The most exciting thing about NaNoWriMo 2013 so far is what I just found on their site moments ago - awesome 2013 graphics, which I shall scatter throughout this blog post.
I particularly love the 1980s videogame-style ones. :)
Are you participating in NaNo '13? I am, and my username remains the same as it has always been - yoghurtelf. There's actually no reason at all for me to have that username, since even back in 2002 when I first "enrolled" in NaNo, I wasn't a huge fan of yoghurt. I can say that I'm a fan of elves, but I haven't read any books with elves for well over a decade now (I used to be all about the fantasy, but I've branched out a lot since then). Let's just say that I love Terry Brooks's Shannara series, though I have yet to read any of Lord of the Rings (I did read The Hobbit as both a kid and an adult, and I loved it every time).
Anyway, dairy and me don't mix too well, but I am still overly fond of my NaNo name, and so I plan to keep it forever.
This year for NaNo, I'm writing a YA contemporary with "darkish" themes. I wrote the same sort of book this June for BuNoWriMo, and this was the other idea I was throwing around. It was either that, or this, and since I wrote that back then, I'm writing this now. Well, not now, but in November.
Will I see you guys typing away madly (or scribbling, as some people still prefer to do) during November?
P.S. If you're a long-term participant in NaNo and think this idea is cool, vote for it!! It appears to be leading the charge and the more votes it gets, the more quickly it should be implemented. Yay!
Yup, I'm a NaNo nerd. And proud.
I love the video-games graphics too! So different from the usual and they certainly indulge the inner-nerd.
ReplyDeleteI can't wait for October to finish!
I was actually super excited for October to get here so the site would roll over and I could fill in information about this year's novel project. XD
ReplyDeleteNow the Mario Bros. theme is stuck in my head....:)
ReplyDeleteAnyway, I'm definitely doing NaNo this year. My plan right now is a spy novel. The main character's name is Jason Waterfalls. So when the femme fatale wants him to stay with her, she'll say, "Don't go, Jason Waterfalls!" :D
Ooh, you should read LoTR before NaNo starts!
ReplyDeleteI'm already friends with you on NaNo, right? Definitely going to try it this year, once more in Luddite style!
NaNo is not my thing, but a lot of writers love it. Have fun!
ReplyDeleteI love these graphics!
ReplyDeleteI've been on the fence about whether or not to participate this year but I think I'm going to go for it. I need something to help me get my butt in gear.
Not this year, but I have participated in the past.
ReplyDeleteGood luck with the challenge!
ReplyDeleteWow, it's NaNo time again. I'll be madly typing away, but not for NaNo. I've too much other stuff on my plate right now. Good luck!
ReplyDeleteOh wow! I LOVE the badges for NaNo this year. Hehehe! I've been doing it for ten years. This year, I don't know if I'll have the time. It's driving me batty! I want to do it. I really do. I might try and see what I can do in the two and a half weeks I have free next month. Writing like a crazy writer sounds good! :)
ReplyDeleteThose graphics take me back to Amiga 500 days! They might just tip me over to doing NaNo this year!
ReplyDeleteI still have yet to do Nano! Someday, I swear. :)
ReplyDeleteI tried NaNo a ways back, and it STRESSED ME OUT. Yup. The 50K I produced was subpar to put it nicely and has all be rewritten. I think the idea works really well for some people, and not so well for others. If you're a sprinter, definitely. Distance runner, not so much.
ReplyDeleteGood luck with your Nano! My creative writing students participate every year; the Nanowrimo folks have a great young writers program for educators.
ReplyDeleteAll the best with your Nano, Trisha! I've never done it. Maybe some day...
ReplyDeleteI don't do NaNo, but best of luck to you. ^_^
ReplyDeleteYou always amaze me at NaNo time!!
ReplyDeleteGod bless you for doing the nano thing every year since 2002.... I can't even spell Alex's ISWG, so getting the nano one down is impossible.... and some people (like you) write a book in thirty days...
ReplyDeleteAmazing :)
I've voted. Thanks Trish. This will be my 5th NaNo. Awesome. I love the rush. Great way to get words on the page. I'm very close to actually finishing the edits on last year's one, but love all my stories. time is the enemy.
ReplyDeleteGood luck with the NaNo! Love the video game graphics. Yeah, I'm a NaNo nerd, too. Every October it sucks me in...
ReplyDeleteGood luck with NaNo. I've never done it, though since 2010 I've started books during November due to being inspired by the idea of NaNo. I highly doubt I'll be done with my current colossal WIP in time to start a new book this November!
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