NaNoWriMo Readiness

I've always wanted to do NaNoWriMo but have never actually gotten to it. Hopefully this will inspire me to try this time around!

Maybe consider doing a group with this theme? We could all start practicing a few months in advance to try and get some inspiration underway. Just a thought :)

what exactly is NaNoWriMo?

Visit http://www.nanowrimo.org/ for information. It's basically a month-long challenge to write a 50,000 word novel.

OH! Thank you

howunremarkable, I've been thinking about making a group for NaNoWriMo actually, but I wasn't sure if anyone would be too interested. I wanted to put some feelers out to see how people respond to the swap first. I think I will work on getting a group set up soon.

Group created!

http://www.swap-bot.com/group/1e0cd8b786ad466c14b452a177d619e1/about

What a great idea! I've started NaNoWriMo twice, but didn't get past the first week. Maybe this year....!

Hurray! Thanks for getting things underway. Very exciting :)

Hi folks! Newbie here. I did Nano for the first time last year and managed it in two weeks because I was unwell the first two weeks. So...it is feasible, as many hundreds know already. The thing about Nano is to get psyched up enough so that you get past that dreadful second week. I am going to finish my novel...I miss the characters, but there always seems to be something else to do lol. I might end up doing the second half of the book for this years Nano! I am not able to join in the above swap, being a brand new swap-bot member, but I can giver others support...so ask if you need help, inspiration, confidence boosting etc. Take care, Susie.

Don't feel bad TiaBel - I've attempted 3 different years and haven't succeeded yet. But I keep trying!

I did NaNo last year for the first time, it was hard work but I'm so glad I did it! I can't sign up for this swap yet, but hopefully I will soon once I get ratings for the swaps I'm currently taking part in.

Does anyone know what genre they're doing yet?

I honestly don't have a clue.

I feel the sci-fi bug itching me again... I thought by now I'd be over it, but apparently not.

I haven't written anything but fairly standard fiction for years, but I've had some fantasy inclinations recently...Hmm.

I prefer not to receive food or drinks.

I am just overwhelmed and must drop this swap. I will rejoin later if life calms down. Thank all!

I've entered it three years and not completed it once lol

I don't know if I'd be able to do it this year at all because I'm about to have my second child, but I'll keep an eye out, just in case. :)

I have been wanting to try this, but I totally haven't had the time. Maybe this will give me the boost that I need to inspire a creation of some kind, even if it isn't 50,000 words! PS: I really don't like coffee!!

i've completed nanowrimo successfully four times. am considering doing it again this year, but am working on a novel so don't know if i'll really have the time. i've always been under the impression, though, that you aren't supposed to have a plot, outline, or idea formatted prior to the start of nanowrimo on nov. 1st. also, that you aren't supposed to use nanowrimo to complete unfinished works you started earlier. it's been a couple years since i've done it, so maybe the rules have changed, but i seem to remember all of that being laid out in the rules and faq's. does anyone else remember these specifications?

From what I understand, you can have some basic information to start out with (i.e. an outline or timeline of some sort, some character sketches, etc.), but you can't have any actually text written out. So you couldn't write out some paragraphs that you think would work for the story and then include them later. All text included in the novel has to be written during the month of November.

That's my understanding, at least...I could be wrong--this will be my first year!

Yep, you're right. Outlines and plans, etc... are allowed. However, using NANOWRIMO to complete or continue already in-progress works isn't allowed. It's got to be a new novel, freshly started on Nov. 1.

A large Priority Mail box is en route to my partner. It has everything you need for a fabulously successful NaNoWriMo ... except your fingers on the keyboard or wrapped around a pen and journal. Enjoy!

A large Priority Mail box is en route to my partner. It has everything you need for a fabulously successful NaNoWriMo ... except your fingers on the keyboard or wrapped around a pen and journal. Enjoy!