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NOVEMBER’S QUESTION: What is your favorite aspect of being a writer?
Besides people reading and enjoying my work? And the surprise awards?
Mm… Perhaps having conversations with my fictional friends. Or writing pieces that surprise me. Maybe it’s having word sprints with fellow writers. (Between my Twitter group and my NaNo region’s encouragement, I wrote 18 803 words yesterday – day one of NaNoWriMo.) I definitely enjoy creating new worlds and situations, and figuring out what makes a villain tick.
But one favourite aspect?
Writing itself.
Though carpal tunnel might make it difficult some days – and won’t it just flare up when deadlines loom? – I work through the pain to get those words out of my head and on to the page. Even if it’s in my illegible handwriting. (Yesterday’s scary thunderstorm – lightning taking out the electricity and hail appearing out of nowhere – once again showed that I enjoy writing with pen and paper.)
There’s something magical about words flowing onto the page from the pen, somehow linked to my thoughts…
Mm, coffee’s probably a good idea right now 😉 I’m off to write more of my first draft for NaNo. My word count will definitely not surpass yesterday’s, but perhaps it’ll rival it?
What about you: what’s your favourite aspect of being a writer? Are you participating in NaNoWriMo? Do you prefer writing on your laptop, using apps like Scrivener, or do you like paper and pen?
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suzannerogersonfantasyauthor said:
Wow, that’s an amazing start to Nano, well done.
I really wanted to take part this year but I’m already editing two books right now and can’t face adding another to my workload. I hope to next year though.
I love typing away on my computer, but when I’m creating or struggling through a problem, nothing beats pen and paper.
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miladyronel said:
Thanks, Suzanne 🙂 Good luck with editing – it’s where our stories go from meh to marvellous!
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suzannerogersonfantasyauthor said:
Thank you. I love the editing stage, probably more than the creating stage. That’s why Nano is such a great idea, you just free flow the story and get to tidy it up later!
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Gail M Baugniet said:
Totally agree that your purple-covered notebook is far more inspiring than a blinking cursor! Best of success with NaNo this year!
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miladyronel said:
Thank you 🙂
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James Pailly said:
I’m with you. Computer screens do not inspire me. I have to write with an actual pen on actual paper.
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miladyronel said:
It’s quite freeing, isn’t it?
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James Pailly said:
Yes it is!
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Tyrean (@TyreanMartinson) said:
Wow! That’s an awesome start to NaNo!
I love the purple notebook. I have a few fancy notebooks, a few plain ones, and my laptop. I can’t seem to get into scrivener or other methods, although the guest I have at my blog today uses something different.
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miladyronel said:
Thank you. Notebooks are awesome:-)
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Victoria Adams said:
Fabulous start on NaNO – keep it up. Hope the carpal tunnel backs off until the end of the month. Tweeted.
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miladyronel said:
Thank you 🙂
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patgarcia said:
I enjoy having conversations with my fictional friends, and especially when I am stuck and don’t know how to go further. They drop by in the nick of time. I also love revising and editing. That’s where it gets interesting.
I am a participant in NaNo also. So far, 5771 words. Congratulations on your 18,803. You Go Girl!
Shalom aleichem,
Pat
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miladyronel said:
Thanks, Pat 🙂 Great word count, yourself. It’s great when fictional friends drop by unannounced. Happy writing.
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raimeygallant said:
How did you do that? That’s so many words! What is your secret???
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miladyronel said:
*grinning*
Coffee. Lots and lots of coffee.
Competition – my region’s always challenged on day one by another to see who gets the best total and average word counts. (We won – most everyone got past 10k on day one.)
Word sprints definitely help – 15min sprints every hour.
Encouragement from my Twitter group and region definitely helps – especially when a 15min sprint only delivers 45 words…
And bullet points. Having done proper prep, and this being the third book with the same cast, the words really flowed. I’m sure some of it is redundant, repetitive and even horrible – but it’s there. And it sort of fits with what I’d planned for the chapter.
No editing – that’s December’s problem.
It’s not something that can be done every day – yesterday I wrote on paper (giving my fingers a rest from the vicious typing on day one) and I only managed 3k. Which isn’t bad – every word counts.
Find out what works for you. Good luck with your writing 🙂
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