tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post3928758934530906366..comments2024-03-28T02:00:11.260-05:00Comments on A Newbie's Guide to Publishing: NaNoWriMo Day 19 - On CrapJA Konrathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08778324558755151986noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-31084853082051158482007-11-26T19:14:00.000-06:002007-11-26T19:14:00.000-06:00My Nano effort this year diverged from my plot ide...My Nano effort this year diverged from my plot idea on day two and has turned into a few action scenes followed by a 30,000 word (and counting) extended chase sequence.<BR/><BR/>I'd never have written this for any reason other than nano, where every day I have to sit down and write SOMETHING. And what I'm writing now will never make it into a finished novel.<BR/><BR/>However, during the writing of my Nano effort I've developed several pretty good characters, and once I have those the rest usually falls into place.<BR/><BR/>I've been a strong supporter of NanoWrimo since I first heard about it in 2005, and assuming I write 3500 words over the next 4 days I'll have completed it every year since. Like you I find it good practice, good discipline and also a bit of fun.Simon Hayneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02660767551431793439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-43259635546821507292007-11-23T22:13:00.000-06:002007-11-23T22:13:00.000-06:00Gods, I'm tired after 4k in ...3 hours.Go you!!!:)...Gods, I'm tired after 4k in ...3 hours.<BR/><BR/>Go you!!!<BR/>:)Stacia Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06041665903048254553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-4111064577022340892007-11-21T10:51:00.000-06:002007-11-21T10:51:00.000-06:00So when I built the seventh, I got an agent. And w...<I>So when I built the seventh, I got an agent. And when I built the tenth, I got a book deal.</I><BR/><BR/>So... I have a question. :-) Does this mean your agent was unable to sell the first two books she repped, but hit the mark with the third?<BR/><BR/>I ask because my agent was unable to sell the first novel she repped (because of problems fitting it firmly into a genre *sigh*) but I've already delivered another manuscript, and I'm kinda hoping this one sells...<BR/><BR/>Good luck hitting your NaNo goal, Joe! I tried, but spent the first two weeks of November finishing up my WIP so I could get it to the agent, so I had to give up on hitting 50K in two weeks. Stupid day job. :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-83491849405354499682007-11-21T10:12:00.000-06:002007-11-21T10:12:00.000-06:00Great post! :)Great post! :)Jessica Burkhart https://www.blogger.com/profile/01392565903843981091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-75692050135345390142007-11-21T06:02:00.000-06:002007-11-21T06:02:00.000-06:00Great post, very uplifting. Just what those with h...Great post, very uplifting. Just what those with hope and despair in their hearts need. Best of luck to you and Happy Thanksgiving!Vesperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12417602625059442986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-15305822009174981062007-11-20T23:06:00.000-06:002007-11-20T23:06:00.000-06:00Dave Barry says black guys look cool with shaved h...Dave Barry says black guys look cool with shaved heads, but white guys look like enormous thumbs walking around.<BR/><BR/>Daniel Hatadi and I can do without that kind of humor. ;)<BR/><BR/>But hey, Joe, maybe you'll finally get that blurb from Barry.<BR/><BR/>"The best opposable writer in the business!"Jude Hardinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09994813046526310594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-72358714034412883572007-11-20T22:10:00.000-06:002007-11-20T22:10:00.000-06:00Ok, that previous comment wasn't supposed to be an...Ok, that previous comment wasn't supposed to be anonymous...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-68598356353882925582007-11-20T22:09:00.000-06:002007-11-20T22:09:00.000-06:00Way to go, Joe!Tell you what, if you make the 50k ...Way to go, Joe!<BR/><BR/>Tell you what, if you make the 50k goal by the 30th, I will buy all your books at once on the 1st of December. hehehe<BR/><BR/>I'm thankful for Nanowrimo myself. I am very easily distracted, and this challenge has gone a long way towards proving to myself that I can carve out enough time each day to write, and that I should. Right now, I'm sitting at 42k myself, and I know that it is not all just random words. At the end of the month, I will have something worthwhile to edit and twist into a better story, perhaps even something publishable!<BR/><BR/>I am rooting for you, even though my friend Deb says she wants to see you shave your head.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-91957934731257326832007-11-20T14:20:00.000-06:002007-11-20T14:20:00.000-06:00If you read all those blogs on your list, no wonde...If you read all those blogs on your list, no wonder you have to take speed to write. TURN OFF THE INTERNET! Your friend, EdixEdixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14906065688416050820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-89602793693182941652007-11-20T12:50:00.000-06:002007-11-20T12:50:00.000-06:00Excellent post, Joe. I've had "other writers" scol...Excellent post, Joe. I've had "other writers" scold me for doing things like NaNoWriMo, or writing a short story in a day to submit to a contest. "How can you just churn out words?" they ask. That's the whole point, for me. I can't edit a blank page. And it all gets edited. But I think the main advantage of NaNoWriMo is turning off the editor as I write.<BR/><BR/>And, of course, I've noticed the "other writers" often never finish anything. Too busy getting every word write instead of just producing words!Conda Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12972790965426924941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-91365114740773361112007-11-20T12:04:00.000-06:002007-11-20T12:04:00.000-06:00JA, I nominated you for a Shameless Lions award fo...JA, I nominated you for a Shameless Lions award for powerful writing. You can see why I chose you at http://writingneuroses.blogspot.com<BR/><BR/>KayAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05726893943264815950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-43189526398398121652007-11-20T09:58:00.000-06:002007-11-20T09:58:00.000-06:00Your admission about your first six novels is very...<I>Your admission about your first six novels is very helpful. But I'm curious. What ever happened to them?</I><BR/><BR/>I cannibalized scenes and jokes from them for later books.<BR/><BR/>One, maybe two, have potential to be rewritten. Too many exposition and POV problems, but the plots and characters are decent.<BR/><BR/>Books 6, 7, and 8 are available on my website as free downloads.JA Konrathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08778324558755151986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-56098461216078781682007-11-20T09:33:00.000-06:002007-11-20T09:33:00.000-06:00Hey J.A.,Your admission about your first six novel...Hey J.A.,<BR/>Your admission about your first six novels is very helpful. But I'm curious. What ever happened to them? Did you hide them, delete them, flush them, compost them, stick them in your scrap book, have them bronzed and hung on the wall? Or are they still in your inbox, waiting for a --er --um-- a heavy dose of fiber and a good detox program, if you will. And, um, if they are gone, what was behind that decision?<BR/><BR/>Thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-64336046546917576102007-11-20T09:00:00.000-06:002007-11-20T09:00:00.000-06:00Looking forward to reading the sex scene, Joe. I ...Looking forward to reading the sex scene, Joe. I hope you worked out the terminology. ;) <BR/><BR/>You can write 16 pages a day. Not a problem. But if you should happen to miss your goal, I'd advise against letting Marcus anywhere near a razor...or anything with an electric charge.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-65229955790522125532007-11-20T07:33:00.000-06:002007-11-20T07:33:00.000-06:00A very nice post, Joe.One of the thing writers sho...A very nice post, Joe.<BR/>One of the thing writers should give thanks for is your posts.Bernitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05264585685253812090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-54689442421665823232007-11-19T17:16:00.000-06:002007-11-19T17:16:00.000-06:00Excellent advice, and (mostly) a good example to f...Excellent advice, and (mostly) a good example to follow.<BR/><BR/>'Specially that last: I'm on fast approaching deadline for my second novel.<BR/><BR/>All those unpublished novels, and you never gave up. Very impressive. You're a hero Joe; keep up the maybe-crappy-at-the-moment-but-can-be-fixed work.Theresehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01915740239016736614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-8053822624128941952007-11-19T14:25:00.000-06:002007-11-19T14:25:00.000-06:00Hey Joe,Thanks for the shout-out and the kind word...Hey Joe,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the shout-out and the kind words. Much appreciated.<BR/><BR/>And good luck on your WIP! Though if you end up shaving, I wanna be there. If not actually holding the razor. :)Marcus Sakeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00327039513043246663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-5576321076269622402007-11-19T12:24:00.000-06:002007-11-19T12:24:00.000-06:00Good post (lurker here). Thank you for being so e...Good post (lurker here). Thank you for being so encouraging to new writers out there. I just picked up Whiskey Sour and am planning to read it after NaNoWriMo is over!Rosalindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13852326061457321928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-2499177986672599922007-11-19T11:32:00.000-06:002007-11-19T11:32:00.000-06:00I did NaNo two years ago. The result was a portion...I did NaNo two years ago. The result was a portion of my first published novel. I wrote 50K in 21 days -- and it was immensely gratifying. Yes, tons of it needed to be reworked and fixed. I did that after the month was over. <BR/><BR/>But the exercise of daily writing is key here. For new authors, people who don't breathe the discipline of writing, NaNo is a fabulous exercise. Repeat -- exercise. Thinking you'll write 50K words and have a publishable novel is silly. But Joe is absolutely right about building a frame, or a piece.<BR/><BR/>I'll say it again, the real point of NaNo is learning to write every day. The emphasis on free flow and permission to write so-called crap is misleading. If you want to be a professional writer, you need to learn the discipline of writing. Setting a goal, and sticking to it. <BR/><BR/>At least that's what I took away from NaNo.JT Ellisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08034115593738265631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-48987709720633049832007-11-19T10:57:00.000-06:002007-11-19T10:57:00.000-06:00I'm looking forward to that kinky sex scene, Joe. ...I'm looking forward to that kinky sex scene, Joe. But please tell me you didn't do the thing with the jumper cables and the saddle... that would be too much...<BR/><BR/>:D<BR/>BarryBarry Eislerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17785333622697500192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-80427137589946312042007-11-19T10:35:00.000-06:002007-11-19T10:35:00.000-06:00this is the first year i ever heard of NaNo, but i...this is the first year i ever heard of NaNo, but it seems rather cruel to put it in November, because i can't imagine ANY american getting ANYthing done over thanksgiving. <BR/><BR/>anyway, good luck to you... 16 pages a day... it will be like college all over again. although hopefully minus the stoned roommate who keeps trying to get your pet turtles to dance to pink floyd.moonrathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06294151043419378509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-47581371610377699552007-11-19T10:04:00.000-06:002007-11-19T10:04:00.000-06:00Keep going - you can do it.Keep going - you can do it.Cate Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634397106201021055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-54031188338312251552007-11-19T09:44:00.000-06:002007-11-19T09:44:00.000-06:00Hey, man, apparently Nano brings the smut out in p...Hey, man, apparently Nano brings the smut out in people. I did a post a few days ago about my foray into erotica for Nanowrimo. Smut is in the air!<BR/><BR/>http://sherricornelius.com/2007/11/13/no-you-are-not-crazy/<BR/><BR/>Love the blog :)Sherrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10290552411541483729noreply@blogger.com