Izmir Calling.. http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/elsewhere-turkey/threads/3869 mrsnazilli I am a Brit living in Turkey so if there are anymore of you out there then please jump on.. This is my first NaNo so I shall be burning the midnight oil I guess.. Very relieved to say that I have sort of an idea forming but I am a writer who does not plot and plan... I like to get it down as it comes... Good luck everyone..xx Thu, 13 Oct 2011 14:37:09 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/elsewhere-turkey/threads/3869?page=1#forum_thread_comment_46445 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/elsewhere-turkey/threads/3869?page=1#forum_thread_comment_46445 lcdvn Hi there! I'm also "yabancı" from around Izmir and would love to hear from other Turkish residents participating this year. I have a moderately fleshed-out character (maybe two) and a few competing story ideas (or, rather, germs thereof) floating in my head. I'd like to decide, hopefully before November, which of these ideas may be most promising, but I'm generally not very good with making tough choices... Thank you for starting the thread, mrsnazilli! Good luck to everyone! Başarılar! Fri, 14 Oct 2011 06:24:51 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/elsewhere-turkey/threads/3869?page=1#forum_thread_comment_55326 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/elsewhere-turkey/threads/3869?page=1#forum_thread_comment_55326 mrsnazilli Sorry to be late coming back to you... Where abouts do you actually live.? I am Eski Foça.. I have a name for my MC and I know what he does now but that's it... Happy writing..xx Mon, 24 Oct 2011 10:21:57 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/elsewhere-turkey/threads/3869?page=1#forum_thread_comment_197987 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/elsewhere-turkey/threads/3869?page=1#forum_thread_comment_197987 lcdvn I've never been to Foça but always wanted to go. I like Ayvalık a lot, and I guess Eski Foça is very similar---and much closer to Izmir. I'm currently living in Izmir itself, so if you're ever anywhere in Alsancak, Göztepe, or Balçova, I'm 40, 20, or 10 minutes away :) I'm still where I was 10 days ago with the story. Not much of a planner here. Are you thinking of using anything Turkish (e.g. setting, characters...) in your novel? Mon, 24 Oct 2011 14:44:54 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/elsewhere-turkey/threads/3869?page=1#forum_thread_comment_201634 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/elsewhere-turkey/threads/3869?page=1#forum_thread_comment_201634 Adrithiel Heya, I'm living in İzmir too, but I'm actually Turkish, so I'm not sure if I count =P This will be my second NaNo, last year I couldn't finish my novel, I couldn't even go halfway. So I don't really trust myself about this, but I'm gonna try hard. I actually have three characters now, with their backgrounds and etc. But the plot isn't clear yet. Got so much to think.... Anyways, good luck to you both =) Sat, 29 Oct 2011 04:44:46 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/elsewhere-turkey/threads/3869?page=1#forum_thread_comment_277982 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/elsewhere-turkey/threads/3869?page=1#forum_thread_comment_277982 misshapen_joy Hello everyone, I'm participating from Denizli. I visit Izmir often for business tho. Anyways, I have two ideas, if I go with the first, I will be writing in Turkish and there'll be lots of natives. It will be mainly located on Izmir (which will hopefully provide me with better/more locations than Denizli.) If I go with the second, I will be writing in English and there'll be lots of Koreans... Don't ask why, haha. I still haven't made up my mind but if I decide to do this, I will hit that nasty 50000 words. I'm sure that novel(la) will be a tough bitch when I have to log all those work/gym/freelance/tutoring hours. Oh well, I have a thing for bitches, so bring it on! By the way, I'm surprised but it seems like I'm the only native around here. Hope to see you all around. Sat, 29 Oct 2011 04:52:25 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/elsewhere-turkey/threads/3869?page=1#forum_thread_comment_278036 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/elsewhere-turkey/threads/3869?page=1#forum_thread_comment_278036 Adrithiel @misshapen_joy No, you're not the only native. For a minute there I really doubted myself, but I'm pretty sure I'm a native too. And your ideas seem really nice. If I were you, I'd chose the first one, mother language makes it a little easier. Also, İzmir has lots of nice places, but I've never been to Denizli, so I really don't know =P Sat, 29 Oct 2011 05:37:06 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/elsewhere-turkey/threads/3869?page=1#forum_thread_comment_278304 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/elsewhere-turkey/threads/3869?page=1#forum_thread_comment_278304 lcdvn I wonder if it's the local laid-back culture that none of us seem to have a mapped-out, detailed outline less than three days ahead of NaNo. :) By the way, it's nice to see some Turkish-Turkish people here as well! Sat, 29 Oct 2011 05:40:29 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/elsewhere-turkey/threads/3869?page=1#forum_thread_comment_278332 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/elsewhere-turkey/threads/3869?page=1#forum_thread_comment_278332 Adrithiel Well, if I have to speak for myself, I'm not much of a plan person. I just write as it comes, then I change my mind and edit some. But then again, if I wasn't living in İzmir, maybe I could plan all of this? You might be onto something there... =P Sat, 29 Oct 2011 05:48:51 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/elsewhere-turkey/threads/3869?page=1#forum_thread_comment_278380 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/elsewhere-turkey/threads/3869?page=1#forum_thread_comment_278380 Laydilejur Hi All. I live 2 hours north of Izmir and this is my first Nanowrimo. Very nervous. I also have a rough idea mapped out - so I reckon it is the laid back influence of the area :) Good Luck everyone! Jan Sun, 30 Oct 2011 04:25:15 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/elsewhere-turkey/threads/3869?page=1#forum_thread_comment_293905 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/elsewhere-turkey/threads/3869?page=1#forum_thread_comment_293905 misshapen_joy Haha, I totally agree with you all... and I have good news!!! I happen to read Chris Baty's "No Plot No Problem" (which I'd recommend if you're really up to this, he introduces NaNoWriMo and explains why this 30 days work throughly) a couple of years ago. He actually suggests bringing nothing on the table for NaNoWriMo, as an old-therefore-forgotten/interrupted/unfinished project might hunt the unfortunate writer with relapses of problems that she faced during those projects. Some push would make a real difference, so don't get lost anytime soon. I actually left the initial project that I was working on and I am to start anew. Honestly, it's impossible not to get all fired up about what you're going to be writing but so far I resisted the urge to sit down and start sketching away the characters, places etc. Hope it will work out the way he suggested and we will all be able to turn around that Aegean laziness to our advantage (^_~) Soooo excited!! We're only hours away from a terrific ride! I'm dying to meet your characters!!! please, let's keep the thread alive :) Mon, 31 Oct 2011 08:47:39 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/elsewhere-turkey/threads/3869?page=1#forum_thread_comment_320393 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/elsewhere-turkey/threads/3869?page=1#forum_thread_comment_320393 misshapen_joy @Adrithiel I think I'd go with the first one :) ...about the language choice, I lived abroad for over four years and returned only a year ago, I wasn't able to write in Turkish back then, the things I read were also mostly in English and it eventually became the literary choice. Since it's been only a little over a year, I am still not very confident with any of the two but I'm hoping to get better at Turkish as I type away the novel(la)... Mon, 31 Oct 2011 09:08:05 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/elsewhere-turkey/threads/3869?page=1#forum_thread_comment_320784 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/elsewhere-turkey/threads/3869?page=1#forum_thread_comment_320784 misshapen_joy btw, can we change genre midway? Mon, 31 Oct 2011 09:15:30 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/elsewhere-turkey/threads/3869?page=1#forum_thread_comment_320959 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/elsewhere-turkey/threads/3869?page=1#forum_thread_comment_320959 misshapen_joy nevermind, I found it :) Mon, 31 Oct 2011 09:18:02 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/elsewhere-turkey/threads/3869?page=1#forum_thread_comment_321012 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/elsewhere-turkey/threads/3869?page=1#forum_thread_comment_321012 lcdvn So, can we? :) I've read Baty's book a while back and thought it was my kind of guide. Is anyone starting at midnight? Mon, 31 Oct 2011 11:23:05 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/elsewhere-turkey/threads/3869?page=1#forum_thread_comment_323856 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/elsewhere-turkey/threads/3869?page=1#forum_thread_comment_323856 yaziyorum Hi everyone, This is Diyarbakir calling :) I have already started to write before Nanowrimo but I will keep moving faster this month I guess. I have written around 25K words (breaking, going on, breaking etc. not quite progressive until last month) but I hope to finish the novel around 80-90K words. It will be tough to write 50K words but I hope I will manage to write 25K words at least. As it is a long-term project, I don't have a chance to write anything that comes to my mind. :/ :) Good Luck everyone Let's keep each other motivated :) Tue, 01 Nov 2011 02:14:15 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/elsewhere-turkey/threads/3869?page=1#forum_thread_comment_345037 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/elsewhere-turkey/threads/3869?page=1#forum_thread_comment_345037 misshapen_joy hello everyone, I'm only at a petty 681.. and I really want to sleep :/// how are you all guys doing? btw, where do we see our stats? Tue, 01 Nov 2011 17:02:14 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/elsewhere-turkey/threads/3869?page=1#forum_thread_comment_364875 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/elsewhere-turkey/threads/3869?page=1#forum_thread_comment_364875 Adrithiel I'm kind of in a bad mood right now... Luckily, I write better when I'm in a bad mood. 3323 words so far. Some more coffee and I'll keep going. Stats are in profile I guess, the fourth tab, next to the Novel Info thingie. Tue, 01 Nov 2011 21:20:10 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/elsewhere-turkey/threads/3869?page=1#forum_thread_comment_374018 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/elsewhere-turkey/threads/3869?page=1#forum_thread_comment_374018 Laydilejur Great to know there are so many aspiring writers like myself living closeby. Keep up the good work everyone and good luck for Day 2 . It's very nice to meet you all :)) Tue, 01 Nov 2011 22:35:54 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/elsewhere-turkey/threads/3869?page=1#forum_thread_comment_376657 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/elsewhere-turkey/threads/3869?page=1#forum_thread_comment_376657 lcdvn I suffered through the first 600 words, then some more through the next 1000, and then wrote about 1300 more before I even noticed it. I guess the trick is to keep steady through the rough parts and you're bound to come to the scenes that fly faster than you can type. Happy writing in Day 2! Wed, 02 Nov 2011 03:07:42 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/elsewhere-turkey/threads/3869?page=1#forum_thread_comment_382650 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/elsewhere-turkey/threads/3869?page=1#forum_thread_comment_382650 misshapen_joy Haha, I found the stats, thanks! I'm following you guys from a day behind (didn't write anything on Nov 1st) but better late than never, right :)) Good luck y'all! Wed, 02 Nov 2011 15:54:08 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/elsewhere-turkey/threads/3869?page=1#forum_thread_comment_401134 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/elsewhere-turkey/threads/3869?page=1#forum_thread_comment_401134 ozgun I hope that's true. I had a fast start with a 600 words in the first hours of November but stuck there. Actually today I completed an outline so at least I know about my plot, characters and settings. It's not too late yet but it must start to flow better somehow. BTW I'm originally from Izmir, living in Istanbul now. I posted here because this topic seems more fun:) Wed, 02 Nov 2011 17:28:58 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/elsewhere-turkey/threads/3869?page=1#forum_thread_comment_404178 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/elsewhere-turkey/threads/3869?page=1#forum_thread_comment_404178 lcdvn Fellow wrimos, how are you planning to handle the upcoming Kurban Bayram? Any lucky ones who can just write away during the holidays? As for me, I'll be away throughout the week, and (a) I doubt I'll be able to write much, (b) I usually have trouble returning to an unfinished task after a long enough break. Which means I should write at least 10,000 words in the next couple of days not to get too far behind... Yeah, right. Still, curious about your plans. Great job, everyone! Even the late starters seem to be catching up very quickly. :) Thu, 03 Nov 2011 04:20:08 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/elsewhere-turkey/threads/3869?page=1#forum_thread_comment_422000 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/elsewhere-turkey/threads/3869?page=1#forum_thread_comment_422000 ozgun Same for me. Bayrams, traditionally, are not times we spare for writing nanowrimo novels. I doubt I can write a single word during the holiday. Sadly, our word count should hit 15000 at the end of Bayram and I'm still at 7000s.. And I have no plans for this serious problem yet. But I do have plans for Bayram:) I will be with my family. Hopefully my little cousins will be there and I plan to commit some artistic experiments and observations over them. Since my story involves some children I hope these observations will be helpful when I go back to writing (by the way, I don't know but I think I'm writing a children's book, which is so far away from my original intentions:))). Sat, 05 Nov 2011 09:52:17 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/elsewhere-turkey/threads/3869?page=1#forum_thread_comment_490440 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/elsewhere-turkey/threads/3869?page=1#forum_thread_comment_490440 Adrithiel I'm kind of lucky I guess... All my relatives are far away, some in Sweden, some in Iran (yeah I see the contrast here). I'll probably spend a day with grandpa, and one more day visiting grandma's grave, and that's it. And I'm pretty sure I can write those days. lcdvn - I'm sure you can do it. Don't quit for 10000 words. A weekend with some snacks can easily solve that problem =) ozgun - Children's books are awesome! I sometimes read them actually, and I'm 19 years old... Anyways, you got some luck there. And the weekend with snacks thing can help you too... Sat, 05 Nov 2011 15:48:29 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/elsewhere-turkey/threads/3869?page=1#forum_thread_comment_498872 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/elsewhere-turkey/threads/3869?page=1#forum_thread_comment_498872 misshapen_joy I agree with Adrithiel, you guys can catch the word count later. You guys were so good at it so far :) ...and I was thinking (as a late boomer should) that, this holiday would be a writing fest for me as well... but I didn't take the fact that a lot of my high school buddies are in town to spend some time with their families into account and now my door bell is buzzing, people that I haven't seen in years (aka people that I can't resist) glowing up my phone and my quality time with my characters is slowly getting lost in the horizon with each call I answer and with each lunch I plan. Well, I will still try to take advantage of revisiting the memories, observing what life did to people etc. and let my imagination run wild and hopefully alter some happy and/or not so happy high school memories and render adventurous and vivid scenes... but I will be mostly keeping my eyes on the word count and typing away all the bs that I can think of cuz I'm like way behind. I need to catch up! @ozgun, I think a children's book is a brilliant idea. it must be an exhilarating experience, and it sure beats my characters quarreling again and again by giving each other silent treatments, they suck at even falling in love when they were supposed to have that great romance. They can bicker on a melted ice cream for pages... pathetic but it does help the word count go up anyway, hehe. good luck to you all and happy holidays! ps: İs there any interesting characters, events etc. that you guys wanna introduce us? I'm so curious, please tell me more about your novel(la)s!!!! :) Sun, 06 Nov 2011 03:46:06 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/elsewhere-turkey/threads/3869?page=1#forum_thread_comment_516875 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/elsewhere-turkey/threads/3869?page=1#forum_thread_comment_516875 misshapen_joy That was 300 words right there and much easier than typing away a fight over a melted ice cream hahaha. :) wish me luck! Sun, 06 Nov 2011 03:48:30 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/elsewhere-turkey/threads/3869?page=1#forum_thread_comment_516903 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/elsewhere-turkey/threads/3869?page=1#forum_thread_comment_516903 Adrithiel Good luck! =P And since you asked... My novel is about being left out. There is this island that I've made up (that has no name and three cities), and my main character woke up one morning and realized that all the other people are gone. Currently she is driving around the island, looking for other people and reminiscing some stuff about her past. I have no idea about whereabouts of those other people. I didn't plan at all and I'm sure I'll get stuck somewhere... As for the interesting characters... I work really hard to not prepare any cliché characters, but this character? I didn't prepare this character. It just came along as I write. Ruby was alone in the island for three years. She is the first one to get in this weird 'alone-in-the-island' stuff. And in three years, she got a little weird. She is convinced that all the people went ona holiday for a year and then came back. They didn't. They're still gone and Ruby is imagining things. She still works at the Little Silverlake, a market that named after the city (this is the point where my creativity died), getting paid by invisible customers with invisible money. She sometimes acts normal and seems well aware of what is going on around. Then she gets a little confused and starts to see her family again. I have no idea why I'm writing about her and now I got curious too. What is everyone doing? Give us some novel info, maybe some characters? =) Sun, 06 Nov 2011 15:44:00 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/elsewhere-turkey/threads/3869?page=1#forum_thread_comment_530542 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/elsewhere-turkey/threads/3869?page=1#forum_thread_comment_530542 misshapen_joy I have this agent called Claudia, even though she's not a main character, she's my favorite so far. She manages to get her hands on a cup of hot coffee almost in every setting. If I ever write a scene in a desert, I bet she'd be there with a steaming cup of coffee. I somewhat thought of her being of Dutch/German decent but maybe she has some south american blood with all that coffee in her system. Actually she's really talkative and she's a bit messy too. So whenever she pops out on the screen, I know it's time for me to get a little break and make myself a cup as well. I like you city's name... Silverlake was one of my favorite neighborhoods when I was in LA. Just the name brings back tons of memories like that pretentious little coffee shop called Intelligentsia..was a bit too pricey for my student budget but made good memories anyway. Too much coffee talk, I think it's time to make that cup. Yes I'm dying to hear about how your novels are coming up? Sun, 06 Nov 2011 23:46:16 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/elsewhere-turkey/threads/3869?page=2#forum_thread_comment_543202 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/elsewhere-turkey/threads/3869?page=2#forum_thread_comment_543202 Adrithiel Intelligentsia... wow... that's just... ehm... weird. I like your character. I like all the coffee-loving characters. I imagined Claudia as some kind of workaholic, neurotic person. Does she have round glasses? =P And I had no idea that Silverlake was real... Is there an Underlake too? Or Oakcrest? I made up these names too, and if they exist, I'm gonna be shocked. Tue, 08 Nov 2011 20:21:31 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/elsewhere-turkey/threads/3869?page=2#forum_thread_comment_588025 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/elsewhere-turkey/threads/3869?page=2#forum_thread_comment_588025 misshapen_joy haha, not that I know of.. if a name that you come up with actually exists it's either that it's some sort of connotation or you have a good sense of naming things :) so i think either way you're on a right track :))) Wed, 09 Nov 2011 18:35:44 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/elsewhere-turkey/threads/3869?page=2#forum_thread_comment_607606 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/elsewhere-turkey/threads/3869?page=2#forum_thread_comment_607606 lcdvn Hi there! Desperately trying to catch up with the word count in case I have more non-writing days this month. =) About naming, I shamelessly stole and modified names of real people / places when naming my characters / kingdoms. For example, I use variants of Izmir and Chios as character names. Just trying not to go overboard with it. Good luck to us all surviving Week 2! :) Fri, 11 Nov 2011 13:52:44 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/elsewhere-turkey/threads/3869?page=2#forum_thread_comment_642801 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/elsewhere-turkey/threads/3869?page=2#forum_thread_comment_642801 misshapen_joy yeah, I have an easy week at work and just purchased a fancy Turkish keyboard which was a huge help. So far I had to press "alt" and then "S" to make a "Ş"... but not anymore!!! kudos to the new keyboard, it's so silent, I can finally write on my lunch break. Now pages will fly... (-I HOPE-) good luck everyone, honestly I feel a little tired already but week two is almost over, so let's stay strong! Fri, 11 Nov 2011 15:28:41 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/elsewhere-turkey/threads/3869?page=2#forum_thread_comment_644621 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/elsewhere-turkey/threads/3869?page=2#forum_thread_comment_644621 Adrithiel I am behind the word count at the moment, and it's making me a little more stressed... Seriously, I started doubting myself. Whatever. You all have jobs and/or a normal social life. I have neither, I rarely leave my house and still, I can't write 1667 words per day. My plot still doesn't exist, so I started making all the characters' pasts connected. I have no idea why the hell I'm doing this. Wish I could go back and plan all this stuff. Aiming for 12k today... Hope I can make it. If not, I'm gonna start thinking that I don't have what it takes to write a novel in 30 days... or just write a novel... or write anything. Fri, 11 Nov 2011 23:40:56 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/elsewhere-turkey/threads/3869?page=2#forum_thread_comment_652662 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/elsewhere-turkey/threads/3869?page=2#forum_thread_comment_652662 Adrithiel Oh and, there is an extra word there, 'Whatever'. I wrote "Maybe I don't have it in me to write a novel, or novella. Whatever." Then I wrote the last part, deleted the first sentence that says so, but I forgot to cut out that word there, and then realized that I can't edit the post... Just wanted to explain. Fri, 11 Nov 2011 23:47:04 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/elsewhere-turkey/threads/3869?page=2#forum_thread_comment_652742 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/elsewhere-turkey/threads/3869?page=2#forum_thread_comment_652742 lcdvn I don't think having more free time ever translates into being able to write more. Khaled Hosseini wrote "The Kite Runner" by getting up at 4 am so he could write a bit before going to work. After that book became a success, he quit his job and sat down to write his second novel, and he thought it'd be easy, will go faster, blah, blah, blah. It was more difficult and took him longer. You just can't write all day long, so it doesn't matter if you have 2 hours or 8. So try not to worry about not being able to use your spare time better. What you may need is just to add a few more characters (go for the quirky ones--they are more interesting and need more description) or make your MC take a trip, fall in love, run into a gunman, lose a loved one--a new twist to the story. Don't worry if it's not too coherent at this stage. All published writers say that their novels are always very, very different from the first drafts. JUST DON'T QUIT. You never know which part of your draft will turn into a real novel later. Sat, 12 Nov 2011 05:11:23 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/elsewhere-turkey/threads/3869?page=2#forum_thread_comment_655284 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/elsewhere-turkey/threads/3869?page=2#forum_thread_comment_655284 misshapen_joy there more days remaining that the days we already spent writing... so you actually have a real shot at finishing on time.. I am writing about things&characters that I never thought I would... amazing and honestly, a bit scary... how are you guys feeling? more confident than before? Sun, 13 Nov 2011 15:09:40 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/elsewhere-turkey/threads/3869?page=2#forum_thread_comment_678415 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/elsewhere-turkey/threads/3869?page=2#forum_thread_comment_678415 lcdvn The night before Nano kicked off, I used Scrivener to outline nine characters that I thought I would have in the story. Five of them were somewhat developed, and I had the dynamics in their relationships all figured out. Then, on November 1, I started to write a very different story... I don't know how that happened. Of the original nine characters, I have two, and I have no idea where all this is going. It's more scary than amazing for me, to be honest :):) Wed, 16 Nov 2011 04:38:02 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/elsewhere-turkey/threads/3869?page=2#forum_thread_comment_722308 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/elsewhere-turkey/threads/3869?page=2#forum_thread_comment_722308 Adrithiel I am SO behind... But I'm not gonna quit. I'm not sure if I can finish this draft, but I'm not gonna stop trying. I took lcdvn's advice and planned two more characters. Oh and Ruby started to annoy me, so I killed her. I have nothing to do today (well, all the dishes are dirty but they can wait) so I'm gonna write... a lot. My stat page says I have to write 2368 words to finish on time. I could do that... or I could go berserk today and aim for... I don't know, 20k? Wish me luck =( Wed, 16 Nov 2011 07:22:50 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/elsewhere-turkey/threads/3869?page=2#forum_thread_comment_723429 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/elsewhere-turkey/threads/3869?page=2#forum_thread_comment_723429 lcdvn Wow, Adrithiel, that's some big changes! Congratulations on your resolution. I think 2300+ words is doable. Even if not, just see how far you can get. What matters is that you're writing. It's like learning a foreign language: the more you practice it, the better you get at it. Very glad for you! :) Wed, 16 Nov 2011 09:54:22 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/elsewhere-turkey/threads/3869?page=2#forum_thread_comment_724816 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/elsewhere-turkey/threads/3869?page=2#forum_thread_comment_724816 Laydilejur I just wanted to take my eyes off my manuscript for a moment and say Hi to everyone. We all appear to be doing very well with the impressive word counts. So good luck for the last 9 days!! Jan Mon, 21 Nov 2011 10:01:28 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/elsewhere-turkey/threads/3869?page=2#forum_thread_comment_791978 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/elsewhere-turkey/threads/3869?page=2#forum_thread_comment_791978 misshapen_joy Word count-wise I'm feeling okay but I think this manuscript has been possessing me lately. so I'm kinda counting down days (and pray to get thru this month) but I don't wanna be a quitter... was this just a week three symptom? please tell me it was!!! ps: I'm super glad we have another weekend left! I didn't make a good use of the last one.... Tue, 22 Nov 2011 08:43:08 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/elsewhere-turkey/threads/3869?page=2#forum_thread_comment_803760 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/elsewhere-turkey/threads/3869?page=2#forum_thread_comment_803760 lcdvn We might be on the same page... I've been suffering from "novelling fatigue", or sth like that, for the past few days. I really want to put my manuscript away at this stage (for at least a month!) and not go back to it day after day. But it's just over a week left, and some 15,000, and it would be wrong to quit now. If anyone else is feeling that way, I found this pep talk kind of useful: http://nanowrimo.org/en/pep/neil-gaiman Tue, 22 Nov 2011 09:49:29 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/elsewhere-turkey/threads/3869?page=2#forum_thread_comment_804255 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/elsewhere-turkey/threads/3869?page=2#forum_thread_comment_804255 Laydilejur I was struggling at the beginning and had to really force myself to write. But once I got over 30,000 words it seemed to flow more. In fact I could technically get to 50k in a couple of days if I carry on as I am now but the story is far from finished so I'll need to keep going until about 60,000 words I think. Thanks for the link to the pep talk. Here's one I found really encouraging too: http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/broadcast_messages/1618 Keep the words coming - the end is in reach now! Good luck! Tue, 22 Nov 2011 11:54:36 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/elsewhere-turkey/threads/3869?page=2#forum_thread_comment_805375 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/elsewhere-turkey/threads/3869?page=2#forum_thread_comment_805375 lcdvn Thank you! At this stage, this is really a matter of self-discipline. Or sheer stubbornness :) Wed, 23 Nov 2011 06:21:40 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/elsewhere-turkey/threads/3869?page=2#forum_thread_comment_816435 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/elsewhere-turkey/threads/3869?page=2#forum_thread_comment_816435 misshapen_joy stubbornness it is, at least for me... and the liberty to write crappy scenes and dialogues... alright :) Fri, 25 Nov 2011 17:32:42 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/elsewhere-turkey/threads/3869?page=2#forum_thread_comment_844522 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/elsewhere-turkey/threads/3869?page=2#forum_thread_comment_844522 misshapen_joy omg, i'm so close yet so far away.... i need every bit and piece of advice... the neil gaiman pep talks was just amazing. it was actually the wall metaphor that put me back into game... thank you and congrats!!! Mon, 28 Nov 2011 02:37:51 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/elsewhere-turkey/threads/3869?page=2#forum_thread_comment_872625 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/elsewhere-turkey/threads/3869?page=2#forum_thread_comment_872625 lcdvn Hi! I hear you... Some people also suggest to skip ahead at this stage and write the ending first. Then, you'll have this final goal to work toward. After that, in the remaining time, you could go back and fill in the blanks, taking the action from where you've left it. That's what I'm doing now. Good luck in the last 3 days of NaNo! Mon, 28 Nov 2011 03:34:41 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/elsewhere-turkey/threads/3869?page=2#forum_thread_comment_872835 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/elsewhere-turkey/threads/3869?page=2#forum_thread_comment_872835 misshapen_joy noo, i already did that my opening and closing scenes are connected... but i think i can micro-apply this to every missing scene in the somewhat appeared plot.... and an emergency character may help i think! thanks for the advice and congrats!!! Mon, 28 Nov 2011 11:51:46 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/elsewhere-turkey/threads/3869?page=2#forum_thread_comment_875671 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/elsewhere-turkey/threads/3869?page=2#forum_thread_comment_875671 misshapen_joy oh boy there's some giant holes to gap in the plot but when i put all of the events together, it was finally there!!! thank you all for your amazing support!!! i'm on a writing high right now and my back, neck and fingers are literally sore and i stuffed two poems at the end cuz that seemed like the smartest way to make no sense :)) oh and I shall thank mom for feeding me cookies and tea for the last couple of nights... yemeksepeti.com for not allowing me starve while at work... and of course Scrivener and Google Docs and JDarkRoom, all awesome apps&tools. Mon, 28 Nov 2011 20:19:18 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/elsewhere-turkey/threads/3869?page=2#forum_thread_comment_881469 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/elsewhere-turkey/threads/3869?page=2#forum_thread_comment_881469 Laydilejur Congratulations on reaching 50,000 words! What an awesome month this was. Well done! Tue, 29 Nov 2011 00:22:13 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/elsewhere-turkey/threads/3869?page=2#forum_thread_comment_884174 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/elsewhere-turkey/threads/3869?page=2#forum_thread_comment_884174 lcdvn Congratulations!!!! Tue, 29 Nov 2011 05:23:56 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/elsewhere-turkey/threads/3869?page=2#forum_thread_comment_885521 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/elsewhere-turkey/threads/3869?page=2#forum_thread_comment_885521 ozgun Wow, you really made it!? Unfortunately Kurban Bayramı killed my novel at about 8000s. Anyway, it was a great experience. I learned a lot on novel writing and the writing discipline. Will I try next year? I think I will. But what I'm more interested is the Script Frenzy in April: http://scriptfrenzy.org/ Congratulations to all winners again! Tue, 29 Nov 2011 07:21:05 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/elsewhere-turkey/threads/3869?page=2#forum_thread_comment_886066 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/elsewhere-turkey/threads/3869?page=2#forum_thread_comment_886066 misshapen_joy thank you!!! Wed, 30 Nov 2011 11:48:23 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/elsewhere-turkey/threads/3869?page=2#forum_thread_comment_901573 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/elsewhere-turkey/threads/3869?page=2#forum_thread_comment_901573