tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31902352.post2492735045086550797..comments2023-08-29T07:27:24.934-06:00Comments on The Pajama Gardener: NanowrimoCarleen Bricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01433203126527081458noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31902352.post-19652174520509785732008-11-14T21:55:00.000-07:002008-11-14T21:55:00.000-07:00I just stopped by to say I really enjoyed reading ...I just stopped by to say I really enjoyed reading Orange Mint & Honey. The mother and daughter relationship touched me and I look forward to reading other books by you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31902352.post-43925758539706049892008-11-13T23:30:00.000-07:002008-11-13T23:30:00.000-07:00i have the same contribution as everyone else im a...i have the same contribution as everyone else im afraid, in fact i have been writing with a pen and paper instead of a computer because when i do that the first thing i do when i do when i boot up is to re-read last nights pages and despair, self-hate, groan etc.<BR/>I have to be marginally happy with where is it going it least, and how it looks before i allow myself to move on.<BR/>but i do agree that its working wonders for my discipline.<BR/>im hoping that i will be a more disciplined person when this is overWole's Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16424031290807484333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31902352.post-8327823623832480772008-11-13T18:29:00.000-07:002008-11-13T18:29:00.000-07:00I love the idea of NaNoWriMo, for the way it encou...I love the idea of NaNoWriMo, for the way it encourages brainstorming and completion without the usual self-constraints.<BR/><BR/>BUT, I've concluded that my method isn't conducive to that approach. I'm perpetually revising as I go, thinking and re-thinking each character and plot point. The end result is a very solid first draft--which saves me a lot of time and aggravation come the editing stage.<BR/><BR/>I always struggle, initially, with determining POV. I'm doing better with my latest, though--only threw out a dozen or so pages before deciding, as opposed to some 75 last time!Theresehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01915740239016736614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31902352.post-70780237612012218302008-11-13T11:39:00.000-07:002008-11-13T11:39:00.000-07:00I'm kind of using nanowrimo as inspiration to revi...I'm kind of using nanowrimo as inspiration to revise my manuscript in a month. I need all of the motivation I can get b/c it's a story I wrote two years ago and i feel very far away from the story. plus, I HATE REVISING I much prefer the messy first draft. As a non-fiction writer, I feel like I Know when the revisions are done because the information is all on the page, but with fiction, Yikes, it's hard to know when to stop.<BR/><BR/>Good luck to you. <BR/><BR/>loriProfessor Tharpshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04714326142739366426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31902352.post-40037658566731917522008-11-12T13:42:00.000-07:002008-11-12T13:42:00.000-07:00I go back and add to make my scenes better as well...I go back and add to make my scenes better as well. I sort of clean as I go, but for the most part I write in hopes that I will have a workable first draft to turn into something readable.<BR/><BR/>Don't worry about not making it to the 50K mark. Just know you did your best and wrote almost if not every day.Jennifer C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12253564132754009574noreply@blogger.com