Heya.
Another topic I have pilfered from the general forums. And again, I'm more interested in the opinons of melbourne people, rather than EVERYONE...
So, this year's nano has taught me that:
1. Word wars on IRC are both entertaining and surprisingly productive for me
2. Things that happen around me, not related to writing, do in fact impact on my writing (work stress from redundancies made it hard to come home and write)
3. It wasnt until I started killing people, that things started to race along for me
4. I still have trouble ending a story that I enjoy writing, but I know I must write THE END eventually
5 Its okay to swear in a story.
6 it is still okay to write, just for the sake of writing
What things have you learnt from this year's Nanowrimo?
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50,004 / 50,000
déc. 5, 2007 - 23 45
Some of the things NaNo taught me ey?
#01 If you focus too much on the 50k, you can lose focus on your story. When you lose focus on your story, you run out of things to write about very quickly - making reaching the 50k near impossible. I learnt to just have fun with it I think. If you do that, you're more likely to cross that finish line.
#02 I'm not the only insane person from Melbourne.
#03 We have the best support team here in Melbourne. Whether on IRC or a write-in (not that I ever got to go to a write-in T-T ) - we all seem to watch out for each other and encourage each other. And unlike Darwin - our MLs own.
#04 I learnt than I am stranger than I initially believed.
#05 Scenes with *ahem* adult content pad very nicely. :)
xxLola
50,154 / 50,000
déc. 6, 2007 - 05 49
#01 If you have something to do and you can do it now, quit procrastinating and do it. Like having a shower. *has a shower*
#02 Working to a deadline for the sake of working to a deadline isn't an entirely futile cause. Just a soul-destroying one.
#03 Retrospective daydreaming about your actual, real, and sometimes rather scary progress is a nifty booster.
#04 Peer pressure can be a good thing. When properly applied, with liberal doses of political incorrectness and adult humor. In an IRC channel where the size of your e-penor is proportional to how many words you can type in 20 minutes. No, seriously, great community spirit, guys.
#05 Writing can be one hell of an absorbing process.
#06 I'm too anal not to play wordsmith, regardless of tardiness.
50,607 / 50,000
déc. 12, 2007 - 18 20
1. include emotions and motivations in plot point outline (saves time rather than trying to work it out on the day)
2. (for me) write from beginning to end, don't jump around to what interests me on the day because I end up with plot holes!
3. Melbourne nanopeople are great
4. *Must* set up IRC for next event and do word wars