Chekhov's Mistress
Since I like to say “NaNoWriMo” anyway.
Since writing my original comments on “NaNoWriMo” I have been corrected and have even seen another lit blogger involved.
So perhaps my first impressions were off. And that’s a good thing, since it’s such a catchy thing to say.
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I’ll admit—I felt the same level of skepticism the first time I encountered National Novel Writing Month (perhaps it was the puff piece in the LA Times?). Since then, I’ve pretended to participate (made it a whole day, but did donate to maintain the program), encouraged others to participate, and, this year, am actually using it to get myself back on track after life and work destroyed my writing schedule. I feel like a five-year missing her afternoon naps...NaNo has at least helped there.
I know of at least one author (Chris Baty excepted) who ultimately went on to polish and publish the book she started during this process. It’s a fun way to refocus, but anyone who’s never written a book before and expects great things from rushing through 50k words will probably discover the other great tool of writing: disillusionment with the business. At least she’ll always have November…
And, you’re right, it’s so much fun to say!
– booksquare (11/11 at 02:37 PM)
Hey Bud,
I was pretty sceptical at the iea of NaNoWriMo at first myself; obviously, no one except maybe Jack Kerouac is going to write a decent novel in a month.
I look at what will come out of this month as a good first draft, really something to get the creative juices simmering more than anything. A lot of what I write this month will die a quick death in Microsofts’s “Recycle Bin”, some of it will be reworked into something I really like, and a tiny portion will be perfect just the way it is.
Maybe I’m just a wierdo, but I like to write and I’d do this even if I wasn’t hoping to get something worthwhile. It’s fun and 50,000 words in 1 month is a respectable challenge to face up to.
Lastly, regarding the book “No Plot, No Problem.” NaNo was started in 1999 (I think there were like 10 participants the first year), and Batey’s book was released in 2004, so if NaNo was started as a way to make money then I congratulate Chris Batey on having an exceptionaly long time horizon! May his patience be an inspiration to us all 
– Scott (11/11 at 02:50 PM)
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- Posted by: Bud Parr
- Date: November 11, 2004
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