tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post5136808731828982067..comments2024-03-25T05:17:05.202-05:00Comments on Writing In The Crosshairs: THE KEY TO WRITING A NOVEL IN 30 DAYS!Roland D. Yeomanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-2540345469548633252014-10-06T14:09:34.896-05:002014-10-06T14:09:34.896-05:00Alex:
A crutch is good while it is needed, but it ...Alex:<br />A crutch is good while it is needed, but it is not the normal way to walk!<br /><br />Continuing with a crutch after you have your legs under you will only weaken your legs -- same with NaNo. Doing it regularly will weaken your writing "legs" and reinforce faulty writing habits. Old English teacher, here. :-)Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-76519765996009179162014-10-06T13:48:39.378-05:002014-10-06T13:48:39.378-05:00I've done it twice. Some of us just need that ...I've done it twice. Some of us just need that push to get it done because we're lazy. (Of course, I plot and plan my manuscripts to death before I do it.)Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-28977116588129076912014-10-06T12:59:20.802-05:002014-10-06T12:59:20.802-05:00Inger:
Such fun photos of Samson and Faith on your...Inger:<br />Such fun photos of Samson and Faith on your blog today. :-)<br /><br />The ghost of Mark Twain sends a wink your way!<br /><br />His, Hemingway's, and my view of NaNoWriMo is decidedly unpopular judging from my email! (See I used Mark's hated ! myself).<br /><br />But as you found with MIDDLEMARCH, quality takes time and planning.<br /><br />And we are a microwave culture these days, right? :-)Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-68804444690375971742014-10-06T09:18:10.180-05:002014-10-06T09:18:10.180-05:00Having just finished it, I know one thing for sure...Having just finished it, I know one thing for sure: Middlemarch was not written in a month. I almost put one of these !!! at the end of that sentence. <br /><br />Anyhow, Mr. Twain, I love that word you use so often: Tarnation! Ingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02924736131382149056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-8172201786433195182014-10-06T00:36:00.823-05:002014-10-06T00:36:00.823-05:00D.G.:
I am with you and them as well. I think thos...D.G.:<br />I am with you and them as well. I think those who look upon writing as a hobby or lark do NaNo. Those who look upon writing as a craft or occupation treat it with respect.<br /><br />I think you might be right in the pattern between ages, genres, and target market.Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-35532396739669372392014-10-06T00:11:16.601-05:002014-10-06T00:11:16.601-05:00NANO has never appealed to me, I'm with Mark a...NANO has never appealed to me, I'm with Mark and Hemingway on this one. I would like to know the demographics of participants and the target market and genres most represented.<br /><br />Perhaps there is a pattern.D.G. Hudsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06213237734772028645noreply@blogger.com