NaNoWriMo

I participated last year, but obtained a certain video game halfway through the month and, well, never finished the story I was working on, heh. I had completely forgotten about it this year until someone reminded me a few days ago, so yes, I do plan to write for this one, though I have absolutely no idea what about! I haven't written anything in months! But hopefully, this will get me back into the swing of things.

It really was easier than I'd though it'd be last year, though, and I was actually ahead of the pack for the first two weeks. I hope that trend holds true for this year, too!

 

i'm not going to start a new idea so i am disqualified. so therefore i am now in hate of the whole thing. i started a novel a year or two ago that is amazing. i only wrote two chapters. if i have to start over than forget the whole stupid thing. i'm going to finish my own and sell it. just like i planned two years ago. the plot is juicy and original. for this month i will embark on a journey to write in it. i can do it all by myself. without the help of other authors on that 'site'. so whatever. and i might work on my other unfinished novel first since i'm almost done.
hey if any of you need original cool ideas i got plenty!

 

Well, I signed up. I have no time and no ideas, but I think it's an awesome project and hopefully can come up with something.

 

I wish I could finish my novel... but I won't have enough time. I have to study for my finals.

 

OOMG Jeimuzu u dont know how much i love you right now for posting this thread.....this is just what i've been loooking for! YOU SOOO ROCK! TY TY TY

 

NaNoWriMo is for amateurs! *grin*

If you want to do something serious, try the 3-Day Novel Contest.

I can't remember my exact word count but I think it was 29,000 or something... something like 111 double-spaced typed (letter) pages in 3 days. It was insane, intense, and what I produced was really pretty decent. Oh yeah and it would probably be of interest to many people here.

Well, they say "write what you know." :lol:

Seriously, though, anyone who does NaNoWriMo is cool. I was joking about it being for amateurs. I lack motivation a lot of the time so things like NaNoWriMo and the 3-day thing are great because they force me to actually get off my ass and DO something.

 

They are not going to know it's an old idea or something you've already started though. How could they? :icon_wink

As long as it's your own work then why not enter it any?

 

I'm starting my story right now. I've been coming up with ideas all day long, and I think I can actually finish this year. Good luck to all who are attempting this feat!

 

to me its like hell, im only actually replying to point out the sheer brilliance and ingeniousness of steam giants sig, i love it! its even my new msn display picture for now.

 

Hahaha thanks ^^ though I stole it! It was somebody's avitar somewhere (not on EC), I think it was some site malware removal forum...I took a few avitars from there, hehe! I so wish I had thought of this back when I was in school, though! Anyway, the other reason for this reply (I couldn't edit the above), my NaNoWriMo name: steam.giant

 

Kidnapped by terrorists! Sounds like it has comedic potential to me! My story's going to be horror, about a character in hell who has to overcome the qualities that got her there in order to move on while surviving in a nightmarish city.

 

Very cool! Post an excerpt when you get the chance! I've posted an excerpt of the very beginning of mine, though I've only done a page and a half so far I'll do more tomorrow.

Their site is so hard to navigate on the first day! I'm still trying to figure out how to make someone a "writing buddy" so we can check on each other. Do you know how?

Edit: I figured out how ^^ let me know if you need to know!

 

Wow, very cool! I love the way Edward talks ^^ and I can't wait to read more of it!

Here's my excerpt, pretty short. It's the very, very beginning of the story.

 

^^ Thanks! We can all thank Lost for the "stompy thing" that Terra had attracted, which I never intend to actually show (although it's not one of the more prominent monsters she has to deal with). We can also thank the Silent Hill games for a lot of the feel I'm going for. I want to make the city feel alive, like it's watching her, testing her.

It's going to be hard writing this weekend between work and a social event I'll have to attend, but hopefully I'll be able to add a few extra thousand words so I won't fall too far behind. I also want to see some of that description you were talking about, Jeimuzu!