Is anyone else on 7cups also doing NaNoWriMo?
Hey everyone, it's been awhile since I posted in the Hobby Zone.
In my time zone its Day 2 of NaNoWriMo, and I just wondered if anyone else on this site was working on projects too?
@integrityblues
I was able to hit my Day 2 word count and reached a total of 3,334 words.
@integrityblues wow that is great! I am doing my best to give it a go too. I have 'won' 3 times so far and then I thought I would carry on writing as I enjoyed it so much! But life got in the way.
What do you use to write? Do you use Scrivenor?
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@MistyMagic
That's wonderful! I've been at it since 2008, win every year, and I have recently tried Camp NaNo too.
I used to use Microsoft Word. Now I used Google Docs!
@integrityblues so I need some of your tips please :D What made you switch to docs from Word? Word seems to be easier to publish?
and you went to camp wow that would be awesome
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@MistyMagic
Aw, you're too kind!
I don't know, really. NaNo just became a hobby for me that I take on every year. I don't publish I just keep it for myself so I can feel proud and maybe reread what I've written for fun.
It was less 'went to Camp NaNo' and more 'ooh, I've got nothing to do during April and July let's have an excuse to write and keep track of my progress/get support through the forums online.' Both are fun!
I use Google Docs now because my old laptop killed itself and my buddy loaned me a Google Chromebook so I could keep trying to hunt for jobs and get my writing for fun done. I like how it saves every so often as I'm typing!
All I can offer from my experience is this: just have fun. If you're not having fun, take a little break.
I'm going through a bit of a 'meh, my writing is pointless why am I still doing this' spell, so I'm just trying to take my own advice and have fun!
Good luck on your NaNo!
@integrityblues That makes sense. I realise that I must type thousands of words every day on 7 Cups too lol, no wonder I wear my keys out all the time lol.
I am a bit stuck now just trying to lead in the next character :/
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FYI - NaNoWriMo is the National November Writing Month when people are challenged to write a novel of 50,000 words in the 30 day month of November
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@integrityblues
Dang, I hadn't even been thinking about it and I'm going on a several day trip, leaving tomorrow. I might low-key do the challenge again, just not on the same days. I did it about 5 years ago, and it was the only full novel that I've actually finished writing. My story involved a nexus point between worlds, and some of the worlds were really weird... Characters met up from different worlds and basically began exploring deeper into the Nexus point and eventually found themselves facing an irresponsible deity and a snarky wizard that keeps him in check. One of the main characters was actually already dead, and had been brought back as a memory until he actually inadvertently acquired deity powers... Another could basically save his luck to make something happen when he needed to. There were a lot of other darker themes. Overall, it was a bizarre mess, but still kind of fun. I truly believe I'll never fully be done editing it at this rate.
@Torean
It's okay. I skipped writing yesterday because I felt so meh, but I'm going to continue with it and hope to hit 50K by the end of the month.
Your novel sounds pretty cool!
@integrityblues
Thank ya ^_^ and you totally got this! What's yours about, if you don't mind my asking?
@Torean
I was going to do two at first, but I've been focusing on one idea for now. I'm writing a bunch of fanfics inspired by my favorite songs by Ludo!
what the heck is this?! 🧐
@corinnajoyhenryluv I explained more in this post here
NaNoWriMo is the National November Writing Month when people are challenged to write a novel of 50,000 words in the 30 day month of November
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@integritybluesI have heard of this, but never done it myself! I hope it is going well for you!
@integrityblues
I've never heard of this, but it's intrigued me! Mind explaining what it is please?
Oops don't worry, should have read the other replies first.
How does everyone write so much in a day? I can only write a few hundred a day, thousand max but rare. I find I end up rewriting a chapter three times to add more description in. How do I make it come naturally? I want to be a better writer but I guess I'm awful at it but still enjoy it.
@CalmCoral Hey Coral! The trick seems to be to not edit, just to write, get those thoughts down on the page and don't worry too much about typos, grammar or paragraphs even. Those can all be done afterwards when we edit and tweak or change things.
At first it took me ages to get the hang of it, I was always correcting and thinking about what I had written, changing words and adjectives etc. But after a while I wrote and can get up to 3,000 words a day!
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@MistyMagic
Thank you for the tips! I've just finished a piece of writing so will have a go with my next one 😮
