tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6885541739829180339.post8689792387313022093..comments2023-09-19T10:01:34.902+01:00Comments on Aurelia B. Rowl: NaNoWriMo: Lessons Learned #1Aurelia B Rowlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17679519080629201534noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6885541739829180339.post-3470759039453207092012-11-11T14:19:43.175+00:002012-11-11T14:19:43.175+00:00That is me all over! Hence why I haven't tried...That is me all over! Hence why I haven't tried NaNo, and probably why I haven't written a novel; only shorts and a novella. I don't write well under pressure either, I'm having a devil of a time with a story that I NEED to finish, yet my Christmas one has popped up and is flowing like champagne at wedding! I've also found out I'm not the linear writer I thought I was, which was a revelation, and has helped with the speed of the Xmas wip.Mel Jolleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17119517514194782500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6885541739829180339.post-20474819974032872772012-11-08T12:27:30.765+00:002012-11-08T12:27:30.765+00:00Thanks Faith, I'm glad you found it thought pr...Thanks Faith, I'm glad you found it thought provoking. It's good to know it's not just me! <br /><br />I can't work when I'm stressed either, so with school holidays and sick children, it was impossible to get started last week and I'm easily distracted if something comes up.Aurelia B Rowlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17679519080629201534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6885541739829180339.post-72545213683306887042012-11-08T12:25:29.333+00:002012-11-08T12:25:29.333+00:00Or it could perhaps just be laziness on my part, o...Or it could perhaps just be laziness on my part, only wanting to write the manuscript once? ;o)Aurelia B Rowlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17679519080629201534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6885541739829180339.post-78385673790519124652012-11-08T12:24:37.557+00:002012-11-08T12:24:37.557+00:00I love the fact there is no right or wrong way to ...I love the fact there is no right or wrong way to write, only your own way - the system that works best for you.<br /><br />And never too much, just enough to shut the damned inner-editor up LOLAurelia B Rowlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17679519080629201534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6885541739829180339.post-76679931506394710012012-11-08T12:22:49.772+00:002012-11-08T12:22:49.772+00:00Get off the internet Doris! LOL
Am I allowed to b...Get off the internet Doris! LOL<br /><br />Am I allowed to be envious of the way your word count has consistently soared, putting me to shame?Aurelia B Rowlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17679519080629201534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6885541739829180339.post-17556968940128794452012-11-08T12:21:47.128+00:002012-11-08T12:21:47.128+00:00With the number of things you've got going on,...With the number of things you've got going on, it's fantastic you're managing to get any writing done at all xAurelia B Rowlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17679519080629201534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6885541739829180339.post-23642852635691347562012-11-08T12:20:52.872+00:002012-11-08T12:20:52.872+00:00Maybe download a big "do not disturb" si...Maybe download a big "do not disturb" sign and set it as your profile picture? LOL Or erm... maybe I should set it in my calendar to remind me to leave you alone? ;-)Aurelia B Rowlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17679519080629201534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6885541739829180339.post-1341370765772714052012-11-08T12:13:09.452+00:002012-11-08T12:13:09.452+00:00I totally agree with having quality words. How doe...I totally agree with having quality words. How does it save time if you go to rewrite and have to delete half of your work? I can't write sentences for the sake of getting the story down. <br /><br />I've also learned a lot this past week. What I'm really working on is sitting down every day. Yesterday was my biggest learning day yet. Everything went wrong at work and stress really got to me. Normally I would forget work(writing) and sit down and read. But I allowed myself my read time to relax, then I made myself write. <br /><br />Interesting as I read back I wonder if I think of my writing as work. Should I? It is my hobby that I want to make a career. People can and do make a living with their hobby. Does thinking of my writing as work turn me off? <br /><br />Thanks for the blog. It got my mind going. <br /><br />Keep the FaithFaith Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17021923088876586179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6885541739829180339.post-66438629332135296682012-11-08T09:35:08.947+00:002012-11-08T09:35:08.947+00:0030,000 quality words instead of 50,000 drivel word...30,000 quality words instead of 50,000 drivel words is a good attitude for a serious writer. <br /><br />Wish I was a serious writer :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6885541739829180339.post-27178424446445862742012-11-08T08:28:59.418+00:002012-11-08T08:28:59.418+00:00Although Nano slowed down for me a little this wee...Although Nano slowed down for me a little this week, I know that I work well to deadlines. I also know that if I don't keep going, write through all the crappy scenes and maybe even chapters, I won't get to the end. And if I get to the end, I can edit to within and inch of my life!! ;)<br /><br />I guess that's what makes us all different - we all dance to a different beat of the drum! Good luck with your word count and don't edit TOO much, hun!! lol.<br />Xandra Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17983280013921201750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6885541739829180339.post-76094367450506644502012-11-08T08:10:36.640+00:002012-11-08T08:10:36.640+00:00Nano is going fine here. Word count slowed down a ...Nano is going fine here. Word count slowed down a bit this week, now that the kids are back at school, and hubby back at work, but I'm still hitting my daily word count, and I am ahead of where I ought to be. <br /><br />That inner editor can be a pain in the behind, but for Nano I usually get it to zip, and something about that word counter that keeps me motivated. My muse thrives on dead lines.<br /><br />Because I do like to procrastinate, and Nano forcibly reminds me that I can't, lol.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6885541739829180339.post-16720505731860044422012-11-08T07:59:44.945+00:002012-11-08T07:59:44.945+00:00My lesson is - I cannot write well under pressure,...My lesson is - I cannot write well under pressure, my brain shuts down, theres no flow etc just lots of looking at blank pages! Weekend coming up which may help :0)shonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07349580047847878247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6885541739829180339.post-74147794548612303412012-11-08T07:52:08.885+00:002012-11-08T07:52:08.885+00:00I am so busy with my day job and the emergencies t...I am so busy with my day job and the emergencies that tend to crop up that I've barely been able to write. I got 17k in and that's been a struggle. I'm about to take a hiatus for a weekend, just so I can try to get more word count in. You think the world would collapse if I did? LOLD. F. Kriegerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17928379477537074214noreply@blogger.com