So who is in? Me! That's who....along with a gift prompt and whatever writing gets tossed in my direction along the way. Anyone else?

Not for me this time, I might be brave enough to take it on sooner or later, just not yet..... Wish all the competitors good luck with it though.

As usual, this falls during one of my busiest months, both at work and in terms of the holidays! So I'll never be able to do it as long as it is in November.

I'm doing it. In fact getting ready to start writing soon. I've got a daily goal of 2,000 words. TJ, the summer program, Camp NaNo, from June through August may be better for you. It's not as well known as NaNoWriMo, but it is there. There's also a Young Writers program for kids a teens.

I'm not doing a first draft right now of original fic so I'm not doing nano this year, but I had a great time with it last year. Good luck to everyone who's participating! Even if you don't "win" you'll still have new word count, so you still win.

I'm in too! I was really excited last year, when I completed my novel on time, and I wanted to try again! Good luck to k2 and Ame, and if you want to look for me, I'm registered as Jessica Anderson!

Originally posted by Daniella T I'm in too! I was really excited last year, when I completed my novel on time, and I wanted to try again! Good luck to k2 and Ame, and if you want to look for me, I'm registered as Jessica Anderson!

Daniella, How many names do you have?!

Weeeeeellll, originally I was thinking of using this pen-name for NaNo also but then decided to keep these two parts of my writing life separate. And since both names mean something to me (Daniella T. is based on "The buccaneers" TV series, and Anderson, of course, on "our" Anderson) I couldn't choose between them - so I went for both

Originally posted by Daniella T Weeeeeellll, originally I was thinking of using this pen-name for NaNo also but then decided to keep these two parts of my writing life separate. And since both names mean something to me (Daniella T. is based on "The buccaneers" TV series, and Anderson, of course, on "our" Anderson) I couldn't choose between them - so I went for both

And that's just for her writing! Wait 'til you see how many she has for her various "acting" roles!

Yup, you're on to me, EW

EW ... Are you implying that Daniella wears as many masks as Katse? Eeeeeek!

Originally posted by jublke EW ... Are you implying that Daniella wears as many masks as Katse? Eeeeeek!

But not his lipstick, tee-hee!

Originally posted by Daniella T

Originally posted by jublke EW ... Are you implying that Daniella wears as many masks as Katse? Eeeeeek!

But not his lipstick, tee-hee!

Yeah, I'm pretty sure Katse had his specially made to match his style!

Best of luck to all the participants. Perhaps we will see some new stories developed from this creative event.

Hey Wrimos! Did you know there are actually NaNoWriMo songs???? The NaNoWriMo Song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78mvUeBw7MM 1667 words: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjBBFaHt7no Enjoy!

hee hee..thanks for those Daniella. Closing in on 20k...got a busy next few days ahead of me, so I worked ahead a bit. Currently in a love/hate relationship with my novel. All that reasearch I did in November...not enough, not nearly enough. How is everyone else doing?

I got off to a good start, but have had a busy week. Hopefully next week, I can make up for it some. At least while busy, I was able to work on some fanfiction. I can't ignore that completely this month. So the week was not a total waste.

Was doing well ... but got slammed these last couple of days by life ... however, am holding steady at 20,979 as of today ... k2p2 ... I feel your pain! I started out with a rough outline of how my story would go ... and it got completely tossed out after the first paragraph ... the entire story changed, but it seems more like I'm reading it than writing it, so I'm going to trust that the story and the characters know what they're doing! lol

Just broke 21,000. Happy to be a couple of days ahead in this game. Like you, I am taking notes, as the characters have done a good job in showing me where this story needs to go, rather then where I had intended it to...and that's okay, I think this is going to be a much stronger novel overal because of the changes. If you'd like to chat all things Na No and other writing..i try to be online at the Gatchfanfic site after 5pm EST. Love to talk novels with you and anyone else participating.

Just passed 21,000 also! Shall we go on a word war, k2? I've never done one, but it's suggested in the NaNo forums as a good way to get your word count up P.S. Can't stop listening to the "1,667 words" song... I even have it on my MP3...pathetic (me!), I know...

Ri girl: like last year, my secondary characters seem to be doing more interesting things than my MC -- talk about my muse taking over!

I have no idea what a word war is...and currently I am a kinda a captive audience in that I really cannot drive or get out of the house. Will check out the site to see what one is like and if it is doable. Keep up the good work! Na No and Full Steam Ahead!

Cue the music! Bring out the elephants! I completed NaNoWriMo! Just uploaded my more than 50,000 words novel -- Lachlan's Tigers, the second volume of the trilogy. Whoooosh, it was hard this year! I was working around nearly 12-hour days at some point, and then drank gallons of coffee to stay up and write and then the next day the same...and now I'm high on caffeine, I need to do a little song and dance on Gatchamania! Anyway, just thought I'd let you know!

Congratulations Daniella, you must be so thrilled to get it done so quickly too.

Wow!!! Awesome, Daniella! I am in AWE of anyone who has done NaNo. Congratulations!!!

Thank you, KT and Lunulet (and KT also for finding the elephants!!!!) Now the plan is to have it ready for publication in about six months -- that's how long it took me last year to make my NaNo presentable to the public. No -- thats't not the plan really! The plan now is to eat and sleep!

Originally posted by Daniella T The plan now is to eat and sleep!

sounds like a great plan to me too...

Congratulations Daniella. You deserve those dancing elephants and your sleep.

Congrats DaniellaT!!!!!!

Hooray, DT!

Joining in to celebrate your success, Daniella!

Thank you, everyone! It may sound corny, but your support during NaNo really meant a lot to me!

Congrats Daniella! Woo! Did a little hop step dance in the kitchen for you, this is awesome news! Gonna try to cross the 47k mark today, and I'm still in a love/hate relationship with this story but not making up my mind until at least a month after I've let it rest on my thumb drive...There's a compellling story in there, somewhere, just not quite sure how to approach it yet. Congrats again!

Daniella, that's wonderful! You should be proud of yourself! I wish I'd been able to write even half as much. Unfortunately I have a non-fiction writing project that's been sucking up most of my free time for the past few months, but I've made good progress on that. Does it count if I wrote 50,000 words of non-fiction technical stuff? In any case, I look forward to reading the sequel when I have the time to do so! K2, 47,000 words is so very close! I know you can make it!

TJ -- Everything counts! Of course it should count as a NaNo if you want it to be a NaNo (ok, NaNo rules say it has to be fiction, but what does it matter? Writing is writing) K2: Go, go, go!!!!

K2, I am going to echo Daniella's words - Way to go !!! You are almost there. And then once this mad rush is over you can go back and make as drastic a change as you want. After all that is what editing is for, (at least that is what I was trying to explain to my grade 2 class the other week.)

Go k2 go! You can do it!

Thanks everyone! I crossed the finish line on one of the lamest, exposition filled, awkward dialogued novels I'd ever laid fingers upon keyboard for...hee hee... At least with the Iona stories, and the tiny bit I have up on the archive, at least one editing pass was made. Usually multiple, with rechecks of the story arch and subplot points. For this story I had a map and a list of characters. Then iit was full steam ahead all the time, laughing in the wind with the top down and my hair undone. So yes, it is done, and it is a story with a beginning, middle, and an end, along with a plausible social structure and a workable magical system, or at least what I believe to be a believable one... Either way, it is going to have to sit at least a month, perhaps more before I try to pick it apart to see what is salvagable and worthy to make it into a second draft...that and do some serious reading. Oh yeah, and my gift fic...look out. Anyway, just wanted to send out a huge thanks to all of your support. Just read through them although KT let me know multiple times that they were here. KT, an especial THANK-YOU! Without you nursing me through my wordcounts over at the Archive chat room, I don't know if I'd have kept up the momentum neccessary to get through the entire thing. Often times it would have been easier to just quit, but you kept me going and for that I am exceedingly grateful.... Now onto my other chores!

YAY, well done you, knew you could do it. Now I'm looking forward to reading what you've come up with.....

K2, I'm so glad you finished this! And I'm sure there is plenty that is 'salvageable'! Congratulations!!!!! As for 'watching out' for a gift fic... my recipient might not be so impressed either. I'm having to fight for time to work on it...

Well-done, K2!!!! Now first rest, then the other chores!

Congrats k2! Once I embraced the concept of the "shitty first draft" I found that initial process a lot more fun. NaNo is a good time to try it, for sure.

Congrats, K2!