# Gimme a Na! Gimme a No! Gimme a Wri! Gimme a Mo! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 28, 2007, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gimme-a-na-gimme-a-no-gimme-a-wri-gimme-a-mo/424375 "2007-10-28T22:10:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2007, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gimme-a-na-gimme-a-no-gimme-a-wri-gimme-a-mo/424375/1 "2007-10-28T22:10:10Z")
[NaNoWriMo](http://www.nanowrimo.org/) is almost here. November 1-30. Who’s in? Who’s out? Who’s shaking all about? Can **you** write a 50,000 word novel in a month? (I hope I didn’t miss an existing thread.) ---
**Author:** ![George\_Kaplin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/3e96dc/32.png) [@George\_Kaplin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/George_Kaplin)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2007, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gimme-a-na-gimme-a-no-gimme-a-wri-gimme-a-mo/424375/2 "2007-10-28T22:52:53Z")
I am SO in! Didn’t have time to do it last year, but I’ve got an absolutely awesome idea (Think ‘Planet Terror’ meets ‘Pride & Prejudice’. Sample dialogue: _“ **Mister Dorstaborstle!** Don’t think me impertinent, sir, but I feel bound to alert you to the unseemly matter of your excess salivation and indiscriminate bloodlust. Poor Peggoty’s missing a tongue, Sir. One expects better comportment from one’s houseguAAAAHHH!!”_) and I’m totally psyched up. ---
**Author:** ![Dying\_Butterfly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d2c977/32.png) [@Dying\_Butterfly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dying_Butterfly)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2007, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gimme-a-na-gimme-a-no-gimme-a-wri-gimme-a-mo/424375/3 "2007-10-28T23:08:39Z")
This is my first NaNo. I wanted to participate last year, but I psyched myself out in the last week of October. I’m not sure yet what I’m going to write, but I’m leaning towards an autobiography of a dentist’s chair right now. 🙂 Doesn’t have to be great literature, right? Not sure if I’ll make the 50k, but I’m buying [this](http://shanalogic.com/gallery.php?item_id=1105&n=1) necklace if I do. I’ve never been able to justify buying it, so I figure it’d make a nice reward. ---
**Author:** ![DJ\_Motorbike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/90ced4/32.png) [@DJ\_Motorbike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DJ_Motorbike)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2007, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gimme-a-na-gimme-a-no-gimme-a-wri-gimme-a-mo/424375/4 "2007-10-29T00:25:22Z")
I failed miserably last year. I read what I was working on recently, almost deleted it, then didn’t. I’m going to try again this year, but this time I won’t be shy about resorting to porn or mutant ninja aliens to move it along. I got bogged down when I couldn’t figure out what the main character’s motivation was or what the central conflict of the plot should be. This year, screw trying to write something coherent. Just write it and burn it later if necessary. ---
**Author:** ![shamrock227](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@shamrock227](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shamrock227)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2007, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gimme-a-na-gimme-a-no-gimme-a-wri-gimme-a-mo/424375/5 "2007-10-29T00:38:31Z")
[QUOTE=DJ Motorbike] This year, screw trying to write something coherent. Just write it and burn it later if necessary. [/QUOTE] Amen. I didn’t finish the last three years because I get all hung up in editing and polishing what I have written. This year I am going in with a “No one is ever going to read this, I don’t give a crap” attitude. Now, I just need to come up with an idea. ---
**Author:** ![ErinPuff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dbc845/32.png) [@ErinPuff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ErinPuff)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2007, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gimme-a-na-gimme-a-no-gimme-a-wri-gimme-a-mo/424375/6 "2007-10-29T00:44:02Z")
Seventh year, going for my seventh win. 😃 I have a lot going on in November, but I’m pretty confident. ---
**Author:** ![Kythereia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e8c25b/32.png) [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2007, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gimme-a-na-gimme-a-no-gimme-a-wri-gimme-a-mo/424375/7 "2007-10-29T01:00:41Z")
I’m in. God help me, and God help us all. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![amarinth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3be4f8/32.png) [@amarinth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarinth)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2007, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gimme-a-na-gimme-a-no-gimme-a-wri-gimme-a-mo/424375/8 "2007-10-29T01:10:29Z")
4th year. Year 1 and year 3 stunk - but were finished. I need to do a NaNoEdMo for year 2’s novel. It has possibility - not for publishing, but for being worth editing into something. I think I have an idea. It’s been churning for a while. ---
**Author:** ![maggenpye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecc23a/32.png) [@maggenpye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/maggenpye)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2007, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gimme-a-na-gimme-a-no-gimme-a-wri-gimme-a-mo/424375/9 "2007-10-29T01:15:53Z")
In again. Having strange conversations with myself as I plot things out and practice scenes. Last year’s effort is off to it’s second publisher, since the first rejected it in such an encouraging way. ---
**Author:** ![Orual](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/779978/32.png) [@Orual](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orual)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2007, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gimme-a-na-gimme-a-no-gimme-a-wri-gimme-a-mo/424375/10 "2007-10-29T01:18:43Z")
I just signed up. I’ve got the time this year, so I should give it a shot. I work so much better when I have a deadline! ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2007, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gimme-a-na-gimme-a-no-gimme-a-wri-gimme-a-mo/424375/11 "2007-10-29T01:24:30Z")
I’m in! I think I know where I’m going with it, too. And I don’t promise it to be good either. ---
**Author:** ![Mindfield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mindfield/32/19759_2.png) [@Mindfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mindfield)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2007, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gimme-a-na-gimme-a-no-gimme-a-wri-gimme-a-mo/424375/12 "2007-10-29T03:00:47Z")
I’m actually thinking about it. I have an idea or two kicking around. I’ve never entered before so it would be a first for me, but I like writing. Haven’t done written anything of any significance in a while, so it might be fun to put on the writer’s hat again. A month is pretty ambitious, but I think I could pull it off as long as I can steal time here and there to write. ---
**Author:** ![Tamex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ccd318/32.png) [@Tamex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamex)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2007, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gimme-a-na-gimme-a-no-gimme-a-wri-gimme-a-mo/424375/13 "2007-10-29T03:32:16Z")
I’m in. I only heard about it last week, and today I started to get a little nervous about the whole enterprise. I have no idea what I’m going to write about–first I was going to explore atheists in a Christian society, but now I’m leaning toward writing about a person who gets a little too obsessed over comic strip characters. I had to buy a word-processing program for my MacBook Pro, and I also bought the “No Plot, No Problem” guide, so I’m in about $95 already :). My husband has been surprisingly supportive and encouraging. I may have to travel on the 30th…but that gives me a good excuse to take that day off, I suppose. ---
**Author:** ![maggenpye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecc23a/32.png) [@maggenpye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/maggenpye)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2007, 7:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gimme-a-na-gimme-a-no-gimme-a-wri-gimme-a-mo/424375/14 "2007-10-29T07:31:42Z")
[QUOTE=Tamex] I was going to explore atheists in a Christian society, but now I’m leaning toward writing about a person who gets a little too obsessed over comic strip characters. [/QUOTE] Ooh, do both! See the plot bunnies multiply like crazy! NaNo dare! No there aren’t this many exclamation marks in my fiction, I’m just excited about NaNo!!! ---
**Author:** ![Surok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cc9497/32.png) [@Surok](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surok)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2007, 9:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gimme-a-na-gimme-a-no-gimme-a-wri-gimme-a-mo/424375/15 "2007-10-29T09:44:17Z")
I’m in. Signed up last year having read about it here, and then shot myself in the foot by getting nervous and perfectionist. Ninja pirate aliens here I come! ---
**Author:** ![Malacandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2007, 10:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gimme-a-na-gimme-a-no-gimme-a-wri-gimme-a-mo/424375/16 "2007-10-29T10:20:14Z")
I’m in. Last year’s success was inspired by a Dope thread on what you would do if you were fourteen again, and it damn nearly wrote itself. This year I’m all set to rumble with a rewrite of _Treasure Island_ as seen through Long John Silver’s eyes. And yes, get the damn words down on screen and don’t even give a thought to editing until you’ve made the word count. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Dunderman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecb155/32.png) [@Dunderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunderman)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2007, 11:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gimme-a-na-gimme-a-no-gimme-a-wri-gimme-a-mo/424375/17 "2007-10-29T11:03:23Z")
I guess I’ll give it another go. I gave up around the 35000 word mark last year, because writing just wasn’t fun anymore. I liked the story and didn’t want to force myself to finish it crappily just to win NaNoWriMo. ---
**Author:** ![Oregon\_sunshine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/50afbb/32.png) [@Oregon\_sunshine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oregon_sunshine)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2007, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gimme-a-na-gimme-a-no-gimme-a-wri-gimme-a-mo/424375/18 "2007-10-29T12:47:59Z")
I “lost” two years in a row now. But, I got to 20,000 words both times - pretty good for a habitual short-short story writer. (Even my poems are freakin haikus) So, I need to decide if it’s worth it to give up precious knitting and reading time to write another strange, amourphously-plotted novella. Hmmmm. ---
**Author:** ![Edward\_The\_Head](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ce73a5/32.png) [@Edward\_The\_Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edward_The_Head)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2007, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gimme-a-na-gimme-a-no-gimme-a-wri-gimme-a-mo/424375/19 "2007-10-29T13:20:40Z")
I’m surprised that this is the first thread I’ve seen about this. I’ve been wanting to do this for a couple of years, but I always go away for a week or so in November. This year is no different. I don’t know if I can do it, but I might just try for the hell of it. I guess there’s going to be more Pirate ninja, except these will be on motorcycles! ---
**Author:** ![pbbth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f9ae1b/32.png) [@pbbth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pbbth)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2007, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gimme-a-na-gimme-a-no-gimme-a-wri-gimme-a-mo/424375/20 "2007-10-29T14:48:38Z")
Oooh, this will be my first NaNoWriMo! I am very excited…now I just have to figure out what the hell I am going to write about. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gimme-a-na-gimme-a-no-gimme-a-wri-gimme-a-mo/424375.md?page=2)