I have a couple questions for everyone who is doing any kind of handwriting this Nano. What kind of book are you using to write in and why?
Is it a really fancy, pretty looking journal? Or is it the basic “professional” looking ones (that I like to call) like Piccadilly or Moleskine? Or is it just a .50 cent composition book that you got on sale?
And what do you think is better for a first draft? Would something basic be better or extravagant?
I ask this for two reasons. One it’s pretty cool to talk to other writer’s about their writing process and quirkiness. And two I’m not really sure what I should use and would like some pointers. You see me; I’ll buy a Piccadilly book for just about any reason because I really like them. They are my moleskine, because I don’t have that much money yet to buy a moleskine (lol). However when I write in them I do a lot of free writing and I like a lot of the stuff that comes out. And I know for next month I don’t think that’s going to be the case. And I don’t want to have the feeling like I “wasted” a book to do a first draft. I really cant give myself a reason to stop writing next month but what if a composition book is too low of a grade u know? But I’m not saying that composition books are, I write in composition books too. But I’m trying to put myself in the best position possible to finish a novel in one month. And I don’t know I should go basic or extravagant. I don’t know which would be the best for someone who has not finish something this big before.
That’s why I would really like to know what works for other people and maybe building off of that is something I should do.
Hopefully I’m not thinking too much into this and if I am I hope I’m not the only one. lol
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NaNoWriMo 2009
Highest Daily Word Count - 888
Number of Words I’m Behind In - 6672
Days with No Writing - 0
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Tea: 0
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oct. 18, 2009 - 10 52
I'm probably going to write mine in a nice notebook; it's an old hardcover one I found that has the pages all nicely numbered. I like writing in nice notebooks because it lends the project an air of importance-- something written in a dinky notebook isn't as special for me. If you like the way you write with Piccadilly, then go for it! You want to be comfortable for this project, after all.
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oct. 18, 2009 - 11 29
I think it depends on what you're inspired by and comfortable with. Personally, I *love* composition books, so long as they have paper that agrees with my pens. They're cheap, readily available and sturdy, they tend to be wide ruled (which I've come to prefer), and they have nice margins for scribbling notes or doodling. And I like the size--big enough not to feel cramped, but small enough to fit in a purse. I did pick up a beautiful leather cover to make them a bit more special, but while I love the thing, it's come to spend more of its time covering the comp books I use as journals than those I use for my messy first drafts. Just seems more fitting.
Last year I used nicer paper, but as soon as I filled that notebook, I ended up going back to my comp books and continued using those all year. I think I feel freer writing in those because they're so unpretentious and undemanding. I've recently become enamored of Staples' sugarcane paper composition books--the covers are kind of ugly brown cardboard that curls annoyingly, but they have beautiful smooth thin paper that takes fountain pen ink nicely.
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oct. 18, 2009 - 12 06
I use cheap, college ruled, one subject, spiral notebooks. Sometimes you can get them in packs of ten. If I'm feeling fancy I'll pay a couple of dollars for something with a design on the front, but really nice blank books books give me performance anxiety. I'm not a big fan of composition books since you can't fit very much in them, but a friend of mine gave me a bunch when he moved out of his appartment, so I've been using them anyway. If you feel like you're not getting anywhere, small and wide ruled books are good for cheering you up and making you feel like you're making progress. If you want to kick your own ass and make yourself write as many words as possible, full sized college ruled books are good.
Something you should keep in mind is that you're probably going to go through several notebooks as you write your novel.
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oct. 18, 2009 - 13 42
There is already a thread on handwriting with specific responses on journals, pens etc. Please post to that thread.
http://www.nanowrimo.org/eng/node/3264304
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