This was my first year doing NaNoWriMo, and I had to do it for a class. By the middle of the month I wanted to chuck my laptop out of the window seriously tired of it. By the very end, I was happy with what I wrote... For the most part. Finding out you had been doing NaNoWriMo too actually got me to write more and better. I made the decision to do this every year. First year, and I ended with 50,494 words. It helped with my role-play life too.
@Cranequill ehhh well its obviously supposed to be pronounced nanoWRIImo because its short for national novel writing month and i heard it that way first so my ears are more accustomed to it
I'm doing it this year. But I'm only 12, so I'm doing the Young Writers One where you set your own goal. I'm going to do 'proper' NaNoWriMo next year I reckon. :)
Besides rewarding myself with candy, i made a deal with my dad that he'd help me save up for a Macbook Pro if i win this year.... considering my computer is LITERALLY falling apart... game on -.-
I pretend i'm in the story, and eat lots of sugar. apart from when people die in the story, that doesn't feel to good and then I have to eat more sugar...
I think i know why its in november. November starts the day after halloween. On halloween, you get candy. Candy can be used for energy, and rewards. Its a beautiful thing <333
Every 100 words is rewarded a "check your inbox and channel and reply to all things"
Every day i set a goal. I must stay up until i finish that goal. If i get really stressed, your nanowrimo song goes on.
Thats what i do. It works too. I've been procastnating all week, and allowed myself to do that. But this weekend, i am following my rules and i'm almost catched up. <33
Oh and i use candy, and mocho-latte-lite-frapachinos 4 energy. <333333
I allow myself a tiny piece of chocolate every thousand words. Till today, I banked about five, maybe sixhundred words for school days to come. I warned all my friends and family, and we don't have Thanksgiving in Germany, so I think I'll be fine.
13,114 words and it's only the second day :D I'm proud of myself. Though the majority of my transistional filler scenes are absolute shit. Just gotta plow through the writer's block like an angry bird plows through wood.
What I do is spend Science writing. If I don't, I DIE in that class. So, it's either write or die. I think it's obvious what I chose. I have to force my self to stop. My science teacher actually had to kick me out after fifth today.
I just capped my first day of nanowrimo at a perfect 3000 words. I want to write it out this month, then revise it in december NaNoReMo National Novel Revision Month! (Sounds similar when spoken XD)
I'm planning on attempting NaNoWriMo this year and am excited and extremely nervous!!! I'm all organized and I have a lot of great material floating around in my head. my biggest problem has always been to express my ideas in words. man, i wish i had my own computer. pray for me.
Unicorn Warriors! I have just started a writing blog. There are two posts up so far, and I'll be updating with wonderful NaNoWriMo gold all through November. Follow me... you'll love it :)
What I don't like about the idea of NaNoWriMo is that it's so rushed. I get that some people really need the motivation, but an idea for something that could be a good, full-length book gets turned into a short, rushed, poorly-planned-out story
@JedsPlays I can't :( because I signed up for tons of honors classes and am in the school play so I already get 6-7 hours of sleep and have no social life.
BUT I might try to write the same amount in, say, july. Even if it's not the proper month. Because I have no time in November.
I wish the best of luck to all who actually are doing it this month though!!
This was funny, it's going to be my FIRST EVER NANOWRIMO this year (dun dun dun) and you have encouraged me to go through with it. My friend and I wrote mini-stories last year and were quite vicious. Our teachers were worried because during open study halls we'd sit across from each other and yell insults whenever the other stopped writing. We still get weird looks, but whatever (la, la, la) YAY NANOWRIMO 2011!
I'm still waiting for a year when doing NaNoWriMo would not seriously damage my education . . . I'm beginning to think that day will never come. I want to write a science fiction novel!
@ImagineSilentWriter I'll probably do it next year, just in case we all die in December. xP But now I have tumblr to push me along, so I will. Next year. For sure..
A couple of weeks ago on the last day of the first session ever of camp nanowrimo, and my first time ever nanowrimoing, i woke up at six in the morning and sat down at my computer until 11:51 pm and wrote my remaining 20,000 words. how? i have no fricken clue. i averaged at about 1,000 words every 40 minutes an just forced myself to not stop. i think at one point i broke into tears. but it was worth it.
write about something u like.......And Yeah i'm writting a book right know cuz im like i wanna wrtie a book this minute IDK yeah i got about 1,000 words
@holliztr831 i`ve checked thir site ( you just type nanowrimo in the browzer ) but i want somebody who has already participated to explain so THUMBS UP IF YOU WANT KHRISTINA TO EXPLAIN
1. include lengthy quotes from shakespeare or a similar famous author - this should get you at least 10 thousand words easily.
2. repeat a few of your earlier chapters word for word - then explain it as a stylistic device which shows the futility of the individuals aspiration for validation in a post literate consumer society.
3. lengthy stream of consciousness passages where you list the objects in front of you, days of the week, hp characters, and whatever comes to mind.
This past year, I was at about 37,000 words and got stuck. So I just started writing nonsense that turned into a character's nightmare which ended up with him meeting his dead mother who revealed information that moved the plot way forward and structured the rest of the plot. More of a one-time thing than an actual tip, but it really helped.
This past NaNoWriMo, I wrote all day during school (I don't even remember learning anything during the month of November) and then went home and spent about an hour before bed typing what I wrote, and adding stuff. I promised myself a bad of M&M's at the end of the month...I still haven't gotten those M&M's.
Also, the "Write so many words if..." thread was a Godsend for me.
i force myself to write by on a day when im going strong writing more than i need and getting as much done as possible so i have allowances for bad days and on the bad days i go to the gym and take a break and note down any ideas i get
I was very much behind this year-- well, very much to be me, and so I ended up writing my last 20k in three days. I did it in sprints, writing out an idea during 20 minutes (using a timer) without distractions, and that'd give me a rough 1000 words each time. Then I took a break for at least another 20-30 minutes, doing something fun or eating something. I found that this worked very well for me.
brilliant. I find the best way to force yourself to write is get into a compeition with someone. I was so sure I wasn't going to do NaNoWriMo because of coursework and such important things, until Oct 25th , and then I was like 'Ah hell I'm doing it' and it was my friend Vicki who convinced me. The whole month we've been competing. whenever I thought it was getting 2 much, I didnt give up because I wouldn't give up because I had to win. And Vicki, if you see this! I'm winning! 85 words to go
You and your friend have inspired me that I can, in fact, succeed. This is my first time trying NaNoWriMo and while your video has become subject to my procrastination, I have less than 6 days left and need 30,000 words, it comforts me to know that your friend needed 32,000 and finished in 3 days. I just thought I would share this before I went back to torturing myself trying to spurt out 5400 tonight.
I just go to the forum on the nanowrimo website titled "Write So Many Words If..." and I read one post, calculate how much stuff applies to me, write that much, then read the next post (and REPEAT!) It's great motivation. :)
u guys r amazing.......i have to force myself so hard just to do a stupid essay for school! im good at writing ideas 4 stories but i suck at actually making it come to life or whatever... ;_;
I do 2,000 words a day because for me, it feels a lot better to finish writing a more even number like that, and if you need to miss a day later on, there's no reason to freak out.
Well, I have never really had to bribe myself, then again this is my first year....so I'll update if I've had to make any bribes by then. XD
(this is me procrastinating on my writing) let's see, tactics. I just keep going strong. I won't let myself leave the computer until I get it done. Even if it's like pulling teeth, the sense of accomplishment you feel (even if it's just the 1667 words) is incredible.
I use word sprints and word wars to get myself to write. Doing it with other people makes me want to compete and be a part of the group, so I write furiously! I've also noticed that I write better in 200-300 word increments, so I take lots of tiny breaks, then do another 200 or so words. (Also, Write or Die is my savior.)
To force myself to write, I hide chocolate by my computer, so I have to pass the computer to get it, and I feel guilty whenever I pass it, so I have to write.
This is my first year and my tatics are, Goldfish, My friend Dante forcing me to write (He loves my writing), caffenine and Music. Oh! And a great deal of procrastinating by watching your NaNoWriMo videos XD My mom is also going to buy me a sweatshirt if I make it to 50000 in time. 958 words so far...... I think I should get back to writing
I'M DOING IT I'M DOING IT. First year. I'm kind of scared.
I'd better say goodbye to my social life and my grades... Wait. No. My grades have to be ok or I don't think I'd be able to do it at all. OK. I'M SCARED.
I'm going to have to buy a lot of caffiene and charge my laptop. Here we go...
@xKirstynHippe Wow I totally feel the same way about all this. can u send me ur user link so we can be writing buddies? my name is MyToxicBlood there :)
I think I'm going to do it, I just have no idea what I'm going to write about, and have no time to do it. Perhaps I'll reward myself with Disneyland if I finish.
@nukeakitten Incredibly, I did! It's one of my proudest accomplishments. THat novel was the product of Red Bull and lack of sleep, and it was beautiful and will never see the light of day because I burned it. It was so terrible. But I'm so glad I did it. And I can't wait for this year!!!
Near the end of NaNoWriMo 2009, I had a few days left and 40,000 words to write. I wrote 10,000 words each day and finished in four days. It was the best feeling in the world, and I still had a day or two to spare. The worst part, I think, was going to school on Monday and not being able to tell anybody. Because nobody knew that I had just written a 50,000 word novel in (less than) a month. Nevertheless, I love NaNoWriMo. :D
I'm actually about to sign up for it with my friend... it sounds really fun. I'm sure it'll be hard though! Especially since we've got school, so that rules out using the internet ever except for music and the NaNoWriMo site, since I'll get distracted and I'll need to be using the computer for writing... too bad I'm an internet addict. This'll probably kill me... XDDD
We both love writing though, so we should both be fine. =D
It's so hard to decribe NaNoWriMo. It's awesome but painful... It's terrible when your parents try to talk you out of it. "It takes up alot of time that you need to be focusing on school work blah blah blah!" But I do it anyway. It's like some sort of drug addition. It's... Idk. It's NaNoWriMo <3
NaNoWriMo Rocks! I've only done it for 2009 but I won!
I wrote 1,700 words a day, that way if I couldn't write a day for some reason, which happened a few times, I wouldn't fall behind. In the end, I wrote 50,060 words!
I never tried to write for NaNoWrimo (i just found out about it like 2 minutes ago --') but I write as well and publish stuff in a website, and it's really damn hard to focus on writing when there are some many other interesting things to do (like watching vlogs and videos and eating chocolate). And beside why can'te there be a NaNoWriMo for each country? Cuz I can't write 50,000 in english. DD:
@lilikaberry96 It doesn't matter the language, if you make an account you can choose the language. And all you do is copy paste the finished novel into the word counter.
@Bloodykitten10 Oh! Thank you then, think I'm gonna give it a try this year (IF MY PARENTS LET ME ò.ó) they say i'll waste too much time on "writing things which are useless for the future"
Have you already tried to do a NaNoWriMo? :D Tell me how it is
@lilikaberry96 Thanks! I think you can do it whenever, but the 'Official Site' only opens the Word Counter in November, and it's easier to get the motivation to know that thousands of people all over the world are suffering along with you. :)
I've never done this before, but I have written a novel...ish...and a half...and forcing yourself to write is the HRDEST THING EVAR. I honestly just sit around on FanFiction or Youtube and think to myself, "You know, you could do something with your life if you go an write now." This is always folloed by a shrug and a, "meh."
I know I"m a little late for this but I've been a NaNoWriMo.. er for the last 5 years. I find that if I don't sit infront of my computer I get better ideas. I take my notebook around with me everywhere. I write my novel in my classes, at my volunteer jobs and through work. So I make the "work" of writing novel into my escape from my regular work. Good luck next November
Okay so I know it is Feb. BUT,! I know a few tips listen to very upbeat music grab an apple or chocolate but ice cream doesnt help. OR you can have 3 candy bars for every 15,000 words :)
I was going to write this epic story about a dream I had about a girl who moves to like...this little town and meet the perfect guy. but he's all weird and stuff and she wants to know wazzup with him. turns out he's a vampire. I was going to name it Twilight or "It's dark but not really". but I didn't write it because someone stole it. sad.
My friends threaten me...oh goodness, I have evil evil friends. But if I don't win this year, I will have a shower curtain with Robert Pattinson's face on it. I am not a big Twilight fan (although I do think that an RPattz shower curtain embodies Edward's general creepy stalkerishness beautifully), and so I am GOING to win. Even though I'm currently only at 42k and a bit, and there are 14 hours left. Crap, there are 14 hours left!
@nukeakitten Unfortunately no. But luckily I managed to convince them that my shower curtain is prettier with turquoise flowers... =) THIS YEAR I WILL WIN THOUGH.
@Rowena1001 Oops haha I just saw this comment and replied to it, thinking I never did and also thinking it was about last year. I feel really awkward now. I won in 2009 and not in 2010, for clarification. Same threat both years though.
Thanks, I now know a little more knowlege. As fun as it sounds, but november is crunch time for college so I may take part of NaNoWriMo in like Decemberish.
I've had a plot in mind for a long time. I knew exactly where my story should be headed. That ending's what's been keeping me motivated. I have a place to focus on. Also, I made sure I did at least 2K words a day so I could have a buffer because I knew something would come up.
Me and my friend OnceUponML have 10 minute writing sprints. I also told her if she gets to her 75k goal I'll make her two batches of cookies, any cookies she wants. My baking is famous. She's already written like 13k, and she's been sick and in college. I think my bribery wins.
Biggest tools for success for me are write-ins (knowing other people are as crazy as you can keep you from quitting) & tying up your internal editor, no fixing!
I keep a rule. No going back to reread what I wrote. If I can't remember what came before too bad. I only allow 2 paragraph read back to get started writing again.
Finally don't stop. Every day write even if it is only 25 words & don't feel bad if you don't win. Even if 25 words is all you got that is more fiction then most write!
See, I'm only 14 so I do what my parents tell me to do.... so I only end up writing not a lot. But I have beaten my 2000 word count when i was 13 by, 1500, so I feel pretty good. Hopefully, when I'm I'm older and I have more free time and can actually dp things with having my mom yelling at me to do laundry and the dishes every five minutes I will make the 50000 word count, until then, 3500 words feels pretty good.
I love NaNoWriM! I did it last year but failed epically; I had 6,000 words in total. Now I'm doing pretty well. As far as bribes, I refused to eat breakfast yesterday morning (no school) until I wrote 800 words and I waited to eat lunch until I wrote the other 700 I wanted to w
John Green does NaNoWriMo? Oh, the irony
MrBenram 1 week ago
I got discouraged a thousand words in and didn't finish.
kaaatable 3 weeks ago
Have you gone to DisneyWorld yet Kristina?
laraproductionairee 1 month ago
This was my first year doing NaNoWriMo, and I had to do it for a class. By the middle of the month I wanted to chuck my laptop out of the window seriously tired of it. By the very end, I was happy with what I wrote... For the most part. Finding out you had been doing NaNoWriMo too actually got me to write more and better. I made the decision to do this every year. First year, and I ended with 50,494 words. It helped with my role-play life too.
xDoomxGirx 1 month ago
I look for inspiration in September and October to write
catattack24 1 month ago
I had 3 days and needed 40,000.. i finished! add mee (SpaghettiFork)
SkateLikeABoss 2 months ago
GOSHDARNITI'MGOINGTOFINISHMYSTUPIDSPIRALINGOUTOFCONTROLRIDICULOUSLYLONGNOVELBEFORENOVEMBERENDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WILLPOWER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ithappensometimes 2 months ago
fdask ;___; DAMN IT. I feel so guilty for not doing it now. This was gonna be my first year ;_; I heard about it last year aswell. ;_______;
nazifazbutt 2 months ago
dude i flinch every time she says "nanoWREEmo" instead of "nanoWRIIImo"
Silversumire 2 months ago
@Silversumire I use both ways.
Cranequill 2 months ago
@Cranequill ehhh well its obviously supposed to be pronounced nanoWRIImo because its short for national novel writing month and i heard it that way first so my ears are more accustomed to it
Silversumire 2 months ago
Are they Twilight books in the background?? :O
chocolateXfudgefied 2 months ago
I can't watch you tube unless I reach my goal. today, I met that goal
LoganTheUltimate 2 months ago
I just came back to this video because I needed to hear that you can catch-up even if you are 20k behind x)
Nayra92 2 months ago 6
@Nayra92 God ;o. Thats exactly why I came back to it xD. Awesomeness!
lllSusan1224lll 2 months ago
Your video made me realize I really, REALLY needed to write....arrrrghhh...
KriahFox 2 months ago 2
I'm doing it this year. But I'm only 12, so I'm doing the Young Writers One where you set your own goal. I'm going to do 'proper' NaNoWriMo next year I reckon. :)
shreddedCurtains 2 months ago
Besides rewarding myself with candy, i made a deal with my dad that he'd help me save up for a Macbook Pro if i win this year.... considering my computer is LITERALLY falling apart... game on -.-
MischeifManaged7 2 months ago
I'm two days ahead, and I'm having real issues not taking the next couple of says off- argh!!!!!
mistyozzyrosie 2 months ago
I pretend i'm in the story, and eat lots of sugar. apart from when people die in the story, that doesn't feel to good and then I have to eat more sugar...
chris8989898 2 months ago
I just hit 10,000 so I rewarded myself with a 30 minute YouTube raid. Then back to writing.
EmilyIsGallifreyan 2 months ago
@EmilyIsGallifreyan I'm so nearly at 10,000 *O* arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
chris8989898 2 months ago
I think i know why its in november. November starts the day after halloween. On halloween, you get candy. Candy can be used for energy, and rewards. Its a beautiful thing <333
potterlife1 2 months ago
Every 1,000 words is rewarded a YT video.
Every 100 words is rewarded a "check your inbox and channel and reply to all things"
Every day i set a goal. I must stay up until i finish that goal. If i get really stressed, your nanowrimo song goes on.
Thats what i do. It works too. I've been procastnating all week, and allowed myself to do that. But this weekend, i am following my rules and i'm almost catched up. <33
Oh and i use candy, and mocho-latte-lite-frapachinos 4 energy. <333333
potterlife1 2 months ago 2
I reward myself with candy every thousand words. Love candy.
xxjanie182 2 months ago
Oh, and writeordie(dot)com
sukibot151 2 months ago
I allow myself a tiny piece of chocolate every thousand words. Till today, I banked about five, maybe sixhundred words for school days to come. I warned all my friends and family, and we don't have Thanksgiving in Germany, so I think I'll be fine.
butterflyinwinter 2 months ago
13,114 words and it's only the second day :D I'm proud of myself. Though the majority of my transistional filler scenes are absolute shit. Just gotta plow through the writer's block like an angry bird plows through wood.
GinnyStoleMyMan 2 months ago
I just write. Even if it is really bad I will write. I will not even let other people read it. Now just 49,467 to go.
TheChadsVlog 2 months ago
What I do is spend Science writing. If I don't, I DIE in that class. So, it's either write or die. I think it's obvious what I chose. I have to force my self to stop. My science teacher actually had to kick me out after fifth today.
sukibot151 2 months ago
My friend and I, (My friend's name is Liz too! Or at least thats her nickname!) We're gonna go to Castles N Coasters together if we finish. :D
BeccaDuctTapeLover 2 months ago
lol sidebar.
I just capped my first day of nanowrimo at a perfect 3000 words. I want to write it out this month, then revise it in december NaNoReMo National Novel Revision Month! (Sounds similar when spoken XD)
ElectricMudPuppy 2 months ago
Last year, one of the admins made it to over 100k by the end of the month.
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LoveAndHearts0 2 months ago
2095. My friend has over 6000 already. sigh...
omgcowshaveudders 2 months ago
kdwjklhldkjhnc 3076 words
MsNerdacity 2 months ago
First year! I already have 2,934 words! Anyone want to add me as a buddy? I'm FantasticKilljoy
katherine9997 2 months ago
Usually I don't have to force myself to write. I always need to force myself to stop. LOL.
RapunzelNames 2 months ago
i actually enjoy writing, thats my motivation
kiran2914 3 months ago
GO TO DSINEYLAND BEFORE NOVEMBER 2011! (you have three days)
penderwick22 3 months ago
IF YOU COME TO CALIFORNIA I WILL GET YOU INTO DISNEYLAND!!! I have friends who work there :3
tacoshmaco13 3 months ago
Usually when I'm trying to get my words for the day done, I just tell myself, "You are NOT going to sleep until you finish!"
Yeah, that's the best threat I can give myself... But it works!
LitChick4Eva 3 months ago 34
@LitChick4Eva i tell myself if i dont finish i wont finish and feel like crap
imanoobsorry 2 months ago
I'm planning on attempting NaNoWriMo this year and am excited and extremely nervous!!! I'm all organized and I have a lot of great material floating around in my head. my biggest problem has always been to express my ideas in words. man, i wish i had my own computer. pray for me.
gracieliz95 3 months ago 3
@XDBrunetteGal cheating in NaNoWriMo would be like cheating in a game of monopoly... Against yourself.
PurpleMust 3 months ago 71
bribes, if i win this year, i will save up and get an ipod touch =)
kiran2914 3 months ago
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Unicorn Warriors! I have just started a writing blog. There are two posts up so far, and I'll be updating with wonderful NaNoWriMo gold all through November. Follow me... you'll love it :)
fromthebookdrop.blogspot.com/
ChChChelo 3 months ago
how do they know if it wasn't something you had written previously? or is it just a matter of trust? ;D im thinking of doing nanowrimo!
XDBrunetteGal 3 months ago
I love you and forever am
In awe of your amazingness
TheIntergalacticNerd 3 months ago
When I write I just make little goals like Just 25 more minutes of straight writing and then I can take a dance break :)
MuzicNinja 3 months ago
And this is why you're a Hufflepuff, Kristina =)
SlytherclawXD 3 months ago
First year...plan made...only a few weeks left...
lapilana 3 months ago
This is my first year doing NanoWrimo! I can't wait, but I'm nervous because I'm stuck on the outline AHHHHH!
wazeg0 3 months ago
What I don't like about the idea of NaNoWriMo is that it's so rushed. I get that some people really need the motivation, but an idea for something that could be a good, full-length book gets turned into a short, rushed, poorly-planned-out story
thatweirdnerdygirl 3 months ago
@thatweirdnerdygirl There's an ebook called 'Nano for the new and the insane'. Read it, and you'll understand wahat's so fun about NaNo :)
GAOlivier95 3 months ago
@thatweirdnerdygirl Planning it out should be done before November, i'm not doing it that way though :P
JedsPlays 3 months ago
@JedsPlays And when you're done, feel free to revise in December XD
GOOD LUCK :D
thatweirdnerdygirl 3 months ago
@thatweirdnerdygirl Many thanks, to you as well! (If your partaking in the hell that i'm sure will be nanowrimo)
JedsPlays 3 months ago 3
@JedsPlays I can't :( because I signed up for tons of honors classes and am in the school play so I already get 6-7 hours of sleep and have no social life.
BUT I might try to write the same amount in, say, july. Even if it's not the proper month. Because I have no time in November.
I wish the best of luck to all who actually are doing it this month though!!
thatweirdnerdygirl 3 months ago
lol nanowrimo staritng soon):time to stock up on lollypops
kairilollypop 3 months ago
This was funny, it's going to be my FIRST EVER NANOWRIMO this year (dun dun dun) and you have encouraged me to go through with it. My friend and I wrote mini-stories last year and were quite vicious. Our teachers were worried because during open study halls we'd sit across from each other and yell insults whenever the other stopped writing. We still get weird looks, but whatever (la, la, la) YAY NANOWRIMO 2011!
kr1ac1em1 3 months ago
I'm still waiting for a year when doing NaNoWriMo would not seriously damage my education . . . I'm beginning to think that day will never come. I want to write a science fiction novel!
ginnyisdacoolest 4 months ago
Crapness, I really need to come up with a topic.
ProngsiePotter 4 months ago
I write terribly, and I have no cool friends to bribe/do it with me.
TheMoonWolf23 4 months ago
@TheMoonWolf23 I WILL WRITE WITH YOU:D I am also terrible. Befriend me on nano notquitefallen :)
Agapekamisama 3 months ago
@TheMoonWolf23 Me either.
ImagineSilentWriter 3 months ago
@ImagineSilentWriter I'll probably do it next year, just in case we all die in December. xP But now I have tumblr to push me along, so I will. Next year. For sure..
TheMoonWolf23 2 months ago
Great video and point...but WRImo not WREEEEEmo
And candy, halloween candy always works as a bribe for daily word count
kirbyfonat 4 months ago
Great video and point...but WRImo not WREEEEEmo
kirbyfonat 4 months ago
The ending of the video... ;~; Yeah. I know. I'm doing Camp NaNo right now...I should really be writing. *sulks*
totallylikepoland 5 months ago
haha... this was uploaded on my birthday
aquaeyes97 5 months ago
A couple of weeks ago on the last day of the first session ever of camp nanowrimo, and my first time ever nanowrimoing, i woke up at six in the morning and sat down at my computer until 11:51 pm and wrote my remaining 20,000 words. how? i have no fricken clue. i averaged at about 1,000 words every 40 minutes an just forced myself to not stop. i think at one point i broke into tears. but it was worth it.
immaturatycentral52 5 months ago
I listen to music and sometimes imagine myself in the shoes of the person I'm writing about. It works really well for me :)
huskypuppylove 6 months ago
I'm doing Nanaowrimo (I thinks thats the name spelling... thing) its going to be a blast... I wright for fun
ExactlyElla 6 months ago
I see a twilight book on your bookshelf! :O
outofmindboredom 6 months ago
write about something u like.......And Yeah i'm writting a book right know cuz im like i wanna wrtie a book this minute IDK yeah i got about 1,000 words
XxTheDracoHermionexX 6 months ago
if i finish this, not only wil i finish my VERY first actual novel, but it'll also make a hell of a birthday present
Xvdvn 6 months ago
What is NaNoWriMo?
holliztr831 7 months ago
@holliztr831 i`ve checked thir site ( you just type nanowrimo in the browzer ) but i want somebody who has already participated to explain so THUMBS UP IF YOU WANT KHRISTINA TO EXPLAIN
dddidddittty 6 months ago
@holliztr831 there's this thing called google...use it
MissCue72 3 months ago
"now stop wasting time on youtube and get back to writing!" haha i am procrastinating writing right now!
CarniverousBubblegum 7 months ago
You didn't need 2 minutes, 39 seconds to answer the title. Just 4 words:
Kristina has no life.
EmmyJ789 8 months ago
here are some tips
1. include lengthy quotes from shakespeare or a similar famous author - this should get you at least 10 thousand words easily.
2. repeat a few of your earlier chapters word for word - then explain it as a stylistic device which shows the futility of the individuals aspiration for validation in a post literate consumer society.
3. lengthy stream of consciousness passages where you list the objects in front of you, days of the week, hp characters, and whatever comes to mind.
mittROMNEY666 8 months ago
This past year, I was at about 37,000 words and got stuck. So I just started writing nonsense that turned into a character's nightmare which ended up with him meeting his dead mother who revealed information that moved the plot way forward and structured the rest of the plot. More of a one-time thing than an actual tip, but it really helped.
126AnnaWoods 10 months ago
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keshabigfan1 10 months ago
I have never done NaNoWriMo yet, so I have some questions :)
1) How do you win?
2) Can more than one person win? cause it seems as if everyone expects to win!
wellellotherefatty 11 months ago
@wellellotherefatty You just need to finish your novel.
XxRedKunxX 11 months ago
This past NaNoWriMo, I wrote all day during school (I don't even remember learning anything during the month of November) and then went home and spent about an hour before bed typing what I wrote, and adding stuff. I promised myself a bad of M&M's at the end of the month...I still haven't gotten those M&M's.
Also, the "Write so many words if..." thread was a Godsend for me.
jadestone454 11 months ago
Does anyone think the chair looks like a shark?
sailorchubimoon 1 year ago
i'm gonna try in 2011
lunaissoawesome 1 year ago 57
@lunaissoawesome its 2011, get started.
DarkMnMChocolate 2 months ago
i force myself to write by on a day when im going strong writing more than i need and getting as much done as possible so i have allowances for bad days and on the bad days i go to the gym and take a break and note down any ideas i get
sunforsale 1 year ago
Wait... Nanowremo? Cuz that's how it sounds to me. I always said it "nanowrimo"
I just finished!!! So happy!!!!
TheCharizardFlame 1 year ago
I was very much behind this year-- well, very much to be me, and so I ended up writing my last 20k in three days. I did it in sprints, writing out an idea during 20 minutes (using a timer) without distractions, and that'd give me a rough 1000 words each time. Then I took a break for at least another 20-30 minutes, doing something fun or eating something. I found that this worked very well for me.
igottakickstartnow 1 year ago
brilliant. I find the best way to force yourself to write is get into a compeition with someone. I was so sure I wasn't going to do NaNoWriMo because of coursework and such important things, until Oct 25th , and then I was like 'Ah hell I'm doing it' and it was my friend Vicki who convinced me. The whole month we've been competing. whenever I thought it was getting 2 much, I didnt give up because I wouldn't give up because I had to win. And Vicki, if you see this! I'm winning! 85 words to go
josieruby1 1 year ago
You and your friend have inspired me that I can, in fact, succeed. This is my first time trying NaNoWriMo and while your video has become subject to my procrastination, I have less than 6 days left and need 30,000 words, it comforts me to know that your friend needed 32,000 and finished in 3 days. I just thought I would share this before I went back to torturing myself trying to spurt out 5400 tonight.
msHARRYjudd 1 year ago
I tried to do a NaNoWriMo once... It failed. Like, complete, utter failure. I write about 2000 words a month... It's quite pathetic...
Leeannaplusapiano 1 year ago
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ww2master1 1 year ago
@americanpie7231 Criminal Minds is amazing I love Reid xD
I don't think I will ever do a NaNoWriMo, cause I know I will never be able to do around 2000 words a day.
thelastfigrole 1 year ago
Sprinting!!
VintageLefty 1 year ago
I just go to the forum on the nanowrimo website titled "Write So Many Words If..." and I read one post, calculate how much stuff applies to me, write that much, then read the next post (and REPEAT!) It's great motivation. :)
BashaniWinter 1 year ago
i dont let myself watch criminal minds until ive met my daily goal. not watching criminal minds is the most extreme form of torture EVER
americanpie7231 1 year ago
I started like a week and a half late, but I'm almost back on track !
I tell myself that if I write for two hours straight, I get a snack. Or half an hour of reading. Or 15 minutes of a social life.
sigh...
therandomstrangers 1 year ago
u guys r amazing.......i have to force myself so hard just to do a stupid essay for school! im good at writing ideas 4 stories but i suck at actually making it come to life or whatever... ;_;
SodaVampire 1 year ago
I do 2,000 words a day because for me, it feels a lot better to finish writing a more even number like that, and if you need to miss a day later on, there's no reason to freak out.
Well, I have never really had to bribe myself, then again this is my first year....so I'll update if I've had to make any bribes by then. XD
TurboCute3000 1 year ago
Damn, that is amazing that you finished.
natedaug1 1 year ago
(this is me procrastinating on my writing) let's see, tactics. I just keep going strong. I won't let myself leave the computer until I get it done. Even if it's like pulling teeth, the sense of accomplishment you feel (even if it's just the 1667 words) is incredible.
LunarTyger 1 year ago
I physically have to force myself and remind myself how proud of myself I will be when I hit the 50. Add me on nano my username is Sammieseagull
sammieseagull 1 year ago
I use word sprints and word wars to get myself to write. Doing it with other people makes me want to compete and be a part of the group, so I write furiously! I've also noticed that I write better in 200-300 word increments, so I take lots of tiny breaks, then do another 200 or so words. (Also, Write or Die is my savior.)
ElectronicSiliviy 1 year ago
To force myself to write, I hide chocolate by my computer, so I have to pass the computer to get it, and I feel guilty whenever I pass it, so I have to write.
jilijub 1 year ago
I'm just doing this this year and my best friend told me she'd draw a cover for my book if I do it! :D
fashionbug312 1 year ago
ok im already behind and this is just distracting me more so i got pikachu in the face :( awww
sparkletink 1 year ago
@LifeIsWorthFighting Yeah, sure! My username is kirstynhippe. I'll add you as a writing buddy :)
xKirstynHippe 1 year ago
This is my first year and my tatics are, Goldfish, My friend Dante forcing me to write (He loves my writing), caffenine and Music. Oh! And a great deal of procrastinating by watching your NaNoWriMo videos XD My mom is also going to buy me a sweatshirt if I make it to 50000 in time. 958 words so far...... I think I should get back to writing
tehpockyassassin 1 year ago
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leaheartsyou 1 year ago
Tactics? Chocolate. 'If you hit the next 1000 word mark, you get another piece of chocolate.' It totally works.
Good luck if you're doing it this year!
GrammarPirate 1 year ago
TOMORROW!
ghostxxxrebirth 1 year ago
"NANORIMO Makes you do crazy things"--like try to write a novel in a month. That's one of the best kinds of crazy that I know.
LunabelleLily 1 year ago
I'M DOING IT I'M DOING IT. First year. I'm kind of scared.
I'd better say goodbye to my social life and my grades... Wait. No. My grades have to be ok or I don't think I'd be able to do it at all. OK. I'M SCARED.
I'm going to have to buy a lot of caffiene and charge my laptop. Here we go...
xKirstynHippe 1 year ago 2
@xKirstynHippe Wow I totally feel the same way about all this. can u send me ur user link so we can be writing buddies? my name is MyToxicBlood there :)
LifeIsWorthFighting 1 year ago
Tobacco and Coffee.
acika00070 1 year ago
I think I'm going to do it, I just have no idea what I'm going to write about, and have no time to do it. Perhaps I'll reward myself with Disneyland if I finish.
chelseariffic 1 year ago
I love NaNoWriMo!!! I'm frantically outline today! Thanks so much for making the NaNoWriMo song! It's been cheering me up.
Zevexis 1 year ago
Last year I signed up but didn't go through with it these year i am going to do it for sure
Alocinlegna74 1 year ago
@nukeakitten Incredibly, I did! It's one of my proudest accomplishments. THat novel was the product of Red Bull and lack of sleep, and it was beautiful and will never see the light of day because I burned it. It was so terrible. But I'm so glad I did it. And I can't wait for this year!!!
Rowena1001 1 year ago
Near the end of NaNoWriMo 2009, I had a few days left and 40,000 words to write. I wrote 10,000 words each day and finished in four days. It was the best feeling in the world, and I still had a day or two to spare. The worst part, I think, was going to school on Monday and not being able to tell anybody. Because nobody knew that I had just written a 50,000 word novel in (less than) a month. Nevertheless, I love NaNoWriMo. :D
pepsicola1295 1 year ago 17
NaNoWriMo ♥♥
AmyPondsLittleSister 1 year ago
I'm actually about to sign up for it with my friend... it sounds really fun. I'm sure it'll be hard though! Especially since we've got school, so that rules out using the internet ever except for music and the NaNoWriMo site, since I'll get distracted and I'll need to be using the computer for writing... too bad I'm an internet addict. This'll probably kill me... XDDD
We both love writing though, so we should both be fine. =D
iamemilyrosex 1 year ago
It's so hard to decribe NaNoWriMo. It's awesome but painful... It's terrible when your parents try to talk you out of it. "It takes up alot of time that you need to be focusing on school work blah blah blah!" But I do it anyway. It's like some sort of drug addition. It's... Idk. It's NaNoWriMo <3
watchcloudspassmeby 1 year ago 24
NANOWRYMO!!!! Kristina... xD
NaNoWriMo cooks your brain , it's funny but hard hard hard.
I'll take my first nanowrimo this year! :D
lilikaberry96 1 year ago
Krinstina!! @,@
it's nanoWRImo.. as in WRIting.
sorry, it just kept ringing in my head
zanirra 1 year ago
NaNoWriMo Rocks! I've only done it for 2009 but I won!
I wrote 1,700 words a day, that way if I couldn't write a day for some reason, which happened a few times, I wouldn't fall behind. In the end, I wrote 50,060 words!
TheAdventuresofTime 1 year ago
I never tried to write for NaNoWrimo (i just found out about it like 2 minutes ago --') but I write as well and publish stuff in a website, and it's really damn hard to focus on writing when there are some many other interesting things to do (like watching vlogs and videos and eating chocolate). And beside why can'te there be a NaNoWriMo for each country? Cuz I can't write 50,000 in english. DD:
lilikaberry96 1 year ago
@lilikaberry96 It doesn't matter the language, if you make an account you can choose the language. And all you do is copy paste the finished novel into the word counter.
Bloodykitten10 1 year ago
@Bloodykitten10 Oh! Thank you then, think I'm gonna give it a try this year (IF MY PARENTS LET ME ò.ó) they say i'll waste too much time on "writing things which are useless for the future"
Have you already tried to do a NaNoWriMo? :D Tell me how it is
lilikaberry96 1 year ago
@lilikaberry96 I'm doing my first NaNo this year, so wish me luck! I've heard that it eats your soul, but you come out better for it.
Bloodykitten10 1 year ago
@Bloodykitten10 I wish all the luck of the world :D I bet it's hard to write. You can only do it in november right?
Eats your soul and cooks your brain XD
lilikaberry96 1 year ago
@lilikaberry96 Thanks! I think you can do it whenever, but the 'Official Site' only opens the Word Counter in November, and it's easier to get the motivation to know that thousands of people all over the world are suffering along with you. :)
Bloodykitten10 1 year ago
I've never done this before, but I have written a novel...ish...and a half...and forcing yourself to write is the HRDEST THING EVAR. I honestly just sit around on FanFiction or Youtube and think to myself, "You know, you could do something with your life if you go an write now." This is always folloed by a shrug and a, "meh."
unforgettable789 1 year ago
But i didnt wanna write!
vampstirker10 1 year ago
I know I"m a little late for this but I've been a NaNoWriMo.. er for the last 5 years. I find that if I don't sit infront of my computer I get better ideas. I take my notebook around with me everywhere. I write my novel in my classes, at my volunteer jobs and through work. So I make the "work" of writing novel into my escape from my regular work. Good luck next November
MissBobbyMcGee77 1 year ago
Just write 1,500 words a day (I think that's what it is... maybe more maybe less) If you do that, you'll finish by the end.
ShatteredGreenEyes 1 year ago
Okay so I know it is Feb. BUT,! I know a few tips listen to very upbeat music grab an apple or chocolate but ice cream doesnt help. OR you can have 3 candy bars for every 15,000 words :)
monkeyface740 1 year ago
I was going to write this epic story about a dream I had about a girl who moves to like...this little town and meet the perfect guy. but he's all weird and stuff and she wants to know wazzup with him. turns out he's a vampire. I was going to name it Twilight or "It's dark but not really". but I didn't write it because someone stole it. sad.
Idadsr 1 year ago 214
@Idadsr you are awesome.
mutahtz 1 year ago
You actually inspired me to do Nanowrimo, thank you
TheOriginalBrunette 1 year ago
Kristina, I love you, but seriously. It's pronounced "rye-mo". Every time you say "ree-mo" I want to shake you. D:
Because I'm a perfectionist / grammer nazi. Sorry.
ultimatekai 2 years ago 2
@ultimatekai Potter fans pronounce it "ree-mo"...Because of Kristina.
CeliaAnnn 1 year ago 5
i had to do it first thing in the morning or i'd find some kind of excuse to get out of it :)
typing in pj's is more fun anyway!
charlottepoet 2 years ago
i bribe myself and my friends by each page we right we get 5 sun chips, BOOYAHH! lol. healthy chips :)
3musketeers98 2 years ago
are you american or english?
can anyone elts answer for me?
AdamOnYourPC 2 years ago
@AdamOnYourPC she's American from Seattle, Washington...
DahliaLillyLove 1 year ago
Never take your eyes off the screen lol easy
bethyboo07 2 years ago
oh, and my friend and i bribed ourselves with stickers and gummibears XD
xMyDinoRawrsx 2 years ago
lawl, u have a twilight book in the back... and i say nano(rye)mo you say re mo... weird...
this november was the best hell ever. i think i have carpotunnel now...
xMyDinoRawrsx 2 years ago
My friends threaten me...oh goodness, I have evil evil friends. But if I don't win this year, I will have a shower curtain with Robert Pattinson's face on it. I am not a big Twilight fan (although I do think that an RPattz shower curtain embodies Edward's general creepy stalkerishness beautifully), and so I am GOING to win. Even though I'm currently only at 42k and a bit, and there are 14 hours left. Crap, there are 14 hours left!
Rowena1001 2 years ago 77
@Rowena1001 so did you win?
nukeakitten 1 year ago
@nukeakitten Unfortunately no. But luckily I managed to convince them that my shower curtain is prettier with turquoise flowers... =) THIS YEAR I WILL WIN THOUGH.
Rowena1001 5 months ago
@Rowena1001 Oops haha I just saw this comment and replied to it, thinking I never did and also thinking it was about last year. I feel really awkward now. I won in 2009 and not in 2010, for clarification. Same threat both years though.
Rowena1001 5 months ago
REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEMO?!
ssschimmel 2 years ago
I've people pronounce it as "ree-mo." It's "rye-mo" because "wri" is short for "writing" but... oh well. ^^
thisiamdenied 2 years ago
Haha dude, you're awesome. Harry Potter fan and NaNo? Wooo!
artichokeschmoke 2 years ago 2
What is na-no-re-mo???
tarpon4234 2 years ago
National Novel Writing Month! NaNoWriMo for short.
artichokeschmoke 2 years ago
Thanks, I now know a little more knowlege. As fun as it sounds, but november is crunch time for college so I may take part of NaNoWriMo in like Decemberish.
tarpon4234 2 years ago
You totally should. It's a lot of fun and when you're done it makes writing papers feel like a piece of cake.
artichokeschmoke 2 years ago
I've had a plot in mind for a long time. I knew exactly where my story should be headed. That ending's what's been keeping me motivated. I have a place to focus on. Also, I made sure I did at least 2K words a day so I could have a buffer because I knew something would come up.
RheeHolmes 2 years ago
Me and my friend OnceUponML have 10 minute writing sprints. I also told her if she gets to her 75k goal I'll make her two batches of cookies, any cookies she wants. My baking is famous. She's already written like 13k, and she's been sick and in college. I think my bribery wins.
GaL4GoD 2 years ago
Biggest tools for success for me are write-ins (knowing other people are as crazy as you can keep you from quitting) & tying up your internal editor, no fixing!
I keep a rule. No going back to reread what I wrote. If I can't remember what came before too bad. I only allow 2 paragraph read back to get started writing again.
Finally don't stop. Every day write even if it is only 25 words & don't feel bad if you don't win. Even if 25 words is all you got that is more fiction then most write!
lwacks 2 years ago
Write or Die FTW
buzzxf 2 years ago 2
See, I'm only 14 so I do what my parents tell me to do.... so I only end up writing not a lot. But I have beaten my 2000 word count when i was 13 by, 1500, so I feel pretty good. Hopefully, when I'm I'm older and I have more free time and can actually dp things with having my mom yelling at me to do laundry and the dishes every five minutes I will make the 50000 word count, until then, 3500 words feels pretty good.
NeRdPoTtErFrEaK13 2 years ago
Yeah, i'm 14 as well and I've been working on my story for about a week, im only at 22 thousand but i try for the experience.
I know how you feel though; i always get interuptted with schoolwork
Yay for young writers! *high five* XD
mewxshecka 2 years ago 2
tell all your friends that you're doing it, and then you are forced to continue writing or otherwise look like a fool. :)
Onipod 2 years ago
damn my computer, it won't let me watch the last minute of this video :(
SwimingPolarbear 2 years ago
i wouldnt mind doing this thing next year actually, i think i'd really struggle comming up with a story though :(
edseventh 2 years ago
Hahaha, the last 10 secs is the best!
HappiKari 2 years ago
No! Evil! But I still love you so it's okay.
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kitilington 2 years ago
I love NaNoWriM! I did it last year but failed epically; I had 6,000 words in total. Now I'm doing pretty well. As far as bribes, I refused to eat breakfast yesterday morning (no school) until I wrote 800 words and I waited to eat lunch until I wrote the other 700 I wanted to w