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

[KateESal]

Good on yer, @CageSage!

My daily wordcount is now teeny because I'm tweaking the completed first draft (so, not quite completed...) but it's a good discipline not to shove it in a drawer until the immediate revisions are done while they're still fresh in my mind.

How is everyone else doing?

 

[RK Wallis]

I've fixed some major scenes, and it's really come along, in fact, soon I'll need beta readers (not yet though).

 

[Ancora Imparo]

Yay, done it! And with a few days to spare. Felt a bit of a cheat because I had a lot of the planning and plotting already done and just had to fill in the gaps and do a lot of rewriting – but I loved the discipline of it making me write every day. I'm definitely going to try and keep that up!

 

[Nikky Lee]

Awesome @Ancora Imparo! Congrats! And I don't think that counts as cheating—most Nano winners I know pre-plan too.

My Nano has languished, though I did bang out 1500 words yesterday on a short story and another 700 on a flash piece this morning. By far the most writing I've done all week, but some words are better than none!

 

[Ancora Imparo]

Thanks @Nmlee! I think a short story should count as double! Yes, anything is better than nothing. xx

 

[KateESal]

I've done it too...although not the word count necessary to be a NaNo winner. But I've fulfilled my personal goal, which was to complete the first draft of my YA novel and that's what I wanted, so a definite YAY. I've now Kindle-mailed it to a couple of beta readers (my husband, who's a very seasoned and appreciative reader of YA and my 17 year-old neice, ditto).

 

[Ancora Imparo]

Well done, @KateESal, I hope the beta readers appreciate it I have already fallen by the bloody wayside – so much for all my hot air about trying to keep up the habit. Someone should slap me! Didn't even open the file today. But I must now knock it all into shape so no more excuses...

 

[RK Wallis]

I'm still head down. It says I'll finish Friday, but who knows?

 

[Lex Black]

*Cheers on @RK Capps *

 

[Ancora Imparo]

I second that, @Lex Black! I'll be ready with the champagne (or chocolates) on Friday, @RK Capps

 

[Dan Payne]

Just. Finished. Today.

First time winner, even if I had to stretch the definition a little... not every one of my 50,000 words was entirely new, but they're all in a new order and reframed with new scaffolding.

 

[Ancora Imparo]

Congratulations, @Dan Payne! I think it's okay to stretch the definition a little

 

[RK Wallis]

What do you all think about the Nano winner shirt?

 

[KateESal]

Never been a T shirt wearer, personally. But, for those that do...

 

[RK Wallis]

For me, same, unless they're plain.

 

[Ancora Imparo]

I'm not mad on t-shirts (or any clothes) that advertise things, even those with supposedly 'cool' big brand logos. I find them crass and tacky. That said, there are some lovely designs out there that look great on a t-shirt, if that's your thing. I'd rather not be a billboard

 

[KateESal]

And so NaNoRiMo is over for another year. Well done to all who participated!