http://www.nanowrimo.org
UPDATE: Exerpts are available to read!
National Novel Writng Month starts in less than two weeks and some of us (a few in the writing group) are taking up the challenge of writing 50,000 words in one month. Mind you, they may not be 50,000 good words, or even 50,000 coherent words. It's like a Page-A-Day calendar, except instead of being a little square with kittens or Bushisms, it's an 8.5" x 11" douple spaced typed page a day and you have to make it! Doesn't that sound like fun (or torture, but fun?). To win NaNoWriMo, you just have to finish 50,000 words in 30 days.
The above website has registration and if you need a laptop to write on AlphaSmart has provided the organization with 25 mini-notebook computers that run on 2 AA batteries for 700+ hours (so you knw they're going to be bare bones word processors). I just think that fact is so cool. Also, it is filled with hints, encouragements and tips for all writing, not just time-pressured novelists.
If you register with the website, you can buddy with "corinnebean" and others from The Clubhouse (who can opt to share their nicknames) to monitor and mentor each other. Oh, and I'm pretty sure you can opt to share your writing or opt out of it. Considering that whatever you write is copywritten, I imagine the sharability is controlled.
Discouraging stat: this post comes under 250 words.
P.S. http://www.scriptfrenzy.org/ is coming June 2007 for you, Beej!
10 comments:
Okay more like 5-page-a-day double spaced. Single space it and it'll only be 2.5 pages!
I've kinda sorta committed to doing this. So far I'm considering writing a book about a guy waiting at a red light that just won't change (an idea for a premise I stole from someone who thought someone should make a movie about that).
50K words out of that would be amusing! Or tedious.
Good luck!
P.P.S. Presents for writers from me to you! But you're not going to want them unless you're actually going to write for NaNoWriMo.
I tried doing this several years ago, wrote 2000 words the first night and never touched it again.
maybe I should try again. stoopid has to happen during hockey season, tho.
Presents for writers from me to you! But you're not going to want them unless you're actually going to write for NaNoWriMo.
Amphetamines?
People not writing are going to want amphetamines.
No, it's cool. You're getting one and so is Rachael. You guys'll appreciate it.
Is it a Nanowrimo themed halloween costume?
I'm on there, but only recognised bean's and kate's handles... if anyone wants to add me, I can be found under the ubiquitous 'melferburque'...
"flyingricepaddy" here
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