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#214552 - 09/01/11 02:52 AM NaNoWriMo
yonuh Member Registered: 06/14/06 Posts: 2447 Loc: Arizona	I'm posting this here because one of the suggestions was to tell everyone I know that I've signed up for NaNoWriMo. This way I won't chicken out and quit half way through. I've never done this before but I'm figuring it's a good way to make myself sit down and write! _________________________ Well-behaved women rarely make history. - Laurel Thatcher Ulrich http://ruthrainwater.wordpress.com/ http://newbeginningsgratitudejournal.wordpress.com/ http://sablewings.wordpress.com/
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#214557 - 09/01/11 02:04 PM Re: NaNoWriMo [Re: yonuh]
jabber Member Registered: 02/17/05 Posts: 10032 Loc: New York State	yonuh, Had 2 C what that's about. I'm already working on a novel, so there's no point in beginning. But I wish you lots of luck in whatever U undertake!!! _________________________ https://www.amazon.com/author/bonnie.mill-lemke https://kdp.amazon.com/en_US/bookshelf
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#214686 - 09/14/11 04:14 AM Re: NaNoWriMo [Re: jabber]
Sandy N. Registered: 12/23/10 Posts: 201 Loc: Washington State	Yonuh: I participated in NaNoWriMo in 2009 and ended up with a novel (not the one that's on Amazon). Now I'm trying to edit it to get it ready for publication. It's a mess! The good thing about NaNoWriMo is that you get words on paper and make a start. The bad thing is that the words aren't necessarily good. But as someone once said, you can't edit a blank page, and sometimes a few gems appear to surprise you. Now I'm deciding if I want to do it again this November since I have an idea for another book. Do you have a germ of an idea? _________________________ Sandy Nachlinger, author of BLUEBONNETS FOR ELLY; co-author with Sandra Allen of I.O.U. SEX http://sandranachlinger.blogspot.com
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#214689 - 09/14/11 02:44 PM Re: NaNoWriMo [Re: Sandy N.]
yonuh Member Registered: 06/14/06 Posts: 2447 Loc: Arizona	I have several ideas, Sandy, and that's the problem. I usually have so many ideas that I tend to dither about which one to use and end up doing nothing. So signing up for NaNoWriMo (and telling everybody I know! lol) is a way to get me off my butt, so to speak, and actually write something. Even if a lot of it is garbage at first, usually once I get in the rhythm of writing it just flows. I describe it as being a conduit for the story as it just flows through my fingers as if someone else is dictating it and I'm just putting the words on paper! Weird feeling!! _________________________ Well-behaved women rarely make history. - Laurel Thatcher Ulrich http://ruthrainwater.wordpress.com/ http://newbeginningsgratitudejournal.wordpress.com/ http://sablewings.wordpress.com/
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#214694 - 09/14/11 08:59 PM Re: NaNoWriMo [Re: yonuh]
Sandy N. Registered: 12/23/10 Posts: 201 Loc: Washington State	It's great when that conduit works, isn't it? I'm in the process of adding alliteration, similes, description, the senses, etc., as well as more humor (and anything else I can think of!) Time-consuming but fun too. I'll check out your blog. _________________________ Sandy Nachlinger, author of BLUEBONNETS FOR ELLY; co-author with Sandra Allen of I.O.U. SEX http://sandranachlinger.blogspot.com
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#214697 - 09/14/11 10:30 PM Re: NaNoWriMo [Re: Sandy N.]
Anne Holmes Boomer in Chief Registered: 03/12/10 Posts: 3212 Loc: Illinois	"Attagirls" to both of you. Can't wait to read the results! _________________________ Boomer in Chief of Boomer Women Speak and the National Association of Baby Boomer Women. www.nabbw.com www.boomerwomenspeak.com www.boomerlifestyle.com www.boomerco.com
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#215332 - 11/08/11 12:49 AM Re: NaNoWriMo [Re: Anne Holmes]
Sandy N. Registered: 12/23/10 Posts: 201 Loc: Washington State	Yonuh, did you sign up for NaNoWriMo? I did, but I'm sorry to say that I'm already behind on my word count! _________________________ Sandy Nachlinger, author of BLUEBONNETS FOR ELLY; co-author with Sandra Allen of I.O.U. SEX http://sandranachlinger.blogspot.com
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#215333 - 11/08/11 12:59 AM Re: NaNoWriMo [Re: Sandy N.]
yonuh Member Registered: 06/14/06 Posts: 2447 Loc: Arizona	Yes, I did. The first couple of days were awful - wrote absolutely nothing! But as of right now my word count is over 12,000. Don't know if I can sustain it though as I have all these ideas for stories now. I have more ideas than Carter's has pills! lol _________________________ Well-behaved women rarely make history. - Laurel Thatcher Ulrich http://ruthrainwater.wordpress.com/ http://newbeginningsgratitudejournal.wordpress.com/ http://sablewings.wordpress.com/
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#215335 - 11/08/11 01:18 AM Re: NaNoWriMo [Re: yonuh]
Sandy N. Registered: 12/23/10 Posts: 201 Loc: Washington State	Yonuh: You're doing great! I'm at 10,790 so I'm not terribly far behind. Like you, I have lots of ideas for stories, but right now I need to figure out more trouble for my characters in my NaNoWriMo story. Maybe I'll dream about it tonight. _________________________ Sandy Nachlinger, author of BLUEBONNETS FOR ELLY; co-author with Sandra Allen of I.O.U. SEX http://sandranachlinger.blogspot.com
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#215385 - 11/10/11 03:01 PM Re: NaNoWriMo [Re: Sandy N.]
jabber Member Registered: 02/17/05 Posts: 10032 Loc: New York State	Good luck to both you ladies, Yonuh and Sandy. IMHO writing is an excellent release. I view it as more of a hobby than anything. Kudos!!! _________________________ https://www.amazon.com/author/bonnie.mill-lemke https://kdp.amazon.com/en_US/bookshelf
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