Plot Help . . . sort of.

[storywriter84.livejournal.com]

I thought I had it figured out exactly what I was going to do next month.  Now I have two ideas:

1.)  A werewolf story.  (Go figure).  Twin werewolves, in fact.  

2.) The second story involves witches, magic, and magical creatures. 

I don't want to go too much into either one of them just now and I know that November is just under a month away but how am i supposed to choose now?  I've had the idea for the second one for a while now and I'm thinking this might be the time to do it.  The first one is a story started two months ago.  I didn't getting very far and I'm going to start over on it.  I need to choose.  I need some help.

Help?

Plot Help . . . sort of.

[storywriter84.livejournal.com]

I thought I had it figured out exactly what I was going to do next month.  Now I have two ideas:

1.)  A werewolf story.  (Go figure).  Twin werewolves, in fact.  

2.) The second story involves witches, magic, and magical creatures. 

I don't want to go too much into either one of them just now and I know that November is just under a month away but how am i supposed to choose now?  I've had the idea for the second one for a while now and I'm thinking this might be the time to do it.  The first one is a story started two months ago.  I didn't getting very far and I'm going to start over on it.  I need to choose.  I need some help.

Help?

Editing Nano '07

[changetje.livejournal.com]

Hi!

I wanted to participate again this year (it would be my fourth time), but I have a serious lack of free time these days. It makes me sadfaced to think about not parcitipating at all and so I came up with another option: editing my second (and best) Nano story (...to send it to a publisher, yes). I figured it's less hard to edit a story that's already been written and while I'm aware there's an 'editing month' somewhere in March/April (?) I really want to do this in November.

However, I do have a little problem and that is that I have no idea where to start! D: Are there any Nano'ers on this community who have edited their Nano (or other stories)? How have you done it? Or are there any books/websites on editing that might help me? Tips are more than welcome (:

Thanks in advance! (And I hope this is allowed, since I'm not really parcitipating this year XD)

OMG, I'm going to miss Nano so much ;_;

Editing Nano '07

[changetje.livejournal.com]

Hi!

I wanted to participate again this year (it would be my fourth time), but I have a serious lack of free time these days. It makes me sadfaced to think about not parcitipating at all and so I came up with another option: editing my second (and best) Nano story (...to send it to a publisher, yes). I figured it's less hard to edit a story that's already been written and while I'm aware there's an 'editing month' somewhere in March/April (?) I really want to do this in November.

However, I do have a little problem and that is that I have no idea where to start! D: Are there any Nano'ers on this community who have edited their Nano (or other stories)? How have you done it? Or are there any books/websites on editing that might help me? Tips are more than welcome (:

Thanks in advance! (And I hope this is allowed, since I'm not really parcitipating this year XD)

OMG, I'm going to miss Nano so much ;_;

How to prepare for November

[jesustortilla.livejournal.com]

Hi. Quick intro: Name's Val. I'm doing NaNoWriMo for the first time this year. My story is going to be loosely based on my life.

Anyways, onto the topic of this post. I was wondering how you all prepare for NaNoWriMo? This includes any research and outlining you may do, playlists you create, diet and exorcise (exercise! lmao! Sorry!) plans for the month, location(s) you plan to do your writing, and any other means of preparing yourself for November. This will help a lot. Thanks! 

Daily Intro Post - October 7th

[alison-sky.livejournal.com]

Hey everyone!

Please feel free to use this post to introduce yourself to the community! Talk about yourself, what you're writing, and how excited you are!

Also, if this is your first time in the community, please take a moment to review the community rules for October here

Need some writing warmups? Find a link with all this year's warm-up exercises HERE!

And remember that you can pimp your Nano LJ's and other websites in the 2009 Pimping Thread!

Chat away!

Daily Intro Post - October 7th

[alison-sky.livejournal.com]

Hey everyone!

Please feel free to use this post to introduce yourself to the community! Talk about yourself, what you're writing, and how excited you are!

Also, if this is your first time in the community, please take a moment to review the community rules for October here

Need some writing warmups? Find a link with all this year's warm-up exercises HERE!

And remember that you can pimp your Nano LJ's and other websites in the 2009 Pimping Thread!

Chat away!

Either Encouragement or Dissuasion Needed

[loki-scribe.livejournal.com]

So, I think I may have just lost my mind. . . .

I was going to write outside my usual genre this year. I have a plan for an idea I'm kind of excited about that'll actually be about the right length -- 50-60k -- this time (last years monstrosity is about to be tied up around 160k). I figured doing a completely different genre will be enough of a challenge, and there's a certain amount of focusing-on-grades I need to do over the course of November (first semester junior, already have two classes I'd rather not think about the final exam in).

And for the past couple of days, I have been entertaining a conspiracy-based, bordering-on-cyberpunk urban fantasy plot. I figured it'd make a nice back-into-the-swing-of-things October warm-up, or a December novel depending on the length. I've come to the realization, though, that it's YA fantasy and will be roughly the right length itself, if I can actually work out what exactly is going on (I'm thinking the 65-75k range, here).

Normally this would lead to a "which one?" dilemma, but I know myself. I'm unlikely to write my original idea outside of NaNo, even if it's one I'm excited about spending a month on. I told myself that the urban fantasy was just waiting til December, even if it is one of my favorite genres.

And then my traitor brain responded, "3k on weekdays and 5-6k on weekends probably wouldn't actually be that bad. You'll just have to finish the shorts for Creative Writing in October, and make sure Italian-and-Accounting-time is character-free so it only takes as much time as it needs to." ACK!

Has anyone actually done this before? And how long did it actually take per day? (I can do 1700 words in a little over an hour if I know what I'm doing, and if I'm crazy enough to do this, I will have to know what I'm doing, but I'm not sure how much that would wear on me after awhile.) Basically, I'm asking how possible is it?

Either Encouragement or Dissuasion Needed

[loki-scribe.livejournal.com]

So, I think I may have just lost my mind. . . .

I was going to write outside my usual genre this year. I have a plan for an idea I'm kind of excited about that'll actually be about the right length -- 50-60k -- this time (last years monstrosity is about to be tied up around 160k). I figured doing a completely different genre will be enough of a challenge, and there's a certain amount of focusing-on-grades I need to do over the course of November (first semester junior, already have two classes I'd rather not think about the final exam in).

And for the past couple of days, I have been entertaining a conspiracy-based, bordering-on-cyberpunk urban fantasy plot. I figured it'd make a nice back-into-the-swing-of-things October warm-up, or a December novel depending on the length. I've come to the realization, though, that it's YA fantasy and will be roughly the right length itself, if I can actually work out what exactly is going on (I'm thinking the 65-75k range, here).

Normally this would lead to a "which one?" dilemma, but I know myself. I'm unlikely to write my original idea outside of NaNo, even if it's one I'm excited about spending a month on. I told myself that the urban fantasy was just waiting til December, even if it is one of my favorite genres.

And then my traitor brain responded, "3k on weekdays and 5-6k on weekends probably wouldn't actually be that bad. You'll just have to finish the shorts for Creative Writing in October, and make sure Italian-and-Accounting-time is character-free so it only takes as much time as it needs to." ACK!

Has anyone actually done this before? And how long did it actually take per day? (I can do 1700 words in a little over an hour if I know what I'm doing, and if I'm crazy enough to do this, I will have to know what I'm doing, but I'm not sure how much that would wear on me after awhile.) Basically, I'm asking how possible is it?

Is this "wrong"?

[trenchcoatedson.livejournal.com]

I have a dilemma. See, I really want to write a fanfic for NaNo. I've spent the past three years when participating writing my own original story, but I'd like to tackle a fic this year. Problem is, I can't think of an idea. Other problem is, I already have a multi-chapter fic in the works. I was thinking: Could I take that pre-existing fic, and in the start of November, start counting the words from 0? Meaning I would NOT include any of the pre-existing words in the word count, which I definitely know is "cheating". Would that be okay, though? What do you all think?

edit: THANK YOU for the overwhelming response and even advice! You all are so very kind!

Is this "wrong"?

[trenchcoatedson.livejournal.com]

I have a dilemma. See, I really want to write a fanfic for NaNo. I've spent the past three years when participating writing my own original story, but I'd like to tackle a fic this year. Problem is, I can't think of an idea. Other problem is, I already have a multi-chapter fic in the works. I was thinking: Could I take that pre-existing fic, and in the start of November, start counting the words from 0? Meaning I would NOT include any of the pre-existing words in the word count, which I definitely know is "cheating". Would that be okay, though? What do you all think?

edit: THANK YOU for the overwhelming response and even advice! You all are so very kind!