Comments on: Prepping for NaNoWri

By: Deborah

Deborah — Thu, 27 Oct 2005 14:26:19 +0000

Sounds like a blast, Chris! Try using the Dr. Grip pens to alleviate cramps. They work great for me.

By: Chris Howard

Chris Howard — Thu, 27 Oct 2005 14:01:20 +0000

I’m writing in longhand for NaNoWriMo as well, something I haven’t done in years. My daughter’s in the NaNo young writers program, and since she won’t be typing, I figured I shouldn’t either. We’ve made a few rules: No re-reading once we start writing for the day. We can go back and read what we’ve done before or after the night’s writing session. We’ll both write at the dinner table each evening, and we’ll try to keep the distractions, e.g., snorting and giggling, to a minimum. I give the rules three days before they break down. My hand will hurt from writing with a pen and I’ll be typing, we’ll be reading each other funny dialogue during the writing sessions, there’ll be bursts of laughter, even cackling. It ought to be fun.

By: Deborah

Deborah — Tue, 25 Oct 2005 23:56:34 +0000

Thanks, Lee. Layman gave some good advice that I’m pretty good about following. As I finish the current chapter I’m working on, I try to draw a mental picture of what will happen in the next.

Where outlining is concerned, I make them as general as I can because I always think of new ideas that will throw the whole thing off.

By: Lee Pletzers

Lee Pletzers — Tue, 25 Oct 2005 23:23:53 +0000

Good luck with that.

The last time I did a full outline, I never worte the book. It’s still sitting in the drawer from early last year.

I might actually write it one of these days.

I follow Richard Laymon’s rules of writing: Never stop at the end of a chapter and always stop in the middle of the action. That way, it is easier to start the next day.

Good luck with Nano, Deb.