tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7814771751990061325.post6649274838393184206..comments2023-11-26T01:21:35.860-07:00Comments on Mormon Mommy Writers and Friends: Start Your EnginesMarianne (Mare) Baker Ballhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03663143060069193124noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7814771751990061325.post-34892339060015096572013-10-17T19:23:33.272-06:002013-10-17T19:23:33.272-06:00All really good advice. To add to #6: DON'T DE...All really good advice. To add to #6: DON'T DELETE! Fix it later. In December. :)Jeannanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7814771751990061325.post-78195877275190423182013-10-17T19:22:41.128-06:002013-10-17T19:22:41.128-06:00Oh, awesome plan! Hooray!Oh, awesome plan! Hooray!Jeannanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7814771751990061325.post-92049311676393383622013-10-17T19:22:23.199-06:002013-10-17T19:22:23.199-06:00It is pretty fun and awesome. If you don't hav...It is pretty fun and awesome. If you don't have one already, though, you must have an accountability partner! Unless you are way more motivated than I am (which I admit is not all that hard--some trees are more motivated than I am). Anyway, find one! Or email me, and I'll be it. :) Good luck!Jeannanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7814771751990061325.post-32782828084889037042013-10-17T09:55:26.967-06:002013-10-17T09:55:26.967-06:00I too am doing Nano this year. It's been awhil...I too am doing Nano this year. It's been awhile since I have done so, but I am excited to throw my hat in for this year! This time I'm trying a different tactic, I'm writing an outline first. So I'm spending October fine tuning my outline so I can be ready for November. Other tricks I use to get through November:<br />1. My husband or children make dinner EVERY night. (This takes a big burden off my mind. I don't have to think about what's for dinner, I can use that mind power for my book)<br />2. I put my hair in a clippie and do minimal to no makeup. (This is a major sacrafice since I have to go work looking like that. I even had a student ask me last time when Mrs. Wilson was coming back. I explained that I WAS Mrs. Wilson and she said, "but she's pretty!" LOL!<br />3. I write during my lunch break and take a notebook every where I go. <br /><br />4. I try to get to the library after work at least once a week, it's my quiet place!<br />5. I try to find a friend who is online and do word challenges with them. (Word Challenges are where we pick a set amount of time and start writing then at the end of that time we see who wrote the most words. Sometimes we even exchange our favorite passage with each other.)<br />6. I type fast!! I work so I don't have 2-3 hrs a day to write, so I have learned to type faster. There may be typos, but I can catch those later.<br />7. I think about my book all day long. (This is sometimes troublesome at work when I forget to do something. Or when I'm driving and I miss my turn. But it helps me know what I'm writing when i finally get a chance to sit down and do it.<br /><br />I'm looking forward this writing adventure next month, I hope many of you join us!!Nikki Wilsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7814771751990061325.post-36030537082618023102013-10-17T08:44:47.762-06:002013-10-17T08:44:47.762-06:00I'm doing NaNo this year, too...for the first ...I'm doing NaNo this year, too...for the first time! Your post has me excited to get to work!Katy Whitenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7814771751990061325.post-50192169540836467482013-10-17T06:36:59.315-06:002013-10-17T06:36:59.315-06:00Since I am mostly trying to finish my first novel ...Since I am mostly trying to finish my first novel (at 50,000 words and counting) I think that November will be my FiMyFiDraMo- Finish My First Draft Month. ;-) I started it back in March, so that would get it done in less than a year. But I think I will use that NaNoWriMo excitement to set a goal and REACH it. By the end of November it will be done! Good luck! :-)Kaseynoreply@blogger.com