The Insecure Writer's Support Group is the brainchild of Alex J. Cavanaugh. He, his clones, minions, friends, and fellow authors make it an amazing event every month.
Purpose: To share and encourage. Writers can express doubts and concerns without fear of appearing foolish or weak. Those who have been through the fire can offer assistance and guidance. It’s a safe haven for insecure writers of all kinds!
November 2 question - November is National Novel Writing Month. Have you ever participated? If not, why not?
I LOVE NaNo!
WAY back when I first stumbled into writing for fun (at that point I had no actual knowledge of the publishing biz) I learned about NaNo. Sounded like fun so I jumped in. This was on November 1st.
I started a new project and won. My prize? A rambling mess of a story that required a ton of edits! I learned so much from writing that mess.
Since then, I've done NaNo fairly regularly. Now, I have a much better idea of how I write a story, and my projects no longer require all those edits. I still don't outline or plot in advance, but the characters and main points of a story percolate in my brain long before I start chapter 1.
We all have different ways of writing a story, so the NaNo experience might not be for everyone, but it makes me happy. NaNo is all about the joy of a community focused on writing. As part of the IWSG, we all know something about that!
How about you? Do you NaNo? Are you a rebel?
If you want a NaNo buddy, I'm @jemifraser over there!
24 comments:
Good luck this year! I need an extensive outline but it does help prevent a mess when I'm done.
Good luck Jemi. It's wonderful that it works for you.
Hi,
I love NaNo too. Once I learned how to make it work for me, I started making progress.
All the best.
Shalom aleichem,
Pat G @ EverythingMustChange
I'm glad you are so successful with it.
Glad NaNo works for you. It's not for me. I'm too slow of a writer.
Good luck with NaNo. Looks like you have nailed the NaNo game. I need an outline, even a basic one before I start writing.
Sounds like you've grown over the years. Not having a mess at the end is a huge deal. Congrats.
Anna from elements of emaginette
I"m a NaNo Rebel because it makes me happy, too!
Happy Nanowrimo, Jemi!
Keep up the great work, Jemi! I'm pulling for you.
I kind of wonder if I'd be able to do NaNo if when I first learned about it I hadn't been finishing up a story and didn't think I could join. Now I'm set in my writing ways (kinda) LOL
You've come a long way from a mess to near perfection, Jemi. Keep rockin it!
Best wishes for a productive November.
I'm a NaNo rebel waaaaaaay more often than I'm not these days. Maybe someday I'll finish all these current WIPs and I can start something new again. :)
Happy NaNo-ing this month!!
Hi Jemi!
I'm trying it for the first time. I've been editing old stuff for so long I think I've forgotten how to fill a page with new stuff! So, I'm all in, with a push from my daughter who is doing it too. Maybe I'll see you over there! Good Luck.
Enjoy, Jemi. The buddy system is what I miss about NaNo. Glad it works for your bubbly brain!
Alex - I still can't outline, but the characters live in my head for long enough for me to know the basics of the story
Sonia - thanks!
Pat - that's the key - finding what works for us!
Diane - thank you!
Natalie - I love how different we all are with our processes
Rachna - my brain refused to do the outline thing - and I've (finally) learned to love that :)
Anna - My drafts end up being pretty close to the final product a lot of the time. Definitely an improvement! :)
Sue - thank you!!
Tyrean - yay! It really is a happy month for me - have fun!!
Lee - thank you!
Patty - it really was all about timing for me. I was just starting to write and had an idea. Jumping in was awesome!
MJ - you're a fabulous rebel! New is fun and exciting but so is polishing those gems of yours
Yvonne - I hope you and your daughter have a ton of fun with NaNo!! Enjoy
Denise - it really does work. I wish the buddy system was better with a chat/cheering function!
I have NaNoed more often than not since I first discovered it in, I think, 2013. Most times I'm drafting a novel and do it traditionally, but I've been a rebel a time or two, with an editing project or putting together a collection of short stories.
I never participated in NaNo. The pressure of a daily word count isn't for me, but I wish you all the luck in the world. Hope you win this year. Again.
NaNo is inspiring for so many writers! I'm always right in the middle of a project when it rolls around, but I do find myself writing more!
Ah, percolation! It's amazing how a story can come together in the back of your mind if you leave it there with other ideas for a while. I'm glad you find nano so useful. I've had a hit and miss relationship with it over the years, but I do love the idea of nano, even if I haven't sorted out the best way to execute it.
I might do a mini-nano in December for now I've hit the brakes on everything else and only concentrating on finishing my book's sequel edit.
Rebecca - I've been a rebel more than once as well. Good luck with the words!
Olga - thanks!!
Elizabeth - I think the creativity and excitement of NaNo might be contagious!
Leod - I love letting the ideas percolate! Have fun with the words this time around!
Damyanti - that sounds like a great plan!!
Good luck with NaNo this year. Looks like you're doing well so far!!
The community part makes sense. I do love the energy of November for writers each year.
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