Friday 16 November 2012

#Nano Day 16 - non sequiturs


You do get words of encouragement, both from accredited writers, and from the team.  Here's a halfway message from Chris Baty, the founder of NaNoWrimo.

If I can't keep going in sequence, this is when I start with the non-sequiturs (shooting random scenes that we can maybe make sense of in the edit).  Scenes we'd like to see (Mad magazine) or rather I would like to write.

Of course, the actual editing time comes later, and sometimes I have had to be quite vicious in the cutting and editing...and that's the time for secateurs (you can tell I am struggling when my head just throws out weak puns...


Gotta find some free time today, gotta find some free time, gotta find some free time...

3 comments:

  1. Haha. My first time. I'm only averaging 1000 words. It's a nice challenge. Not sure how to see other stories, though, so I'm glad I saw your blog from Mythical Monkey's house. Good luck. : )

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  2. Thanks thingy!

    I did it, and completed (or Won! as they like to say) for four years, after the first year when I heard about it, and was just too cowardly.

    Then I skipped a year, but I am back for more punishment. it really is like running a marathon...

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  3. Whether you can see other people's stuff depends on whether they post some or all of it in their Novel Info.

    For instance, mine currently has the template I am working to, and the two opening pieces...
    Golden Apple

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