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Reached 50k for NaNoWriMo! Hit it about twenty minutes ago, and since it's technically the 25th, got it validated on the site and bam! I'm a "winner."
Shame what I wrote is really bad. I'm only about 2/3rds done with it, so there's more writing to be done. I'm not sure if I want to finish the story though. When I started it, I did so by winging it, which is the main reason the writing has been crappy.
At first it went well, hit 15k~ or so rather quickly, but than fell into the problem of not knowing where to take the story. Finally, after a few weeks, hit a stride around 30k and fought my way up to 50k.
It's nice being able to reach the 50k, but I would've liked it better had it been planned out beforehand. There's another story I was working on prior to starting this, and I would've loved to do that one for NaNoWriMo, but I was already quite a ways into it, and I needed to start fresh. Bleh.
Now I can play TSL a ton without thinking about hitting 50k before the 30th.
 
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I'm only at like 37k atm and need to crank out alot of words the next few days (off work for two days so hoping to basically finish then). Grats on your finishing and I shall hopefully join you soon on the finish line.
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Canada2492 Posts
what is this? sounds interesting
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Mad props on your writing effort, pumping out 30K words. I have to wonder if that's the most efficient way to write though, seeing as your previous blog posts say you don't have much idea of plot/theme and like to write "generic fantasy." As an F/SF professional writer, I can tell you it's going to be a steep hill trying to get your work published with the generic fantasy approach. Not trying to knock you, as perseverance is the #1 element needed for success as a writer. I'd just advise spending more time asking yourself what's unique about your story and why someone would want to read it.
If you're just doing it to pass the time and enjoy yourself though, by all means write on!
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well, for nanowrimo you had to start fresh, and i didn't remember about it until a few days before november 1st (when nanowrimo starts) so i just winged it with the story. i read mostly fantasy books so that's what i used to give me something to go with. normally i don't write for a word count, but that was the purpose of nanowrimo. the other story i'm working on is a lot more planned out and flows much easier.
as i said i probably won't finish it, but if i did i would be basically rewriting the entire thing with more structure to it and thought. generic cliche fantasy was just the easiest to write on the spot ;]
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On November 25 2009 20:07 xDark.Carnivalx wrote:
well, for nanowrimo you had to start fresh, and i didn't remember about it until a few days before november 1st (when nanowrimo starts) so i just winged it with the story. i read mostly fantasy books so that's what i used to give me something to go with. normally i don't write for a word count, but that was the purpose of nanowrimo. the other story i'm working on is a lot more planned out and flows much easier.
as i said i probably won't finish it, but if i did i would be basically rewriting the entire thing with more structure to it and thought. generic cliche fantasy was just the easiest to write on the spot ;]
really?
i would think making the story about your life and adding a fantasy theme and explain it through metaphors in said fantasy world would be by far the easiest way you could go about that.
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making the story about my life would be way too boring to write about, even with a fantasy theme, i'd have stopped at day 2 
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Katowice25012 Posts
On November 25 2009 19:55 StorkHwaiting wrote:
Mad props on your writing effort, pumping out 30K words. I have to wonder if that's the most efficient way to write though, seeing as your previous blog posts say you don't have much idea of plot/theme and like to write "generic fantasy." As an F/SF professional writer, I can tell you it's going to be a steep hill trying to get your work published with the generic fantasy approach. Not trying to knock you, as perseverance is the #1 element needed for success as a writer. I'd just advise spending more time asking yourself what's unique about your story and why someone would want to read it.
If you're just doing it to pass the time and enjoy yourself though, by all means write on!
For what its worth there has been a lot of research into how "quality" writing is produced and in general its been found that writing a lot/consistently is by far the most important factor to development - so this specifically is a great exercise for the sake of learning even though as he admits the story itself might not be great.
(You're probably already aware of that but maybe non-pros aren't!)
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Any spoilers before it hits the bookshelf? :D
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Canada7170 Posts
On November 25 2009 18:53 BloodyC0bbler wrote:
I'm only at like 37k atm and need to crank out alot of words the next few days (off work for two days so hoping to basically finish then). Grats on your finishing and I shall hopefully join you soon on the finish line.
Get going, kid.
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On November 25 2009 23:54 mikeymoo wrote:Show nested quote +On November 25 2009 18:53 BloodyC0bbler wrote:
I'm only at like 37k atm and need to crank out alot of words the next few days (off work for two days so hoping to basically finish then). Grats on your finishing and I shall hopefully join you soon on the finish line. Get going, kid.
write it for me
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