NaNoWriMo ends today. Don't forget to validate your novel. The site is hinting that Scrivener coupons and CreateSpace deals will be available for the winners.
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Nope, not even close. But I don't care - the important thing is that I'm writing again. And after a long time of not writing, that's a very good thing indeed. :D
Well, you're both winners in MY book. I didn't make the 50K words-in-a-story mark, either. It looks like I write better slowly, being able to go back and edit a little as needed. It was a fun thing to participate in, though!
The createspace offer isn't the same as in years past - no longer are they offering a free proof copy, this year you have to self-publish through them (including paying for a proof) in order to redeem five free copies (and you don't have to choose a distribution channel if that's all you want). There are mixed feelings about this on the forums.
Scrivener is giving 50% off for winners and 20% off for participants; if you've been using their free nano trial version and liked it that's a pretty sweet deal I'd say.
Details are here: http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/special-offers-and-greetings-from-nano-sponsors
(I've been REALLY bored at work and spending way too much time on their forums)
So I was wondering how much I actually wrote this month. It looks like even if I pull together everything I've written this month in terms of fiction (even a short thing where I have Edward playing an amalgam of Buck and the woman Buck is talking to on the phone so that Bella can comment on what an ass he/they are), it's still only 34,227 words. That's somewhat disappointing, it would have been nice if I could blame the lack of words in the main thing on the stuff I wrote elsewhere.
Ha, hapax, you crack me up. I love my folks so much and they love me to pieces, I know, and my folks would totally have written that about me when I was in school. :D
34K shouldn't be disappointing to you at all, in my opinion! I think that's pretty impressive, especially considering that you went in without an outline, iirc?
I made it - I went to validate as soon as Word said I hit 50K (the threshold word was 'hooking', which readers of my blog will know is the regional equivalent to our most revered F-based obscenity) and to my utter shock, the NaNo counter claimed I was in fact at 50204. Not sure why; maybe it counted dashes as their own words? I am a fan - and I made sure that Word did not include them.
Of course, I've been plotting parts of this story for five years or more. If I'd been starting fresh from something brand new, I am 100% sure I would not have made it. I guess that'll be the extra challenge for next year: drastically reduced advance planning.
Well, there are various issues - I've heard the biggest problem with Open Office is that it counts quotation marks as their own words (thus my friend lost about 2K on her first attempt at validation, but she was way ahead already). So there are clearly differences in calculation methods between software, but I dunno beyond that.
No, did not finish.... I was very excited about my idea until the time came to write it, and I discovered that what I had was a gimmick with no actual story. :-( I went through about five attempts at other ideas.
Finished the rough draft. Was way, way longer than I thought it would be (why do characters insist on telling full backstories right before I kill them off?), but Word Count gives the final total as 102,547 words. Taking out the quotes from famous chess players that I used for chapter divisions, that's probably still close to 102k words.
But the novel is done in a month. :)
I... kind of don't know what to do now. I guess my current plan is to write other stuff for a while, let it fade, and then go back and read it over, then write the second draft. I already have ideas for how to strengthen the themes and stuff, but I've read it's best to wait a while before doing the second draft.
76k for me. I've got a first draft that's going to need some work (but don't they all?) I've got a Revision in Progress I'm getting close to finishing that I'll start on after I take a couple days break.
Congratulations to everyone who wrote a sentence, and to everyone who wrote a paragraph, and to everyone who wrote a page, and to everyone who wrote a scene, and to everyone who wrote a chapter, and to everyone who wrote a novel.
The rest of this comment its probably only relevant to Ana, but it does involve a novel...
I finished with the latest Galenorn novel, Courting Darkness, and, well, let's say it's a full-length Trigger Warning. Mixed heavily with Magic Orgasms Make It All Better. The actual parts pertaining to the overarching plot could probably be summed up in a chapter. If you're not up for treading on that path, you can probably skip it safely and pick up the missing bits in the next novel.
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Nope, not even close. But I don't care - the important thing is that I'm writing again. And after a long time of not writing, that's a very good thing indeed. :D
No, but 27777 is a nice looking number. I really did hope, even until today, that I could somehow pull through, but it just didn't happen.
*hugs*
Well, you're both winners in MY book. I didn't make the 50K words-in-a-story mark, either. It looks like I write better slowly, being able to go back and edit a little as needed. It was a fun thing to participate in, though!
Not even close. I got about halfway through the story when I realized it was depressing me more than I needed Right Now.
Also -- that rumor that when your kids grow up and go to college, they actually GO to college? It's a vicious lie, I tell you!
Oh dear. Forgot again that hapaxdaughter occasionally reads these...
Sweetheart, you know we love you and are ALWAYS HAPPY to see you. Really. Truly.
(Especially when you volunteer to wash the dishes)
Pay no attention to the fact that we changed our phone number and the door locks and forgot to tell you. It was just an oversight, honest.
I WON for the first time :D
The createspace offer isn't the same as in years past - no longer are they offering a free proof copy, this year you have to self-publish through them (including paying for a proof) in order to redeem five free copies (and you don't have to choose a distribution channel if that's all you want). There are mixed feelings about this on the forums.
Scrivener is giving 50% off for winners and 20% off for participants; if you've been using their free nano trial version and liked it that's a pretty sweet deal I'd say.
Details are here: http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/special-offers-and-greetings-from-nano-sponsors
(I've been REALLY bored at work and spending way too much time on their forums)
So I was wondering how much I actually wrote this month. It looks like even if I pull together everything I've written this month in terms of fiction (even a short thing where I have Edward playing an amalgam of Buck and the woman Buck is talking to on the phone so that Bella can comment on what an ass he/they are), it's still only 34,227 words. That's somewhat disappointing, it would have been nice if I could blame the lack of words in the main thing on the stuff I wrote elsewhere.
Ha, hapax, you crack me up. I love my folks so much and they love me to pieces, I know, and my folks would totally have written that about me when I was in school. :D
34K shouldn't be disappointing to you at all, in my opinion! I think that's pretty impressive, especially considering that you went in without an outline, iirc?
Thank you, Bayley! I was looking for links on the deals, but in the wrong places, it would seem. :)
I made it - I went to validate as soon as Word said I hit 50K (the threshold word was 'hooking', which readers of my blog will know is the regional equivalent to our most revered F-based obscenity) and to my utter shock, the NaNo counter claimed I was in fact at 50204. Not sure why; maybe it counted dashes as their own words? I am a fan - and I made sure that Word did not include them.
Of course, I've been plotting parts of this story for five years or more. If I'd been starting fresh from something brand new, I am 100% sure I would not have made it. I guess that'll be the extra challenge for next year: drastically reduced advance planning.
I had the same thing happen when I validated, and I was using Scrivener! Maybe the word count algorithms are different on the NaNo end?
Well, there are various issues - I've heard the biggest problem with Open Office is that it counts quotation marks as their own words (thus my friend lost about 2K on her first attempt at validation, but she was way ahead already). So there are clearly differences in calculation methods between software, but I dunno beyond that.
I'm a winner! Have you met my wife? She's all the proof I need.
Oh, wait, you're talking about NaNoWriMo. In that case... No, not so much.
No, did not finish.... I was very excited about my idea until the time came to write it, and I discovered that what I had was a gimmick with no actual story. :-( I went through about five attempts at other ideas.
Finished the rough draft. Was way, way longer than I thought it would be (why do characters insist on telling full backstories right before I kill them off?), but Word Count gives the final total as 102,547 words. Taking out the quotes from famous chess players that I used for chapter divisions, that's probably still close to 102k words.
But the novel is done in a month. :)
I... kind of don't know what to do now. I guess my current plan is to write other stuff for a while, let it fade, and then go back and read it over, then write the second draft. I already have ideas for how to strengthen the themes and stuff, but I've read it's best to wait a while before doing the second draft.
76k for me. I've got a first draft that's going to need some work (but don't they all?) I've got a Revision in Progress I'm getting close to finishing that I'll start on after I take a couple days break.
Congratulations to everyone who wrote a sentence, and to everyone who wrote a paragraph, and to everyone who wrote a page, and to everyone who wrote a scene, and to everyone who wrote a chapter, and to everyone who wrote a novel.
Winner this year, if you go by the 50,000 mark. But at 87,500, fell short of my 100,000 goal. Still, not bad
Congratulations to all the NaNovelists.
The rest of this comment its probably only relevant to Ana, but it does involve a novel...
I finished with the latest Galenorn novel, Courting Darkness, and, well, let's say it's a full-length Trigger Warning. Mixed heavily with Magic Orgasms Make It All Better. The actual parts pertaining to the overarching plot could probably be summed up in a chapter. If you're not up for treading on that path, you can probably skip it safely and pick up the missing bits in the next novel.
Thanks for the heads-up!! I will almost certain still read it, but now I'll be prepared. Maybe I'll even have Words to say about it later. :)
How the heck do you people do this? I'm lucky to get 500 words in a month...
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