Program note
I wasn't sure until Wednesday if I was really going to do this, but it seems that I am. I'm participating in NaNoWriMo and will be busy for most of November thinking up fictionish things to write elsewhere. It has nothing to do with this blog, except that post-election I may write here less frequently until December. Well, we'll see.
If you're unfamiliar, basically this is an informal commitment to write 50,000 words of fiction (a short novel) during the month of November. The only expected prize is the satisfaction of finishing, and learning to just write, already, without self-editing. I'm not going to post any of my fiction writing here, so don't fear. Seriously, do not fear.
And if the posting gets scarce for a while, well, that's because I'm sitting here thinking up about 1700 words of fiction per day. Wish me luck.
6 comments:
I wish you luck and tons of fun and the learning experience of your endevor!
What do you mean about "self-editing?" I am extreamly interested in writing something -- a short story, short/long novel -- something, anything. I am reading and researching everything about writing and publishing, but have to admit, it is a daunting task.
How much editing does the average writer do? How much editing for grammar/content does a average publisher do?
I know you are not "miss-information", but if you know please pass it along...
Al, I think editing is important, but for this particular project, I'm reassuring myself with the belief that the first draft of a novel is supposed to be crap. While I'm writing, and seeking to just get my thoughts on paper with this fiction, I'm going to stop myself from second-guessing a word choice, spelling, or if whaere I take the story next is the best way to proceed. I will just proceed and leave the editing for after this month.
I believe that's part of the point of NaNoWriMo.
But I think to get a publishable product, tons of editing is eventually done.
I don't write professionally, just for my own pleasure and that of the few people I allow to read my stuff (and they promise me they really DO like it), but I have never gotten up the guts to NaNoWriMo. I have friends who have done it, though.
If you get to the point where you would like someone's opinion or help with editing, just drop me a note. I love helping others with their ideas as much as I love coming up with my own.
Actually, if you are interested after the NaNoWriMo, maybe we could discuss story ideas for something with a gimp main character. It's something I've been wanting to think about/work on for a while now.
Dawn
(I don't know if I've commented here before, so if not, hi! I'm one of your readers.)
Good luck! What a cool project. I'd love to do it if I had the time. :)
Hiya Daisy!
Thanks Dawn. We'll see how it goes.
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