Robinski he/him Posted October 15, 2017 Posted October 15, 2017 Hey there, come on in and post your word count, give and receive encouragement, problem-solve, brainstorm and generally chew the fat about your NaNoWriMo project. But don't stay too long, you've got a book to write 2
Hobbit Posted October 17, 2017 Posted October 17, 2017 Yay! I may be joining you all in Nano-ing. I really, really don't have time (will be traveling for at least ten days of November) but I want to do it anyway!!!
Robinski he/him Posted October 18, 2017 Author Posted October 18, 2017 Yay! Not having time just makes it more exciting!! 1
Silk she/her Posted October 25, 2017 Posted October 25, 2017 (edited) On 2017-10-18 at 3:38 PM, Robinski said: Yay! Not having time just makes it more exciting!! Agreed! I hope to be writing an album while you all are novelling... Edited October 25, 2017 by Silk
Shadowmancer he/him Posted October 25, 2017 Posted October 25, 2017 The pre-NaNo panic hit me pretty hard today. I feel completely unqualified to be tackling this writing project. I've never done a mystery before, and I know so little...
industrialistDragon Posted October 25, 2017 Posted October 25, 2017 Last year's encouragement post from Chuck Wendig (who is always fantastically profane, so consider that a head's up for language) seems relevant here http://terribleminds.com/ramble/2016/10/25/a-cooling-mist-of-nanowrimo-flavored-novel-writing-advice/ You can do it!
Robinski he/him Posted October 25, 2017 Author Posted October 25, 2017 (edited) 10 hours ago, Silk said: Agreed! I hope to be writing an album while you all are novelling... Pleeeeeeeeeeeeease tell me it's a big band concept album. Some of my favourite albums are concept albums* Marillion - Misplaced Childhood Porcupine Tree - Fear of a Blank Planet Rush - Clockwork Angels (now complete with tie-in novel by Neil Peart and Kevin J. Anderson) Funeral for a Friend - Tales Don't Tell Themselves Queensryche - Operation: Mindcrime Pallas - The Sentinel (*What do you mean, you didn't ask?) Edited October 25, 2017 by Robinski
Robinski he/him Posted October 25, 2017 Author Posted October 25, 2017 22 minutes ago, Shadowmancer said: The pre-NaNo panic hit me pretty hard today. I feel completely unqualified to be tackling this writing project. I've never done a mystery before, and I know so little... It's not about anyone else but you. You can do it. It's not even about writing, really, it's about belief and commitment, or you could be like me, and just be so dmn stubborn and competitive that you REFUSE to allow any stupid writing contest to beat you. Come partner up with me, if you like. I am r0binski.
Silk she/her Posted October 25, 2017 Posted October 25, 2017 (edited) 2 hours ago, Shadowmancer said: The pre-NaNo panic hit me pretty hard today. I feel completely unqualified to be tackling this writing project. I've never done a mystery before, and I know so little... The beautiful thing about writing is that the best way become more qualified to write a thing is to just write the thing and see what you learn. You got this! 1 hour ago, Robinski said: Pleeeeeeeeeeeeease tell me it's a big band concept album. Some of my favourite albums are concept albums* Marillion - Misplaced Childhood Porcupine Tree - Fear of a Blank Planet Rush - Clockwork Angels (now complete with tie-in novel by Neil Peart and Kevin J. Anderson) Funeral for a Friend - Tales Don't Tell Themselves Queensryche - Operation: Mindcrime Pallas - The Sentinel (*What do you mean, you didn't ask?) Not a concept album, at least not yet; right now it’s just going to be kind of whatever comes out but we’ll see how it all cleaves together. (I do have a multi-media concept album on the back burner, but that one needs some serious re-thinking and I’m anxious to just crank some new stuff out for performance purposes so taking the easy route for now.) I write most of my stuff acoustically because I typically perform my own stuff solo, but I’d love to have one/some of my pieces arranged for/played by a big band. I’m sure I could talk my big band into it Also, any time a music nerd talks about music, the “what’s your favourite _____” question is pretty much implied. Thanks for the recs! Edited October 25, 2017 by Silk
Robinski he/him Posted October 26, 2017 Author Posted October 26, 2017 (edited) 8 hours ago, Silk said: any time a music nerd talks about music, the “what’s your favourite _____” question is pretty much implied if I had to pick one, Porcupine Tree, because you get an Alex Lifeson solo in there too, but it's just so expansive, musically and conceptually, I think. Not what I'd call jolly, but bang on tone all the way through. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8tgLNgXCLA And, the FFaF, very rousing. For anyone who has ever been on a (long) journey and come back again. Very evocative of life on the road, I expect, the album is about a sailor's journey, but the first song just nails the whole thing. Goosebumps. Edited October 26, 2017 by Robinski
Robinski he/him Posted October 26, 2017 Author Posted October 26, 2017 (edited) And in order to justify my totally off-topic last post... What music will you be using to support and motivate you in your Nano quest? Edited October 26, 2017 by Robinski
Unlicensed Hemalurgist he/him Posted October 29, 2017 Posted October 29, 2017 On 10/26/2017 at 3:03 AM, Robinski said: And in order to justify my totally off-topic last post... What music will you be using to support and motivate you in your Nano quest? Normally I listen to foreign language music so I'm not distracted by lyrics I understand. Lately I'm particularly fond of Russian/Ukrainian folk music: 2
Darjeeling he/him Posted October 29, 2017 Posted October 29, 2017 I'm no good at motivating, so I'll leave it to this dog. 1
Shadowmancer he/him Posted October 30, 2017 Posted October 30, 2017 On 10/26/2017 at 1:03 AM, Robinski said: And in order to justify my totally off-topic last post... What music will you be using to support and motivate you in your Nano quest? I love love LOVE Hans Zimmer, anything I can get my hands on. On a strange note, one very important aspect of my story came to me by listening to a Starset song, Let It Die.
Hobbit Posted October 30, 2017 Posted October 30, 2017 So, it looks like I won't be able to do NaNo after all this year. Not only is there the traveling issue, but I've had several health issues crop up. Including my chicken pecking me in the eye. It seems like all will be well--it's been 48 hours and my sight is almost back to normal--but it did put everything in (blurry) perspective. I'm not going to push myself this time around. But I'll be cheering you all on from the sidelines!
Robinski he/him Posted October 30, 2017 Author Posted October 30, 2017 Awesome, thanks for sharing! I can see the Russian folk music working well for particular types of scenes. I liked the second one, more than the first for writing purposes. Such an expressive dog, wow! And yes, Hans Zimmer = awesome, although perhaps not the best for writing a light comedy or romance? Have you seen Bladerunner: 2049? I thought Zimmer's score was superb, evoking the original, but also fresh and surprising.
Vreeah Posted October 31, 2017 Posted October 31, 2017 T minus one day. Time to get all those gears ready to roll! For music, I love some Lindsey Stirling, EDM genre tracks, some Eminem songs when I really want something to feel fast paced, Grace VanderWaal when I want to feel joy, and classic or romantic songs when I'm moving steadily.
Majestic Fox he/him Posted October 31, 2017 Posted October 31, 2017 (edited) Let's do this. If anyone wants to conjure some mutual motivation, feel free to add me on: NanoWrimo - MajesticFox myWriteClub (recommended by Mary in the last podcast) - Majestic_Fox Good luck all. Edited October 31, 2017 by Majestic Fox 1
industrialistDragon Posted November 1, 2017 Posted November 1, 2017 IT BEGINS! Good luck everyone starting the crazy NaNo journey! I haven't come across as many beginning-NaNo motivational posts as I have in the past, but I'm sure they will be out there eventually. For now, here're a couple from Chuck Wendig's blog: Last year's about letting yourself be wrong And this guest post by Fonda Lee about the inverse of NaNo -- taking your time and being deliberate (Standard Wendig warning: he's very nsfw language-wise. Fantastically, creatively, but still nsfw) Okay, I lied. One more twitter thread by Max Gladstone about growing your unique mustache-novel
Majestic Fox he/him Posted November 2, 2017 Posted November 2, 2017 1745 words for day one. It's 5:52 in the UK - I'm tucked away in a cottage in the Welsh mountains with a delicious coffee, sneaking a couple of hours in before work. How did you guys get on? 1
Robinski he/him Posted November 3, 2017 Author Posted November 3, 2017 Well, I finished editing Book 1 yesterday evening. So now I can start Nano '17. Wait, what do you means it 3rd November already?!
Robinski he/him Posted November 3, 2017 Author Posted November 3, 2017 (edited) On 02/11/2017 at 5:54 AM, Majestic Fox said: I'm tucked away in a cottage in the Welsh mountains Awesome! I'm just going onto the Nano site. Anyone else for chumming up for moral support? I am r0binski on Nanowrimo. (That's a 'zero'.) Edited November 3, 2017 by Robinski
Robinski he/him Posted November 4, 2017 Author Posted November 4, 2017 Okay, all you Nanos, and I'm looking at you were @Majestic Fox, cause we're buddied, this is a big day, chance to get caught up, chance to build a lead. It's the weekend, and you've set today aside for writing, right? So, write! Personally, I've made a slow start because I'm editing the 23K words I already had of this novel, but I've only got 7 pages to go before I'm onto the new stuff. Chocks away!!! Good luck everyone. C'mon, c'mon, get writing - it's fun, remember?! 1
Majestic Fox he/him Posted November 4, 2017 Posted November 4, 2017 @Robinski. What a great post. This thread is living up to its name. Sent you a message on Nano.
Appol PhD they/he Posted November 5, 2017 Posted November 5, 2017 @Robinski @Majestic Fox I just added you both on NaNoWriMo. It took me forever to remember how to add buddies. My username's c0nn0r on the website. Good luck writing! 1
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