NaNoWriMo 2008
January 3, 2009
- Today, I finally finished the ending to my NaNoWriMo novel. My final word count is 76,654. It is 27 chapters long, and 260 paperback-sized pages. I'm amazed that I've even been able to put that many words together. Now that I have a rough draft finished, I'm going to take the advice of others and put it away for a month or two. I can start working on some other works, and there are some ...
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December 7, 2008
- Red Room congratulates Mary Menacho, the winner of Red Room's National Novel Writing Month Contest!Mary was among hundreds of Red Room authors and members who competed in November's NaNoWriMo, completing a 50,000-word draft and submitting it for recognition. "Wrimos," as contest entrants are called, form a community of writers who encourage each other, commiserate a bit, and exult in ...
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December 6, 2008
- I just passed 23,000 words and hope to make it to the halfway mark tonight! I am late to the party, but I'm having fun after a long, stressful and depressing month. Ruth :)
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December 5, 2008
- 60,000 words later, and 30 days passed, the whirl-wind that is NaNoWriMo is finished. My story went through so many different unplanned twists & permutations, that I hardly remember what was part of the original outline and what was just thrown in there because of mad bouts of scrambled editing and arc-spinning.The bottom line is, however, that I successfully WON NaNoWriMo. I'm pretty ...
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December 2, 2008
- I am so excited! I know that getting proof copies might not be a big deal to some people, but to me, it's a huge deal! I have never really pushed myself at something so liberating and finding out that I CAN be an author. I have made some good friends through this and I am already planning next years Wrimo. I wish everyone luck on their novel! -Apryl
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December 2, 2008
- My father passed away on November 3rd. I was able to start writing again this past weekend, since my wireless was down for five days. I am at 20,000 words and hope to finish by next weekend. Writing is therapeutic. I'm looking forward to joining the Red Room blogging community again. Ruth :)
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December 2, 2008
- I'm happy to say that I crossed the NaNoWriMo 50,000 word finish line on Saturday. I'd hoped to get there a day early, so I could avoid that "all nighter" feeling, but I didn't know if I'd make it. So close to the end, and suddenly I felt I was swimming through molasses. Then I was seized by a strange surge of energy, wrote twice the daily quota, didn't even think to check ...
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December 2, 2008
- When you finish a novel, there is a major rush of exhillartation. You have climbed the mountain and as is your right you are ready to celebrate. Your mind begins to fill with dreams of publishing contracts and interviews, the book tours and the awards. You see the cover of your book quite clearly. You see your name in tall letters, your characters enshrined in the literary canon, your plot ...
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December 1, 2008
- Congratulations to everyone who won this year's NaNoWriMo challenge! You all deserve a huge pat on the back, I'll take a moment while you do so.Congratulations to everyone who didn't win, but participated in this year's NaNoWriMo challenge!! You all deserve a nice shoulder rub, I'll take a moment while you get one... And why do I congratulate you? Because NaNoWriMo forces so many of us ...
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December 1, 2008
- It's december 1st which means last night was the end of the national novel writing month challenge. Write a novel in 30 days. I uploaded and validated my win last night just prior to 11 pm EST. Final word count 90,449 a new personal best. The greatest part of being certified as a NanoWinner was that i also completed the novel. I had targeted 80K for the novel and finished just over 90K ...
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