NaNoWriMo Dreamwidth Writers

Before everything else, getting ready is the secret of success.

Henry Ford




So Nano Writer, there are still 24 days until the start of NaNoWriMo, will you be ( ready? )

Next week, we'll talk about the characters that will bring your story to life! Until then, keep writing!

I know pretty much what my main characters are like, but beyond that I just have to wait to see what comes out of my typewriter. I make up one-third of the things people say and do in the stories I write, but I have nothing to do with the rest.

Rex Stout (author of the Nero Wolfe mystery novels)

Do your characters take over your novel, Nano Writer? Or do they follow the path you've set out in your outline?

Have you met the characters in our newest contest? Part one closes this Sunday, June 14!

Sources for the genre mini-challenge may be found here. Do you agree/disagree with the genre? Did any of the answers surprise you?

Keep writing, Nano Writer!

There are only 160 days until NaNoWriMo!

Did you know? Text messages are limited to 160 characters because a communications researcher named Friedham Hillebrand sat down at his typewriter and wrote out a series of sentences and questions, deciding that 160 characters was enough to express a meaningful message. The creators of Twitter later followed suit and limited the "tweet" to 140 characters (keeping 20 for the user's address). source

Consider then Nano Writer what you can do with 50,000 words! What have you written today?