NaNoWriMo...some Litopians are hooking up, want to join us?

[KateESal]

Myself, @CageSage, @RK Capps and @Ancora Imparo have all signed up to this year's NaNoWriMo.

Anyone else planning on getting involved? If so, make yourself known if you would like to become part of our writing buddies gang

NaNoWriMo

 

[KateESal]

Bumping this in case anyone missed it.....

 

[RK Wallis]

Not long now!

 

[Dan Payne]

I'm not sure... Nano doesn't really meet my sensibilities. It seems to tend towards pantsing and improvisation, and I'm much more about thinking it through. Tried Nano once, got to about 3K words and stopped updating. In the end got to about 30K for the month, which for me is productive. My current WIP doesn't have another 50K in it; if I manage to write another 50K I'll need to go back and rip out 30K. Which I may end up doing anyway...

So, I'm considering whether it's worth going through the whole rigmarole again.

 

[CageSage]

whether it's worth

It doesn't have to be straight first draft writing; it can be editing, or rewriting, or multiple pieces (like an anthology of shorts). You could pick and choose which 'counts' to include for the day [1500 of an edit; 1000 of rewrite, etc.].

 

[Dan Payne]

Okay. I'll sign in - no pressure, right?

How do we connect?

 

[Ancora Imparo]

Hi @Dan Payne – I'm new to it too, and I joined on a day when they had loads of glitches. Hopefully cleared by now. This is how it worked for me: once you've filled in your profile there is a bit that says Find Buddies. Put in our names (separately) and we should come up. Send a Buddy request, and we'll accept – and cheer from the sidelines whenever you meet your target Apparently there's more than one Ancora Imparo (knew I should have been more original) but apparently I'm the latest one to sign up so that should find me . Look forward to seeing you over there.

 

[RK Wallis]

I'm on there as Rachel Capps

 

[KateESal]

My NoNoWriMo handle is the same as my Litopia one, if you want to find me, @Dan Payne

To be honest, I'm not going to bust a gut and try and write 50K words. I know I won't have the time and I'm not bothered about "winning" anything. I'm using it as a way to ensure I complete my first draft well ahead of my self-imposed Christmas deadline (I'm only about 14K short at the moment). I figured it would be a community-minded way to motivate myself.

 

[Dan Payne]

I've only tried once, and gave up on it pretty quickly. Hopefully having a gang of likeminded scribes will help maintain the motivation.

 

[KateESal]

Gang of Likeminded Scribes

That's the spirit!

 

[Ancora Imparo]

@Dan Payne – are you using your own name? I've had a friend request from an OzFenric and I've no idea who that is or what the protocol is for accepting people we don't know. I'm a big wuss

 

[Dan Payne]

Roight! That's me. OzFenric is my online identity. I didn't realise what name it would use.

 

[CageSage]

I'm pretty sure OzFenric (is that from Doctor Who?) is Dan - that's who I asked.

 

[Dan Payne]

"OzFenric" is a portmanteau. Fenric was the antagonist for one of the last of the "classic" Doctor Who stories, but he was based on the ancient Norse god Fenrir, god of the wolves.

And yes, it's me.

 

[Ancora Imparo]

I'm ashamed to say I didn't know there was a god of the wolves. Thanks for that @Dan Payne . All connected now.

 

[RK Wallis]

I'm getting excited!!!

 

[Dan Payne]

I'm ashamed to say I didn't know there was a god of the wolves. Thanks for that @Dan Payne . All connected now.

You name it, there's a god that covers it. Meet Corponguis, god of toenail clippings.

 

[CageSage]

Corponguis

Cor, that one pongs, Dan, put those shoes back on!
Cor, pong, you, is - well done!

 

[Dan Payne]

(Look up corpus unguis)

 

[Lex Black]

I'm...considering participating for the first time. Any thoughts?

 

[RK Wallis]

Give it a go There's a few of us. It teaches you the discipline needed to complete 1666 words a day, or to make that up for days off. But if you're editing, it teaches you to devote the hours required for writing to push yourself. Most of all, it gets you off social media.

 

[Lex Black]

Not a problem. I was recently banned from social media. Also, my artistic license has been revoked.

I'm here all week.

 

[RK Wallis]

Even if you don't meet the goal, just pushing yourself means you still have more words than normal, and that's a win

 

[Ancora Imparo]

I agree. I'm not expecting great things (of myself. It's not that I'm a pessimist – we have visitors coming for a week right in the middle) but as @RK Capps says, it'll make me push myself much more than I usually do.

 

[Lex Black]

Even if you don't meet the goal, just pushing yourself means you still have more words than normal, and that's a win

That's a very generous outlook of anything I produce. Still...

 

[Rachel Caldecott]

Myself, @CageSage, @RK Capps and @Ancora Imparo have all signed up to this year's NaNoWriMo.

Anyone else planning on getting involved? If so, make yourself known if you would like to become part of our writing buddies gang

NaNoWriMo

Me. I have not signed up yet but will do it today

 

[Rachel Caldecott]

My user name is zerffi34700

 

[RK Wallis]

Gotcha

 

[Rachel Caldecott]

I announced I wanted to write a suspense story... I've never done one of those... I'm googling how to do it