|
|
Post by craftedbys on Nov 15, 2017 15:09:27 GMT
I was just wondering if anyone in Peadom is participating in NaNoWriMo this year. If so, Happy 1/2 Way Day! Hopefully you are at or have passed the 25K point.
If you have never heard of this, NaNoWriMo is National Novel Writing Month. The goal is to write 50,000 words in the 30 days of November. If you make your goal, you win.
DD is participating again this year, and she is staying on track of her goal. She reached 25K today. She's tried for several years to win, but usually falls so far behind the daily goal of 1,667 words a day that she doesn't make it.
A friend of ours is doing this and she likes to write hers longhand. She's won twice, but wow, the pain of writing 50K by hand.
Is anyone here participating this year? What is your story about?
And any good ideas for a celebration if she wins?
|
|
|
|
Post by stampinbetsy on Nov 15, 2017 15:46:55 GMT
My DD has done this - but she is usually very quiet about it. I think she did meet the goal a couple of years ago. No idea if she's doing it this year.
|
|
|
|
Post by jenjie on Nov 15, 2017 15:47:06 GMT
I know what nano is bc of reading a ton of blog posts on writing as I helped my friend with her first book and as I dip my toe into the possibility of writing. Nanowrimo is intense! I’m sure you’re very proud of your dd for setting such a goal and keeping up with it. A gift for winning? Does she plan to publish? It’s going to need editing and such but when she’s ready to publish, you could pay for the cover work. We used a guy on fiverr for typesetting and cover. He was very reasonable. We sent a photo and the title and he turned it into a real book cover. We were blown away. We will definitely use him again. Let me know if you want his info. Here’s what it looks like. It’s an attention-getter. One of our friends was reading in a waiting room and someone asked about it. “I need this!” She handed it to the lady and told her to keep it. www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/069295001X/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1510760424&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=when+god+feels+far+away&dpPl=1&dpID=512t80hsjsL&ref=plSrch |
|
|
|
Post by leannec on Nov 15, 2017 15:52:04 GMT
Dd#1, age 18, has completed the challenge for the past two years  She even has a sweatshirt to show for it  She's not doing it this year because of her heavy course load in University ... |
|
|
|
Post by jenjie on Nov 15, 2017 15:59:58 GMT
Dd#1, age 18, has completed the challenge for the past two years She even has a sweatshirt to show for it She's not doing it this year because of her heavy course load in University ... That’s awesome! |
|
freebird
Drama Llama
'cause I'm free as a bird now
Posts: 6,927 
|
Post by freebird on Nov 15, 2017 16:02:10 GMT
I signed up and then the proceeded to send me nothing but emails on how to donate!!
I'm working on a book on advertising but the truth is, Nov is a terrible time to work on it. Maybe I'll do a February challenge instead.
|
|
|
|
Post by jenjie on Nov 15, 2017 17:11:35 GMT
I signed up and then the proceeded to send me nothing but emails on how to donate!! I'm working on a book on advertising but the truth is, Nov is a terrible time to work on it. Maybe I'll do a February challenge instead. November is a funny time for such an intense challenge. If you can do it in February, more power to you! |
|
