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Posting: The first Wednesday of every month is officially Insecure Writer’s Support Group Day. Talk about your doubts and the fears you have conquered. Discuss your struggles and triumphs. Offer a word of encouragement for others who are struggling. Visit others in the group and connect with your fellow writer - aim for a dozen new people each time.
This month's question is:
November 2 question - November is National Novel Writing Month. Have you ever participated? If not, why not?
First off, if you haven't seen my previous post, I apologise for not being around. I've been a little preoccupied.
Also, if you have seen my previous post, you will know that I am indeed participating in this year's NaNo. I am not an ML though, so that's a lot of my shoulders. I am also being what they call a rebel (someone that isn't writing a brand-new novel), as I am still (yes still) editing my Sorceress novel. I am using the 'read aloud' option in Word to hear how the novel sounds, line by line, paragraph by paragraph, chapter by chapter, because I can't afford a proper editor, I am hoping that I will be able to do that later in my career.
I like doing NaNo, I like the groups and the fun of getting to know and work alongside other writers. Up until this year I also took part in the postcard exchange, the parcel exchange and the tea swap, I decided not to this year as money is tight.
NaNo is not a way to write a full novel, yes at best it gives you something to work with and on, but by no means can the result be considered a fully fledged novel, it will need editing and some serious work before that can happen. At best you will be writing a first draft and as such, you really should relax and enjoy the process, it's 1,667 words a day, write 2000 and you can take some time off.
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Good luck doing NaNo! I signed up too but I don't plan to win. I love the energy and community around it.
ReplyDeleteAlso, I use Microsoft Words text to speech function. It is great to catch the mistakes. I can't afford an editor either. I have 2 alpha readers, put it through grammerly or prowriting aid, use Microsoft, and ask my ARC readers to catch mistakes. It works fine. Would I love an editor? Yes, but I also can't justify spending the household money on it.
Good Luck!
I find that I can only write nonfiction for NaNoHellMo or whatever I write ends up being an irredeemable pile of shiznit. Case in point, I opened the NaNoNovel I wrote in 2011 with the intent of writing it. It was so bad that it melted my eyeballs and withered my brain. The ghost of Amanda McKittrick Ros appeared before me and slapped a ribbon on my computer, declaring my awful story the winner of the Amanda McKittrick Ros Prize for Fiction.
ReplyDeleteIf I hadn't discovered the glory of being a NaNo Rebel, I would no longer NaNo.
I'm rather unsocial in my NaNo doings. I don't participate in groups or word sprints or what have you. I'm a lone wolf and prefer it that way.
That should read "with the intent of editing it." Sheesh.
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