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notbantamweight) wrote2010-10-29 09:55 am
notbantamweight) wrote2010-10-29 09:55 am
#082 - NaNoWriMo OHELP
I SIGNED UP FOR NANOWRIMO. I AM OFFICIALLY AN IDIOT.
It's two and a half days out, I still don't know what my novel is going to be about, I have five days of school left, and my FINAL EVER SCHOOL EXAMS START IN SIX DAYS.
I am panicking, to put it mildly. Schoolwork avoidance policy will not help me pass!
However, here are my 2010 NoMo Commandments:
I. Thou shalt write at least 1,066 words per day!
II. Thou shalt not delete any scene. Thine word count shall suffer if thou committest this atrocity.
III. Thou shalt not procrastinate pas beaucoup.
IV. Thou shalt use French only sparingly within thine novel.
V. Thou shalt sacrifice sleep to meet daily word count.
VI. Thou shalt pay penalty to Sasha whenever daily word count is not met.
VII. Thou shalt remember to drink plenty of water, for brain lubrication purposes.
VIII. Thou shalt demonstrate thine work.
IX. Thou shalt not forget that thine final exams are during the second week of November, and shall plan accordingly.
X. Thou shalt remember that exercise is good for motivation.
XI. Thou shalt keep motivated, and keep writing, no matter how hard it may seem.
XII. Thou shalt rant endlessly about thine novel to everyone who cannot get away.
XIII. Thou shalt write during Prevocational Maths.
XIV. Thou shalt post wordcount updates upon thine Livejournal
XV. Thou shalt wear thine fingerless gloves to write.
XVI. Thou shalt remember that tea is excellent company for late night writing binges.
XVII. Thou shalt learn to write EVERYWHERE.
XVIII. Thou shalt not forget the rules of grammar. Nor spelling, tense or that thesauruses are good.
XIX. Thou shalt forsake Facebook, Nitrome, tvTropes and gpxPLUS during the month of November.
XX. Thou shalt remember to watch QI, Good News Week and Iron Chef, as they are needed for relaxation purposes.
XXI. Thou shalt not pretend that socialisation is more important than thine novel.
XXII. Thou shalt not fail, or thou shalt be smote by the almighty smiter.
XXIII. Thou shalt not tempt fate.
XXIV. Thou shalt actually write during November, starting on the first and ending on the thirtieth.
XXV. Thou shalt learn to ignore thine inner editor.
XXVI. Thine inner editor can wait for NaNoEdMo.
XXVII. Thou shalt actually post thine novel on thine LJ, and vigorously cross-post everywhere after NaNoEdMo
XXVIII. Thou shalt say to naysayers, “Screw the rules, I’m writing a novel.”
XXIX. Thou shall, because of November, become a better dialogue writer!
XXX. Thou shalt think of a better title.
XXXI. Thou shalt remember to update thine NaNo author page.
XXXII. Thou shalt write everywhere and anywhere and in any weather, with any tools available until thou hast met thine wordcount goal, unless dead. No exceptions.
XXXIII. Thou shalt deny thineself the internet until daily wordcount has been met.
XXXIV. Thou shalt not become cocky simply because thou hast met the daily wordcount – keep writing!
XXXV. Thou shalt back up everything thou has written for NaNoWriMo in at least two places.
XXXVI. Thou shalt be amused by word padding, typos, and other funny NaNoisms, as there is much merriment to be had when thou art writing a novel.
XXXVII. Thou shalt not forget about dialogue, and will write the damn stuff, even if it is utter codswallop.
XXXVIII. Thou shalt not use thine English essay for padding.
XXXIX. Thou shalt at least listen to suggestions other people make, instead of outright dismissing them.
XXXX. Thou shalt use thine schoolmates as characters.
XXXXI. Thou shalt always have a word processor open on any computer that thou art using.
XXXXII. Thou shalt remember to carry a notepad, loose paper, or postits and a working pen around with thineself at all times when thou hast no access to a computer.
XXXXIII. Youtube is bad. Avoid Youtube.
XXXXIV. Youtube may be used for specific stalking research purposes.
XXXXV. Sexual tension is a very good way to create character interaction.
XXXXVI. Thou shalt remember that RPF is not that bad, and will therefore feel no shame when writing.
XXXXVII. Plot bunnies, plot ninjas, epileptic trees and Wild Mass Guessing are acceptable ways to keep the story moving.
XXXXVIII. Thou shalt celebrate the end of NaNoWriMo with cake. And sleeeeeep.
XXXXIX. Thou shalt persuade thine friends to turn thine eighteenth birthday party into a NaNo celebration.
L. Thou shalt not change a character’s name halfway through.
LI. Thou shalt make specific writing mood playlists with INSTRUMENTAL music.
LII. Thou shalt annoy Sasha about stealing said instrumental music.
LIII. Thine plot must make SOME sense. If only to thineself and Sasha.
LIV. Thou shalt go to Sasha’s house if thou needest a break.
LV. Thou shalt only post to facebook thine wordcount updates.
LVI. Thou shalt not avoid writing sex or dance scenes if the plot demands, for they can only increase the wordcount.
LVII. Thou shalt use lunchtimes as thirty-minute writing sprints.
LVIII. Thou shalt buy copious amounts of royal icing.
LIX. Thou must write every day, for this is the purpose of a daily word count.
LX. THOU SHALT HAVE GENUINE CHARACTER INTERACTIONS AND DEVELOPMENT.
LXI. Thou shalt lay off the backspace key.
LXII. Thou shalt pester Sasha with wordcount updates, but not too much – this term counts, after all.
LXIII. Thou shalt draw on all aspects of fandom lurking to help pad out thine novel.
LXIV. Thou shalt not insert previously written works into thine novel.
LXV. Thou shalt celebrate each victory!
LXVI. Thou shalt celebrate at: 1000, 2500, 5000, 7500, 9000, 10K, 10 500, etc etc
LXVII. Thou shalt not let these small victories sway thee from thine path!
LXVIII. Thou shalt remember that thine descriptive prose is thine best secret weapon.
LXIX. Thou shalt welcome prompts and dares, even if ridiculous, as they can increase the wordcount.
LXX. Thou shalt not let thine sleep schedule get too screwed over.
LXXI. Thou shalt remember that Sasha is extremely kind, and owns a pool and fluffy puppy dog.
LXXII. Thou shalt attempt to be a reasonable person to be around during NaNo.
LXXIII. Thou shalt not end thy NaNo with ‘And it was all just a dream.’ Unless it was.
LXXIV. Thou shalt not die of depression when thou fallest behind.
LXXV. Thou shalt remember that someone must die, and it hopefully won’t be thou.
LXXVI. Thou shalt have fun, even when screaming at characters and sobbing into infinity.
LXXVII. Thou shalt not lie nor brag about thine wordcount, lest a plague of locusts descend upon thee.
LXXVIII. Thou shalt not rationalise not writing.
LXXIX. Thou shalt not be boring or cliché. Except when it is absolutely necessary.
LXXX. Thou shalt not shed tears over other’s insane word counts.
LXXXI. Thou shalt take care with thine shift key, or thou shalt waste precious time fixing double capitalisation.
LXXXII. Thou shalt not acquiesce to invitations from thine posse, mattering not how much they protest.
LXXXIII. Thou shalt not give a damn about run on sentences because even though your punctuation is off and the sentence is really really long, that just means that you’re approaching as fast as thou require.
LXXXIV. Thou shalt not use the words thou, thee, thine or thy in thine novel, or thou shalt think thee a twat.
LXXXV. Thou shalt feel free to make merry and improvise with the plot, but thou shalt not forsake thine original idea during November.
LXXXVI. Thou shalt figure out a way to channel the spirits of great writers.
Yes, there are actually 80-something commandments. Yes, I stole most of them from the NoMo forums. YES, I DO CALL NANOWRIMO NOMO FOR SHORT.
It's two and a half days out, I still don't know what my novel is going to be about, I have five days of school left, and my FINAL EVER SCHOOL EXAMS START IN SIX DAYS.
I am panicking, to put it mildly. Schoolwork avoidance policy will not help me pass!
However, here are my 2010 NoMo Commandments:
I. Thou shalt write at least 1,066 words per day!
II. Thou shalt not delete any scene. Thine word count shall suffer if thou committest this atrocity.
III. Thou shalt not procrastinate pas beaucoup.
IV. Thou shalt use French only sparingly within thine novel.
V. Thou shalt sacrifice sleep to meet daily word count.
VI. Thou shalt pay penalty to Sasha whenever daily word count is not met.
VII. Thou shalt remember to drink plenty of water, for brain lubrication purposes.
VIII. Thou shalt demonstrate thine work.
IX. Thou shalt not forget that thine final exams are during the second week of November, and shall plan accordingly.
X. Thou shalt remember that exercise is good for motivation.
XI. Thou shalt keep motivated, and keep writing, no matter how hard it may seem.
XII. Thou shalt rant endlessly about thine novel to everyone who cannot get away.
XIII. Thou shalt write during Prevocational Maths.
XIV. Thou shalt post wordcount updates upon thine Livejournal
XV. Thou shalt wear thine fingerless gloves to write.
XVI. Thou shalt remember that tea is excellent company for late night writing binges.
XVII. Thou shalt learn to write EVERYWHERE.
XVIII. Thou shalt not forget the rules of grammar. Nor spelling, tense or that thesauruses are good.
XIX. Thou shalt forsake Facebook, Nitrome, tvTropes and gpxPLUS during the month of November.
XX. Thou shalt remember to watch QI, Good News Week and Iron Chef, as they are needed for relaxation purposes.
XXI. Thou shalt not pretend that socialisation is more important than thine novel.
XXII. Thou shalt not fail, or thou shalt be smote by the almighty smiter.
XXIII. Thou shalt not tempt fate.
XXIV. Thou shalt actually write during November, starting on the first and ending on the thirtieth.
XXV. Thou shalt learn to ignore thine inner editor.
XXVI. Thine inner editor can wait for NaNoEdMo.
XXVII. Thou shalt actually post thine novel on thine LJ, and vigorously cross-post everywhere after NaNoEdMo
XXVIII. Thou shalt say to naysayers, “Screw the rules, I’m writing a novel.”
XXIX. Thou shall, because of November, become a better dialogue writer!
XXX. Thou shalt think of a better title.
XXXI. Thou shalt remember to update thine NaNo author page.
XXXII. Thou shalt write everywhere and anywhere and in any weather, with any tools available until thou hast met thine wordcount goal, unless dead. No exceptions.
XXXIII. Thou shalt deny thineself the internet until daily wordcount has been met.
XXXIV. Thou shalt not become cocky simply because thou hast met the daily wordcount – keep writing!
XXXV. Thou shalt back up everything thou has written for NaNoWriMo in at least two places.
XXXVI. Thou shalt be amused by word padding, typos, and other funny NaNoisms, as there is much merriment to be had when thou art writing a novel.
XXXVII. Thou shalt not forget about dialogue, and will write the damn stuff, even if it is utter codswallop.
XXXVIII. Thou shalt not use thine English essay for padding.
XXXIX. Thou shalt at least listen to suggestions other people make, instead of outright dismissing them.
XXXX. Thou shalt use thine schoolmates as characters.
XXXXI. Thou shalt always have a word processor open on any computer that thou art using.
XXXXII. Thou shalt remember to carry a notepad, loose paper, or postits and a working pen around with thineself at all times when thou hast no access to a computer.
XXXXIII. Youtube is bad. Avoid Youtube.
XXXXIV. Youtube may be used for specific stalking research purposes.
XXXXV. Sexual tension is a very good way to create character interaction.
XXXXVI. Thou shalt remember that RPF is not that bad, and will therefore feel no shame when writing.
XXXXVII. Plot bunnies, plot ninjas, epileptic trees and Wild Mass Guessing are acceptable ways to keep the story moving.
XXXXVIII. Thou shalt celebrate the end of NaNoWriMo with cake. And sleeeeeep.
XXXXIX. Thou shalt persuade thine friends to turn thine eighteenth birthday party into a NaNo celebration.
L. Thou shalt not change a character’s name halfway through.
LI. Thou shalt make specific writing mood playlists with INSTRUMENTAL music.
LII. Thou shalt annoy Sasha about stealing said instrumental music.
LIII. Thine plot must make SOME sense. If only to thineself and Sasha.
LIV. Thou shalt go to Sasha’s house if thou needest a break.
LV. Thou shalt only post to facebook thine wordcount updates.
LVI. Thou shalt not avoid writing sex or dance scenes if the plot demands, for they can only increase the wordcount.
LVII. Thou shalt use lunchtimes as thirty-minute writing sprints.
LVIII. Thou shalt buy copious amounts of royal icing.
LIX. Thou must write every day, for this is the purpose of a daily word count.
LX. THOU SHALT HAVE GENUINE CHARACTER INTERACTIONS AND DEVELOPMENT.
LXI. Thou shalt lay off the backspace key.
LXII. Thou shalt pester Sasha with wordcount updates, but not too much – this term counts, after all.
LXIII. Thou shalt draw on all aspects of fandom lurking to help pad out thine novel.
LXIV. Thou shalt not insert previously written works into thine novel.
LXV. Thou shalt celebrate each victory!
LXVI. Thou shalt celebrate at: 1000, 2500, 5000, 7500, 9000, 10K, 10 500, etc etc
LXVII. Thou shalt not let these small victories sway thee from thine path!
LXVIII. Thou shalt remember that thine descriptive prose is thine best secret weapon.
LXIX. Thou shalt welcome prompts and dares, even if ridiculous, as they can increase the wordcount.
LXX. Thou shalt not let thine sleep schedule get too screwed over.
LXXI. Thou shalt remember that Sasha is extremely kind, and owns a pool and fluffy puppy dog.
LXXII. Thou shalt attempt to be a reasonable person to be around during NaNo.
LXXIII. Thou shalt not end thy NaNo with ‘And it was all just a dream.’ Unless it was.
LXXIV. Thou shalt not die of depression when thou fallest behind.
LXXV. Thou shalt remember that someone must die, and it hopefully won’t be thou.
LXXVI. Thou shalt have fun, even when screaming at characters and sobbing into infinity.
LXXVII. Thou shalt not lie nor brag about thine wordcount, lest a plague of locusts descend upon thee.
LXXVIII. Thou shalt not rationalise not writing.
LXXIX. Thou shalt not be boring or cliché. Except when it is absolutely necessary.
LXXX. Thou shalt not shed tears over other’s insane word counts.
LXXXI. Thou shalt take care with thine shift key, or thou shalt waste precious time fixing double capitalisation.
LXXXII. Thou shalt not acquiesce to invitations from thine posse, mattering not how much they protest.
LXXXIII. Thou shalt not give a damn about run on sentences because even though your punctuation is off and the sentence is really really long, that just means that you’re approaching as fast as thou require.
LXXXIV. Thou shalt not use the words thou, thee, thine or thy in thine novel, or thou shalt think thee a twat.
LXXXV. Thou shalt feel free to make merry and improvise with the plot, but thou shalt not forsake thine original idea during November.
LXXXVI. Thou shalt figure out a way to channel the spirits of great writers.
Yes, there are actually 80-something commandments. Yes, I stole most of them from the NoMo forums. YES, I DO CALL NANOWRIMO NOMO FOR SHORT.