalinus I should drag out all the steno books I have with partial books and stories written and try to complete them.
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@akalinus (44366)
• United States
14 Nov 23
@LindaOHio Maybe you could find a way to combine some of the favorite things you wrote and make it something brand new.
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@snowy22315 (208751)
• United States
12 Nov 23
Not me..I think you have the right idea turning it into a short story.
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@RebeccasFarm (91299)
• United States
13 Nov 23
I am not doing anything for NaNo. I am sorry yours bombed.
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@akalinus (44366)
• United States
13 Nov 23
I tried several different years and found that the story was going wrong. I am not an author. I have had things in national magazines and gotten paid. I had others in magazines and never got the promised payment.
I don't know why I ever thought I could write and sell a novel.
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@RasmaSandra (97908)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
12 Nov 23
I never did this but for a number of years I did join the one poem a day in April and then it was just burn out because to write poetry I have to be inspired and not every day it happens. There was not much excitement about all I wrote so I stopped doing this challenge,
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@akalinus (44366)
• United States
13 Nov 23
Have you ever thought of keeping a poetic journal? When you are inspired by a sunrise of a new day, or something you see or hear, record it in a journal. When it is time to write, read your journal entries and recapture those moments. I think poetry is emotion in print.
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@RasmaSandra (97908)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
13 Nov 23
@akalinus I have a special notebook I jot down quickly inspired thoughts to turn into poems. However, now that I am doing other things as well as taking surveys, posting to Vocal Media, and keeping up with my blogging there is just a lot on my plate so I don't care to get into the challenge again, I started taking the poetry challenge when I was just new to the online world and I had plenty of time for it.
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@akalinus (44366)
• United States
13 Nov 23
@RasmaSandra I have found out that I can't do everything at the same time. We all have to pick and choose what we want to do and change it when you need to.
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