# Not quite NaNoWriMo '23--an invitation

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** books-writing-myths\
**Created:** [November 2, 2023, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-quite-nanowrimo-23-an-invitation/992469 "2023-11-02T12:38:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2023, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-quite-nanowrimo-23-an-invitation/992469/1 "2023-11-02T12:38:45Z")

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The formal NaNoWriMo structure doesn’t really work for me, since blasting out text isn’t difficult once I get started. I do like the accountability piece, though. So, I’m working on a book this month and wondered if you’d like to join me here, whether or not you’re doing the formal NaNo thing.

I’m charting how much writing time (not words) I accomplish each day. Although I’m also journaling and fiddling around with other projects, I’m not counting time spent on those, just my current main project. It’s more reflective essays than memoir, with a few poems as well.

Are you in? What are you working on? Feel free to check in daily if that’s helpful or a pleasure.

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**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2023, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-quite-nanowrimo-23-an-invitation/992469/2 "2023-11-02T20:55:26Z")

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This year I had a plan, an actual loose outline. So of course on 11/1 I wrote 200 words of something completely different.

Maybe I’ll get back to the plan. I have no idea what the other thing is doing.

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**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2023, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-quite-nanowrimo-23-an-invitation/992469/3 "2023-11-02T21:00:24Z")

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This is my first one in more than a decade, and I am exactly on plan after two days. Last time I had an outline, this time was more of a last-minute decision. We’ll see how that goes!

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**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2023, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-quite-nanowrimo-23-an-invitation/992469/4 "2023-11-03T02:43:26Z")

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Yesterday, I wrote for several hours. Today was a bit more than 90 minutes, with over 2.5 hours of conversational Spanish groups, so I’m going to wind down with half an hour of relevant reading and note-taking.