tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10678422.post8049297360133988296..comments2023-06-01T19:03:42.636+08:00Comments on Simon Haynes: Nanowrimo day 22Simon Hayneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02660767551431793439noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10678422.post-33529808536900644502008-11-27T10:14:00.000+09:002008-11-27T10:14:00.000+09:00I was working full time when I did my first two Na...I was working full time when I did my first two NanoWrimos - and also running my own software business part-time, as well as developing programs like yWriter.<BR/><BR/>I used to do about 500 words at lunch time (20 mins) and 1200 or so at night. I also used to do 3000-4000 per day on Sat & Sunday.<BR/><BR/>It's certainly doable if you put everything else on hold for the month. And that's the point of Nano - it shows what you need to sacrifice if you really want to write a novel. (Each of my novels is the equivalent of three NanoWrimos per year, plus all the editing.)Simon Hayneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02660767551431793439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10678422.post-34157207432289854902008-11-25T10:21:00.000+09:002008-11-25T10:21:00.000+09:00Andrew, I don't want to steal Simon's thunder and ...Andrew, I don't want to steal Simon's thunder and answer your question directly, but you'd be surprised what you can achieve with a deadline looming over you.Ben Mannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03237990156034508963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10678422.post-73155059551246609792008-11-24T13:32:00.000+09:002008-11-24T13:32:00.000+09:00Simon, have you ever [or, perhaps, are you now?] a...Simon, have you ever [or, perhaps, are you now?] attempted NaNoWriMo whilst working full-time?<BR/><BR/>Or is this a momentously silly question?<BR/><BR/>After years of procrastinating my writing efforts, and of watching NaNo from the sidelines, I intend to give it a go in 2009. Just trying to plan my failure accordingly, and find something handy to blame. ;)Andrew Buntinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05507880176785213421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10678422.post-69024552311346201402008-11-24T12:01:00.000+09:002008-11-24T12:01:00.000+09:00Cool graphs here, pre-filled with your NanoWrimo I...Cool graphs here, pre-filled with your NanoWrimo ID:<BR/><BR/>http://www.nanowrimo.org/eng/widgets<BR/><BR/>And as for the sunning ... snort. I have to spend December catching up on all the odd jobs which have been queueing up since the day after Xmas last year. (I get to do NanoWrimo on the understanding that December is SiFixHouseMo)<BR/><BR/>However, before November I foolishly asked my publisher for a November 2009 release date for Hal 5, and they rashly agreed.<BR/><BR/>Working backwards, that means the novel has to be completely finished, proof read and ready for production by (I think) April.<BR/><BR/>Which means I need the first draft by the end of January.<BR/><BR/>Wonder if I can paint and decorate with one hand while typing on one of those netbook computery things with the other?Simon Hayneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02660767551431793439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10678422.post-40982829241909894322008-11-24T11:56:00.000+09:002008-11-24T11:56:00.000+09:00Where did you get the cool graph?I'm on track to f...Where did you get the cool graph?<BR/><BR/>I'm on track to finish with three or four days to spare, although that's really only the first step as the novel itself shapes up as being substantially longer than 50K in length.<BR/><BR/>So while you're all sunning yourself on some exotic beach come December, I'll still be Sean Williamsing my way through 1500 words a damn day....Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14168569626904048820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10678422.post-89500132450974429912008-11-23T19:49:00.000+09:002008-11-23T19:49:00.000+09:00Glad to see it coming along. I can only imagine ed...Glad to see it coming along. I can only imagine editing the 120K draft is going to be all kinds of fun in and of itself.<BR/><BR/>I managed to hit the "magical" 50K this morning and I'm surprised at how ambivalent I feel about it. And then I'm surprised at being surprised.<BR/><BR/>On the one hand, it provided me the motivation to write much more than I usually do, which in turn prompted me to be a little more structured in how I planned the up and coming scenes.<BR/><BR/>And on the other hand, it really is a meaningless goal - my real goal is to finish the draft (a very modest ~70K), and that won't be until early December.<BR/><BR/>It certainly has been educational so far though.Ben Mannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03237990156034508963noreply@blogger.com