Comments on: Nanowrimo theory not working http://www.purplecar.net/2007/11/nanowrimo-theory-not-working/ A Taxi Service for Big Ideas. Home of book podcast PurpleCar Park. Mon, 06 Sep 2010 22:18:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: NaNoWriMo News » Nanowrimo theory not working http://www.purplecar.net/2007/11/nanowrimo-theory-not-working/comment-page-1/#comment-116 NaNoWriMo News » Nanowrimo theory not working Tue, 20 Nov 2007 19:03:13 +0000 http://www.purplecar.net/?p=108#comment-116 [...] Read the rest of this great post here [...] [...] Read the rest of this great post here [...]

]]> By: PurpleCar http://www.purplecar.net/2007/11/nanowrimo-theory-not-working/comment-page-1/#comment-99 PurpleCar Tue, 13 Nov 2007 03:05:16 +0000 http://www.purplecar.net/?p=108#comment-99 Maybe! I'll keep you all uptodate. Probably mucking through shite writing is better than not getting my 50k in. Time to just give in to the Nano, huh? Maybe! I’ll keep you all uptodate. Probably mucking through shite writing is better than not getting my 50k in. Time to just give in to the Nano, huh?

]]> By: Les http://www.purplecar.net/2007/11/nanowrimo-theory-not-working/comment-page-1/#comment-98 Les Mon, 12 Nov 2007 23:51:57 +0000 http://www.purplecar.net/?p=108#comment-98 tis sad :-( to hear that you are unmotivated. Not the girl that I know. Maybe have a little break then think again about it... tis sad :-( to hear that you are unmotivated. Not the girl that I know. Maybe have a little break then think again about it…

]]> By: Aldon Hynes http://www.purplecar.net/2007/11/nanowrimo-theory-not-working/comment-page-1/#comment-96 Aldon Hynes Mon, 12 Nov 2007 19:59:16 +0000 http://www.purplecar.net/?p=108#comment-96 I've posted my thoughts on this over at my blog. It is a fairly long post, so I won't reproduce it here. Stop by and have a look, and then pump out some words. NaNoWriMo Hand Wringing http://www.orient-lodge.com/node/2603 I’ve posted my thoughts on this over at my blog. It is a fairly long post, so I won’t reproduce it here. Stop by and have a look, and then pump out some words.

NaNoWriMo Hand Wringing
http://www.orient-lodge.com/node/2603

]]> By: PurpleCar http://www.purplecar.net/2007/11/nanowrimo-theory-not-working/comment-page-1/#comment-95 PurpleCar Mon, 12 Nov 2007 19:38:33 +0000 http://www.purplecar.net/?p=108#comment-95 NOt sure about word war, Calla. I'm sure I'd lose at this point. Living in the moment is a good clue, I'll try to do that. Perhaps I'll get some good descriptions out of it, if my characters don't have anything to say. And DCW, hurry up and sign on. Can't hurt! NOt sure about word war, Calla. I’m sure I’d lose at this point. Living in the moment is a good clue, I’ll try to do that. Perhaps I’ll get some good descriptions out of it, if my characters don’t have anything to say. And DCW, hurry up and sign on. Can’t hurt!

]]> By: Calla http://www.purplecar.net/2007/11/nanowrimo-theory-not-working/comment-page-1/#comment-94 Calla Mon, 12 Nov 2007 19:10:35 +0000 http://www.purplecar.net/?p=108#comment-94 I'll say.. I am no writer. I'm doing nano just for the satisfaction of saying that i was able to write a story that was more than 5 pages long. But from what i am learning about the process it seems that everyone says that first drafts are crappy. It's pain to read the things that you wrote poorly, because we expect something to much better from ourselves. But if you stive for something closer to perfection (but not necessarially perfection) from your first draft you may never finish and publish a novel anyhow. I'm having a bit of a hard time now too. I'm not having as much fun as in that first week. This weekend i expected to push big numbers and i have barely scrapped by with a 1667. It's definately getting more rough as the month wears on. i'm doing my best to live in the moment with my novel. i already did a few things that i'm sure i'll roll my eyes at when i go back and read, but for now, out of sight, out of mind. Want to start a word war with me? maybe we'll both up our production. :-) I’ll say.. I am no writer. I’m doing nano just for the satisfaction of saying that i was able to write a story that was more than 5 pages long.
But from what i am learning about the process it seems that everyone says that first drafts are crappy. It’s pain to read the things that you wrote poorly, because we expect something to much better from ourselves. But if you stive for something closer to perfection (but not necessarially perfection) from your first draft you may never finish and publish a novel anyhow.
I’m having a bit of a hard time now too. I’m not having as much fun as in that first week. This weekend i expected to push big numbers and i have barely scrapped by with a 1667. It’s definately getting more rough as the month wears on.
i’m doing my best to live in the moment with my novel. i already did a few things that i’m sure i’ll roll my eyes at when i go back and read, but for now, out of sight, out of mind.
Want to start a word war with me? maybe we’ll both up our production. :-)

]]> By: DCW http://www.purplecar.net/2007/11/nanowrimo-theory-not-working/comment-page-1/#comment-92 DCW Mon, 12 Nov 2007 18:49:20 +0000 http://www.purplecar.net/?p=108#comment-92 Overall, that sounds like a wondrous thing, ans national novel Writing Month may be a good way to break me out of my doldrums. I can totally understand where you're coming from when you speak of motivation. For writers, its hard to come up with the idea, see it through, then transfer it to the written word. But you're in good shape; I might jave to join up as well, to get my creativity back on track.. -dcw. Overall, that sounds like a wondrous thing, ans national novel Writing Month may be a good way to break me out of my doldrums.
I can totally understand where you’re coming from when you speak of motivation. For writers, its hard to come up with the idea, see it through, then transfer it to the written word.
But you’re in good shape; I might jave to join up as well, to get my creativity back on track..
-dcw.

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