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[Majesticrose]

Hey guys! I'm curious, have any of you heard of Nanowrimo? It's National Novel Writing Month. For the month of November, people try to write 50,000 words! That's 1,667 words a day! Here is the website: http://www.nanowrimo.org/

I actually want to try it this year. I'm trying to start planning, but I don't know what to write about!

I was thinking... I kinda want to write a story where my main character is addicted to a forum. XD I just recently found this forum. And I thought it would be cool to somehow incorporated it. In the story it would be a made up forum of course! Not a real one! I'm thinking about adding some romance to it as well. Not sure from there. Any ideas for me? Any ideas at all would be helpful! Even if it has nothing to do with the topic.

[Dracozombie]

I was thinking of doing the same. But from what I hear, the fun thing about this little event is that literally, anything goes so long as you reach the word count. Supposedly, if all else fails, add a ninja attack. I'm totally serious. So, if you're at a loss for ideas, just pull something out of your ass. Be random. Do what seems cool. Just get 50,000 words down.

Make the character's computer come to life and attempt to eat his brains for looking at porn. A magical earwig crawled into his headphones and transported his mind into a realm of dolls, chocolate, and Kingdom Hearts. Have him debate Pokeymans with a pirate online. etc, etc.

[SnowpointQuincy]

I Tried Camp NaNo in June, but it was really hard...

[Majesticrose]

I mean, yeah the goal is just to get the words down. But its still a good challenge. And a way to inspire you to get writting done

I Tried Camp NaNo in June, but it was really hard...

Oooh, how did you do? It is hard to keep up. But to me any progress is good

[SnowpointQuincy]

Oooh, how did you do? It is hard to keep up. But to me any progress is good http://kh13.com/forum/public/style_emoti...

I went in with enough of an idea to begin writing. But when June came, it was like crickets chirpping. No idea what to do. What little writting I did do was when I was in a writting chatroom, getting patts on the back for each sentance.

I got maybe a couple thousand words.

[TheApprenticeofKingMickey]

I'm a terrible procrastinator. ;_; And my ADHD doesn't help.
I'm icky about the word count because I don't really like being restricted around that. I like having freedom and going with my own flow.
And I'm entering my senior year, which will make things difficult.
But NaNoWriMo…
so tempting.
T^T

[Ivan]

I haven't tried NaNoWriMo since my sophomore year in high school, and I got about 25,000 words into the story before I hit a writing block.
I'd like to try again this year, since I have a pretty good story idea in my head.
Probably from now until NaNoWriMo starts I'll flesh out the plot and plan out each chapter, that way I'll have a really good idea for what I'm going to write.

[Shion]

I did NaNoWriMo for the first time last year and succeeded. It's really hard, but SO worth the effort. Give it a shot!

[SnowpointQuincy]

I think the trick is to NOT think of NaNoWriMo as a final draft or finished product. That is the idea that holds me back. The key to making 50,000 is allowing yourself to write bad, terrible, aweful prose. But, that is the charm of NaNo, you are encouraged to do this!! Just make it to 50K by any means nessessary, never delete, never edit, never spell sheck! Go Write!!

[Dracozombie]

I think the trick is to NOT think of NaNoWriMo as a final draft or finished product. That is the idea that holds me back. The key to making 50,000 is allowing yourself to write bad, terrible, aweful prose. But, that is the charm of NaNo, you are encouraged to do this!! Just make it to 50K by any means nessessary, never delete, never edit, never spell sheck! Go Write!!

That's what I'm looking forward to about this thing. You're allowed to shut your brain down and just have fun. No thinking, no editing, just type.

I'm going to make the stupidest, most awesomest book EVER, guys. I defy you to beat me.

[TheApprenticeofKingMickey]

That's what I'm looking forward to about this thing. You're allowed to shut your brain down and just have fun. No thinking, no editing, just type.

I'm going to make the stupidest, most awesomest book EVER, guys. I defy you to beat me.

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