July Novel Writing Month (JulNoWriMo) 2009 starts in a week.

The challenge: 50,000 words (a novel) written from 1st July - 31st July. Are you up to it?

 

Anyone participating apart from myself? I think I suggested it to the fanfic writers in our forum.

 

Of course, just to refresh, from the NaNoWriMo wiki page as rules are the same:

 

"Participants' novels can be on any theme and in any genre, and in any language. Everything from fanfiction, which uses trademarked characters, to novels in poem format, and even metafiction is allowed; according to the website's FAQ, "If you believe you're writing a novel, we believe you're writing a novel too."

 

Advance planning and extensive notes are permitted, but no earlier written material can go into the body of the novel, nor is one allowed to start early and then finish 30 days from that start point.

 

Participants write either a complete novel of 50,000 words, or simply the first 50,000 words of a novel to be completed later.

 

No official prizes are awarded for length, quality, or speed. Anyone who reaches the 50,000 word mark is declared a winner. No precautions are taken to prevent cheating; since the only significant reward for winning is the finished novel itself and the satisfaction of having written it, there is little incentive to cheat.

 

It is possible to win without anyone (other than the author) ever seeing or reading the novel."

 

http://julnowrimo.com/

no mention of plagiarism, I've written mine already! It's called "20,000 leagues under the sea"!

 

Seriously though, lots of people here will have no problem writing 50000 words!

it is a lot. i think i might try it though. sounds like a challenge and i like a challenge

when i write something i don't count how many words it have. :uhoh:

but interesting idea, i'll give it a try.

when i write something i don't count how many words it have. :uhoh:

but interesting idea, i'll give it a try.

 

microsoft word does it for you:rolleyes:

microsoft word does it for you:rolleyes:

i'm microsoft word free :p

i should activate that option on my open office. ;)

open office takes ages to load!

open office takes ages to load!

we are going off-topic.

open office have better features than microsoft word. ;)

anyways that's everything in life, there are many options, do you choose the one that is better for you.

returning to the topic :P, today i've started to write my novel, once i've ended making up the plot and writing it down. anyway, it's in catalan, so it's off-topic too:D

no no edu, according to the rules, the novel can be written in any language, and so the winner is the one that gets to write a 50000 words text in any format you want it to be....

but the point were says that is acceptable to send just 50000 words of a novel even when the novel is longer in real, i find it to cheat. :thinking:

 

now i have to go think of a plot.

 

but one question emma...

:thinking:

why from 1st july to 30th july?

i mean we can send it on any date between those days, or write it all in just those days?.

no no edu, according to the rules, the novel can be written in any language, and so the winner is the one that gets to write a 50000 words text in any format you want it to be....

but the point were says that is acceptable to send just 50000 words of a novel even when the novel is longer in real, i find it to cheat. :thinking:

 

now i have to go think of a plot.

 

but one question emma...

:thinking:

why from 1st july to 30th july?

i mean we can send it on any date between those days, or write it all in just those days?.

 

 

:uhoh: ok, now i see it.

but i won't participate, i want quality and i don't like deadlines.

:uhoh: ok, now i see it.

but i won't participate, i want quality and i don't like deadlines.

same here, but i'll give it a try just for the fun. :p

same here, but i'll give it a try just for the fun. :p

 

well, i'll entry if i have the words for the 31st, even knowing the novel won't be finished:D

i did this a LONG time ago, got 320 pages and couldn't find anywhere to go.

 

 

but i might try it again. :P

but one question emma...

:thinking:

why from 1st july to 30th july?

i mean we can send it on any date between those days, or write it all in just those days?.

 

You just have to write the first 50,000 words between those days. It doesn't have to be finished.

 

In other news, I have a troubling situation, I had a dream in which an epic story unfolded but I don't wanna give up on my old story :sick:

Would love to try (even though I failed miserably at it last November) but July is just crazy-busy for me, and I'm away for the third week. Can't imagine I'd get anywhere close.

 

...though even as I write this I'm getting more and more tempted :laugh3:

might as well try

I think I'm doing the one in November...

november? don't it's for july? :confused:

november? don't it's for july? :confused:

 

oops that grammar:rolleyes::waffle:

1,667 words per day.

november? don't it's for july? :confused:

 

In America I think it's November! or something

 

Isn't it? :confused:

 

Anyway, it doesn't matter when you do it, just that you do it. Y'know?

1,667 words per day.

 

thats a lot

thats a lot

 

i've done 4'500 in 3 days, and it's not difficult if you've got the plot clear.

^right that edu. ;)

once i wrote a whole story in 15 days, more than 100 pages. :)