1st November 2007

NaNoWriMo in Albuquerque NM

Official NaNoWriMo 2007 Participant
Tap Tap Tap…

No, those aren’t students furiously cranking out a 5-page thesis the day before it’s due; it’s much worse than that. It’s the NaNoWriMo’s doing a crazy, insane writing project.  The Goal: writing 50,000 words in 30 days! Every November, at various bookstores and coffee shops around Albuquerque, a dozen or so people will be gathered around their laptop or writing pad writing at a frenzied pace.

 

 

Killing the inner editor

There’s no time to ponder; this is all about speed. Just get the words down. Is it garbage? Who knows, you don’t have time to go back and read it– just keep writing.

 

 

It’s all about quantity, not quality. The kamikaze approach forces you to lower your expectations, take risks, and write on the fly.

So far, over 440 fools have affliated for this year’s NaNoWriMo in New Mexico. November 1st is kick-off. A group is meeting at the Uptown Borders around 7:00. Saturday, November 3rd 11:00 at Desert Sunrise Coffeehouse on 4th, North of Osuna. There is another meeting on Sunday, November 4th at 3:00 at the Frontier across from UNM. There is a slew of other meetings–just check out the NaNoWriMo NM forum  for more details. Hope to see you at one of these events!

 

Today Scott Ginsberg wrote a post about writing that is worth reading. The Circle of Write.

 

  

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  1. 1 On November 1st, 2007, HELLO, my name is Scott said:

    Sweet. Thanks for the link love!

    Writing is the basis of all wealth ;)

  2. 2 On November 1st, 2007, Ashley - Albuquerque NM Real Estate said:

    Scott - I really enjoy your blog. Today’s post was just so perfect for my day!

  3. 3 On November 2nd, 2007, Joanne Hanson said:

    Just like blogging! Write fast and write often. I bet they have fun Ashley!

  4. 4 On November 3rd, 2007, Brandon FL Real Estate said:

    What a riot! I wonder if they just ever get silly and burst out in laughter…would it distract the others in the writing rat pack? I would have to have some comedy relief…go figure! ~Susie Roscoe~

  5. 5 On November 3rd, 2007, Albuquerque NM Real Estate - Ashley said:

    Joanne - Just like blogging! There are so many similarities. We had a blast on Thursday. We make quite the site at Borders!

  6. 6 On November 3rd, 2007, Albuquerque NM Real Estate - Ashley said:

    Susie - We did 15 minute writing burst to see who could write the most in that time. The winner got to wear a kids tiara with purple fluff on it! Yes, there is a lot of comic relief. :)

  7. 7 On November 4th, 2007, South Charlotte Real Estate Expert said:

    Ashley–

    Maybe we tomatos could do that– I just finished a week of heavy posting— maybe a 24 hour blog-a-thon.

  8. 8 On November 5th, 2007, Albuquerque NM Real Estate - Ashley said:

    Terry - Could you imagine? A blog-a-thon! Blog to you drop!

  9. 9 On November 5th, 2007, Pike County PA Real Estate | Karen Rice said:

    What fun!!! My daughter would especially love something like this - she loves to write.

  10. 10 On November 5th, 2007, Geordie Romer said:

    My friend Jon Shipley is a big novel in a month kind of guy. Last year he tried to write 2!!!

    As for blog-athons, I think Ardell and The Bloodhound had a 100 post marathon a year or so ago. It was brutal!

  11. 11 On November 5th, 2007, Albuquerque NM Real Estate - Ashley said:

    Geordie - I think two novels might kill me! I am already a couple of days behind this year. I am hoping to be caught up by Thursday.

    100 post marathon would be brutal! I can’t begin to imagine the crap that I might post.

  12. 12 On November 5th, 2007, Albuquerque NM Real Estate - Ashley said:

    Karen - Both of my daughters are doing it this year. They have a group for younger ones. They can set their own word count goals. Jenifer is going for 50,000 and Natasha doesn’t have one yet.

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