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I wanted to be doing Nanowrimo again this year. Fuck.

Not enough hours in the day or enough energy in this woman, no. I just can't manage it. God i loved it last year.

I will be working on the Zero novel in the time I have between the school run. I can't get home in between; luckily i'll be right by a library I can use for an hour a day, yay, and can keep my novel in my google documents. But there's no way of finishing it by 30 Nov, with a house move in 3.5 weeks and other personal shit and an autistic daughter with school issues to sort out and everything.

*whine* ITS NOR FAAAAAIR ....

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Sorry to hear about that. I wanted to enter too and actually try and win this year's nano... Haven't managed it even once. =(

Let's woe together! *huggle*

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I had such fun winning last year (64k words in 3.5 weeks).

Fat sweaty hairy testicles. Yes.

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64k?? O.O

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I was on FIRE last year, sometimes pumping out 4-5k words per day.

I could have stretched the plot to 80k easy, had i more time to think about how i wrapped some character arcs up.

I'd like my latest effort to be 80k when i'm done with it, too. It was just such a RUSH last time, omg. The adrenaline i think is what kept me writing.

My effort still is thoroughly unbeta'ed, but I still love to read it. It represents a triumph for me.

moanpoutwhine. sniffle.

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I'm working on my next book, but I've never participated in NaNoMo. It'd be too stressful for me. I can't gauge my work like that.

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God it was a rush, yes. It wasnt intended to be a wonderful work, it was intended to be an exercise in producing a lot of words in a small amount of time, in community, of getting together and writing lots. It was pretty cool actually.

I just wish all this stuff in real life wasnt happening NOW., I've had my heart set on this since last November...

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Yeah, life works out that way a lot, I've noticed. :-\

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meh :/

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My sympathies. I'm too busy for NaNoWriMo, too. And I actually wanted to do it this year!

*trudges off to stare absently at current, uncompleted projects*

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too. much. shit. going. on ....
and a deep desperation to do something above and beyond all of the real life shit.

At the mo I'm reading a Torchwood novel by Peter Anghelides, called Another Life (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Torchwood-Another-Life/dp/0563486538). It keeps me moderately entertained and distracted from the dull drudgery of moving house and job hunting. Meh.

*headdesk*

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Job hunting? Oh joys! Just steer clear of dish rooms!

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Yeah, not for me, for better half.

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too. much. shit. going. on ....
and a deep desperation to do something above and beyond all of the real life shit."

I know that feeling.

Wow, so you're writing a novel too? For publication and all? And you have the ability to churn out 4-5K words a day?! I bow to you! (I wish I could churn out 100 words a week on mine! Nay, even a month would be an improvement.)

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Well, yeah. I can if i'm in the mood and have it in my head, churn out 4-5k a day, depending on free time, pain levels, etc. I did 64k in 3.5 weeks last november and i was on a serious high when i did it, it was lovely. The adrenaline rush from writing that quickly is something to be treasured. Very sad i can't participate this year. Very sad. :(

This particular novel isnt for publication as it uses copyrighted characters, but i'm hoping to start another one for real soon. 10000 plot bunnies going at any one time and only one me to write them down. lol

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OMG yes, the post-writing euphoria--it's the best high ever! Alas, it's addictive, but only psychologically. I get so depressed between fixes. I actually had a therapist who told me part of my therapy was to do something creative every day. That sounds like a good prescription for anybody with that many plot bunnies!

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It is good therapy, and unfort. I'm not able to put it into practice this month, while desperately needing it at teh same time. Sigh. that's why i'm finding it so hard not to be able to do nano this year.

perhaps after we get settled in the new house it'll be easier - after all, its only a short walk to everything i need, so maybe? *fingers crossed*

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