THIS is why I am a rebel! Why are you?
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THIS is why I am a rebel! Why are you?
I read this article on discipline and it started nibbling at my brain telling me I must finish my WIP.
http://the99percent.com/articles/7094/The-Future-of-Self-Improvement-Part-I-Grit-Is-More-Important-Than-Talent
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I sure hope grit is something that can be cultivated. I was going to take the test but got distracted. :P
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Ha!
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Cool article. I was worried about the first part; to be honest, I have no self control. But I was happy to read this part:
"Self-control was also an influential factor, but not as reliable a predictor of success as grit, and not a completely necessary factor. That is, there was a subset of kids who had poor self-control but a lot of grit, who still performed very well."
I don't have a problem seeing things through to the end when I am passionate about them. Writing, unlike other things, is something I _never_ have trouble dedicating myself to.
As far as your original question, the answer is simple. I am a rebel because I have a story that I need to write. It just so happens that I wrote some of that story already. But this is something I _need_ to complete now, and so I will. Perhaps that's that grit they were talking about? :-)
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I need to follow thru!!!! or is it follow through. Either way, I have to finish what I've started. Multi-tasking will be the downfall of Western civilization.
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I'm a rebel because I'm using this year's NaNoWriMo to write a query a day, pitching my 2010 NaNo Novel. At the end of the month I should have sent at least 30 query letters to agents and publishers. I've assigned an arbitrary 300 words for each query to use in the word count.
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Success! I reached my goal of 30 query letters a week early. Then I added another one. Probably will do one today on the last day, just for good measure.
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Because I'm actually trying to bring my word count *down*. Rather than start from scratch, I'm rewriting a very messy incomplete draft I'd been working on since last summer. My ideas and motivation ceded ground to another story (part 2 of a trilogy), but I got a second wind of ways to resolve my problems in the last week of October, so I put the other one on hold, and here we are. This month is rewriting to bring a rambling half-finished story of 50K words down to a snappy half-finished story of 35K in three weeks, followed by nine days of traditional NNWM plowing ahead.
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I'm a rebel because I joined this while already working. And since I am working on it NOW, I'm a... rebel? Go me? o.o
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I'm a rebel because I finished half of my novel for Camp in August, have been sitting on it for a few months, re-reading, realizing what I don't like about it, but not adding anything. I want to edit the first half and finish the second by the end of the year, and this seemed like the greatest opportunity/motivator.
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I'm a rebel because I started my novel in NaNo 2009 and now I want to finish it.
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I'm a rebel because this idea simply became more fun than a regular novel, and it gives me a chance to write with my friend rather than alone.
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I'm a rebel because I'm writing nonfiction.
I got all excited joined and wrote my synopsis, then I read the rules:( I thought I would have to leave, so I'm very excited to find out about the rebels!!
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I am a rebel because what I planned was Not Working. I quickly ran into 'Anything But Write' mode. Now I feel like I can do this! Yaaaay! Up The Rebels!
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"Anything But Write" mode? praytell, what is that?
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When you're researching low-priced motherboards for the computer you're planning to build a family member for Christmas a month and a half before you need to. When you have to battle the urge to run to the farthest computer parts store you can think of, just so you can buy said motherboard for a dollar less than you can obtain it online. When you start reorganizing your desk, or world-building your personal hell.
That was me yesterday.
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Oh, I should not reply to threads uncaffeinated.
I'm a rebel because I'm doing a previously started work as well. Plus it's fanfiction, which, while there IS a place for it here, makes me feel very silly. But it's personal for me (something else against the rules) so I'm going to finish it.
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I'm a rebel cuz I wanted to start a project and it kinda couldn't wait. Plus, I'm adding words from over two years ago, so that's definitely rebelling.
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I'm a rebel because I don't have time to put all my projects on hold for a whole month when I could be working on them. I didn't plan my whole writing year around Nanowrimo :P
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I'm a rebel because I need to re-learn the skill of putting words on screen. My motivation, inspiration and self-confidence have been on steady decline for the past few months, to such extent that I can't even write a Facebook update without second-guessing myself. I know too well from the previous experience that Nano-drafts remain in the virtual drawers forever, and digging them out results in an outrage of embarrassment and guilt, which accumulates with each year of formally "winning" and not doing anything with the draft afterwards, because looking at it makes me want to scratch my eyes out.
Having stumbled upon a book on creative journaling, as well as upon a challenge of blogging every day for a month (NaBloPoMo), I've realized that blogging could be the first step of recovery. And so I'm here for a fresh new start.
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I'm a rebel because my goal is to finish two short stories this month -- whether they add up to 50,000 words or not, I will consider myself a winner!
Oh, and I already have a little bit of one of these stories written.
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Interesting article!
I'm a rebel because I have a story that I have to tell, and it just so happens to be a true story: the story of my stillborn daughter.
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**BIG HUGS**
I wish you well, I've had two preemies and that was scary to say the least but a born sleeping baby bean. I can't fathom the pain and suffering you must have gone through. Rebel away, her story will be an inspiration. YOUR experience will help others. You just inspired me beyond what words can express.
You are amazing!
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I'm a rebel because freshman year in University is killing me, and I don't have time to properly worry about whether or not I'll finish my story.
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I'm a rebel because I'm writing I'm going to count any work I do on my Master's thesis towards my word count.
It's an experimental blend of Horror novel and none fiction about feminist discourses in the writings of C.L. Moore. : P
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I'm a rebel because I'm writing a series of short stories. Quite excited for it though, I think I'll actually finish my novel this time!
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I'm a rebel because it -always- takes me longer than 50k to finish a novel and I've stopped being able to justify starting something new every November just to follow the rules to the letter. My NaNovels from 2006 and 2007 remain unfinished, 2008 only got finished because it was a christmas present so I carried on to DecNaNoWriMo on my own. 2009 would be unfinished if I hadn't been continuing it last year and this year by rebelling.. and I -hate- having unfinished projects. Also 2006 I'll probably not ever redo (my writing from those two years was so lousy I wouldn't continue - I'd have to scrap it) - 2007 was an excellent plot but I'd have to do a TON of research about Elizabethan living that I didn't do and completely redo it.
so.. I'm a rebel!
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I am a rebel because I wanted to combine the two things in my life that are the most important to me: NaNoWriMo and My Freelance Career.
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I am a Rebel simply because I am destined to finish this novel, even if I've started it already. That's a boring rebellion.
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I'm a rebel because I'm writing comic script(s). I'm following the Script Frenzy rules and going for 100 pages of scripted material.
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I'm a rebel because I'm writing pilot scripts (and a bible) for two tv-shows, and then as many episodes as I manage to get to the 50k. My darling characters aren't letting me wait till April.