NaNoWriMo

[liaku]

I am hugely doubting my ability to get anywhere with it, but I'm going to give NaNoWriMo a whirl this year.  Honestly, I wish I could've remembered about it earlier since I haven't got much of a plot to work with here, but I figure I can get a vague outline ready before November starts.

This means that somewhere mid-way through November, you all will have to spam me and tell me I can't quit when I'm half-done.  I've got to at least push through November, yeah?  For my pride's sake.

I've got to say though, sci-fi space opera is not a genre I've ever worked with.  We shall see how this works out.

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[valancystar.livejournal.com]

I'm thinking of doing NaNo, too, and because I'm in Thesis Hell, I haven't really gotten that much planning done. So I don't know how it'll turn out. Though, I've got a basic plot but I'm sure I don't need to go far into it before I notice I don't have enough details. I plan to make up for it by inserting as many subtle references to musicals as I can. I hope I can come up with names for my characters before November starts, though. It's hard to write without names.

Anyway, I promise to encourage you to write! Writing is good! And space opera sounds like fun. I'm planning to try a romance novel just this once, because usually I'm always coming up with fantasy or historical ideas, but I secretly want to write a romance novel. Even though it'll probably be weird for a romance novel, but anyway.

[liaku.livejournal.com]

Ah. Thesis Hell. Not something I'm looking forward to, but that's still a good few years away for me. Honestly, if you're busy with schoolwork, NaNoWriMo might not be a good idea. If it's just because you haven't got enough of the story worked out, I say you may as well go for it anyway. You'd never know if ideas might jump out at you along the way--that kind of problem might resolve itself. I guess I can't help you out much with names, but that may be a good place to squeeze in a less-than-subtle musical reference.

Something romance sounds like a good thing to play around with for November. You could always write a historical romance if you want to stick with the usual genres.

For the record, weird is good. :)

[valancystar.livejournal.com]

Well, my main plan is to be finished with Thesis Hell when November starts, so writing a silly romance novel would be just the thing to relax, you know. Except now I'm not sure if I indeed will finish it this week, so that may leave too little time to contemplate doing NaNo - especially since I'm going to be absent for a week in November anyway. If I don't end up doing it, I suppose there are other ways to indulge my creativity, such as finish all those fanfics I've started or planned. Or sign up for yuletide. There are European musical fandoms being nominated!

I need to stay away from historicals because I'm anal about research and never get enough done. So for once I want to write just a regular (well, sort of) romance novel set in today's time and the normal world. Only I already have one novel draft I should edit, and a few other ideas I should work on, so I haven't yet been able to decide if participating would be wise or not.

Anyway, good luck to you!

[liaku.livejournal.com]

Thank you, and happy writing whatever you end up writing! :)

(Could I just say that I would love to see something European musical-related done for yuletide? Because it's true.)

[geozine.livejournal.com]

This sounds like it'll be gangs of fun.

[liaku.livejournal.com]

And work.

And lots of hair pulling-out, I imagine.

[deeplyunhip.livejournal.com]

I finished a NaNo last year. Surely if *I* can do it, you can. Not that the novel was ever edited into anything good, but uh, yeah.

I'm going to get a head start now: Don't quit! A Lannister always pays his debts!! ETC.!!!