Is anyone doing National Novel Writing Month this year?
Arelor wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-
I just cannot work on something and feel OK if it sucks. If something is worth doing, it is worth doing right.
True, and I agree. The intention is to get a draft *done*, since a lot
of people are concerned about the quality of the product and don't
start. Once the draft is done, you're not done - as you know! :)
Is anyone doing National Novel Writing Month this year?
For those who don't know, check out nanowrimo.org; it's a challenge
to write a novel in November. 50,000 words by November 30th. 1,667
words per day.
It's OK to suck. Just get the first draft done, and worry about
polishing it later.
It's a lot of fun. I finished in 2017, and have a book mostly ready to
go; I added another 10,000 words and cleaned it up the following year.
I'm debating about doing it again this year, or taking the time I'd
take on a novel to come up with a business idea I had that needs
content.
... The exception also declares the rule
Arelor wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-
1700 words don't look so bad until you realize you need to gather a proofreading team and reiterate over what you have writen once and
again and again. Writing is the easy part, then you have to do enough quality control to ensure the end product is close to professional.
I have short stories that took two days to write and months to get
edited to their final form. Go figure.
I have short stories that took two days to write and months to get edited to their final form. Go figure.
Keep in mind the idea is that if it sucks, it's OK. Just get the
draft done, and tune it afterwards. I added net 10K words to mine,
probably took out 3-4K in the process.
... Abandon desire
Arelor wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-
I just cannot work on something and feel OK if it sucks. If something
is worth doing, it is worth doing right.
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