Comments on: National No Writing Month!

By: Marty

Marty — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 18:38:28 +0000

‘The entire point of NaNo is to redefine writing as a collectible merit badge, removing any notion of quality, so participants can say “I wrote a novel”’

Redefinition? I was under the impression it was quite like that already…

By: shitty_advice: NaNoWriMo

shitty_advice: NaNoWriMo — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 21:01:47 +0000

[...] shitty_advice,@ 2008-10-28 18:30:00 NaNoWriMo Advisors, the National Novel Writing Month is coming up in November, and I need an idea. Thanks to your suggestions last year, my Absolutely [...]

By: MiaFarrah

MiaFarrah — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:54:43 +0000

While it is true that I’m just barely under a year late for posting here, I still felt the need to say something. Many people who write to be published are hopeless; this is true. Who you fail so consider are the people who write for fun. I, being one of them, can tell you that NaNoWriMo is quite the enjoyable experience. I have never even thought of trying to publish my NaNo novels; I just have fun writing them. It is a nice break from the small amount of serious and purposeful writing that I do. Either way, I don’t write for money or to get published. I write to write because I think that writing is fun. While you narrow-minded, overly-judgmental and egotistical people sit there and waste your lives away criticizing others and blogging; I shall try to write a novel that will never be published because it is enjoyable. Please tell me how watching television or even blogging ,or whatever it is you’re doing, is a better use of time then letting the wheels in our brains turn and coming up with silly plots just for the hell of it. At least we use our brains.
On a side note, I am quite aware that I am a hypocrite, in some regards.
Sincerely,
Mia

By: the individual voice (TIV)

the individual voice (TIV) — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 15:45:16 +0000

That’s the definition of “deluded.” Right, Sean. I can’t help myself. I’m hopelessly deluded.

By: Sean Lindsay

Sean Lindsay — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 02:51:55 +0000

TIV, the Demotivator you’re thinking of is from December 2006.

I don’t understand why you think I’m going to validate your NaNo progress.

By: the individual voice (TIV)

the individual voice (TIV) — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 00:29:18 +0000

Hi, Sean. I just wanted to invite you over to my most recent post celebrating my 16,377 words of drivel written so far in my first NaNoWriMo novel. I posted one of your endearing NaNoWriMo demotivators, although my favorite demotivator will always be the one of the lonely person sitting on a bench writing while life passes him by. I couldn’t seem to find that one. If you could direct me to it, I’ll use it for another post. Anyway, I hope you like my post on how the cited demotivator actually motivates me. Sincerely yours, TIV

By: 101’s Humorous and Sobering Take on NaNoWriMo at Tales from the Cellar

101’s Humorous and Sobering Take on NaNoWriMo at Tales from the Cellar — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 20:06:37 +0000

[...] Lindsay over at 101 Reasons to Stop Writing has this to say about the National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo). Hint: remember the Infinite Monkey [...]

By: No no no no no no YES writing month « Enter The Seagoon

No no no no no no YES writing month « Enter The Seagoon — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 20:37:06 +0000

[...] most of the snark – Sean Lindsay has declared “National No Writing Month” over at 101 Reasons To Stop Writing, and posted a couple more demotivators on the [...]

By: Sean Lindsay

Sean Lindsay — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 05:30:46 +0000

“My illiterate aunt told me I have a natural knack for words.”

With that kind of endorsement, there’s not a lot we could say to dissuade you.

By: Om

Om — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 01:12:31 +0000

I’m participating this year just to see if I can bullshit my way through 50,000 words.

Not all of us are under the glorious delusion that, whatever our slick 1666/wordperday fingers can churn out, it’ll surely be unique enough to win us an agent and a guarantee to be the next J.K. Rowling. In fact, there will be shameless quote theft in the first quarter of my ‘novel’, fan-fiction for itself in the second, and the last two will consist of everyday conversations between the two Art Noveau paintings hanging atop my bed.

My illiterate aunt told me I have a natural knack for words. Does anyone else want to root me on?