Comments on: The difference between write and wrong http://doombot.com/2008/12/02/the-difference-between-write-and-wrong/ by Jane Austen Fri, 06 Jan 2012 17:05:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jordan http://doombot.com/2008/12/02/the-difference-between-write-and-wrong/comment-page-1/#comment-71617 Jordan Tue, 02 Dec 2008 19:52:20 +0000 http://doombot.com/?p=944#comment-71617 <p>YOU GO DAN!</p> YOU GO DAN!

]]> By: zandperl http://doombot.com/2008/12/02/the-difference-between-write-and-wrong/comment-page-1/#comment-71616 zandperl Tue, 02 Dec 2008 19:00:08 +0000 http://doombot.com/?p=944#comment-71616 <p>Ever work on a piece collaboratively? I'm always curious how that'd change the experience of writing, that hopefully the other would help to fill in the gaps and holes. Or even just finding an editor.</p> Ever work on a piece collaboratively? I’m always curious how that’d change the experience of writing, that hopefully the other would help to fill in the gaps and holes. Or even just finding an editor.

]]> By: Maria http://doombot.com/2008/12/02/the-difference-between-write-and-wrong/comment-page-1/#comment-71613 Maria Tue, 02 Dec 2008 18:12:42 +0000 http://doombot.com/?p=944#comment-71613 <p>Great commentary on the annual NaNoWriMo exercise. Seems like you've got a good handle on the process -- completing it four years in a row is pretty impressive. </p> <p>I do agree that the best way to work efficiently on any writing project is to have extensive notes and an outline -- or a solid idea of the entire plot -- prepared in advance. If I didn't have outlines, I'd never get any book-length project finished.</p> <p>(As for data catastrophes, I'm still trying to recover from the permanent loss of the first 100 pages of a novel. It's a horrible, horrible thing that I'll never allow to happen again.)</p> <p>My thoughts about NaNoWriMo are quite cynical -- possibly because my initial exposure to it seemed to showcase the hype and profit motivations of groups sponsoring it. (I blogged about it, but won't insult your readers by linking to my post here.) </p> <p>I enjoyed reading your take on the exercise. It makes me feel that it is a real and legitimate project -- one I hope to make time for another month.</p> Great commentary on the annual NaNoWriMo exercise. Seems like you’ve got a good handle on the process — completing it four years in a row is pretty impressive.

I do agree that the best way to work efficiently on any writing project is to have extensive notes and an outline — or a solid idea of the entire plot — prepared in advance. If I didn’t have outlines, I’d never get any book-length project finished.

(As for data catastrophes, I’m still trying to recover from the permanent loss of the first 100 pages of a novel. It’s a horrible, horrible thing that I’ll never allow to happen again.)

My thoughts about NaNoWriMo are quite cynical — possibly because my initial exposure to it seemed to showcase the hype and profit motivations of groups sponsoring it. (I blogged about it, but won’t insult your readers by linking to my post here.)

I enjoyed reading your take on the exercise. It makes me feel that it is a real and legitimate project — one I hope to make time for another month.

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