NaNoWriMo 2009 :]

[AdoreroDio]

Anyone participating in National Novel Writing Month?
What is your novel about?
I thought we might help motivate each other- post your word count, ask questions to further your story, suggest each other plot ideas or character names, etc.

What do you think?
:nod:

[Maximilianus]

It seems an excellent idea that I could use if I were writing a novel, but I'm not for now.

However, it can be understandable for short-time members to have skipped this thread after a bit more than a month, but I wonder why the more permanent LitNetters have payed no attention to it.

[stephofthenight]

Decided to write one for the event, well finish a trilogy I had. And I was half way done when my lovely computer crashed with no backup. after this I have no desire to rewrite the 269 pages it took to get there. Hope your writing had better luck

[Maximilianus]

How bad Steph. What was it about?

[stephofthenight]

passion, lol ;)
And the inocences of dreams

[Maximilianus]

Doubly bad! Sounds so interesting! I hope one day you want to write it again, but making regular backups :nod:

[stephofthenight]

eh ill probably try to do something with the first two, both are over 1000 pages. so idk. maybe ill finish the trilogy, maybe not. either way, im the only one to read them, so no major loss

[Maximilianus]

eh ill probably try to do something with the first two, both are over 1000 pages. so idk. maybe ill finish the trilogy, maybe not. either way, im the only one to read them, so no major loss

I could read them if you let me :brow: and then you could publish and who knows... mayhap a best seller ;)

[stephofthenight]

HAHA! You would never think of me the same if you read them... bestseller, nah. They where wrote for a friend, but he passed away in the middle of the second one, and for a while i didnt have the heart to work on it. than this. not sure ill ever finish them

[Babbalanja]

My wife and I both did NaNoWriMo for the first time this year. We both finished and we had a ball.

I described my novel on the site thus: "Job Action" (a euphemism for an unanticipated layoff) is a deadpan comedy about cube dweller Henry. The office cut-up where Henry works (Rigor, Inc) is fired over an insensitive remark. Then the company has to institute diversity training and host a diversity expo, despite being run by ethically-challenged white males. Henry's Eritrean wife Fana works at an African restaurant whose only customers are the agents staking the place out over the owner's shady dealings. When Fana's not-very-athletic brothers visit to run the Boston Marathon, Henry's general obliviousness is sorely tested. But even Rigor seems to be involved in dirty activities, and the fired co-worker is out for revenge. You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll bring a rifle to work.

Regards,

Istvan

[Maximilianus]

HAHA! You would never think of me the same if you read them... bestseller, nah. They where wrote for a friend, but he passed away in the middle of the second one, and for a while i didnt have the heart to work on it. than this. not sure ill ever finish them
So sorry about your friend! :(


My wife and I both did NaNoWriMo for the first time this year. We both finished and we had a ball.

I described my novel on the site thus: "Job Action" (a euphemism for an unanticipated layoff) is a deadpan comedy about cube dweller Henry. The office cut-up where Henry works (Rigor, Inc) is fired over an insensitive remark. Then the company has to institute diversity training and host a diversity expo, despite being run by ethically-challenged white males. Henry's Eritrean wife Fana works at an African restaurant whose only customers are the agents staking the place out over the owner's shady dealings. When Fana's not-very-athletic brothers visit to run the Boston Marathon, Henry's general obliviousness is sorely tested. But even Rigor seems to be involved in dirty activities, and the fired co-worker is out for revenge. You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll bring a rifle to work.

Regards,

Istvan
Sounds like a promising story. Do you plan to publish it?

[Babbalanja]

Sounds like a promising story. Do you plan to publish it?Thanks for the props.

Yes, I'm planning to rewrite and revise in the hopes of getting published. One of our local NaNo folks is a published author through Random House, and is going to give us tips on the revision process and getting manuscripts out to agents and publishers.

Regards,

Istvan

[Maximilianus]

Thanks for the props.

Yes, I'm planning to rewrite and revise in the hopes of getting published. One of our local NaNo folks is a published author through Random House, and is going to give us tips on the revision process and getting manuscripts out to agents and publishers.

Regards,

Istvan

Best of lucks! :thumbs_up

[stephofthenight]

Yes, Good Luck :D