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National Novel Writing Month! - TITAN - Sep. 22, 2011
Well, I'm just seeing if there are any WriMos here! If you don't know, NaNoWriMo is an event held every November, in which participants attempt to write 50,000 word long novels. Those who succeed get various writing related goodies. In past years, they have gotten paperback copies of there novels, complete with custom covers. There was also an option to let the public buy it on Amazon, though the author gains no money. So, talk!
I didn't put this in "Your Creations" because it is not mine. I am but a mere member. If need be, move this to wherever it should go.
EDIT : I feel like Temporal should be doing this.
RE: National Novel Writing Month! - Sparta - Sep. 22, 2011
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Why wasn't I notified? Must...find...good...story...to...submit...
I'm so entering. How would I turn in an entry?
RE: National Novel Writing Month! - Giraton - Sep. 22, 2011
i would so enter this if i could, but this isn't in australia i bet, it is called a national competition and i know you aren't in australia.
RE: National Novel Writing Month! - NoodooSoup - Sep. 22, 2011
It says National as in all of the United States. No where does it say international.
I would do this, but I don't think I can write 50,000 words ._. But, I'll keep this in mind.
RE: National Novel Writing Month! - TITAN - Sep. 22, 2011
Actually, a good chunk of the participants are Australian!
Sparta-I'm not 100% sure. This is my first year doing it, so I don't have any experience doing it. Try going to the website, which has FAQ, rules, and a forum!
RE: National Novel Writing Month! - RowDog - Sep. 22, 2011
I feel sorry for the judges. All the stories they would have to read.
Good luck to everyone participating!
RE: National Novel Writing Month! - TITAN - Sep. 22, 2011
They have some sort of automatic word-counter thing. I'm really excited for this!
RE: National Novel Writing Month! - .:J:. - Sep. 22, 2011
Oh yeah, I remember this, I entered last year and got my book printed. pretty cool, but very hard work.
RE: National Novel Writing Month! - NoodooSoup - Sep. 22, 2011
It's too bad it's not an official publisher, like the ones that sell at Bookstores. That would've been too sweet.
RE: National Novel Writing Month! - .:J:. - Sep. 22, 2011
yeah, but trust me it's a massive bragging right, lol. You can go up to people and go ' have you got a published book? no i didn't think so' if someone annoys you.
RE: National Novel Writing Month! - NoodooSoup - Sep. 22, 2011
But it's not really "published" in the sense that you worked really hard and where 1 out of 1,000,000. I mean, you can publish your book for a fee on Amazon, no matter how good.
RE: National Novel Writing Month! - .:J:. - Sep. 22, 2011
yes, but i mean its a braggin right to actually write it, and then get it made into a proper unique book.
RE: National Novel Writing Month! - Sparta - Sep. 22, 2011
Wait, so does everyone who enters get a book published? Or just one person? Or a few?
RE: National Novel Writing Month! - .:J:. - Sep. 22, 2011
I think it really depends, if the book is good, then they make it, if it is utterly unbearable to read I think they don't, I don't exactly remember.
RE: National Novel Writing Month! - NoodooSoup - Sep. 22, 2011
No, I think that as long as you reach 50,000 words, they'll publish it.
RE: National Novel Writing Month! - TITAN - Sep. 22, 2011
That's how I understood it. Just a few more weeks!
RE: National Novel Writing Month! - Roan - Sep. 23, 2011
I've been doing this for the past three years, started in '08.
I finished my novel that year, titled "Reverie". Attempted it again in '09 and failed because I didn't have a solid novel idea to work with so I gave up. I also did it last year and completed that book, called "The Strength to Let Go", and I'm already doing pre-writing for my entry this year, which I'm tentatively calling "Somewhere Over the Rainbow".
It's a great exercise for anyone who is interested in writing, in any form.
RE: National Novel Writing Month! - NoodooSoup - Sep. 23, 2011
I think for this, I won't be using one of my "more important" ideas. As in the ones I will be working on for a while. Now to think of ideas, characters, plots, plot twists, and much more! Oh, the joy
RE: National Novel Writing Month! - Temporal - Sep. 23, 2011
(Sep. 22, 2011 3:22 AM)TITAN Wrote: Well, I'm just seeing if there are any WriMos here! If you don't know, NaNoWriMo is an event held every November, in which participants attempt to write 50,000 word long novels. Those who succeed get various writing related goodies. In past years, they have gotten paperback copies of there novels, complete with custom covers. There was also an option to let the public buy it on Amazon, though the author gains no money. So, talk!
I didn't put this in "Your Creations" because it is not mine. I am but a mere member. If need be, move this to wherever it should go.
EDIT : I feel like Temporal should be doing this.
Hah, I've been talking about it with my Literature teacher. She said she'd be my editor of sorts while I got the plot done. I was gonna ask Sparta if he was interested, too. I'm trying to get a writing club established so we can turn in a bunch of entries and show that our school CAN be successful at something. (Especially in light of the main show, the 1-3 football team...)
RE: National Novel Writing Month! - TITAN - Sep. 23, 2011
Hah! Apparently, they want you to only do the writing in November. No editing. They said that your inner writer may feel wrong doing so, but your inner writer is a nitpicky jerk. I'm glad you're joining! On another note, since I'm doing "Seishin Jotai" for my entry, which I always imagine as Anime/Manga, I've got a friend working on a Manga-style cover for my copy. What can I say? I want it to look half decent.
RE: National Novel Writing Month! - Temporal - Sep. 23, 2011
Ah, then I'll likely submit Where the Angel Sings. Looks like an anime-based book will be beating yours out, huh? (Kidding. You're a damn good writer.) As for a cover, I actually was working on one. It had the title across the middle in a soft blue with while feathers strewn about. The actual cover's color itself, however, I'm working on.
RE: National Novel Writing Month! - Sparta - Sep. 23, 2011
Say what? Did you want me to edit for you?
Is that even legal? Hah, I think it's cheating. I'm just ecstatic because my partner for the tournament, DrigerMV, is entering too!
I'm going to submit Dystopia, as I haven't really done much with the idea yet. I'm going to clean up the idea, brush off the dust, and use that as my entry. 50,000 words? No problem.
RE: National Novel Writing Month! - Temporal - Sep. 23, 2011
Nah, I was just gonna ask if you were gonna enter. Just hit 23,404 words. Also-That E-Mail you get for registering is funny.
RE: National Novel Writing Month! - NoodooSoup - Sep. 23, 2011
I though you had to start writing the 1st of November...?
RE: National Novel Writing Month! - Temporal - Sep. 23, 2011
Actual writing, yes. Using a notebook and a Rich Text document for random scenes I think of, no. It's really not even in order, and the grammar needs some work. Eh, I'll get to that Nov. 1st, but for now, I'm just making sure inspiration doesn't escape.