Comments on: #NaNoWriMo: “Finish for me.”

By: Chuck

Chuck — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:15:45 +0000

While the metaphor here is obvious (not a knock against you; I mean, NaNo as marathon is an idea within easy reach), the way it’s framed and the stories around it are priceless.

Nice work.

– c.

By: ***Dave

***Dave — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 05:30:25 +0000

Your posts have been excellent advice, sir. NaNoWriMo could do worse than buy them off of you and then recirculate them each year at appriately spamful intervals.

Crossed the finish line this evening … but still have more race to run.

By: Doyce

Doyce — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 19:07:47 +0000

A couple years ago, I was running a triathlon. The swimming and biking were fine, but when I got to the run (which was nasty — super-hilly), I let out this huge sigh of defeat after about first half-mile and started walking.

This guy behind me, who hadn’t said a word the whole time, says, “Oh No: I’ve been setting my pace off you this whole race; you ain’t quittin’ on me now.”

It got me through.

Thanks Nick. You have no idea how much I like knowing these posts have helped people. And congrats on finishing!

By: Nick

Nick — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 18:57:43 +0000

Funny – you don’t know this, but I think you were my running partner. I hadn’t done anything like NaNoWriMo before… In fact, I hadn’t ever written more than 20 pages for anything, and those 20 were for a college class. Throughout this event, your advice really helped me out. If nothing else, it certainly entertained me when I needed it. I finished today. I expect that I’ll see you milling around the finish line soon enough.