Comments on: questioning my sanity

By: Don Park

Don Park — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 16:05:13 +0000

ok ok i’ll write a novel. im thinking 100 words a day would be a better speed for me than 1000. does anyone put their novel online afterwards? i will, at least.

your blog posts are engaging so im guessing your past nanowrimo novel and your next one would be interesting.

my nanowrimo page http://www.nanowrimo.org/eng/user/411438

By: Jo Beaufoix

Jo Beaufoix — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 18:26:17 +0000

God Cami I am still thinking about it. I’ve edited the first 4 chapters of mine and really want to finish it, but I’m not sure I have the time to do it again this year. I think Holl’s doing it though. Ahhhhhh.
MUST…THINK….

By: melissa lion

melissa lion — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 03:50:05 +0000

I’ve done nanowrimo two times and I wrote half-novels each time. I think it’s motherfucking hard and such a necessary thing. I’m so glad it goes on year after year, and I’m thrilled that some of my friends are doing it.

You’re inspiring me. Maybe I have another book in me, despite telling everyone I don’t.

By: Sybil Law

Sybil Law — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 17:57:46 +0000

Mmmmm…
No.
I remember it all well. I like to watch everyone else do it.

By: Lynn Jordan--Authors Tools Blog

Lynn Jordan--Authors Tools Blog — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 05:41:08 +0000

It’s not really insane if 100,000 other people are doing it with you.

It’s great that you succeeded in NaNoWriMo last year. Your husband is a real keeper.

Write on,
Lynn

By: Gary Walter

Gary Walter — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 04:10:47 +0000

I have never heard of this thing until today. I started seeing some tweets from someone I’ve not been following. Being away from a PC for the past 24 hrs has not been easy, there’s only so much one can do on a 3×3 screened smartphone named after a wild fruit growing on canes in Oregon forests and fields.

So, after putting DD to sleep, I pulled out the PC and fired it up. A couple of pulls on the cord and a shot or two of starter fluid, and she fired up nicely at 18Mbps, until she warmed up and is now sailing at 48Mbps.

Your experience, doesn’t make me want to do this. Most of my research papers, take home tests, and reports have been written at 3-7am the morning they were due. I know how hard 2000 words are at that time frame, I can’t imagine 50k!!

Why my profs ever gave me A s, I’ll never understand. That could not have been my best work, last minute and all. I wonder what I could churn out if I wrote leisurely, and with sleep and sustainence?

I would like to do this, I figure I will write a book someday. I like the novel/parable method, like Lencioni’s management series.

A paramedic mentor friend of mine wrote a novel about 20 years ago. I felt like I was reading the story of my life. It wasn’t good, but it was good for me. I got my own autographed copy at Powell’s, used.

He gave me tips on how to write, it only frustrated me more.

I already have great regard for you Cami, but knowing you did this last year, you just scored more points in my book!

By: Critical Games : NaNoWriMo 2008

Critical Games : NaNoWriMo 2008 — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 23:35:43 +0000

[...] a great article up currently encouraging folks to particpate. Likewise, the lovely CamiKaos has an excellent piece about getting back in the writing saddle again after completing NaNoWriMo last year. So, come one [...]

By: loveyh

loveyh — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 22:29:31 +0000

Scared. So scared.

I keep dithering–do I really need ANOTHER project? Mr. Engineer said Hell to the no. He wants me to finish the manuscript in November so he can retire.

Methinks he is delusional. But I’m here, cheering you on!

By: mielikki

mielikki — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 22:22:25 +0000

NO FUCKING WAY

But I am so proud of you for getting back on that horse. I will stick with my sporadic short stories…