National Novel Writing Month

[Invader_Stu]

This could be an interesting one for all us bloggers. November is National Novel Writing Month:
http://www.nanowrimo.org

[QuirkyJessi]

Or, do the blogging version, NaBloPoMo, where you post every day for the entire month. Some already do this, but for others, it's a real challenge. It's changed a lot since it's first year, but can still be fun. NaBloPoMo - National Blog Posting Month

[The Envoy]

These are interesting, but so many things to do, so little time....

[Cephus]

Originally Posted by QuirkyJessi

Or, do the blogging version, NaBloPoMo, where you post every day for the entire month. Some already do this, but for others, it's a real challenge. It's changed a lot since it's first year, but can still be fun. NaBloPoMo - National Blog Posting Month

For a month heck, I've been doing it for almost 2 years. Haven't missed a single day yet, don't plan on starting any time soon.

[Cephus]

Originally Posted by Invader_Stu

This could be an interesting one for all us bloggers. November is National Novel Writing Month:
http://www.nanowrimo.org

The only problem with the annual nanowrimo is that they promote quantity of work over quality of work. You just have to write X number of words a day, no matter how awful those words actually are. I'd be a lot happier with it if the goal was to produce a publishable work in 30 days, regardless of length, than just mindlessly pounding out a certain number of words on the keyboard.

[Invader_Stu]

Originally Posted by QuirkyJessi

Or, do the blogging version, NaBloPoMo, where you post every day for the entire month. Some already do this, but for others, it's a real challenge. It's changed a lot since it's first year, but can still be fun. NaBloPoMo - National Blog Posting Month

I've thought bout doing it but it kinds of scares me. I don't think I would be able to write anything good if I was posting every day. and I would have to forget about doing cartoons with every post.

[QuirkyJessi]

Originally Posted by Cephus

For a month heck, I've been doing it for almost 2 years. Haven't missed a single day yet, don't plan on starting any time soon.

For those who don't have a schedule, this can be particularly challenging for them. If you're already posting daily and it's a breeze, maybe try posting for the theme chosen or choose one of your own. It can be interesting to push out 31 straight posts on the same topic or related theme (even if you're posting within a niche, narrowing it down even more can be challenging).

[QuirkyJessi]

Originally Posted by Cephus

The only problem with the annual nanowrimo is that they promote quantity of work over quality of work. You just have to write X number of words a day, no matter how awful those words actually are. I'd be a lot happier with it if the goal was to produce a publishable work in 30 days, regardless of length, than just mindlessly pounding out a certain number of words on the keyboard.

Most people can't push out a publishable work in 30 days, though. The idea behind focusing on quantity over quality is that it buckles you down into working hard and really pushing out content. Then you have something to work with and can edit afterward. Some people only write here or there, with no real time schedule or urgency, so it can be really challenging....and rewarding.

[Cephus]

Originally Posted by QuirkyJessi

Most people can't push out a publishable work in 30 days, though. The idea behind focusing on quantity over quality is that it buckles you down into working hard and really pushing out content. Then you have something to work with and can edit afterward. Some people only write here or there, with no real time schedule or urgency, so it can be really challenging....and rewarding.

Obviously most people are not going to be publishing it, but I feel certain most people can produce a somewhat polished short story in 30 days. I doubt you'll find anyone but Stephen King cranking out a 500 page book in that time.