Comments on: National Novel Writing Month http://iheart.themudflats.net/2009/10/30/548/ Share The Mudflats Love! Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:19:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: mlaiuppa http://iheart.themudflats.net/2009/10/30/548/comment-page-1/#comment-1075 mlaiuppa Sat, 31 Oct 2009 17:56:48 +0000 http://iheart.themudflats.net/?p=548#comment-1075 While I think this is a great challenge and applaud those with the motivation to attempt it, I have to wonder how many authors short of Isaac Asimov or Stephen King can bang out a novel in a month? Even a bad one. I'd like to see this as a year long challenge rather than 30 days. 175 pages isn't really a novel. So make it longer and make it a monthly goal, say, 10,000 words a month. That way everyone should be able to meet or exceed the length and quality of Sarah Palin's .357 magnum opus. In the spirit of full disclosure, while I have a blog I do not "write for pleasure". I wrote for school and completed two masters degrees. But I do not write voluntarily for pleasure; it's either for a specific assignment or for communication purposes. I just don't find it a pleasant passtime. I'd rather read what someone else wrote. I do applaud those volunteering for the challenge and thank those that do write for pleasure thus giving me something to read for pleasure. While I think this is a great challenge and applaud those with the motivation to attempt it, I have to wonder how many authors short of Isaac Asimov or Stephen King can bang out a novel in a month? Even a bad one.

I’d like to see this as a year long challenge rather than 30 days. 175 pages isn’t really a novel. So make it longer and make it a monthly goal, say, 10,000 words a month. That way everyone should be able to meet or exceed the length and quality of Sarah Palin’s .357 magnum opus.

In the spirit of full disclosure, while I have a blog I do not “write for pleasure”. I wrote for school and completed two masters degrees. But I do not write voluntarily for pleasure; it’s either for a specific assignment or for communication purposes. I just don’t find it a pleasant passtime. I’d rather read what someone else wrote.

I do applaud those volunteering for the challenge and thank those that do write for pleasure thus giving me something to read for pleasure.

]]> By: lettersfromeurope http://iheart.themudflats.net/2009/10/30/548/comment-page-1/#comment-1073 lettersfromeurope Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:41:36 +0000 http://iheart.themudflats.net/?p=548#comment-1073 I love it and tried it. It only takes about 30 minutes to get 1500 words every day, which needs to be your average per day to get the 50000. (Gatsby - 50000 words) I love it and tried it. It only takes about 30 minutes to get 1500 words every day, which needs to be your average per day to get the 50000. (Gatsby - 50000 words)

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