tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3774305250676105976.post2151412649304849955..comments2024-03-28T11:13:13.409-04:00Comments on Balancing Act: #IWSG: NaNoWriMo and MeSamantha Bryanthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17684962313482409801noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3774305250676105976.post-79417599787672391312017-11-08T08:08:31.536-05:002017-11-08T08:08:31.536-05:00Wouldn't call myself a finisher. I mainly use ...Wouldn't call myself a finisher. I mainly use NaNoWriMo to push out as much as possible the NaNo story in my head. This is my 4th year, started in 2013 but skipped in 2014 to do Nina Amir's November nonfiction writing challenge. This year my NaNo novel is the sequel to my 2015 NaNo novel. So my other writing projects, also NaNo novels, are on hold. But I plan to finish them all, however ling it'll take me. Lidyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04185947128989933152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3774305250676105976.post-54443998345743468302017-11-06T12:48:18.128-05:002017-11-06T12:48:18.128-05:00Good luck with your NaNo project. It's the sec...Good luck with your NaNo project. It's the second time I'm participating.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3774305250676105976.post-27184319684565366992017-11-05T16:20:09.723-05:002017-11-05T16:20:09.723-05:00I didn't start writing in earnest until I reti...I didn't start writing in earnest until I retired -- and now I'm just finishing my 3rd historical novel. I do research before and during the writing -- and sometimes during the revision stages. Love the titles you've begun -- and finished! Thanks for sharing your writing and NaNo experiences. Have a great month!Beth Camphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12682622561621269515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3774305250676105976.post-40587718424180869292017-11-02T16:42:59.501-04:002017-11-02T16:42:59.501-04:00Good luck with your book and NaNo!Good luck with your book and NaNo!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3774305250676105976.post-81924448177801156852017-11-01T21:18:22.293-04:002017-11-01T21:18:22.293-04:00You totally should! You totally should! Samantha Bryanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17684962313482409801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3774305250676105976.post-61840695411336676872017-11-01T21:17:43.737-04:002017-11-01T21:17:43.737-04:00Thanks! Me too!Thanks! Me too!Samantha Bryanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17684962313482409801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3774305250676105976.post-7694731159987405352017-11-01T21:17:28.744-04:002017-11-01T21:17:28.744-04:00Thanks! It's definitely been difficult, but wo...Thanks! It's definitely been difficult, but worth it. I figure I won't ever actually see retirement, so it's good to have career I can do even as I get older. Samantha Bryanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17684962313482409801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3774305250676105976.post-14044804476376816302017-11-01T21:16:40.387-04:002017-11-01T21:16:40.387-04:00Thanks! Good luck to you, too!Thanks! Good luck to you, too!Samantha Bryanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17684962313482409801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3774305250676105976.post-81261924295596904002017-11-01T21:16:27.693-04:002017-11-01T21:16:27.693-04:00And to you as well!And to you as well!Samantha Bryanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17684962313482409801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3774305250676105976.post-21090067511023828862017-11-01T21:15:52.190-04:002017-11-01T21:15:52.190-04:00Thanks! I *love* these covers, too. I feel really ...Thanks! I *love* these covers, too. I feel really lucky to have gotten such good covers. Samantha Bryanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17684962313482409801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3774305250676105976.post-20691570358483822682017-11-01T19:53:23.897-04:002017-11-01T19:53:23.897-04:00I'm sitting on the fence about NaNoWriMo right...I'm sitting on the fence about NaNoWriMo right at this very moment. My one NaNoWriMo success was a novel that had a great first half and a really bad second half. Half a good novel is better than no novel at all, I guess. And I have had a project at the back of my mind... Do I dare?Jason A. Feingoldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18200885036602537881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3774305250676105976.post-87420303777047881142017-11-01T19:30:00.438-04:002017-11-01T19:30:00.438-04:00They all sound great. I hope you do get them out t...They all sound great. I hope you do get them out there. <br /><br /><a href="http://emaginette.wordpress.com" rel="nofollow"> Anna from elements of emaginette</a>emaginettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03324981140248692448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3774305250676105976.post-70027917727898862782017-11-01T12:29:58.752-04:002017-11-01T12:29:58.752-04:00I'm with you: I love the revision stage. The f...I'm with you: I love the revision stage. The fact that you've published so many novels while working as a teacher make you a super-hero. I wrote lots during my teaching years, but not consistently--the job's just too demanding.Sadira Stonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06879842617320020500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3774305250676105976.post-45608487076035538942017-11-01T12:05:00.036-04:002017-11-01T12:05:00.036-04:00Your success with NaNo is fantastic. You've fo...Your success with NaNo is fantastic. You've found what works for you. Good luck this year!Diane Burtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03754105332297068271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3774305250676105976.post-78684146130491585582017-11-01T10:55:17.870-04:002017-11-01T10:55:17.870-04:00That's how I view NaNo, too. Even if I don'...That's how I view NaNo, too. Even if I don't manage a win, I will have gotten (in theory, anyway) a good chunk of story done, which in itself is a win.<br /><br />Best of luck to you this month!M.J. Fifieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15626475963328519693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3774305250676105976.post-68477247891016734442017-11-01T09:54:04.418-04:002017-11-01T09:54:04.418-04:00Hey, not a lot of people can call themselves a NAN...Hey, not a lot of people can call themselves a NANOWRIMO "finisher". That's awesome. One day, I'll finish a NANOWRIMO project, but not this year. This year I'm a NANOWRIMO "procrastinator"... :-D<br /><br />I love the book covers for your series. I'm going to check them out.<br /><br />Good luck on NANOWRIMO!!<br /><br />Tanya Mirandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05993489244795453045noreply@blogger.com