Is the challenge of writing a novel in a month not coming soon enough? Are you itching to get into that novel idea? Don't even have an idea yet? Over at Kiwi Writers we have an array of preparation challenges on the go to help us all put the right word forward come November 1. Enjoy!
Preliminary Projects for NaNo-ites
Write five 1,000 word length pieces of flash fiction by the 28th of October to warm up your writing fingers and dive into your story's universe.
Find the Idea
Sign up for NaNoWriMo and find that idea by the 7th of October.
Anchor It
Anchor yourself firmly in your idea by identifying your protagonist, antagonist, conflict lock and central question in the second week of October.
Road Signs
Build six road signs in the third week of October to keep you racing from scene to scene during the fervor of NaNoWriMo.
Back Story
Write 5,000 words in the last 10 days of October to create some back story and juicy secrets you can weave into your novel.
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Kerryn Angell
No Excuses. Just Write.
Kiwi Writers
NaNoEdMo
51,734 / 50,000
Okt 2, 2007 - 01 41
Yes! Thanks ever so much, now the internal struggle to write (coupled with the fear of being caught out unprepared when November rolls along) might just step down a little. =D
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Okt 2, 2007 - 01 58
Awesome idea, i'll definatly do the First and the Last ideas, i'm really itching to write and expand on my idea, right now! Even though i'm in college and i should be working.. teehee..
Did i just say Teehee?... I need to get out more.
Anyway, thank you so much for this, it'll really help me get through october!
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50,103 / 50,000
Okt 2, 2007 - 03 17
Thanks for sharing these - they are really useful.
Heather
----------Horrible deaths: 1
Characters: 8
Believable characters: 3
Missing dogs: 1
Stress rating: 3/10
51,042 / 50,000
Okt 2, 2007 - 03 24
Guys, as well as doing the challenges, you should sign up, accept the challenge and put your progress in. That way we can all see what's going on. That would be awesome to see all the progress going up and up, even before November rolls around :-)
----------Andrew Chilton - NaNoWriMo '06, '07, SoCNoC '07
KiwiWriters - have fun writing!
NaNo '07 - Macy Lights and the Battle for Ashton's Gate
3,513 / 50,000
Okt 2, 2007 - 11 57
This sounds like a great way to prepare for NaNo. I'm game. Plus, it just seems like a great forum site even NaNo is not going on. Thanks for sharing.
----------"It is better to have tried and lost than to have never known what it is like to have given your best."
8,315 / 50,000
Okt 3, 2007 - 05 23
These are wonderful. I feel at least a little more at ease just knowing some of this.
----------~Justin T. Deal
Molly House
50,327 / 50,000
Okt 3, 2007 - 09 42
Ooo... wonderful! I really like some of these ideas... especially the one about the road signs. I have a feeling that one would help me a lot. I participated in my first NaNo last year, and really I was just concerned with forcing myself across the finish line. This year, since I met the goal last year and know I am capable of doing it, I'm not so intimidated by that whole "50,000 words" scary monster. As a result, I'm trying to spend the month focusing on ways to be super-prepared in order to streamline the writing process for myself over all. I wouldn't have thought of some of these on my own, so thank you.
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82,032 / 50,000
Okt 3, 2007 - 13 16
Good idea, I'm definitely going to do the first one. I have a very, very vague idea of what I'm going to write this year, hopefully this will help me. Plus, I haven't written anything in AGES, and I'm excited to get started again, so why wait until November? :)
50,063 / 50,000
Okt 3, 2007 - 14 07
Sounds great, I'll have a go at some of them to get some more ideas.
----------2005 (NaNo)- Underground- Won!
2006 (NaNo)- Delusions- Won!
2007 (SF) - Dead Dandelions- Won! (But lost after HD crash.)
2007 (NaNo)- If Wishes Were Fishes- Won! (Nearly lost in HD crash)
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Okt 4, 2007 - 05 11
AWesome. Thank you for sharing, I have a feeling they'll come in handy.
----------2007 - The History Of Snow
Delightfully low standards are everyone's friend.
- ScriptFrenzy.org
50,031 / 50,000
Okt 4, 2007 - 12 38
I like these, they're more open-ended and interesting than warm-up writing prompts. I'm going to sign up and get started. :)
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