Dreams & Dragons

So, November is over, and so is NaNoWriMo.  Well, it is for me, anyway.  Technically, there’s about eleven more hours to go before November comes to a close and the final word count has to be entered into the system, but I’m going to sleep and going to work pretty much immediately after waking up.

How’d I do?  Depends on how you look at it. (more…)

So, I’m participating in NaNoWriMo, which is part of the reason why I’ve not updated this page, nor recorded any podcast episodes, nor participated in any of the online stuff I was participating in prior to November.  Another reason is that my computer’s hard drive died completely, and I’ve been sharing a computer with my wife.  Oh, and my sister-in-law had her baby at the end of October, so nephew visiting has been going on.  And work.  And…. anyway!

In October, a number of people expressed their… objections to NaNoWriMo.  They made a few valid points that I’m seeing in action right now.  50,000 words isn’t really a novel.  The NaNo peeps focus far too much on reaching that 50,000 word goal.  They also ask for a lot of money.  I concede all these points, however, I still think NaNoWriMo is a good thing, so long as you keep a few things in mind. (more…)