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| "Word Sprints work because they shut that internal editor down. When you're trying to write as many words as possible for the next fifteen minutes, you don't have time to stop and think if those words are any good. You don't have time to think at all." ~ Tera Lynn Childs |
Gearing Up For Writing Sprints
For several years, November was earmarked as the month to write a 50,000 word novel in 30 days. There was a whole organization, first for the US market only and then international that helped writers with gatherings and emotional support to bust through that magical threshold.
Here on Writing.Com, we have "October Novel Prep Challenge" . A group and forum dedicated to making that November noveling successful. Instead of staring out cold on November 1st, this activity gives an additional 31 days ahead of time to plan, plot, layout, eliminate story glitches, get to know characters, and - most of all - forge a bond of writers who meet here on the site to get ahead.
Those who make it through the prep are invited to special sprints. I highly recommend it. Even if there is no goal to write 50,000 words in November, the October Prep as well as the writing sprints are a great way to make some headway in a writing project.
The October Prep helps to organize thoughts.
The November writing sprints give incentives and peer pressure to carve out the time to sit down and put those words to paper or word processing.
In October and November, there is no time like the present to get serious about hammering out a first draft. Anyone who has a novel idea should check out the resources linked below, look them over, and start thinking about those two coming months and why they are going to be the months when you finish your novel.
Will you write a novel this November? |
| | Resurrection Jukebox (E) A yearly blogging challenge featuring cover songs and/or dead artists! Runs every October. |
| | The 7/7 Forum (18+) Message Forum to chat and Interact with fellow WDC members 7 days a week |
| | | 52 Questions (ASR) Contemplation and decision making starting points for all |
| | The Poet's Place (E) Poets can discuss, review, request reviews, etc. of their unique form of writing. |
| | Weekly Goals (13+) Motivate yourself to conquer your goals this week! Post on Monday; update us on Friday! |
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Replies to my last Noticing Newbies newsletter "A Quarter Century"
findingfeet  wrote: How about aol.com and compuserve.com as early social media sites? I had to check, they are still up. I do believe they had bulletin boards back in the 90s and maybe some chat which might qualify as early 'social media'? Anyway WDC is a superior site. I'm glad you started it and thanks for keeping it going.
--findingfeet
And a recent reply to an older Noticing Newbies newsletter "Leave of Absence"
JL Richter wrote: RE: Leave of Absence - As a newbie, I ran into a different problem. Once I had created my account, got involved with the community, and wrote my first few pieces (some of which have won this award or that ribbon), I went on to upgrade my account with a paid subscription (which seemed like the next logical step), and then just ... stopped writing. And honestly, I can't explain the 'why' of it. Not sure if my conundrum is pertinent to your newsletter, but I wonder if I'm the only newbie who experiences this kind of drawback.
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