NaNoWriMo: It’s Over Already?
Posted by: Lisa in A Writer's Life, Writing Contests & ExercisesA quick (and overdue) congrats to my friend W, who did, in fact, complete her National Novel Writing Month word-count goal in November. Yay! Is it a finished, publishable work? No. But she’s feeling good about producing some material she can work with, whether it becomes a novel or a few stories or whatever. You rock, W.
As for myself, I am officially designating January “National Chapter-Writing Month,” and I plan to complete the first chapter of my own novel by month’s end. I wrote several chapters during the “Finish a Draft of Your Novel in Three Months” class I took last summer, but, well, they sucked and need to be completely rewritten. Wish me luck! I’ll need it, especially since my Christmas stocking was filled with Barnes & Noble gift cards, so it’ll be hard not to spend the whole month reading.
By the way, sorry I’ve been lax in answering reader questions recently… I’ll get caught up soon, I promise!
Tags: fiction, first drafts, motivation, novels, Writing Contests & Exercises, writing groups
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December 30th, 2007 at 9:44 am
Aw shucks, thanks so much, Lisa!
I dig January as NaChapWriMo—brilliant idea. Big luck to you on it. (You know, I can picture February becoming NaChap2WriMo and March as NaChap3WriMo, etc.)
January 1st, 2008 at 10:22 pm
I like the way you think. And isn’t it a leap year? Woo-hoo! Extra day for Chapter 2!
February 5th, 2008 at 5:31 am
I’m making February my “Make my novel make sense to at outside reader”.
Anyway, just wanted to drop you a note and thank you for having this site. I’ve found some useful things. I’m trying very hard to be a better writer and editor and need all the advice I can find.
July 3rd, 2008 at 7:18 am
I don’t have a website, but I’ve finished my first novel. Took me three years, following the death of my mother & being downsized for the 3rd time. But now that I’m finished, where, how does one edit? Should it be done by a professional? I have the basic background in editing, but what is the best course to follow?
Thanks a lot for your site.