Author Topic: NaNoWriMo '10 (Read 6342 times)

Bardiche · « **on:** October 05, 2010, 10:00:39 PM »

So hey, can't ever start these too early, right?

It's almost November, so the time for plotting and preparation work is now! National Novel Writing Month will hit us again in just under a month! Who's all prepared to take part in this swimmingly ridiculous attempt at 50,000 words in a month?! I intend to try again but aim for 30,000 words instead, due to schedule. I can do 1,000 words per day, maybe, but 1,666 is a bit too much for my tastes.

How's 'bout you guys?!

Lady Door · « **Reply #1 on:** October 05, 2010, 10:05:13 PM »

Planning now. I have a story I want to write this year, so that's a definite improvement over previous years. <_<

I live near the NaNo offices, so I might partake of some of the local shenanigans. We'll see. The one I really want to do requires raising $300, and I'm not so sure I can do that. But, again, we'll see.

Not sure I can make the 50k in a month because I really want to be spending time working on graduate school application stuff, but this is important to me too. No real reason I can't do both!

... hahah.

Fudozukushi · « **Reply #2 on:** October 05, 2010, 10:06:08 PM »

Usual boasting about speed despite planned story not being mindless like last year.

Luther Lansfeld · « **Reply #3 on:** October 05, 2010, 10:09:44 PM »

I'd love to do this, but I really should be doing other things! I have been writing though.

DjinnAndTonic · « **Reply #4 on:** October 06, 2010, 03:00:20 AM »

Does writing a game script count?

Hmm... I don't care. I think I'll use this opportunity to pound through a game script instead. Should be plenty managable, at least!

Need approximately 3500 lines of text.

So... about 125 lines a day?

Bardiche · « **Reply #5 on:** October 06, 2010, 05:38:05 AM »

Well, there is National SCRIPT Writing Month, but it's probably just fiiiine if you do it during NaNo instead of NaSci.

DjinnAndTonic · « **Reply #6 on:** October 06, 2010, 06:04:24 AM »

There's a National Script Writing Month?

It's abbreviated as NaSci?

AndrewRogue · « **Reply #7 on:** October 06, 2010, 07:17:13 AM »

http://www.scriptfrenzy.org/

Bardiche · « **Reply #8 on:** October 06, 2010, 02:31:02 PM »

I make up some of this stuff as I go. Couldn't recall what it was called so I just made it up!

Yoshiken · « **Reply #9 on:** October 06, 2010, 07:58:37 PM »

I'll say the same I said last year - if I come up with an idea, I'll at least start writing something. Odds are I'll also do what I did last year and get bored around 5-10k words.

AndrewRogue · « **Reply #10 on:** October 07, 2010, 07:42:23 AM »

Oh yeah. I forgot to post. I'm going to win NaNoWriMo this year.

Fudozukushi · « **Reply #11 on:** October 07, 2010, 07:51:39 AM »

Mmm, wonder if I should go with a continuation of my story, or actually write the beginning.. choices choices...

Cotigo · « **Reply #12 on:** October 13, 2010, 05:16:49 PM »

I hemmed and hawed and went "simply not enough time" then I realized fuck it, let's do this. I haven't written a new story in a year. That Orwellian alien invasion story's been rattling around in my head for two years. I'm in a pretty stable situation right now. I can balance tutoring and writing and drinking, for sure.

where doing this man

where making this hapen

Lady Door · « **Reply #13 on:** October 27, 2010, 07:06:30 PM »

Scrivener is offering a NaNo '10 deal: finish your novel in a special extended-trial version of their new release, get 50% off the license price. Even if you don't, you can use a promo code to get 20% off the license.

For those that don't know, Scrivener is writing software. It's cool because it takes a lot of the "hard copy" process out of writing, if you want it to -- it holds character sketches, notes, will automatically format your writing to manuscript style, sets writing goals (and this NaNo trial version has a template which has been pre-set to NaNo standards), and allows you to see a corkboard sketch of your chapters by scene, your characters altogether, and more.

It's VERY cool software, and even if you don't end up buying it, you should consider using the program for NaNo (and it's free for that!).

It's been available on Mac for a while now, but part of this NaNo deal is beta-ing the Windows version.

So... go. Download!

http://www.literatureandlatte.com/nanowrimo.html

Taishyr · « **Reply #14 on:** October 27, 2010, 07:24:28 PM »

Can't DL it right now, but how much is it pre-discount?

Lady Door · « **Reply #15 on:** October 27, 2010, 08:39:03 PM »

$40 PC, $45 Mac.

Shale · « **Reply #16 on:** October 27, 2010, 08:59:19 PM »

Oooh. No interest in NaNoWriMo or fiction writing in general, but a word processor that'll integrate my notes, references and draft copy on the same screen? Yes yes yes yes please.

I don't suppose it'll save the finished product into a format that plays nice with Word?

Lady Door · « **Reply #17 on:** October 27, 2010, 11:39:36 PM »

This particular preview copy is limited to fiction manuscripts, but the full software supports fiction, non-fiction, scriptwriting, poetry & lyrics, and "miscellaneous." It won't allow you to necessarily side-by-side notes, references and draft copy, BUT, it DOES have a little side window for references (a la links) and does have a short window on the side for brief notes. So... kinda?

It's customizable to an extent, so I encourage you to check out the regular version (NOT the NaNo preview) and poke around in it to see if you can get it to do what you want.

And it can save (actually, Export) to a .doc Word format just fine (as well as RTF, TXT and Final Draft).

Bardiche · « **Reply #18 on:** October 28, 2010, 08:31:29 PM »

Annoying part is Scrivener seemingly losing its formatting when I close and then re-open it. Anything I'm doing wrong or one of the joys of having a beta?

Cotigo · « **Reply #19 on:** October 28, 2010, 09:59:03 PM »

Holy crap, I have a vague reason to make an effort to beat NaNo other than self satisfaction?

Hells. Yes.

Fudozukushi · « **Reply #20 on:** October 29, 2010, 06:19:42 AM »

Huh. I'll probably play around wit that tomorrow.

Shale · « **Reply #21 on:** October 29, 2010, 03:41:03 PM »

Quote from: Lady Door on October 27, 2010, 11:39:36 PM

It won't allow you to necessarily side-by-side notes, references and draft copy, BUT, it DOES have a little side window for references (a la links) and does have a short window on the side for brief notes. So... kinda?

It's got the side window for notes, and can import PDF's and side-by-side them with any other section of the document, or just quickswap between the two if you want to keep full-screen focus. It'd work better if I had a widescreen monitor, but I'll take it.

Bardiche · « **Reply #22 on:** October 31, 2010, 02:46:18 AM »

I'm -so- totally ready to write my NaNo now. Let's hope I'll be able to keep this enthusiasm! One more day!

Bardiche · « **Reply #23 on:** November 01, 2010, 02:22:08 AM »

Madness descends! 2,100 words. Wordwars are good. Not good for quality of writing. But they motivate to write even if you want to spend four hours deliberating the next few lines.

Good luck to the others joining in!

Luther Lansfeld · « **Reply #24 on:** November 01, 2010, 02:27:57 AM »

So I am not participating in this but I've been working on a story for about three months and I have 6-11k worth of words for it (depending on what I decide to include vs. not). I'm going to try to at least continue it at a reasonable clip during this month!

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