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In Which Joanna Experiments With Technology, or Why Everyone in the World Should Write Novels in November.
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gamwyn (0:52)
10 months ago 0 + -Basically nanowrimo is AWESOME, and you should all do it.
gamwyn (3:10)
10 months ago 0 + -http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/art/snowflake.php
gamwyn (1:28)
10 months ago 0 + -Closer to good.
FirstClown (1:43)
10 months ago 0 + -That's a lot of words. I'm lucky if I hit 50,000!
gamwyn (1:43)
10 months ago 0 + -I didn't plan to write that much. Granted, the first year I had a good amount of time on my hands. Last year, way less time (and I wrote MORE, go figure). This year even less time, so who knows what will happen...
FirstClown (3:06)
10 months ago 0 + -I've tried that too, but I've found that if I plot it out, I don't have fun with it. Snowflake is a good way to go if you want to outline the plot.
gamwyn (3:06)
10 months ago 0 + -I've found I absolutely must outline mine or I'll write myself into an absolutely horrible hole. I really like the Snowflake, because it lets you look at the whole story arch at once. I impressed at your ability to write without pre-plotting!
panderson... (3:11)
10 months ago 0 + -Thanks for the hint - I'd never heard of Snowflake.
panderson... (2:23)
10 months ago 0 + -OK, first timer here - who or what is Mr Ian Woon?
gamwyn (2:23)
10 months ago 0 + -Mr. Ian Woon is an anagram of "nanowrimo" and I guess it's tradition to have him randomly show up in your novel and kill him off in a strange/bizzare fashion.
panderson...
10 months ago 0 + -Oooh, thank you - with the idea I'm outlining just now, there's a great deal of scope for characters to get killed off in a strange/bizarre fashion...
gamwyn
10 months ago 0 + -I feel for your characters!
brandice (0:28)
10 months ago 0 + -great t-shirt! cam-wise, I use the Logitech QuickCam Pro and I love it. :)
gamwyn (0:28)
10 months ago 0 + -Thanks! :-) I shall have to check out the camera.
brandice (1:05)
10 months ago 0 + -nice!
brandice (1:38)
10 months ago 0 + -holy cow! :)
brandice (2:00)
10 months ago 0 + -already have a title, very nice. :)
gamwyn (2:00)
10 months ago 0 + -The idea was sparked back in January, I think, and the title accosted me sometime during March. :-)
brandice (3:17)
10 months ago 0 + -great suggestion. :)
brandice (3:33)
10 months ago 0 + -http://nanowrimo.org
crepehanger (1:43)
10 months ago 0 + -Ee gad!
moonroof (0:38)
10 months ago 0 + -i have that shirt!
gamwyn (0:38)
10 months ago 0 + -Yay for nano t-shirts! I ordered this year's last night. :-)