So; NaNoWriMo?

[panik]

Never done this, never really given it much thought before, tbh but, being in the prep stages of a novel that'll probably start getting written in November anyway...

If you've done NaNoWriMo -
If you're thinking of doing NaNoWriMo -
If you've never done it and never , ever intend to ever have anything to do with NaNoWriMo...

Have you got any thoughts? What are the advantages/disadvantages (bearing in mind I'm going to be writing this thing anyway, challenge or no challenge)? I'm really interested in thoughts, experiences, opinions...

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[sassyinkpen.livejournal.com]

I'm doing NaNo this year - and the more I read about it the more excited I get. I decided to do it as a way to break the writer's block I've been dealing with for most of this year, and as a way to branch into some different forms of writing.

Taken at its heart, NaNo is really about ignoring your inner editor and just letting your imagination flow - no matter how bad it is, or implausible it is, or...whatever.

Which is exactly what I need.

I've got a premise, and the barest bones of an outline, and now I'm working on fleshing out the main characters - but that's all the prep I'm really going to do. Other than making a list of good ideas for scenes and events so that if I get stuck I have something to turn to.

I figure the worst that can happen is I fail, I don't finish by the end of the month, but big deal.

[gillyp.livejournal.com]

It seems most people are doing it because they need some discipline or structure and I don't think I do. I'm already committed to writing my novel...

So...

LOL! I don't know. *G* I'm starting to wonder if it's for me, really, which is fine - I needed to know if there was any advantage to me doing it and I'm thinking, probably not.

Thanks for the input.