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Nano ramblings (semiserious and general)
Oct. 19th, 2005 07:16 amWhy Nano?
Well, it is the NaNoWriMo season again. And it is time for me to get off my ass and start bloody well writing again.
Why?
That is the interesting question.
First time I did nano I was 16, almost 17. To me, it was something muchly awesome, something to share with![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
hoarmurath and actually write an original story of certain length.
I did. And it was drivel. Ended it at 50K and continued to write a little more over the next year – iirc the total word count is 72K.
Last year? Originally, I planned to write something in Finnish, in a genre I had not done before. And ended up creating FotM. By the end of November I had hit 90K.
Now? I am at 135K and have no plans of stopping. But I believe you see the pattern.
To me, Nano is a kick-start to longer works. It is a reason to get off my ass and WRITE; instead of just plotting and planning and never getting anywhere. It offers encouragement, support, a sense of belonging/community that I crave and have not experienced much in my life. It is something y friends do, too.
So, the reason why I do nano? Because it is fun. And because it works for me, as a writer. My first nano was drivel. My second one was… err… better.Although if I weren’t modest, I’d say pretty bloody awesome – but I am not letting my numerous fans make my head swell :P) My third one should be good – because with each word that comes out, I learn more. About what works. About what doesn’t. about smut. about characterization. about how not to be an ellipse whore and a semicolon addict.
First year, I wrote diary-format.. not sure about the genre, Most likely erotica/suspense. Last year, I wrote dark romance. This year? I plan to write chick lit. it is something new for me. Something I can learn from.
So, that is why I nano. To be a better writer.
Well, it is the NaNoWriMo season again. And it is time for me to get off my ass and start bloody well writing again.
Why?
That is the interesting question.
First time I did nano I was 16, almost 17. To me, it was something muchly awesome, something to share with
hoarmurath and actually write an original story of certain length. I did. And it was drivel. Ended it at 50K and continued to write a little more over the next year – iirc the total word count is 72K.
Last year? Originally, I planned to write something in Finnish, in a genre I had not done before. And ended up creating FotM. By the end of November I had hit 90K.
Now? I am at 135K and have no plans of stopping. But I believe you see the pattern.
To me, Nano is a kick-start to longer works. It is a reason to get off my ass and WRITE; instead of just plotting and planning and never getting anywhere. It offers encouragement, support, a sense of belonging/community that I crave and have not experienced much in my life. It is something y friends do, too.
So, the reason why I do nano? Because it is fun. And because it works for me, as a writer. My first nano was drivel. My second one was… err… better.Although if I weren’t modest, I’d say pretty bloody awesome – but I am not letting my numerous fans make my head swell :P) My third one should be good – because with each word that comes out, I learn more. About what works. About what doesn’t. about smut. about characterization. about how not to be an ellipse whore and a semicolon addict.
First year, I wrote diary-format.. not sure about the genre, Most likely erotica/suspense. Last year, I wrote dark romance. This year? I plan to write chick lit. it is something new for me. Something I can learn from.
So, that is why I nano. To be a better writer.
