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[Worldmaster27]

PTW

[inEQUALITY]

Looking forward to this year after my win five days early last year - and that was even having skipped a couple days. I pretty much stick to a 2k goal daily. It's been my normal pace outside of NaNo this year when I'm working on short fiction, so NaNo isn't as much of a challenge like it was for last three tries.

I'm thinking I might bump my goal up to 100k this year. I realized last year that 50k was barely half the novel I was working on. Did some digging and realized that 50k - 60k is half of a pretty average sized novel, at least by science fiction and fantasy genre conventions. I'd rather get the whole first draft out of the way in a single month than drag it out through December.

Anyone else going beyond 50k this year? Any 100kers, mayhaps? Or someone who tried/succeeded at more than 50k in the past who can give me some tips?

[Digital Hellhound]

Last year was a triumphant victory, this year I face the armies of limited time and energy, but will do my best. Going to NaNo Rebel, though - I've been meaning to write a set of short stories for friends, and might have a crack at that, now.

@Advice: Honestly, I have no clue how I breached 50k last time. I think the sweet, growing graph was motivating, along with the friends I did it with. So... talk NaNo with other writers every chance you get? Extensive planning is no better than minimal planning, so I don't think you should take that as definite advice either way - depends on your writing style. I came up with my idea one day before November last time, hohoo!

[Sappho]

Hm... I still can't decide if I should participate this year. Last year I succeeded, and I completed my first draft a few months later. Now I'm trying to finish the second draft, but since I've been working at a magazine and writing/editing all day, I never have the energy to write my own stuff when I get home. Plus all the other work I have to do...

If I do it, I'll have to start a new book, since NaNo really doesn't work well for 2nd drafts. But I feel like I should finish my current project before I start a new one; I have a big problem with not finishing things. I really don't know what I should do. I'd love to do something different for a change, but then the chances of me ever actually finishing my current novel are slim to none... : /

[IronTomato]

If I actually get enough private time to write fifty thousand words, I might participate.

I just suck at thinking up a premise for a story, but when I have the whole idea of what I want, I can write it really well. Although I do have a bad habit of making people talk really formally.

[Fniff]

Maybe try writing something set in the Victorian era, it'll sound perfectly natural then.

[Parsely]

I've got all sorts of ideas. Pertaining to robots.

[inEQUALITY]

I think it's okay for characters to sound a little formal, else it sounds weird for some reason. Even so, remember to use contractions and cut out unnecessary adjectives, among other things. The shorter the dialogue, the more naturally it flows most of the time. Of course, one can ignore that advice when the character's personality relies on being overly stiff or formal.

[flame99]

Well, I'm going to *try*. God knows I won't make it, but still.

[Sirus]

Sure, I'll give it another shot. Third time's the charm, right?

[Gentlefish]

HA I AM NOT PREPARED. PTWrite anyway. I'll see what I can hack out while taking 18 credits and (hopefully two) part time job(s).

E: Woah the goal dropped to 50k? I thought it was always 100k.

[pisskop]

They, this looks cool, although I spend too much time off study as it is.

[inEQUALITY]

Sure, I'll give it another shot. Third time's the charm, right?

It was for me last year. I'm sure you can do it!

E: Woah the goal dropped to 50k? I thought it was always 100k.

Nope, it's always been 50k. Which never made much sense to me, given that's not much of a novel in terms of length. But it's easier than 100k, that's for sure.

[Darkmere]

Eh, it's not really about a novel as much as it is finishing a goal. The worst part is the blank page, nano is supposed to get you as far away from the blank page as you can get, so you have plenty to edit and revise/add to later.

[Xantalos]

Oh god not again.
I can't participate because of another goal coming up this November that I've been working towards for 12 years now, but I'll watch and be guilty.