School: the greatest obstacle http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/asia-philippines/threads/36538 Crow Cakes I'm not talking about college. I'm talking about high school. For some reason, second semester in my school decides to be harder and more jam-packed than the last two quarters. At the time of writing, I'm behind by 4k~ words; I could make up for that in a few hours. I'm stuck at school with paper and pencil, which isn't nearly as fast as a keyboard. :| For all of you who are still in high school (or have a tight schedule), I wanna know how you keep up with the word count. inb4weekends In other news, NOVEMBER 15! 15 more days till the end of NaNoWriMo! Tue, 15 Nov 2011 05:08:11 -0800 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/asia-philippines/threads/36538?page=1#forum_thread_comment_707038 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/asia-philippines/threads/36538?page=1#forum_thread_comment_707038 Almira Torralba I've been guilty of stealing time to write at a net cafe or comp labs. That or I write in lull hours, like when everyone else is just waiting for exam papers to be given back, etc. Tue, 15 Nov 2011 06:43:56 -0800 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/asia-philippines/threads/36538?page=1#forum_thread_comment_707855 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/asia-philippines/threads/36538?page=1#forum_thread_comment_707855 K. Hikari We have a program that needs to be delivered and deployed by January 2012. I am so behind my word count it's not even funny. My head is hurting after work going through the application, testing out each feature for bugs, documenting, reporting, getting it fixed, etc.... Tue, 15 Nov 2011 06:54:55 -0800 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/asia-philippines/threads/36538?page=1#forum_thread_comment_707948 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/asia-philippines/threads/36538?page=1#forum_thread_comment_707948 K. Hikari Oh sorry...I'm working ^^jjj not in school anymore...dang..unable to edit -_- Tue, 15 Nov 2011 06:55:19 -0800 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/asia-philippines/threads/36538?page=1#forum_thread_comment_707953 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/asia-philippines/threads/36538?page=1#forum_thread_comment_707953 gillanfrances Ugh, same here. My school's celebrating "Math & Computer Week" next week and I'm in charge of the preparations because I'm the Computer club president :/ NaNoWriMo's making me wish I hadn't been elected XD I'm way way way behind. I just started writing four days ago and I wish that it's weekend everyday so I can lock up in my room and just write, write, write. Anyway, my tip for you is... write continuously when you have the time. It doesn't matter if you make mistakes; you can edit them later. What matters is that you write your ideas down. Also, plot when you're in school and you have nothing better to do (I find it hard to write in pen & paper with my classmates around so all I do is plot XD). Sadly, that's all I can say. Good luck, I know we can do it \m/ XD Tue, 15 Nov 2011 07:37:07 -0800 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/asia-philippines/threads/36538?page=1#forum_thread_comment_708385 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/asia-philippines/threads/36538?page=1#forum_thread_comment_708385 jim tiberius work and family is also a hassle, hur-hur-hur Wed, 16 Nov 2011 01:13:21 -0800 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/asia-philippines/threads/36538?page=1#forum_thread_comment_721917 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/asia-philippines/threads/36538?page=1#forum_thread_comment_721917 Chrisanthemum Haha! Fellow High School students! Lol, anyways. What I do is I right whenever possible. In the middle of class, I write on my notebook. During recess or lunch, I write on my notebook. When I take a pee, I think about my novel, go back to my class room and write on my notebook. Though, I don't write what I plan to type up. I write the general concept of what a certain paragraph will contain. Then, when I get home, I type up everything I've written down in my notebooks, milking the ideas I gained for the day dry. Oh, also, I wake up as early as possible so I can try to get out maybe 100 words before I get to school. Then again, I'm a bit behind my word count and very much a delinquent so try to pay attention in class. Wed, 16 Nov 2011 02:15:07 -0800 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/asia-philippines/threads/36538?page=1#forum_thread_comment_722180 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/asia-philippines/threads/36538?page=1#forum_thread_comment_722180 Crow Cakes Who said I didn't write in class? :D Gusto ko sanang magpuyat, but I'd get caught in the act. And then, there are tests. Nooooooo! Wed, 16 Nov 2011 02:36:37 -0800 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/asia-philippines/threads/36538?page=1#forum_thread_comment_722297 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/asia-philippines/threads/36538?page=1#forum_thread_comment_722297 Chrisanthemum [quote=Crow Cakes] Who said I didn't write in class? :D Gusto ko sanang magpuyat, but I'd get caught in the act. And then, there are tests. Nooooooo! [/quote] Lol, getting caught in the act is the worst. Especially pag-pinagbawalan ka. It's goodbye to writing and hello misery XD And speaking of test, I assume you're quarterly? Wed, 16 Nov 2011 02:57:58 -0800 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/asia-philippines/threads/36538?page=1#forum_thread_comment_722384 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/asia-philippines/threads/36538?page=1#forum_thread_comment_722384 AgentLost [quote=Chrisanthemum] Lol, getting caught in the act is the worst. Especially pag-pinagbawalan ka. It's goodbye to writing and hello misery XD And speaking of test, I assume you're quarterly? [/quote] My current state...right there. I am stuck at 7143 words, I have all the ideas...all of them, but not the time and the parental approval >8U Wed, 16 Nov 2011 03:19:27 -0800 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/asia-philippines/threads/36538?page=1#forum_thread_comment_722509 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/asia-philippines/threads/36538?page=1#forum_thread_comment_722509 Crow Cakes I'm about to hit the climax of my story. Oh no. 21k =/= climax Yes, I'm quarterly. Wed, 16 Nov 2011 14:50:56 -0800 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/asia-philippines/threads/36538?page=1#forum_thread_comment_730455 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/asia-philippines/threads/36538?page=1#forum_thread_comment_730455 jarletofclay Work is for me. I write for a living (not as fun as it sounds, believe me) and coming up with 4,500 words at work and then writing an additional 1,667 for NaNo daily is brain draining. Thu, 17 Nov 2011 23:58:25 -0800 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/asia-philippines/threads/36538?page=1#forum_thread_comment_750904 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/asia-philippines/threads/36538?page=1#forum_thread_comment_750904 Jet Black So Cool I'm so behind my NaNo (only lagging with 4k words, come on!), thanks to academics and extra curricular activities -___- If it really wasn't for college... Mon, 21 Nov 2011 17:28:30 -0800 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/asia-philippines/threads/36538?page=1#forum_thread_comment_798095 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/asia-philippines/threads/36538?page=1#forum_thread_comment_798095 Crow Cakes >extracurricular activites See, this is why I regret joining them. Tue, 22 Nov 2011 03:38:03 -0800 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/asia-philippines/threads/36538?page=1#forum_thread_comment_802768 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/asia-philippines/threads/36538?page=1#forum_thread_comment_802768 Stardale Let your characters discuss something about their educational background, I think? School is usually one big hindrance but, in essence, it is not always like this. The events that may happen in school can be abstract things that may inspire your novel. If you want, you can let one of your characters rant about school. Tue, 22 Nov 2011 05:15:33 -0800 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/asia-philippines/threads/36538?page=1#forum_thread_comment_803205 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/asia-philippines/threads/36538?page=1#forum_thread_comment_803205 Chrisanthemum Well guys, with exams, projects, investigatory projects, school based activities and term papers blocking out the light of day, it seems like a daunting task to even think of finishing our novels. But thank God for Andres Bonifacio. For there are no classes on Nov. 30. Fri, 25 Nov 2011 01:02:18 -0800 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/asia-philippines/threads/36538?page=1#forum_thread_comment_838396 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/asia-philippines/threads/36538?page=1#forum_thread_comment_838396 kyla.07 Tell me about it. Hindi nakuntento yung mga teacher namin. We were given around six projects for the month of November. I mean, pwede naman sa December. When I thought it couldn't get any worse, I get into some friendship troubles and it's bothering me a lot. It's hard to write when you're thinking about a lot. :( Fri, 25 Nov 2011 21:45:15 -0800 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/asia-philippines/threads/36538?page=1#forum_thread_comment_848292 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/asia-philippines/threads/36538?page=1#forum_thread_comment_848292