Did anyone else see the "CreateSpace" offer? O__o am I seeing things?!
If this is true, then this is extra major motivation! 8D
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NaNo 07 - September Rain [50,014]
NaNo 08 - Realtà Imperfetta [50,160]
| ooburii | A free copy of our novels?! |
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Location: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada Posts: 62
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Oct 6, 2008 - 09 26 |
Did anyone else see the "CreateSpace" offer? O__o am I seeing things?! If this is true, then this is extra major motivation! 8D |
64,508 / 50,000
Oct 6, 2008 - 09 50
I saw it too. That's awesome to hear.
----------They didn't do it last year, but Lulu did it the year before.
I got a copy of my aught six book, and I love it.
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50,047 / 50,000
Oct 6, 2008 - 10 33
I'm sure it's true. Trouble is for me that by December I've lost all desire to write anymore. I'm not too interested in publishing this book anyway. I've still got 2 outstanding WIPs waiting to be finished.
BUT I'M HERE BECAUSE I'M ADDICTED TO NANOWRIMO.....W0000000000000!!!
----------Genre: Historical Romantic Religious Suspenseful Thrilling Fantasy Mystery with a hint of horror.
53,395 / 50,000
Oct 6, 2008 - 10 39
Hero told me about it. I haven't won any years since I've been a participant, but dammit this year is soooo my year, only becuase of this! It's like a very good incentive!
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Oct 6, 2008 - 11 05
I know! I want to get mine to be good enough to publish. I could do so much better than Eragon.....*grumble*
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13,000 / 50,000
Oct 7, 2008 - 19 07
say what???
i must have missed this...
INFORM ME PLEASE :D
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51,095 / 50,000
Oct 7, 2008 - 19 38
But ... that would mean I'd have to EDIT it! I haven't even touched last year's piece. I should. I know what needs to be done to it. I just haven't gotten ambitious enough to actually do it.
111,075 / 50,000
Oct 7, 2008 - 19 55
I'll probably do it, without editing. I'd love to have a first draft in actual book form, in all its glory. Reading crap can be fun.
1,776 / 50,000
Oct 7, 2008 - 21 53
Go to "Fun Stuff" and then click on "Special Offers"! =-D I just saw it. I can't wait! I have to win now! I hope there is no catch.
----------"The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid."
-Jane Austen
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Oct 8, 2008 - 08 07
I just looked at the CreateSpace website and it looks really cool!
This really is a good motivation, especially after you've completed and edited your novel xD
Great way to get published reaaaaal easy like~
66,794 / 50,000
Oct 8, 2008 - 12 44
How do you do it, though?
632 / 50,000
Oct 8, 2008 - 13 03
That's amazing!
Can you make your own cover?
Wow, I really hope I finish my novel and be able to brag about this - my own PUBLISHED novel! Wow.
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Oct 8, 2008 - 13 08
You would think that they would make a big announcement about it seeing as they have been trying to get this to work for at least a year (when I learned about NaNoWriMo).
I want to know how long we will have to finish and edit our novels.
----------"The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid."
-Jane Austen
50,034 / 50,000
Oct 8, 2008 - 13 32
The bulletin says that details will be posted December 1. That would be exciting, though.
106,888 / 50,000
Oct 8, 2008 - 14 07
Is this for real? Is there any way to tell what rights we have or so? Are rights involved? *puzzled*
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33,133 / 50,000
Oct 8, 2008 - 16 10
Even if all of us wrote crap for the next month it would still be worth it. Instead of having this data file saying "we wrote 50,000 words of crap in one month..." we now can actually say "WE WROTE ONE BOOK FULL OF CRAP IN ONE MONTH!' Some how that sounds exciting to me.
50,321 / 50,000
Oct 9, 2008 - 10 51
It's basically self-published. You can, I believe, make the book available to the general public, but most people who do this sort of offer via NaNo just get their one free copy and are happy enough with that.
-----------Janna
NaNoWriMo Moderator, Character & Plot Q&A
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NaNoEdMo RPL, Canada
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The Book of Tim
40,642 / 50,000
Oct 9, 2008 - 14 41
I can not find it. o.o Can someone link me to the page with the offer on it? I've searched everywhere. grrrrr
But it sounds really exciting!! :D :D
50,034 / 50,000
Oct 9, 2008 - 14 50
Click Fun Stuff in the bar on the top of your screen and then select Special Offers from the side.
2,919 / 50,000
Oct 9, 2008 - 15 15
https://www.createspace.com/Products/BooksOnDemand.jsp
It's just a POD (Print On Demand) site, there are tons of them out there.
And it's not free; you do pay to have the book made but it's a nominal amount. POD sites tend to all be the same. Here's a few worthy ones that are decent to work with:
http://www.cafepress.com/
http://www.lulu.com/
But I'd stay away from iUniverse. I wrote to them for info once and no matter how many times I ask them to stop sending me info, they keep doing so.
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Oct 9, 2008 - 17 34
HAHA it doesn't take much to be better than Eragon. I have no doubts that anyone here can write something better. LOL
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Oct 9, 2008 - 20 38
I swear to the many and varied gods, if I hear one more fourteen year old extolling the (non-existant) virtues of Eragon then looking at me like I'm insane when I suggest they read Anne McCaffrey... I will not be responsible for the consequences!
----------2007: Dynasty of Demons (Finished but lost to laptop death)
2008: Fundamentals of Alchemy (Victory is Mine!)
2009: Untitled (The plotting begins...)
50,050 / 50,000
Oct 10, 2008 - 00 04
I think this'll be the motivation for finishing this year. I want a published book, even if it's a load of junk. =) It was supposed to be my motivation last year (I was going to pay though, I don't think they had it for free last year), but life got in the way. =) This year though... I wanna book I wanna book!
2,919 / 50,000
Oct 10, 2008 - 10 58
A book is proof you can do it; whether it actually read-worthy or not, the point is you worked your fanny off for it. You got to the word count, that's the hard part in my mind.
I tend to write short stories because I can't seem to properly pace myself. If I can turn my 5K short into a 50K novel I'll be a happy happy little girl.
50,077 / 50,000
Nov 5, 2008 - 09 02
I'm going to put the title of my book on mine with a big subtitle that says: Editor's Edition or Rough Draft Edition or maybe Uncut and Uneditied. I guess I could also put NaNoWriMo Edition. We'll see what works best after I pick my title.
I plan to make notes in the book as I go if I find any terribly embarrassing mistakes. I hope it arrives by Christmas. I also hope we don't have to pay shipping, but that seems unlikely.
10,379 / 50,000
Nov 1, 2008 - 21 08
OMG I am so getting a copy of mine. That will be just too amazing!
50,753 / 50,000
Nov 1, 2008 - 22 38
That will be so awesome XD Though I might just go to a book binder, get something really nice =)
----------With a chainsaw...
1,661 / 50,000
Nov 5, 2008 - 02 57
Whoa! That's definitely good motivation.
----------"You've had too much caffine..."
"I feel fine...*passes out*"
76,494 / 50,000
Nov 5, 2008 - 03 28
I'd love to have my novel in book form, but the question is, would I let anybody else read it? :-p
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Nov 5, 2008 - 04 37
I agree with putting "Editor's Edition" or "NaNoWriMo" edition on the copy I get from this offer! Then I can edit it and see what it will look like as a "real book" in my hand.
----------I don't have Plot Bunnies so much as I have Plot Bunniculas... Mine go for blood.
50,066 / 50,000
Nov 5, 2008 - 04 50
Do I actually WANT a free copy of my novel? It's not looking very pretty so far. O_O
Will I have time to edit it before it gets "published"? If so, that'd be amazing!
--The Mystical Moose
----------Estilio han...estilio valeth.
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