Published by Deborah on 16 Nov 2005 at 07:10 pm
Day 16: Still Moving Right Along
Chapter 6 is almost finished. Once the deadline comes up, I’m going to set this thing down for at least a month so I can finish my other projects and deal with Christmas. Then I’m going to take a look at it and see if it’s worth continuing. What are you going to do with your NaNo project? Do any of you have goals of publishing your work?
Chris Howard on 17 Nov 2005 at 7:13 am #
I hadn’t planned to post my NaNo project when I began–maybe a couple chapters, but I’ve worked the idea of the Open Access Initiative into the plot, and, since this is what my protagonist is fighting for, it just wouldn’t be right to withhold it. I think the big question is when. I have the first 9 chapters posted on my blog in PDF right now, but something happened on the 15th, the competitor in me kicked in, and told me to write, don’t look back–and you damn well better not post anymore, “you’re slowing us down.” I have two storylines that I’m not sure I want to complete or cut. I know a bunch of inconsistencies have crept in, but they’ll just have to wait for December or January. After editing, I’ll probably post the whole thing with a Creative Commons license.
Deborah on 17 Nov 2005 at 8:04 am #
I enjoyed the first chapter, Chris, and look forward to reading your story once this contest ends. As for the inconsistencies creeping in, that’s normal. The only way to get to the goal is to move forward. That’s what tripped me up last year: my habit of going over and editing everything I’d written. I’m not doing that this year and am better for it.
I haven’t decided what I’m going to do with mine. First, I’ll have to check with the copyright laws regarding fan fiction. Hyperion has published one Lost book and is set to publish another soon.
melly on 17 Nov 2005 at 11:04 am #
Assuming I ever finish my NaNovel, then yes, I would like to try and publish it. But first thing’s first. I’d like to finish it first