tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31105118.post7226307659883073463..comments2023-09-12T08:47:06.615-04:00Comments on Naru Hodo: NaNoWriMoMariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04500724701139176293noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31105118.post-54885161564998903342007-11-02T08:53:00.000-04:002007-11-02T08:53:00.000-04:00HI Marie--237 is a great start!Your goal is 50 tho...HI Marie--<BR/><BR/>237 is a great start!<BR/>Your goal is 50 thousand words. Yes, you can do it...! I highly recommend going to the nanowrimo site and getting ideas. One thing that got me very prolific was music.<BR/><BR/>As i was writing about a character named Jamie who just happened to be going to graduate school where I did in west texas, the music I loved from those days got my juices flowing! There are many other ideas/tricks you can do.<BR/><BR/>Now, I admit I did not have young children when I did this, so could closet myself away, but I didn't have tons of time, either, so really pounded it.<BR/><BR/>The book No Plot No Problem has ideas, too... Maybe break into a free write when you are stuck.. only thing that matters is word count! I would skip all over with the plot, start writing about un-introduced characters, etc and tell myself that it was my editor's worry to have it all make sense..<BR/><BR/>and keep going!<BR/><BR/>I also made myself a quota (kind of like 50000 divided by 30 days) kind of thing.<BR/><BR/>I also had a couple of buddies on the journey with me.<BR/><BR/>All just some ideas.... but, yes, it is a committmement.. maybe K could give you some creatives ideas?? lol<BR/><BR/>Good luck!Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00889299687693914699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31105118.post-33439355957091822722007-11-01T22:42:00.000-04:002007-11-01T22:42:00.000-04:00Hi Cindy,Thanks for your encouragement. Actually,...Hi Cindy,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for your encouragement. Actually, as I was getting dd ready for bed, a story line came to me (I won't call it a plot), and even a first sentence. I figured I had to dive in.<BR/><BR/>But in terms of wasting time, I know it isn't a waste of time to do something creative, but I will have no time to waste if I want to do this. Does that make sense? LIke, in other words, I'd better snap to it, as day one is almost over?!<BR/><BR/>MS Word tells me I have 237 words. How long is this thing supposed to be?!?!?Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04500724701139176293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31105118.post-305347197636240172007-11-01T22:39:00.000-04:002007-11-01T22:39:00.000-04:00Yes Marie.. WASTE YOUR TIME!!Really! That is what ...Yes Marie.. WASTE YOUR TIME!!<BR/><BR/>Really! That is what this isa bout... not perfection, but getting it out on paper/screen. <BR/><BR/>Just get it out!<BR/><BR/>Do it! Just do it! <BR/><BR/>No one has to read it and you may be surprised at what comes out.<BR/><BR/>for eg.. I would get stuck.. so just start a new chapter. No bridge, no sense, but I kept going. It felt so good and I did it. <BR/><BR/>You can too!<BR/>(check out his book, No Plot No Problem.. he will tell you this much better than I did...)Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00889299687693914699noreply@blogger.com