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ostarella ([personal profile] ostarella) wrote2008-10-03 12:06 am
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Just what I needed...

What with JFM nagging everyone about NanoWriMo :p  I started thinking about it again. Like I don't have enough writing to get done - but it finally dawned on me that I've been wanting to write a fantasy story for ages (even before I got into fanfic) and my brother had given me a Sci-Fi book with a huge chapter on world-building for xmas, so...guess I know what I'll be fitting into my schedule for the next month. But world-building is kind of a neat thing, in and of itself. I may post a few things about that  along the way - see how it can (should?) fit into the fanfic world.

Gotta study the website, too - have no idea how this whole thing works, other than the writing itself, so hope it isn't overly complicated. Word counts, forums, groups, regions - argh. Sounds like a whole new world itself...I still haven't figured out LJ.  LOL

[identity profile] billy-shriner.livejournal.com 2008-10-03 12:39 pm (UTC)(link)
Gotta study the website, too - have no idea how this whole thing works, other than the writing itself, so hope it isn't overly complicated. Word counts, forums, groups, regions - argh. Sounds like a whole new world itself...I still haven't figured out LJ. LOL

It's dead easy.. if I managed it in 2006 ;-) I basically had one document that I just wrote in, and the word count at the end of each day in it went into my profile. Just be warned... JFM gets competitive :D

I just linked to the one thread that was created for A-Team friends I think (Junkfoodmonkey created it me thinks if I remember rightly). I didn't bother straying off into other threads... that would haven't taken up my writing time.

AND I think, if you are planning to do this in November, you need to get your head down and get Covenant finished. Otherwise your "readers" will lose interest. Nothing worse than a good story, unfinished... sorry, I felt the need to nag ;-)
Edited 2008-10-03 12:41 (UTC)

[identity profile] ostarella.livejournal.com 2008-10-03 01:52 pm (UTC)(link)
AND I think, if you are planning to do this in November, you need to get your head down and get Covenant finished.

Oh, I know! I know! I just got another email asking about it. But now I'm not working and other things have settled down, I can get back at it. I don't know what happened, but I sooo want (and need) to get that finished.

[identity profile] billy-shriner.livejournal.com 2008-10-03 05:26 pm (UTC)(link)
As long as you're aware ;-)

So... when can we expect the next chapter :p

[identity profile] ostarella.livejournal.com 2008-10-03 05:33 pm (UTC)(link)
I will finish the chapter I'd started (and posted on bunnies) by Sunday night/Monday morning. That's my goal. And then a chapter a week (minimum) until it's finished - NaNo or not! LOL
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[personal profile] beckyblack 2008-10-03 05:51 pm (UTC)(link)
It was fun having that group back in '06, but I don't think I'll do one this time! I'll use the "buddies" for keeping an eye on my friends counts, but like you say, who has time to use the forums much during November? Especially now I have LJ to keep up with too!

[identity profile] billy-shriner.livejournal.com 2008-10-03 07:11 pm (UTC)(link)
It was fun in 2006 :D I liked the excuse of sitting at my pc and writing - really motivating and addictive. I just know I can't do it this year (I don't have a story either) - life is too hectic now. I don't get the time during the day like I used to, and if I do, really I should be doing something a little more constructive around the house ;-)