I follow and read a lot of blogs and this weird NaNoWriMo thing keeps getting mentioned so, today, I thought I’d look into it.
Well, just in time, as tomorrow is November 1st – Day 1 of this extraordinary international writing challenge – to write a novel in a month. So I signed up!
Yeeha!
I haven’t been this excited for a long time.
jmgoyder 
So have I! Now I just need to find the inspiration to write 1667 words per day 🙂
When I try to access your blog it says ‘unavailable’??????
I blocked you 😉 Only joking I’ll send you a link
http://summerlandbookblog.wordpress.com/
try that (Rachel)
Are we as your loyal followers going to be given a copy when all is said and done?
Ha! Of course!
You were one of the first blogs I ever subscribed to when I didn’t even know what subscribing was!
Hi Julie, I’ve added you as a writing buddy 🙂
I’m excited, too, after days of Will-I?, Won’t-I?, it feels right. So… Yeeha! from Victoria, may they meet somewhere over South Australia!
Sandra
I haven’t had this much fun for ages and it’s not even the first day yet!
I’m signed up too! Wanna be my writing buddy? I’m artsifrtsy 🙂
Yes but I am new to this so how does the buddy thing happen?
I want a buddy too, how do we do it?
SorchaNiamh is my name (I just checked 🙂
Oh it’s YOU!
It is lol 🙂
Well how was I supposed to know that you trickster – haha!
Use the search and find my name – choose my profile and click to add buddy. What’s your name over there?
Ok – I’ll try it out – Julie Goyder
Well done… it will keep you busy and you have such great stories to tell you will make it easily… you go for it…happy for you…
Thanks for the encouragement Bulldog!
Wahoo! More the merrier. Fun it is!
Yes!
Sounds like enormous fun, Julie.
Wish I could still write, but at the moment, photography & blogging is about my limit energy-wise.
(I’m struggling to catch up with all the blogs & emails since I bought my little laptop 2 days ago – still haven’t worked out how to do much on this new Mac laptop).
While it’s a wonderful little laptop, I will look forward to getting my old desktop computer back when (or should I say if) it ever gets repaired. The old-fashioned keyboard & large screen were so easy to use.
Not sure if I am up to it but may as well give it a go!
good luck I do it last year and this it is fun enjoy
Okay, Julie, I came over here to toilet paper your blog in honor of Halloween, but I discover you’re already throwing confetti around.
Congratulations.
If you can endure just a bit of advice, for NaNoWriMo, I’ll share that:
Just write. Don’t filter. Don’t do a lot of research (like how much jello it takes to fill a bathtub so you can drown somebody). You can look all that up later. Just write.
Give yourself permission to turn out a crappy first draft.
That’s what the other 11 months are for…..editing.
Best of luck. I’ll be checking on you all.
Thank you Barb – this is great advice!!! Jx
Barb, this is the best advice I have heard to date.
Wonderful news and we look forward so much to hearing how it goes!
Well done! Best of luck:)
Wonderful …. good luck to you! I’m sure you will box this one. Also if you don’t at least you gave it a shot, Batman. Julie, go … go … GOOOoOooOoo!
Good Luck dear Julie, I am so excited for you too now… Thanks and Love, nia
That’s great. I wish you luck and happy writing! I admire all of you who are doing this. Way to go!
I did not sign up–but may do it as a personal challenge. Good for you for committing–I, on the other hand, should be committed! Happy Halloween!
You mentioned it a few times so I thought why not! Thank you.
It’s cool … I signed up but I’m wondering do others get to see your writing? It’s just that when you’re just freeflow writing, you don’t necessarily want others ot see it yet!
Apparently you just write by yourself for the month and it’s only after that that it goes public – not sure!
Apparently you turn off your internal editor and just write by yourself and send
through your word count each day or week and then your overall total. You don’t send your text.
Ahhh!
Wow, good luck!
Have you done it?
No, I don’t have the attention span to write a novel!
And in 30 days – yikes! Oh well I can only try.
Good luck to you!
Yeah! I’m excited — if your blog is any indication, your book will be amazing.
Thanks!!!
Dear Julie – Bravo – that is one of the best decisions you have made. Your writing should be seen by others. It will give you a window of space for yourself to do something that you excel at.
Thanks for this – really appreciate it!
Good luck Julie!
I need it!
Yay! What’s your name on Nano? We can be friends, apparently.
Dunno how the friend thing works with nano but my name is still Julie Goyder
I don’t know either but I’ll have a look. I’m 42Dothis (short for ‘Forced to do this’)
ha!
Crumbs, your fingers will end up two inches shorter with all this keyboard hammering. Good luck.
I haven’t heard the expression ‘crumbs’ for years – love it!
Awesome–do it!
Bravo!
Go for it Julie! A challenging project – good luck.
can’t wait to read it!!!!!
Excellent and welcome.. i am cmbwgunther on the nano thingie so find me as a writing buddy. has Ming signed up as well.. no writing during Home and Away.. you should be able to belt out 200 words in no time. So where is your novel going to be set?.. exciting alright..c
Ming? Hell no! He hates reading and writing – hahahahaha! I will try and find you if you don’t find me first – I am very new to the nano thing.
That’s a big challenge!
Good luck to you. I think you are a talented writer. Have fun with it 🙂
How do you make a bigger sorry? I need to know for the next time I have to apologize to Cap’n Firepants!
Surely you would never have to apologize to Cap’n Firepants!
Hooray! You can do it!
Congratulations! I think this project comes right in time to give you something to focus on for the next month. Now I’m curious what you’ll be writing about. If it’s your beautiful love story, you already have a headstart.
omg – it’s day 1 and I still haven’t written anything and I only have 4 hours left – was out all day – argh!
OK, I’ll take that back. If this project is going to add more stress to your life, maybe it’s not the right time to take it on. 😉
Great! Could be the start of something big and we can all say “I knew her when”!! Best of luck x
Yeah right!
I will demand a signed copy … then sell it on ebay for millions!
Yee-haw! I’m so excited for you Julie. 🙂 I know you’ll do it and you’ll do it in style. You go girl!
How fun! You have writing buddies already and everything! I am thinking of doing it unofficially, as I don’t think I could physically type 1667 words per day. But I look forward to hearing about your experience. Keep us posted!
You inspired me, Julie! After thinking how cool it is that you’re doing NanoWriMo, I decided to sign up too, even though it’s 4:30 pm on November 1st and I haven’t written a word yet. Why not, right? I’ll buddy request you if I can figure out how!
Great! I haven’t figured out how to do the buddy thing yet either.
Hope you enjoy the process… This is year 4 for me and it has been very rewarding. 😉
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Julie, My daughter has gotten wrapped up in this as well, and has written 40,000 words so far this month. She is moving right along. I know from talking to her daily how she sometimes struggles so I can imagine you too are having those issues from time to time, but I wish you well in this effort and keep it up. Take care, Bill
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