Comments on: Five writes don’t make a wrong http://doombot.com/2009/12/03/five-writes-dont-make-a-wrong/ by Jane Austen Fri, 25 Jun 2010 05:26:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Chris Collins http://doombot.com/2009/12/03/five-writes-dont-make-a-wrong/comment-page-1/#comment-79566 Chris Collins Sat, 05 Dec 2009 03:44:11 +0000 http://doombot.com/?p=1912#comment-79566 <p>I'm just sad that I'm going to be forced to read the thing...such is the problem of being Dan's worst enemy</p> I’m just sad that I’m going to be forced to read the thing…such is the problem of being Dan’s worst enemy

]]> By: Manton Reece http://doombot.com/2009/12/03/five-writes-dont-make-a-wrong/comment-page-1/#comment-79548 Manton Reece Thu, 03 Dec 2009 19:56:37 +0000 http://doombot.com/?p=1912#comment-79548 <p>Congrats! Hopefully the time away on a different project will ensure you don't get burned out on your "real" novel too.</p> <p>I only finished NaNoWriMo once, in 2005, and re-reading it this year I'm not sure I could do it again anytime soon. It takes a particularly quiet month. But I agree that it's kind of like wanting to run a marathon at least once in your life, and then finding you also love to run every day: I'm sure a bunch of writers are better off for participating, whether they stick with the 50k in November tradition or not.</p> Congrats! Hopefully the time away on a different project will ensure you don’t get burned out on your “real” novel too.

I only finished NaNoWriMo once, in 2005, and re-reading it this year I’m not sure I could do it again anytime soon. It takes a particularly quiet month. But I agree that it’s kind of like wanting to run a marathon at least once in your life, and then finding you also love to run every day: I’m sure a bunch of writers are better off for participating, whether they stick with the 50k in November tradition or not.

]]> By: Jordan http://doombot.com/2009/12/03/five-writes-dont-make-a-wrong/comment-page-1/#comment-79547 Jordan Thu, 03 Dec 2009 18:59:40 +0000 http://doombot.com/?p=1912#comment-79547 <p>Grats Dan!</p> Grats Dan!

]]> By: Keith B http://doombot.com/2009/12/03/five-writes-dont-make-a-wrong/comment-page-1/#comment-79546 Keith B Thu, 03 Dec 2009 18:52:05 +0000 http://doombot.com/?p=1912#comment-79546 <p><cite> Me, I’ve long held the belief that the curse of talent is the ability to recognize genius. I’m just smart enough to know that I’m not a writing prodigy whose first work is going to be tearfully lauded by reviewers, readers, and every single person who so much as glances at the cover, but I also know that I’m good enough to produce a solid piece of fiction—if I put in the time to work on it.</p> <p>That’s what the past five years of NaNoWriMo have taught me. </cite></p> <p>Always a very valuable lesson to learn. Sounds like you've learned a lot from it and simply outgrown it.</p> Me, I’ve long held the belief that the curse of talent is the ability to recognize genius. I’m just smart enough to know that I’m not a writing prodigy whose first work is going to be tearfully lauded by reviewers, readers, and every single person who so much as glances at the cover, but I also know that I’m good enough to produce a solid piece of fiction—if I put in the time to work on it.

That’s what the past five years of NaNoWriMo have taught me.

Always a very valuable lesson to learn. Sounds like you’ve learned a lot from it and simply outgrown it.

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