I've got my pompoms out and my short skirt on for everyone doing NaNoWriMo this year. I am already shouting, "Go, mighty fingers, go!" and "You can do eeeet!" at all you brave souls, for this is a gutsy and inspiring thing you do!
But note where I'm standing? Over here on the sidelines? Yeah, this is where I plan to stay. And quite happily so too, thank you.
As I've told a few of you, I did the Three Day Novel contest once, and as far as I'm concerned, that gives me a lifetime exemption from doing NaNoWriMo.
That said, I'm going to unofficially try to increase my own word count this month, because for the past three, I've kinda been sucking golf balls in terms of my output. I doubt I'll make 50,000 words like you stalwart NaNoers are aiming for, but I wouldn't mind getting an honest ten points from The Koala (which means 22,000 words.)
The NaNoers are free to mock that piddling goal. I shall have my pompoms and my sanity to console me!
7 comments:
I'm not mocking! I managed 24k in November 08 and I was very pleased with that! Good luck with reaching your goal and keeping McK happy.
I love the pompoms. When I need motivating I'll have to pop back in and look at them!
Thanks for the cheers.
Hope this next months goes well for you too.
Three day novel contest...I've heard you talk about that before, and it always intrigues me. I hope someday to participate in that.
Wow.
i'll hang out with you on the sidelines and help you cheer- if that's cool...
i can bring hot cocoa...
:)
GO NANO-ITES!
Nonanonightmare for me.
But it is, of course, completely compatible with the Koala's own sweet little challenge :-)
I'm not going to reply to this comment you left me on the BookEnds, LLC website, because it was inappropriate and totally out of line of you to write to me - on their site in the first place. You wrote -
"Neftwink/Jennifer Place: For the sake of your dreams, I beg you--just THINK for a moment how your words come across.
Your comment reads as, "I suspect you're useless to me, but I'll condescend to let you serve my needs. However, you have to do all the work of forging a connection with me, because I can't be bothered."
Pardon you, I always think how my words come across. How you interpreted my post on their website is your business. But don't ever interpret for anyone else. Okay? You were out of line communicating with me on their website, and your interpretation of my "words" couldn't have been more off base.
Best,
Neftwink
Jennifer Place:
1) No, it's not inappropriate for me to post a comment--directed to you personally or otherwise--in a forum designed to encourage public discussion.
2) My interpretation of your words is not "off base", because it's my interpretation, i.e. my opinion. I understand that wasn't what you meant to convey, but I'm not mistaken about the fact that I felt it read that way.
3) The comment you left here doesn't make you look good either. The internet is a public place, and all I was trying to do was counsel you to present yourself more gently when interacting with publishing professionals, especially if you hope to work with them someday.
I barely manage to get a few hundred words a month for the last couple of years, so I am thinking McK's challenge goal is a high hurdle indeed. You can mock me, I deserve it.
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