12 hours until I have to decide if I dare do nanowrimo

[jack]

12 hours until I have to decide if I dare do nanowrimo. My head is filling with worldbuilding ideas, but no plot. Are fictional encyclopedias a thing yet?

More seriously, I'm less rushed off my feet than most years, but I'm busy with lots of stuff, I'm not sure I can devote enough time this month to writing a whole novel. But I do want to devote more time to blitzing on a hobby for a little bit, especially ones where I have something to show for it afterwards.

Who ended up doing yuletide this year?

Is anyone trying NaNoWriMo?

(Usual disclaimer: Every year when people talk about nanowrimo someone gets really defensive and says "everyone who does NaNoWriMo thinks a 50k word unedited novel is a path to instant published success". I don't know anyone who thinks that, if you want to debunk that idea, please go find someone who believes it and don't try to persuade me :))

Comments

[syderia]

I am doing NaNo, and have been for the past 8 years (along with 3 Camp NaNo). I tend to be really bad at the "writing every day" bit, but I usually power through by writing during long stretches of time (2 to 4 hours, sometime more) at a time. I find that it allows my novel to develop more organically and that I get a better grip on my characters that way.

[jack]

Oh, cool, you're pretty practiced.