and it's a buzz — which has to be a good thing... doesn't it?Maybe this is addressed in the sign-up for NaNoWriMo. I can't remember.
It would be great if, when you signed up for NaNoWriMo, you also had the option to sign up for a CritEditMo follow-up in December should you complete Nanowrimo.
As in, those who complete can go on to Crit/Edit the draft in the following month, say in groups of three.
Not suggesting I want to do it, but doesn't it seem like a logical extension...?
Maybe I am deluded.
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Nanoedmo is March, I believe, though that's significantly less successful and popular (and is not run by the official Nano organization). There's some talk of expanding official Nano activities to include screenwriting, creative nonfiction, uh maybe something else, and I think some kind of official editing period as well.
www.nanowrimo.org has all the details of the focus of Nano and the plans for future development, and contact info if you'd like to pass your suggestions on to the nano organization.
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I'm very surprised to see you realizing this now.
You'd be surprised to see sort of things I don't realise.
But the realisation was that it felt like there should be something like NaNoEdMo out there... somewhere.
My first post sort of missed the point of what I was trying to say.
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It seems NaNoEdMo is defunct:
quote:That's It! It's Over!
Written by Matthew Nelson
National Novel Editing Month has come to a close. Here's to the final chapter, page and red pen mark!The editors are crossing that finish line one after the other, with novel held high and a new sense of accomplishment at the tremendous task they've accomplished. And for all of you who participated in this, the final NaNoEdMo competition, a hearty congratulations!
Yes, I'm sorry to say, final. Barring a miracle, National Novel Editing Month will not be back next year.
the feeling of vasty nothingness returns
the hollow where-to-from-here-ness
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I just find it hard to see why we should write 50,000 words only to have to rewrite them — unless there is something salvageable in there.
At least its 5% toward the million and it's a buzz — which has to be a good thing... doesn't it?
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For me, it is a) fun; b) always educational; c) about the only novel writing I do because I am such a huge procrastinator.
Many people find that without the pressure to write *well* they actually write rather well. It's a way of faking yourself out.
About a year ago I heard an interview on NPR or some station like that. Someone did a study of people making pottery. One group was told to make the best pots they could; the other group was told to just make a crapload of pots. At the end of the study, the group that focused on quantity was actually making better pots than the group that was focused on quality, because they got in a lot more practice, tried a lot more different techniques, etc.
That's the basic idea behind nano.
I have not been so successful at the rewriting part. notebored had a 3-month rewrite thing that I signed up for but all I did was procrastinate on the novel and start a blog about evil robot monkeys. I still haven't found a good approach to rewriting novels (or short stories, for that matter).
When learning to draw, people are often afraid of 'wasting' materials.
Then you go to university and they say, Here is paper, conte, ink, charcoal, graphite and whatever else you need. Use as much as you want. Draw what you like as much as you like as fast as you like.
It's a liberation. Your work becomes freer and better, more expressive. You start building better pots - to borrow your image. Slowly, the 'I must not waste paper' mentality disappears and you start to wonder, what made me think it was a waste in the first place?
Maybe, I am starting to 'get' it.
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To each his own.
The discipline just to sit down and get the word count down was wonderful, I have yet to experience quite the productivity that I had with it.
Sure the finished novel was terrible, but as one reader put it, there were some definite gems within. Enough to later create a whole series of stories off of. This year I plan on going into it with at least a hint of an outline. But after the analogy of the potters, perhaps not.
It was a lot of fun though, and I most certainly plan on doing it again. Maybe we could form a little Hatrack group to encourage each other on?
I'm too concerned with what I'm producing, and I like letting my stories simmer for a while while writing them.
My current WIP has been going for much longer than a month, and it's turning out exactly the way I want, which is the way I like to write.
To each his own though.