Monday, October 16, 2006

NaNoWriMo

Just a reminder, for any writer-ly leaning readers of mine.

National Novel Writing Month (a.k.a. NaNoWriMo) begins on November 1st.

The idea is simple, really: write 1,667 words a day for one month (the organizers, if you can call them that, picked November), without editing or much advance thought at all, towards that novel that you've had in the back of your head for years, and get 'er done.

I, however, seem to have gotten started early. I'm so tempted to post pieces of my novel-in-progress on my blog. But even though I've got that Creative Commons badge in the left-hand sidebar, I'm still a bit spooked by the idea of people stealing my words and claiming them for their own.

I still might post bits and pieces of it... or I might make y'all beg me for it. I'm kinda mean (and needy) that way.

Or maybe not.
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Comments:
hehehe :) What a great idea!!! I'll try for sure without any plagiarism!!! :)
# posted by Blogger Jess :: 10/17/2006 8:01 AM
 
NNWM?...GTK!
# posted by Blogger bree :: 10/17/2006 9:14 AM
 
Regarding your idea on posting bits of your novel online... Since you have your own domain, couldn't you provide a secret webaddress where we: the few, the proud, the lucky, could read those bits, without the public knowing? Much unlike this comment??
# posted by Blogger wecker :: 10/18/2006 7:59 AM
 
There's ways to password-protect a directory, but they're not very secure.

I can make a PDF that requires a password to unlock - that, also, isn't very secure.

Maybe the solution is to write two novels - one for public consumption on my website, and one for eventual sale and publishing?
# posted by Blogger Brian Moon :: 10/18/2006 8:03 AM
 
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