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[serria]

All right, my dears, we're almost to NaNoWriMo take off. Who's playing? What are your ideas? Have you ever tried it before, and ever won?

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[sarillia]

I've been doing it every year since 2007 and I can't imagine not doing it now. Not only did I reach the 50k goal each year, but all but twice I finished my main story too.

My main idea right now involves a girl who can speak to the dead and a recently deceased girl who has been turned into a martyr for a cause she disagrees with.

[serria]

Wow, you're awesome! I hesitate to admit that whenever I've tried it, I lose. I find that working with word count deadlines makes my writing suck, and causes me to obsessively check the word counter instead of get excited about my stories. Not that it's a bad concept. I could probably benefit from the discipline! But I think I'd work better in a "write for two hours every day" guideline rather than a word count one.

Good luck this year, though. That idea sounds really interesting, and definitely like something I'd love to read when it's finished! :) Keep us posted about your progress!

[sarillia]

I'm really lucky that the word count thing works for me so well. The word goals are like milestones that I pass by along the way to finishing the story. I'm having so much fun writing and oh look at that, I passed another big goal!

I hope you find something that works as well for you.

[alexseanchai]

That sounds like a fascinating idea.