tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268238247379169028.post8108316197950540970..comments2024-03-14T02:21:43.549-07:00Comments on Faeries, Dragons, and Spaceships: #IWSG: NaNo FailureMarie Andreashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11422636765580836358noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268238247379169028.post-56880511226846053692015-12-05T23:52:55.965-08:002015-12-05T23:52:55.965-08:00Congrats, Marie! I think you did great, and you go...Congrats, Marie! I think you did great, and you got so close! I'm glad you're not taking this as a failure.<br /><br />This was my third NaNo and my third win, and the first time I was able to stay pretty much on par the entire time. That's unusual for me.<br /><br />Thanks for commenting on my blog this week. It was great to "meet" you.J.H. Moncrieffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18045467689291025137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268238247379169028.post-8052726826010350862015-12-03T19:08:29.361-08:002015-12-03T19:08:29.361-08:00I hate the winning/losing terminology of NaNo. You...I hate the winning/losing terminology of NaNo. You DEFINITELY won! 47k words is great! Plus fun plot twists, plus being super excited to dive back into it. Don't feel bad in the slightest!alexiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07122487552931794871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268238247379169028.post-35333554866056651322015-12-03T05:57:15.709-08:002015-12-03T05:57:15.709-08:00Thank you! Yeah, that feeling of wanting to get b...Thank you! Yeah, that feeling of wanting to get back to the story I was "reading" and then realizing, no, it's the story I'm WRITING (ahh, the magic of pantsing ;)) was pretty awesome!Marie Andreashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11422636765580836358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268238247379169028.post-78676121827737272252015-12-03T05:55:52.423-08:002015-12-03T05:55:52.423-08:00Thank you :). That is definitely way more words th...Thank you :). That is definitely way more words than I would have had without doing NaNo- so it's a VERY good thing!Marie Andreashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11422636765580836358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268238247379169028.post-58746302414590138832015-12-03T05:55:00.969-08:002015-12-03T05:55:00.969-08:00Thanks! Yes, keepable words are our friends ;). O...Thanks! Yes, keepable words are our friends ;). Of course now I still have to go back in and deflate the word count- ya know those sections you "white-out" while doing nano that you already know you won't use but keep the words there for counting? Yeah, going be sad to see that number go down-LOL.Marie Andreashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11422636765580836358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268238247379169028.post-57385686323777288872015-12-03T05:53:25.988-08:002015-12-03T05:53:25.988-08:00Well, technically, since part of it was the 50,000...Well, technically, since part of it was the 50,000 goal, I did fail to complete that. BUT NaNo itself was in no way a failure for me (if that makes sense ;)).Marie Andreashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11422636765580836358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268238247379169028.post-57959460151293759222015-12-03T05:52:14.540-08:002015-12-03T05:52:14.540-08:00Thank you! :)Thank you! :)Marie Andreashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11422636765580836358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268238247379169028.post-20851307492465700782015-12-03T05:51:45.143-08:002015-12-03T05:51:45.143-08:00Thank you! I'm pretty happy with things :)- w...Thank you! I'm pretty happy with things :)- would have been nicer to have paced myself better, but it's all good :).Marie Andreashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11422636765580836358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268238247379169028.post-22336246517074582572015-12-03T05:50:57.585-08:002015-12-03T05:50:57.585-08:00True! We have to take the wins when we get them :...True! We have to take the wins when we get them :). Thanks!Marie Andreashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11422636765580836358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268238247379169028.post-30850411361069807192015-12-03T05:50:25.849-08:002015-12-03T05:50:25.849-08:00But you tried! Yup, full-time evil day jobs make t...But you tried! Yup, full-time evil day jobs make things "interesting" -LOL. It does however make me very creative about sneaking in writing time ;). As I told a friend at the day job- "writing is my career, this job is my job". Good luck next year!<br />Marie Andreashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11422636765580836358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268238247379169028.post-87671392342771334982015-12-03T05:48:38.145-08:002015-12-03T05:48:38.145-08:00Excellent! I just really love the whole NaNo exper...Excellent! I just really love the whole NaNo experience, and that is awesome you could pull 10,000 in the final week-end!Marie Andreashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11422636765580836358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268238247379169028.post-83027308599798755732015-12-03T05:47:37.497-08:002015-12-03T05:47:37.497-08:00Thanks! The day job does make it more intense, and...Thanks! The day job does make it more intense, and yes, I write during my lunch breaks at it ;).Marie Andreashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11422636765580836358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268238247379169028.post-28927456668826166832015-12-03T05:46:35.700-08:002015-12-03T05:46:35.700-08:00Thanks! I'm thinking NaNo injuries are like mi...Thanks! I'm thinking NaNo injuries are like mine, caused by not doing it right ;). Sorry you didn't reach your goals- but hopefully you're still moving forward!Marie Andreashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11422636765580836358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268238247379169028.post-5528197564776135352015-12-02T16:16:35.181-08:002015-12-02T16:16:35.181-08:0047k in a month is still pretty awesome. And being ...47k in a month is still pretty awesome. And being excited about continuing YOUR OWN BOOK is even better. That's a win win in my book :)dolorahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08715849844092553699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268238247379169028.post-48354159460145024282015-12-02T15:03:52.891-08:002015-12-02T15:03:52.891-08:00Wow...that's a lot of words. I don't think...Wow...that's a lot of words. I don't think any NaNo is a failure when you write that many words during the month. It's a huge win!Stephanie Farishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10461865229341760836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268238247379169028.post-27974043311108248552015-12-02T14:16:12.074-08:002015-12-02T14:16:12.074-08:00Egads! I hope your injury gets better.
I think y...Egads! I hope your injury gets better. <br /><br />I think you did great. Words are words! And many were keepable words. I say that's a win. :)Loni Townsendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05126958230703180761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268238247379169028.post-61878905332761009992015-12-02T11:43:55.764-08:002015-12-02T11:43:55.764-08:00Repeat after me: "I did not fail. I did not f...Repeat after me: "I did not fail. I did not fail. I did not fail."<br /><br />This seems to be a common theme today, that those who didn't make the 50K are calling it a "failure." This, my friend, is no failure. <br /><br />I did NaNo this year, my third. I won in a bizarre ten days (still shaking my head -- don't know how that happened). I gave myself full permission to not "win" in case my other WIP came back from the editor...but the timing worked, so okay. But I feel that what makes us winners is showing up and doing our best, whether or not we end up with the official winning word count at the end.<br /><br />Just, please, don't call it a failure.Nadine_Feldmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05742177071130596367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268238247379169028.post-58867344165546851242015-12-02T08:23:17.845-08:002015-12-02T08:23:17.845-08:00So many lessons learned from another NaNo writing ...So many lessons learned from another NaNo writing marathon! That's a win in my book. Best of luck moving forward!Sandra Hooverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07799317489516225795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268238247379169028.post-73794575467580812132015-12-02T07:46:25.615-08:002015-12-02T07:46:25.615-08:00It sounds like a win to me. There are too many pos...It sounds like a win to me. There are too many positives to be anything less. :-)<br /><br /><a href="http://emaginette.wordpress.com/2015/12/01/iwsg-20-december-is-full-of-good-things" rel="nofollow"> Anna from Elements of Writing</a>emaginettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03324981140248692448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268238247379169028.post-82133780322664135382015-12-02T07:18:29.195-08:002015-12-02T07:18:29.195-08:00You're farther ahead today than you were a mon...You're farther ahead today than you were a month ago. You found some twists you didn't realize were there. I'd call that a win!<br /><br />Best wishes,<br />Diane <br />IWSG #85<br />Diane Burtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03754105332297068271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268238247379169028.post-9252775122157220122015-12-02T07:17:03.353-08:002015-12-02T07:17:03.353-08:00I didn't make 50K for NaNo either. Not sure if...I didn't make 50K for NaNo either. Not sure if it was my headspace (which has been awful for 18 months) or the fact I'm now working full-time.Misa Buckleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16571385607998323197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268238247379169028.post-34569040325304926192015-12-02T06:59:53.457-08:002015-12-02T06:59:53.457-08:00Great perspective. I knew I'd only win if I ha...Great perspective. I knew I'd only win if I had a 10k day that last weekend, and who wants to do that? Except, I did it. I don't know how, but I kept chugging along, ignoring everyone, kicking back anti-inflammatory for my carpel tunnel. I'm apparently stubborn.<br /><br />So I finished, but like you I had come to a peace about not finishing. I'd rather have good content to edit later than a mess. It's still impressive how many people are willing to sit down and write with discipline for a month. Inspiring.Stephscohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06328839483008086049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268238247379169028.post-47213851295697128342015-12-02T06:45:04.201-08:002015-12-02T06:45:04.201-08:00I just can't commit to the stresses of NaNo, n...I just can't commit to the stresses of NaNo, not with a day job stealing so many of my evenings and weekends. I think the fact that you took part is incredible enough. :)Bob/Sallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07830145891314387373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268238247379169028.post-73489114841414476422015-12-02T06:42:50.945-08:002015-12-02T06:42:50.945-08:00Hmmm... Never heard of a NaNo injury before. May...Hmmm... Never heard of a NaNo injury before. Maybe you'l just have to call this year's challenge a draw instead of a loss. Hey, winning the challenge five times out of seven sounds pretty impressive to me. <br /><br />And no, I did not meet my writing goals for the year. :(Chemist Kenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09738272332470397248noreply@blogger.com