Comments on: No NaNoWriMo here, but…

By: Kirsten

Kirsten — Sat, 04 Nov 2006 00:37:20 +0000

NaNoWriMo is a very satisfying, although grueling, experience. I’ve done it three times and “won” twice. Haven’t published either of those books, but that doesn’t mean I won’t go back to them someday. And if I neevr do, that’s OK — I wanted to know for myself if I could do it, and I could.

It’s particularly good for writers who are blocked, or for people who always thought they might like to write but were too shy, inhibited, etc. The moral support you get through the website is great — it’s a big part of anyone’s success.

By: CW

CW — Wed, 01 Nov 2006 21:59:50 +0000

When I think about NaNoWriMo, one word comes to mind: “TORTURE”.

By: walt

walt — Wed, 01 Nov 2006 21:44:52 +0000

I’m charitable because I believe there are creative spirits out there who’ve stalled before they really start. That’s easy to do: A book-length project doesn’t just happen. For some of them, this one-month fling can unlock the gates. Then, if they have any sense, they can go back and see what it all means, and probably start over (or retain pieces of what they’ve done for later use).

Will most of the short novels be unpublishable? Most likely, but I don’t think that’s the point of the exercise.

Freewriting has never worked for me, but I can certainly see its virtues. NaNoWriMo is freewriting taken to its (logical?) extreme.

By: kim

kim — Wed, 01 Nov 2006 21:28:30 +0000

This is a very interesting view of NaNoWriMo, my views are slightly less polite.