Comments on: The hardest thing, following NaNoWriMo, is to keep writing.

By: Chuck

Chuck — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 12:10:32 +0000

Writing rocks with momentum, and momentum can build slowly — so this is a good post to remind people how to exercise the resting muscle and build back to momentum.

As always, thumbs-up.

– c.

By: Nick

Nick — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 02:14:13 +0000

I actually have a full time (plus) job already… but after Nano I found I really enjoyed writing. Some folks go out and run or hit the gym to relax, but I found that writing really helped with the mental stress. I figure I’ll need another 25,000 words on my Nano story before it’s done, but I’m not going to touch it till next week. When it’s time to let that story “simmer” before editing, I’m going to try my hand at another story that I’ve been cooking up. But these two, and all of the associated editing, are going to have to last me until November next year!

By: De

De — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 23:27:26 +0000

Brainstorming story about chocolate, the universe, and pirate spaceships. Starting writing on Sunday.

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 21:57:54 +0000

I’m always so full of creative energy after NaNo (and after finally getting enough sleep after NaNo) that I always keep writing. This year I finished my novel within November, so instead I’ve broke out last year’s novel, dusted it off, and started re-reading it to get a big-picture type of view on it. Then I’ll start editing. And in January my critiquing group starts meeting for the year and hopefully I’ll have a fully edited novel by next NaNo.

By: Jeff Kirvin

Jeff Kirvin — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 20:39:57 +0000

I’m 61k into my NaNo book and about a dozen scenes from finishing it (okay, closer to 20, because I know stuff will crop up that’s not in the outline). Once I’m done with that, then it’s on to the second book in the seven book series. I’ve got a rough outline written for book 2, and I’ll be editing book 1 while writing book 2. Then on to book three by Groundhog’s Day, and so on until I get all 7 written by Labor Day/DragonCon.

It’s been a struggle to keep my 2000 words a day pace going without the NaNo community. But this is what professional writers do. If I want to be a professional writer, the first step is to be a professional writer. That is write at a professional level. So I keep going.

By: Alan

Alan — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 18:36:47 +0000

I kind of used NaNo to jump start my habit. Sort of like going off the wagon, then jumping back on.

I didn’t finish, but it re-energized me. So I’m aiming for 1,000 words a day, either before work or after. Or an hour at the computer, whichever comes first.

By: Doyce

Doyce — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 18:20:06 +0000

Wha? Hmm. Hmmmm.

By: Doyce

Doyce — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 18:19:14 +0000

Yep: 500 words a day is pretty much where I’m at: 2 pages, minimum.

In fact: it’s lunch break, time to tappity tap. :)

By: Michelle

Michelle — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 18:18:57 +0000

Dude…Dave and others are making noise of starting one in Highlands Ranch.

There are no excuses :)

By: Tina Hunter

Tina Hunter — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 18:11:13 +0000

I’ve only got about 2 chapters left to write on my NaNo Novel. Then I’m taking a break and editing book one (a book that took me 1.5 years to finish) so I can send that out to beta readers in February. Then to edit the NaNo Novel and see what comes of it.

That’s the plan anyway. It is in no way binding or contractual so it may or may not happen.

But I am writing 500 words a day. That’s enough to finish the NaNo novel by New Years eve.