THIS is why I am a rebel! Why are you?

Emdog — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 20:12:00 +0200

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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Isttanutiashev101 — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 21:31:17 +0200

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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picimadar — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 21:45:55 +0200

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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EightFiveEightSix — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 21:49:59 +0200

I'm a rebel because I started my novel in NaNo 2009 and now I want to finish it.

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boysloveboys — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 22:12:15 +0200

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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inmystudio — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 22:28:27 +0200

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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magnetism — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 04:47:19 +0200

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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Lydia_Ember — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 05:46:41 +0200

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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coolpearls — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 06:43:50 +0200

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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qubit — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 10:26:49 +0200

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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s13jshaffer — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 14:07:56 +0200

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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Aranel — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 14:26:13 +0200

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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AkiKaza — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 16:58:14 +0200

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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jonathanhelland — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 17:44:07 +0200

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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midwinter-mist — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 18:12:37 +0200

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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Marauders Girl — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 19:14:06 +0200

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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brinnablaine — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 00:10:36 +0200

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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SVEllis — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 00:30:48 +0200

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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BreathesStory — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 01:32:09 +0200

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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Glacies Ramesses — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 03:09:25 +0200

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.

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skinnyjeansandicecream — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 03:27:53 +0200

I'm a rebel because I'm writing a set of short stories, probably about 2,000 words each (at least as a minimum), totaling 50,000 worlds. I'm more trying to prove to myself that I can write that much in a month, even if it's not just in one story.

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R48813 — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 04:26:51 +0200

I'm a rebel because I have a problem with authority. Oh, and I want to get things written, and shiny badges are a good way to motivate me.

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Faith777 — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 05:21:21 +0200

I'm a rebel because I am editing my Camp NaNo (and adding things to it) with a fine toothed comb this november! Reb reb!

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June Everett — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 07:05:54 +0200

I'm a rebel because I already had 15,000 words written before November and plan on continuing that novel into NaNo. I don't intend to count those 15,000 toward my 50k, though, that would ruin the point of why I'm doing NaNo. If I do decide to validate, I'll likely only include the words I've written starting on November 1.

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June Everett — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 07:06:58 +0200

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reniker — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 09:03:18 +0200

I'm a rebel like many others because I'm continuing a story already begun, with about ~9K of very rough material done. I haven't really touched it in well over a year, but it's calling me this year, despite being involved in editing something else, and I'm listening. As others have stated, the existing work won't count toward my 50,000. That count is about to start. And it's 12:03 - time to begin!

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cidthekittyisfun — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 19:25:50 +0200

I guess I'm a rebel because im continuing to work on something I already started which happens to be a visual novel game script.

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sandyg02 — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 20:19:37 +0200

I'm a rebel because I'm working on something that was already started before NaNo. I want to finish one of my many wips - not start a new one.

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cms1171 — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 20:44:05 +0200

I'm a rebel because I am completing and revising and existing WIP (that's actually a previous year's Nano draft).

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kanupphi — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 21:46:50 +0200

I'm a rebel because this year I am adding 50K to the 65K novel that I did for last year's NaNoWriMo.

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zipperemma — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 21:55:39 +0200

I'm a rebel because I'm writing something academic, not fiction. I'm using the guidelines to write a book draft and to meet friends.

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SunflowerRei — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 05:01:49 +0200

I'm a rebel because this WIP is too good and has too much of a hold on me to put on hold for one whole month while I write something I don't care about.

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Joybilee Farm — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 08:37:05 +0200

I'm a rebel because I'm writing nonfiction -- blog posts that will be turned into a ebook. But I'm aiming for 50,000 finished and polished words by the end of the month. And of got my daughter on board as a rebel, too. She's writing university papers and blog posts.

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edonil2 — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 08:40:18 +0200

I'm a rebel because my muse wanted to start writing earlier...and after years of writing nothing, I didn't feel like ignoring her just to fit the rules. It's a good thing too, I got at least a third of the way into the story during October, and I can still probably pull out another 50k words for it in November.

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RedBanjo — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 10:41:54 +0200

I'm a rebel because I started on the 24th October... but I'm over 32k so far so I'm glad I rebelled!

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Lyria2 — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 18:50:04 +0200

Why am I rebelling? 1) My co-writer husband has a great, well-developed idea that needs to be on paper. 2) He has a mental block with word generation, so despite previous efforts has not written this story. 3) I'm a pretty good writer but his idea rocks way harder than mine. 4) I tried but didn't make it last year. There were many reasons but one was that I hit an idea wall. The answer to all those was to REBEL and co-write.

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AdonisNimbus — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 19:44:36 +0200

I'm a rebel because I'm writing a 'NaNo Collection' of my current projects. It's part brand new novel (Zero Degrees Kelvin), but I know I'm going to be far too stressed this year to do just one thing. The ADHD doesn't help. Part continued NaNo (I wrote 50,000 words of Contra Utopia in 2009, another heap last year doing this same sort of thing, and plan to keep it going to its conclusion). Part continued other project (Unsanctioned is a long fiction that I eventually aim to get turned into a comic, or at least illustrated). And finally, part whatever else fiction-wise that I decide to put into it.

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Saffers — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 23:39:41 +0200

I am rebelling because I couldn't bear to put aside the longest story I've ever written (over 40K as of October 31)!

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bluewind95 — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 00:42:51 +0200

Because of illness and other reasons, I don't do a great job of writing the rest of the year. I need that little extra push, and NaNoWriMo gives me it. That said, I have this story I've been writing for several years and I really want to finish it. I hope this will be the last year working on it! Then next year, I'll NaNo like a pro that is not a rebel.

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Debbe — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 03:15:16 +0200

I decided historical fiction is not my genre, but humor is. I thought the words would flow faster if I did my memoirs No one would read them, but that's ok - I crack myself up. Well, I wrote the excerpt yesterday - haven't written a word since!! Need to finish whatever I'm doing by 11/29, then I'm off to Europe.

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lisa.hunt — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 04:51:57 +0200

I'm a rebel because I like the first 600 words of my novel too much just to quit on it because some silly rule says so.

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wyrdbyrd — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 05:07:23 +0200

I'm a rebel because this is the first book I've ever cared enough about to lay out individual scenes for, which I've found convenient even though it is a memoir. I do not currently have a craving to write fiction, so I'm celebrating the craving I have to write anything at all. I'm also a rebel because I wished everyone in my memoir class a "Happy NanoWriMo" specifically so that I could tell the many who'd never heard of it what it was. Muha!

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debbyjensen — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 16:30:34 +0200

I'm a rebel because I've decided I can't do 50k words while teaching 4 classes and throwing a ridiculous Thanksgiving (feeding 10 people will be a challenge for me!). I've also decided that I want to work on short stories to edit in December and send out in January. I've decided 2012 will be a year of dedicated trying to get published and short stories are a great way to start. So 3 short stories of at least 20 pages in length is the goal. I'm only shooting for 15k words but it's plenty for me!

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pjword — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 02:23:44 +0200

I'm a rebel because being one is a great excuse to pick back up a manuscript I never should have set down.

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Writing_Ninja — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 06:38:41 +0200

I'm a rebel because I was trying to write my fictional book, but I kept getting hung up by a lot of blocked emotions from my past. I've had a pretty hard time in my life with deaths and health issues. I decided that it will be better for me to write it all out that way I can concentrate on my fictional story.

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furfuffillum — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 21:42:34 +0200

I'm not sure what I am, but I sure can't tell a story to safe my life, or to whatever end. Are there any place where I can learn to tell stories? If so, I might become a rebel, if there still time left.

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KatharinaKolata — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 23:44:36 +0200

I am a rebel because I'm working simultaneously on two projects. One is the translation of a novel I wrote two years back in German, the second an African themed fantasy about a girl who has to redefine herself and defeat a heat-daemon to save her tribe from dying through drought.

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Lilac_Lady — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 23:59:04 +0200

I'm a rebel because I already had 71,000 words when NaNo started.

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Scarlet Matrix — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 03:35:47 +0200

I'm a rebel because I'm writing the rest of a story I started several months ago and then couldn't figure out what happened after the first 3 pages. Now that plot is finally unfolding, I'm writing it for NANO for purposes of word count though, only the part written in Nov. will ount.

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Mackenzi. — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 04:43:46 +0200

I'm a rebel because my scattered mind likes working on multiple projects at once, so I'm making novelizations of 5+ comic ideas I've had over this last year (in short-story form to boot!), and I wrote about 2000 words of it this summer which I'm not going to discard. I wasn't a rebel last year and I missed it- it has its own type of prestige, to write to the beat of your own drum ;)

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JKLawrence — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 10:22:41 +0200

I'm a rebel because I'm writing a non-fiction book. It's business non-fiction - so something the literary world will not only find boring - they won't even regard it as literature. But it's words between covers and I need the discipline of a deadline to write it.

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somberg — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 02:19:32 +0200

I should be a rebel, cause I think I'm better at non-fiction. Maybe next year...

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Amelias — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 16:53:49 +0200

I'm a rebel because there's no way I'm going to have enough butt-in-chair time to generate 50k this month -- 2 small kids, MIL visiting, a 4-year-old birthday party, Thanksgiving, etc. etc. It helps that the idea I want to work on looks like a screenplay. I'm aiming for 25k, or to finish the story in rough screenplay format, whichever comes first.

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Shaded Whisper — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 20:35:49 +0200

I'm a rebel 'cause I'm doing catch-all work on previous projects and ideas that haven't been written yet. Summarized wordcounts and made dividers so that the wordcount only applies for what's written in November. I'm using NaNo more as a month which will spur me to do any writing at all, rather than shooting for an ambitious 50k. I didn't have time to plan a novel this year, anyway.

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Neffectual — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 21:41:07 +0200

I'm a rebel becasue I'm finishing last year's novel, and sorting out some short stories I want to get done. I don't work as hard without the pressure of the word count, and tend to get more easily discouraged outside of November, so I thought I'd use this year to get it done. Apparently it wants to be 75k+, the silly thing.

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David P. Whittaker — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 23:20:52 +0200

My wife died in May. Every year except for the last one (she was sick last November), I typed but she was there reading my story and giving suggestions and encouragement. And heck, she was the one who mailed in a short story of mine that won this contest, just when I'd given up on the "getting published" notion as being so much moonshine. If I've written anything, it was because of her. And I was all set to write a fiction about a tough gal on a space station riding a victorian bike. It was the kind of story she'd like. I'll still write it someday. On November first, I had lunch with a friend who survived stomach cancer, although she lost 75% of her stomach in the process. She asked me what I was doing, and I told her. She shook her head and said, "You have to write about her. For her. And for you." Funny how we don't mind cliched dialogue when it carries truth. When it's real. So, here I am. Writing a non-fiction. Yet another story about a cancer victim, I know. Probably damn near impossible to pitch. But it's our story. And it makes me a rebel. She'd have liked that.

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David P. Whittaker — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 01:24:48 +0200

Hugs back at you, Tabitha. The son of a friend of ours was born preemie with a hole in his heart. They went through heck, and made some major life sacrifices. But you know, he's a bit pale, but other than that a typical bouncy four year old kid who unfortunately is well aware about just how cute he is. You ain't been through nothing, as the saying goes. We're all doing the best we can with the thing we call the human condition. Let's all inspire each other!

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jacey1973 — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 03:06:14 +0200

I'm a rebel because I'm writing a non-fiction psychological/analytical series of texts based on simple day to day events that I hope someday will coalesce into a story. Everyone keeps telling me to just keep writing, so I do. I write the things that come out of my head, and it seems like once those things are out, I have a lot more room to start thinking about how they all tie together. Or, possibly, what the real story is. I'm under the firm belief that the story I'm writing is just waiting for me to step up and write it, and I think I have to find it first. It's not my job to create it... it's my job to tell it. Really, it seems like I'm writing about the answer to the question of "Why?"

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_muse_ — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 04:16:32 +0200

I'm a rebel because prose is occasionally painful to write, pushes a decent number of my anxiety buttons if I'm not careful and is daunting at the absolute least. Poetry, though? I've written poems. I've FINISHED poems. And I want to see if my poetry is decent enough to captivate others the way my favorite poets captivate me. Plus, a ton of my friends are doing NaNo and I want to play too! :D

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Caramella Barlow — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 04:21:18 +0200

I'm a rebel because I am using about 1000 words in my novel that I had written previously. I could take that stuff out and edit it back it as of December, but I feel like it's those paragraphs that tie the story together. Of course, I might be wrong...

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Leolani — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 12:52:50 +0200

I've only ever completely outlined ONE novel in my life. Well, that's not strictly true. I've only completely outlined ONE that I plan on writing. The second one I outlined for two younger friends of mine to write together. Awesome set up, I get to plan a book and see it written without all the hard work, and they get to write a book without the hard work of plotting it up. =D But back to this novel I've outlined for myself... I wrote the first 3k to submit as my final project for a Creative Writing class a few months ago. Then, I let it gather dust until mid-October. Feeling pretty excited about the upcoming November, I decided to do some practicing. I brought my word count up by 24k in two weeks. Then October ended, and I found myself in an impossible dilemma. Either quite out on my novel which I was really into and excited about to write a bunch of unmotivated junk for Nano, or wait until next November and just keep working on my 27k novel. In the end, I decided I couldn't possibly put my novel down. I was right at the midpoint climax, what could I do? ;D But I figured I could still write 50k in a month. Finish this novel, and begin on book 2. I wasn't going to validate my word count or declare it as "official", and so I was a bit disappointed. Disappointed, but okay. I've never gotten more than 10k into a novel before, so I couldn't be THAT sad! ;D But anyway, yes! I was very glad to stumble upon all this Rebel business! =) I feel so much more welcome now. ;)

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trig.it.out — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 20:06:36 +0200

I'm a rebel because this fanfic that I started in '08 refuses to conveniently go away and die like so many other fanfic ideas, no matter how long and often I ignore it. I decided to give it one more big push toward life, after having failed to complete it during last year's NaNo, and this year I'm determined to emerge victorious.

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Beebee2121 — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 22:28:12 +0200

I'm a rebel because I'm writing two stories at once in non-sequential order. I figured I'd take the Nano year to write out some random scenes that come to mind of these two particular stories I've had floating in my brain for a while. One's a fanfic and the other is Sci-fi.

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AdonisNimbus — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 17:44:00 +0200

Completely restarted five days in, but alas, still a rebel. Rather than my previous rebel project (lots of stories at once, slapped together for wordcount) I am instead doing my NaNo entirely in images. It's called A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words, and in it I will be designing covers for other wrimos, fifty covers, in fact.

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kitten2469 — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 23:22:46 +0200

I'm a rebel b/c I've already started my project and I want to see it finished. Actually its been in the works for over a year now but my Muse went to sleep at the tale end of last year due to pregnancy and delivery of my daughter. Thankfully about a month ago my Muse not only woke back up but she can out with a fiery vengence to write and to finish this book. So I'm going toe to toe with my characters and working hard to get the 1st draft done. Sadly with a young daughter at home and full time job I write normally during my lunch break, so doing 50k words in a month will be impossible, but every little bit helps. Ultimately my goal is to finish the book by the end of the year.. wish me luck. :-)

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girlboxer5 — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 01:24:24 +0200

I'm a rebel because 50K isn't enough to actually finish *any* story I tell.

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Wolf Queen's Phantom — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 23:32:52 +0200

I am a rebel because I am using NaNo to finish one of my books that I started on a couple of years ago.

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CallMeMara — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 01:55:37 +0200

i'm a rebel because the plot i pitched to an animation company was chosen as their main project and i had to get them a script PDQ. parts of the script and some of the character bios and setting info were already written before November and i know a lot of the backstory i'm coming up with won't make it into the actual film but i'm only counting words that are my original creations in the month of november and then uploading them to the celtx studio later. besides the director told me to go crazy and be creative and he'll cut out all the stuff we don't need. :D

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wyrdbyrd — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 22:51:39 +0200

I'm a rebel because I picked up a copy of "No Plot? No Problem!" for free. I'd filled my local bookstore's frequent-buyer punch card, and the book came out to less than my freebie amount. squee!

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Matt Butts — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 00:51:31 +0200

I'm a rebel because I am trying to write a five-novel story arc all at the same time.

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dunmurderin — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 05:37:48 +0200

I started off with every intention of not being a rebel but IRL circumstances caused me to have to rethink that on day 2. I had to more or less stop writing from the 4th of November through the 10th and that got me far behind and I decided to say the heck with it and start using some old notes I'd previously written for this idea. So far, I'm at 14,041 words thanks to using older writings and slugging away at writing fresh stuff. While I really would love to get 50K by the 30th, I'll settle for having this book in a somewhat sensible format by then so I can edit it and whip it into (hopefully) publishable shape.

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RobertLent — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 19:31:56 +0200

It is a decent article, it reminds me of Edison's famous saying "Genius is 1% inspiration, and 99% perspiration." But I disagree that Facebook and Twitter are analogous to the Marshmallow experiment. In the marshmallow experiment, children can have one marshmallow now or two if they wait. It isn't that waiting itself is good, only that waiting is beneficial when you get more by waiting. If I use facebook at twitter (I don't use twitter) I'm getting instant communication, but the analogy fails because there isn't some delay by waiting.

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onnawufei — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 20:25:17 +0200

I'm a rebel because it's the only way I'm going to get this done. For various medical reasons (medication mostly) I've lost a good chunk of my attention span, my memory is shot, and I have a really hard time expressing myself. Last year was the first year of dealing with that and the first year I ever lost. This year is more or less just to prove that I still have it in me. In 2008 I started my novel the night I got married! And I finished early! I rocked that thing! So it really hurts that I'm just not rocking it anymore. :/ I think this may be my last NaNoWriMo (or maybe I'll just take a year or two off) so I refuse to lose... even if I have to bend the rules a little.

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quillandink — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 01:44:41 +0200

I am a rebel because I set a goal this month to: 1. Finish the first draft of my 2008 Nano novel 2. Structure a nonfiction book I've been thinking about for a few months 3. Compile notes for a future project, a memoir So far, I've been able to keep up with all three plus, a short story snuck it's way in PLUS the makings of a murder mystery novel is also in development. They're all words, they're all new words, so therefore, they count in my warped little world.

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Freedom13 — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 06:36:21 +0200

I am a rebel because: - I started late (about mid - month) - The horror 'novel' I started from scratch ended up plotless - guess it's a not - very - scary short story - I want to keep writing until I generate 50,000 words - I decided to write the fantasy I used to keep myself sane (?) driving in big - city traffic in the summer - I already had 1600 words in unrelated scenes - It's fan - fic - ish so I'm working it as a frame story - Thus I'm leaving in my in-line notes Readable? Probably not. Funny to me though, so, viva la revolucion!!!!!

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Horselover150 — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 11:03:38 +0200

I am a rebel because I started the book that I am writing right now almost 5 years ago when we lived in Colorado Spirings, Colorado. We now live in Japan.

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valarltd — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 04:10:46 +0200

I'm a rebel because I had developmental edits to finish on a novel. That's about 15,000 words to add. So I used Nano. And then I poked at a half-done book. Lately I've been working on a short

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SJean — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 07:01:56 +0200

I'm a rebel because I started my project...oh, some years ago and like to fool myself into thinking I was working on it. Not. So day 29 finds me at 83% finished. That's better than the 15% I started at. I'm also a rebel because I will finish my draft December 4th, according to my NaNo stats. I'll take it! Signed, A happy rebel

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larelmian — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 08:03:17 +0200

I'm a bit of a Rebel. I mean, I completely rewrote a story that I'd started about three years ago, and now I have a complete draft of it (mostly), and I changed viewpoint and a lot of details along the way. But I did refer back to the older story and a bit of the old prose probably crept it. Why did I do it? Because my crazy MC wouldn't leave me alone!

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Kaite_Somerdorf — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 00:05:35 +0300

I don't know about rebelling for NaNo officially, but I like the idea of rebelling for Camp NaNo. I'll have a lot of time on my hands (it's summer break, and I normally do nothing in June), so I think I can do 50k - and then some. Mwuha. Rebellion time. So, what am I going to do? 1) Finish the novel I started now - I have 3130 words already, and I'm not dropping it to comply with silly rules. 2) Continue 2011's NaNo, which failed epically. No, I won't continue it, I will finish it. 3) Write whatever comes to mind. 4) Finish some projects - I have a backlog of three books and a musical, all either partially written or ready to write.

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Lydia_Ember — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 00:08:47 +0300

I'm starting the June camp session at midnight on May 1st. I want to try and get a 100K word draft but I know it ain't happening in a month for me. May is most likely gonna consist of the first part of my book and I'll hopefully wrap it up by June.

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magnetism — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 21:09:18 +0200

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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AeliusBlythe — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 11:12:03 +0200

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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epadwriter — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 05:56:25 +0200

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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LightTheTorch — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 00:51:51 +0200

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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Emdog — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 12:23:17 +0200

Ha!

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Stefka Rurikova — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 17:09:32 +0200

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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Emdog — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 12:24:59 +0200

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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TabithaTodd_79 — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 23:55:19 +0200

**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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epadwriter — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 16:33:56 +0200

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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Caramella Barlow — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 04:24:43 +0200

RIGHT I AGREE!

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_muse_ — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 04:21:21 +0200

I don't know if there's a way to "learn" to tell stories except by putting down words to say the things you need to say. :) If it becomes a story, wonderful! If it turns into something else, like a poem or a nonfiction memoir or a screenplay or even just ramblings on a page, that's wonderful too. The important thing is to start, and then keep going until your heart and head are satisfied that you've said everything you need to say.

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KatharinaKolata — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 15:44:42 +0200

It takes just as much stamina to write a business non-fiction as it takes to write a novel. Only less imagination. I wrote one too ages ago. Anyway, we can't live on non-fiction-computer-translations from Japan. Those are impossible to understand. I pull my hat and bow to you.

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_muse_ — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 04:17:18 +0200

That is lovely. :D I should keep that in mind with my own writing.

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jtggodqos — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 20:05:38 +0200

"Anything But Write" mode? praytell, what is that?

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girlboxer5 — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 01:23:36 +0200

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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girlboxer5 — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 10:23:02 +0200

Congratulations! That's awesome!