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Post by SianaBlackwood on Sept 6, 2011 2:10:07 GMT -5
Random comment... So, August was in WriMo terms an utter failure. Considering I only wrote on about half the days of the month, though, the 35k I achieved was actually pretty good. Plus, I'm totally in love with the MMC of Crystals and Moonlight . (although I just remembered that I never got around to finishing the August WriMo poem. Oops)
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Post by gio on Sept 6, 2011 22:38:44 GMT -5
Fallow is not a failure.
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Post by SianaBlackwood on Sept 14, 2011 0:09:22 GMT -5
Well, I didn't get the 50k for AugNo, so no verification and no win. Apart from that, though, it was really a pretty good month. If I can finish Crystals and Moonlight this month and H2NYE next month, I'll still be on target for my dreamed-of 12 first drafts in 12 months.
(and the 1 million words. I'm trying to get the 'unpublished author of a million words' phase out of the way ASAP)
By the way, attempting 1 million words of fiction in a year is a mistake. So is trying to write 12 first drafts. Even trying to do 12 wrimos in a year is a mistake. It's one of those glorious, fun mistakes that more people should make, though. It's been torture, fun and a learning experience all rolled into one... and there's still 3 months to go!
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Post by gio on Sept 14, 2011 0:40:38 GMT -5
Don't be afraid of mistakes. There are not. Miles Davies (musician and a little painter but could also be writer). I certainly agree with that. The only thing is I should want to know why am I writing. Oh! I forgot to tell you. I keep writing despite the syndrome. ;D
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Post by SianaBlackwood on Sept 15, 2011 0:23:36 GMT -5
I write because I love it so much, even when it's not going well. Plus I really want to know what happens at the end of the story .
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Post by gio on Sept 15, 2011 3:36:18 GMT -5
Me too. It is a psychosomatic need of mine the last 30 years. (Mind you that I don't say 'natural'). Just wondering what will happen to all this handwritten pages and typewritten documents after 30 years...
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