NaNo

[seventhe]

NaNoWriMo starts on Sunday. 50,000 words in November.

I am seventhe on the NaNo website, btw, so feel free to friend me if you want cheering, but I'm not really doing official NaNo this year.

Why not? How to put this simply. I'm losing 10/30 days in November for my brother's wedding, reception, and my personal vacation in-between the two. And that's the most optimistic estimate – not taking into account packing/preparing for said trip, recovery time from said trip, the final I have right after said trip, or anything involving Thanksgiving. Since the more realistic estimate leaves me about 50% of November to work with, I'll be frank: NaNo is not happening for me this year.

I'm going to participate in the way I usually do, since Novembers are busy months for my personal life – writing what I can, inputting it into the website, and cheering on my friends who have a much better chance of making 50K.

I'll be using the NaNo fervor to spur myself on into writing whatever words I can, because I'm still close enough to being on-track with getyourwordsout that I can make 200K by the end of this year as long as I stay on track. So that's my goal! Stay on track, self.

It's sad because there are so many things I want to write right now! My brains are frazzled and fried from le wedding, and from school, and from work, which makes even basic sub-dire life feel frazzling and frying. And yet the ideas keep coming! And I get excited about them! But then I get more frazzled! CLEARLY I AM A PROFESSIONAL.

And then I post about writing and being frazzled rather than doing anything productive. DON'T MIND ME.

Comments

[renay]

I have also signed up, and set my goal at a whopping 10,000 words, because it's original fiction (and first person! WHICH I NEVER WRITE! Clearly I am destined for success).

Meanwhile, I will cheer you on over here! Please write me some Vaan/Noah at the wedding reception, on a napkin. You could mail it to me! That would make me laugh really hard.

[seventhe]

...If I illustrate it with stick figures can I then count pictures for 1000 words??

[renay]

UM, YES!!!! x 1000! :D

[seventhe]

MAN, THAT'S ONLY 50 DRAWINGS! MAYBE I CAN DO THIS AFTER ALL. You will get a stack of cake-soaked napkins chronicling the adventures of stick Noah and stick Vaan against my goofy drunk uncles.

[whitemage]

w00t! *leads cheer from the sidelines, because that's how she is*

Also, took me forever to see "10/30" as 10 of 30 and not October 30th. *headtilt* Thanks for giving me a WTH moment that turned giggle. <3

[seventhe]

WHEE! <3

Hey, I was a little braindead! *gets bitten by cats*

[whitemage]

lol

I...understand. And actually, I wasn't being sarcastic. Laughing at myself over misunderstanding you was a wonderful release of endorphins....

How are your kitties?

[seventhe]

Hey, I laugh at myself too!

The kitties are wonderful. I should post some photos. They are also getting to be hugr pains in the ass. XD

[whitemage]

Awwwww! Yes, you should. I luvs me some kitteh photos.^^

And, LOL, yeah....

[astrangerenters.livejournal.com]

I've never done NaNo before and don't feel like I miss out on anything ;)

I think Katy and I are going to try for 50k together instead!

[first-seventhe.livejournal.com]

I do it every year, even though November's one of the worst months for me, because I like having the reason spurring me in the ass to write. I guess I need something else poking me in the ass WHAT WHAT

[venefica-aura.livejournal.com]

High five for team "fuck what is all this shit in my life?!"

[heybitchmove.livejournal.com]

See? This is what you get for having such a fantastical brain. Sometimes, it's too much for even you to handle. WAY TO GO, SEV. WAY TO GO.

[drakonlily.livejournal.com]

I have stalked you on Nano. I will not get the wordcount, but it's a fun party right? XD

And you're a machine, man. A machine of brains.