Comments on: Ramping up to NaNoWriMo http://www.nikadixon.com/2009/10/ramping-up-to-nanowrimo/ Feed Your Addiction Sat, 17 Dec 2011 14:31:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Nika http://www.nikadixon.com/2009/10/ramping-up-to-nanowrimo/#comment-111 Nika Mon, 19 Oct 2009 23:51:17 +0000 http://nikadixon.com/blog/?p=385#comment-111 Oooh good point on the time zones... :P I hadn't thought of that. I think I'm okay with just pounding it out. I'm going to take the same approach as I do with fanfic. Write a chapter then post it! I figure that's probably the best way for my personal writing style. Hopefully! :) And I'm really hoping the plot bunnies make up their mind before I start! Oooh good point on the time zones… :P I hadn’t thought of that. I think I’m okay with just pounding it out. I’m going to take the same approach as I do with fanfic. Write a chapter then post it! I figure that’s probably the best way for my personal writing style. Hopefully! :)

And I’m really hoping the plot bunnies make up their mind before I start!

]]> By: Ann Marie http://www.nikadixon.com/2009/10/ramping-up-to-nanowrimo/#comment-110 Ann Marie Mon, 19 Oct 2009 19:34:47 +0000 http://nikadixon.com/blog/?p=385#comment-110 Likewise on the WHICH NOVEL??? question, which I figure is a better distraction than how on possibly earth am I going to be able to manage this word count. See you in the trenches! (where I am called amgamble.) Likewise on the WHICH NOVEL??? question, which I figure is a better distraction than how on possibly earth am I going to be able to manage this word count. See you in the trenches! (where I am called amgamble.)

]]> By: Delilah K Stephans http://www.nikadixon.com/2009/10/ramping-up-to-nanowrimo/#comment-109 Delilah K Stephans Mon, 19 Oct 2009 19:31:25 +0000 http://nikadixon.com/blog/?p=385#comment-109 This will be my third year. The trick is to put EVERYTHING in. You can edit it after the 30th. Some other little tricks if it is getting close to the end - Don't use contractions! Again you can edit them afterwards. Another little trick - use a time zone ahead of you to start and your time zone to end. It can give you up to a day of extra time. Also - don't concern yourself with editing - just knock out the 1667 words a day. Chapter titles help too. My first NaNo was just something I thought I could maintain the count on... the main plot changed halfway through the story - but it was written in a way that I could do it without effecting the whole. This will be my third year. The trick is to put EVERYTHING in. You can edit it after the 30th. Some other little tricks if it is getting close to the end – Don’t use contractions! Again you can edit them afterwards. Another little trick – use a time zone ahead of you to start and your time zone to end. It can give you up to a day of extra time. Also – don’t concern yourself with editing – just knock out the 1667 words a day.
Chapter titles help too.

My first NaNo was just something I thought I could maintain the count on… the main plot changed halfway through the story – but it was written in a way that I could do it without effecting the whole.

]]> By: Nika http://www.nikadixon.com/2009/10/ramping-up-to-nanowrimo/#comment-108 Nika Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:57:15 +0000 http://nikadixon.com/blog/?p=385#comment-108 I'm really hoping to get the 50K down, and then use December to modify it into the 90-100K or so I want it to be! ^_^ And I'm frantically trying to clear my work schedule so my free time is available for NaNo! I’m really hoping to get the 50K down, and then use December to modify it into the 90-100K or so I want it to be! ^_^ And I’m frantically trying to clear my work schedule so my free time is available for NaNo!

]]> By: Amber Leigh Williams http://www.nikadixon.com/2009/10/ramping-up-to-nanowrimo/#comment-107 Amber Leigh Williams Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:52:36 +0000 http://nikadixon.com/blog/?p=385#comment-107 Nika, good luck choosing. Last year was my first year and I KNEW I was writing my first paranormal. I'd actually already written several thousands words to get me started with it. I had notes ready to help me get from plot point to plot point. Then NaNo started and my muse abruptly changed her mind, launching me into another paranormal altogether - one I knew absolutely nothing about. I finished the 50K in November then completed the novel at 85K in early January. This year I'm geared toward writing the 3rd book in the series, but when Nov 1st rolls around and I change my mind, I'll just go with it, lol I'll look for you on NaNo! Nika, good luck choosing. Last year was my first year and I KNEW I was writing my first paranormal. I’d actually already written several thousands words to get me started with it. I had notes ready to help me get from plot point to plot point. Then NaNo started and my muse abruptly changed her mind, launching me into another paranormal altogether – one I knew absolutely nothing about. I finished the 50K in November then completed the novel at 85K in early January. This year I’m geared toward writing the 3rd book in the series, but when Nov 1st rolls around and I change my mind, I’ll just go with it, lol

I’ll look for you on NaNo!

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