Nano, Nano
It's that time of year again: time to sign up for a novel writing contest that I'll ignore until the last minute, then not finish while complaining that I never write anything anymore.
Anyway, it's called NaNoWriMo, and it stands for National Novel Writing Month. The goal: write a novel of 50,000 words in 30 days or less. The prize: knocking something off of your "One Day" list (as in "One Day, I'll write a novel ..."), a proud sense of accomplishment and a hastily-written and sloppily-edited novel.
I, myself, have reaped two benefits from this exercise. In 2002, I "won," completing Frank Black (a novel of 53,000+ words) in 17 writing days (26 overall). NaNoWriMo was also the impetus for Nick, Josh and myself to start YPR, after rejections started piling up and we needed a place to publish our own material. These days, YPR is a thriving example of how mediocrity can succeed on the InterWeb.
So come on, America. Get writing!
Anyway, it's called NaNoWriMo, and it stands for National Novel Writing Month. The goal: write a novel of 50,000 words in 30 days or less. The prize: knocking something off of your "One Day" list (as in "One Day, I'll write a novel ..."), a proud sense of accomplishment and a hastily-written and sloppily-edited novel.
I, myself, have reaped two benefits from this exercise. In 2002, I "won," completing Frank Black (a novel of 53,000+ words) in 17 writing days (26 overall). NaNoWriMo was also the impetus for Nick, Josh and myself to start YPR, after rejections started piling up and we needed a place to publish our own material. These days, YPR is a thriving example of how mediocrity can succeed on the InterWeb.
So come on, America. Get writing!
posted by G.Wo @ 6:58 AM
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