Comments on: Creativity Bubbling…Waiting for NaNoWriMo To Explode http://www.thecreativepenn.com/2009/10/21/creativity-bubbling-waiting-for-nanowrimo-to-explode/ Adventures in Writing, Publishing and Book Marketing Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:56:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Rob F. http://www.thecreativepenn.com/2009/10/21/creativity-bubbling-waiting-for-nanowrimo-to-explode/comment-page-1/#comment-21449 Rob F. Wed, 06 Apr 2011 04:25:09 +0000 http://www.thecreativepenn.com/?p=3415#comment-21449 Well, when I won my debut NaNoWriMo in 2010, I gave myself permission to do fanfic and wound up with a sequel to H. G. Wells' The War of the Worlds. I let some of the responses I had to that novel percolate for a while, then figured out how I wanted it to end, worked the required plot developments backward from it and threw in some "wicked cool!" stuff like powered armour and two legged human Fighting Machines and just let the action roll. The end result was pretty plot-driven, but it was fun to write! Well, when I won my debut NaNoWriMo in 2010, I gave myself permission to do fanfic and wound up with a sequel to H. G. Wells’ The War of the Worlds. I let some of the responses I had to that novel percolate for a while, then figured out how I wanted it to end, worked the required plot developments backward from it and threw in some “wicked cool!” stuff like powered armour and two legged human Fighting Machines and just let the action roll. The end result was pretty plot-driven, but it was fun to write!

]]> By: Emma Newman http://www.thecreativepenn.com/2009/10/21/creativity-bubbling-waiting-for-nanowrimo-to-explode/comment-page-1/#comment-2969 Emma Newman Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:49:11 +0000 http://www.thecreativepenn.com/?p=3415#comment-2969 I'm flirting with the idea of doing NaNo for the first time this year, but it might just be insanity with everything else going on at the moment. One of those things is a club I've started to make sure that I always have a pool of ideas to dip into, and make sure I write a story a month. Once I have a tiny seed of an idea, the rest comes easily to me, but that initial seed is something I struggle to come up with in isolation. So, in answer to your question, I've effectively outsourced ideas generation to my club; people send in ideas for short stories, I pick a winner and write a story from it. Then the winner gets to read it first, then the rest of the members read it afterwards. It's all free, now in its third month and has really improved my productivity. I heartily recommend it! I’m flirting with the idea of doing NaNo for the first time this year, but it might just be insanity with everything else going on at the moment. One of those things is a club I’ve started to make sure that I always have a pool of ideas to dip into, and make sure I write a story a month. Once I have a tiny seed of an idea, the rest comes easily to me, but that initial seed is something I struggle to come up with in isolation. So, in answer to your question, I’ve effectively outsourced ideas generation to my club; people send in ideas for short stories, I pick a winner and write a story from it. Then the winner gets to read it first, then the rest of the members read it afterwards. It’s all free, now in its third month and has really improved my productivity. I heartily recommend it!

]]> By: uberVU - social comments http://www.thecreativepenn.com/2009/10/21/creativity-bubbling-waiting-for-nanowrimo-to-explode/comment-page-1/#comment-2955 uberVU - social comments Wed, 21 Oct 2009 19:19:49 +0000 http://www.thecreativepenn.com/?p=3415#comment-2955 <strong>Social comments and analytics for this post...</strong> This post was mentioned on Twitter by mmccubb: RT @thecreativepenn: Creativity Bubbling... 5 tips for #NaNoWriMo preparation http://bit.ly/1ERQWN - Great ideas!... Social comments and analytics for this post…

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]]> By: J. Winston Phillips http://www.thecreativepenn.com/2009/10/21/creativity-bubbling-waiting-for-nanowrimo-to-explode/comment-page-1/#comment-2954 J. Winston Phillips Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:14:18 +0000 http://www.thecreativepenn.com/?p=3415#comment-2954 I saw your twitter about NaNoWriMo and signed up myself for the first time. My username is JWinstonPhillips. I look forward to the challenge during the month of November. I saw your twitter about NaNoWriMo and signed up myself for the first time. My username is JWinstonPhillips. I look forward to the challenge during the month of November.

]]> By: Jim Wisneski http://www.thecreativepenn.com/2009/10/21/creativity-bubbling-waiting-for-nanowrimo-to-explode/comment-page-1/#comment-2952 Jim Wisneski Wed, 21 Oct 2009 10:41:18 +0000 http://www.thecreativepenn.com/?p=3415#comment-2952 I'm glad someone else is with me here Joanna! I am itching SO bad to start writing, but I'm holding back. The only thing I have done it take a few pages of notes to keep certain scenes and characters fresh and ready to go. If onlyI had some vacation time to use at work. . . I could take the next seven days off of work and just sleep until Halloween. . . hmm. . . that's not a bad idea. . . I’m glad someone else is with me here Joanna! I am itching SO bad to start writing, but I’m holding back. The only thing I have done it take a few pages of notes to keep certain scenes and characters fresh and ready to go. If onlyI had some vacation time to use at work. . . I could take the next seven days off of work and just sleep until Halloween. . . hmm. . . that’s not a bad idea. . .

]]> By: Benjamin Solah http://www.thecreativepenn.com/2009/10/21/creativity-bubbling-waiting-for-nanowrimo-to-explode/comment-page-1/#comment-2950 Benjamin Solah Wed, 21 Oct 2009 09:56:54 +0000 http://www.thecreativepenn.com/?p=3415#comment-2950 Great suggestions. I'm a fan of prompt-writing during October where you just take a word each day and write for 15 minutes straight. Great suggestions. I’m a fan of prompt-writing during October where you just take a word each day and write for 15 minutes straight.

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