tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2967179224372520114.post5905036231600695612..comments2024-01-12T02:52:06.482-06:00Comments on what women write: NaNo or NaNot?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2967179224372520114.post-57937691006167105512009-11-03T21:29:03.551-06:002009-11-03T21:29:03.551-06:00I'm cheering you all on. I've some modest ...I'm cheering you all on. I've some modest writing goals I'm tossing in for completion by the 23rd, the day I head to California for two weeks.Deborah Downeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04132792562364747466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2967179224372520114.post-52383887273312019252009-11-03T16:33:15.996-06:002009-11-03T16:33:15.996-06:00Thanks, Elizabeth, for the reminder about the yout...Thanks, Elizabeth, for the reminder about the youth portion of NaNo. I remembered your mentioning it to me earlier and I forgot to write about that option. Yea for your kids!Pamela Hammondshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18267333699680840984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2967179224372520114.post-40793759281940466162009-11-03T13:42:32.973-06:002009-11-03T13:42:32.973-06:00Not only am I participating (and I wrote last nigh...Not only am I participating (and I wrote last night! I did! Up to 3951 words in two days, woo hoo!), both my kids are. They've set their goals for 2K and 5K words, and I'm pleased to say they are both ahead of schedule (Lucky for me, since computer ills have forced me to let them dictate in the interest of time and sanity for all of us) and really excited. Heads-up to all you mom and dad writers out there: they can set their own word goal AND if they meet it, NaNo lined up a company to print an ARC of their work. Not a bad deal, and how many nine-year-olds have their own "published" book? We're excited! And I plan to hit the keyboard again tonight for my daily minimum of 1500 words.Elizabeth Lyndhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02638768950811415099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2967179224372520114.post-14949120066645255092009-11-02T22:05:32.016-06:002009-11-02T22:05:32.016-06:00WAY TO GO JOAN! I'll cheer you and everyone el...WAY TO GO JOAN! I'll cheer you and everyone else on even though I'm setting a much more modest goal. I got about 400 words today, but they are good quality words, and so I'm happy.Kim Bullockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06100854132576647442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2967179224372520114.post-33679762661277729652009-11-02T20:39:21.221-06:002009-11-02T20:39:21.221-06:00Taking a break to chime in. I'm at 1,276 for t...Taking a break to chime in. I'm at 1,276 for the day, but I didn't write yesterday.<br /><br />Kim, I expect many of the final words will be chopped, but it's a good exercise (for me) to write a draft without editing every word before I move on.Joan Morahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03152990243138876941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2967179224372520114.post-65777083899888129712009-11-02T20:31:53.889-06:002009-11-02T20:31:53.889-06:00Wow, Sandra! Keep it up!
Kim, we all work differ...Wow, Sandra! Keep it up! <br /><br />Kim, we all work differently, and it's just nice to have a doable goal to work toward, isn't it? As we don't have bosses breathing down our necks on deadlines (some of us ... not yet, anyway!), it's good to be accountable, even if it's simply to yourself or your fellow writers.<br /><br />I'm checking in to say I haven't written a single new word yet toward that 50K! Oops. I did spend the day reviewing what I've already written and kind of working up a game plan, though. I tend to work harder the closer I get to my deadline as opposed to breaking things up logically. Silly me. But it worked the last time, so if it ain't broke, as they say...Juliehttp://www.juliekibler.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2967179224372520114.post-84152866274355106292009-11-02T20:09:52.645-06:002009-11-02T20:09:52.645-06:00I greatly fear I would only end up rewriting every...I greatly fear I would only end up rewriting everything I did during NaNo. Iit goes against my every instint to write that way - hence the reason I'm merely trying to get to a certain point in my WIP.<br /><br />With two small children, life gets in the way far too much to make that kind of goal, IMHO.Kim Bullockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06100854132576647442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2967179224372520114.post-38863891897882563152009-11-02T19:55:24.413-06:002009-11-02T19:55:24.413-06:00I'm in. As of a few minutes ago, I am 3,992 wo...I'm in. As of a few minutes ago, I am 3,992 words into my WIP, 984 of them done today in the interstices of the work world. I want to boost that to 2,000 before the night is done. I've never NaNo-ed before, so this is all very exciting. I'm sandara_bc at NaNo, and I'd be delighted to cheer you on.Sandra Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12052047359365369942noreply@blogger.com