Feature: NaNoWriMo Notes

The trials, tribulations, and fun of trying to write 50,000 words in one month.

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• NaNoWriMo Notes 18: Originality Above All

  "every artist's strictly illimitable country is himself, and the artist who plays that country false has committed suicide..."

  Opinion by Richard Marcus — on Apr 29, 2006

• NaNoWriMo Notes 17: To Cut Or Not To Cut?

  Try to have an objective opinion on something you've put so much sweat into.

  Opinion by Richard Marcus — on Apr 23, 2006

• NaNoWriMo Notes 16: Waiting For Replies

  An interlude post as we await with bated breath anything exciting happening in a writer's life.

  Opinion by Richard Marcus — on Apr 14, 2006

• NaNoWriMo Notes 15: A Writer's Born

  I've discovered that I've written a really good book that deserves to be published.

  Opinion by Richard Marcus — on Mar 30, 2006

• NaNoWriMo Notes #14: Writing Is Writing

  Writing is writing after all.

  Opinion by Richard Marcus — on Mar 23, 2006

• NaNoWriMo Notes #13: Fear Of Finishing

  Not only will it mark the successful completion of my first novel, hopefully it will see the conquering of some old fears.

  Opinion by Richard Marcus — on Mar 17, 2006

• NaNoWri Notes 12: What Every Writer Needs

  Everyone may be creative, but to be any type of artist requires a mixture of characteristics that not everybody possesses.

  Opinion by Richard Marcus — on Mar 06, 2006

• NaNoWriMo Notes #12: What's My Genre?

  I'm beginning to realize that writing the books is the easy part of being a novelist. It's what comes after you're finished that's difficult.

  Opinion by Richard Marcus — on Feb 22, 2006

• NaNoWriMo Notes 11: The Doubting Game

  I discovered new ways of becoming my own worst enemy.

  Opinion by Richard Marcus — on Feb 17, 2006

• NaNoWriMo Notes: The End Is Nigh

  Maybe they will never get published except through my own means; that won't take anything away from the fact that I created a world, populated it with people I like, and told a part of the story of their lives.

  Opinion by Richard Marcus — on Feb 07, 2006

• Where Have All The Voices Gone?

  If he listens very carefully these days he's able to hear the sound of voices in his head that were silent for far too long.

  Opinion by Richard Marcus — on Dec 29, 2005

• Post NaNoWriMo Traumatic Stress Syndrome

  ...even though I have to work alone when writing, it doesn't necessarily me that I have to be alone with my work.

  Opinion by Richard Marcus — on Dec 19, 2005

• NaNoWriMo Notes: Final Thoughts

  The fact that I, or anybody else for that matter, write at all is pretty darn special.

  Opinion by Richard Marcus — on Nov 26, 2005

• NaNoWriMo Notes #8: 50,000 Words. Now What?

  Fifty thousand words was the easy part, now I have to finish the thing.

  Opinion by Richard Marcus — on Nov 19, 2005

• NaNoWriMo Notes 7: Into The Homestretch

  To quote the great sage Bugs Bunny: "This feels like the beginnings of a "bee-u-tee-ful" friendship"

  Opinion by Richard Marcus — on Nov 12, 2005

• NaNoWriMo Notes 6: First Week and a Title

  I have to admit that after my opening day butterflies I've been having a hoot.

  Opinion by Richard Marcus — on Nov 05, 2005

• NaNoWriMo Notes 5: The Final Checklist

  My wife...will most likely, and wisely, just try and stay out of my way for the duration.

  Opinion by Richard Marcus — on Oct 29, 2005

• NaNoWriMo Notes: Pre Season Training

  I've decided to take a tip from the world of athletics; get in training.

  Opinion by Richard Marcus — on Oct 21, 2005

• NaNoWriMo Notes: Panic Attacks And Group Aversion

  If all else fails, and I write enough of these posts, they could turn out to be my winning entry.

  Opinion by Richard Marcus — on Oct 15, 2005

• NaNoWriMo Notes: Why? Why Not.

  Now that I've settled why the hell I'm doing this — what the hell am I going to do?

  Opinion by Richard Marcus — on Oct 10, 2005