Writing Challenges - Script Frenzy and NaNo

[Tuttle]

I know there is one which is both speed and quality around labor day weekend I think, which is writing a novella (~100 pages)in a weekend (3 days). You have to pay to register but they help you if you want them to make you food if you go to somewhere of them or anything like that to get you not needing to do anything but write. The thing about it is that it then takes the novellas finished and choose the best few and help the people who wrote those clean them up and get them published for them.

My boyfriend's mom wanted to try it this past year, don't think she got to.

Beyond that I don't know.

Oh and I second what Kathy says about keeping up to date, but say it is still possible if you don't. My first year I tried NaNo I succeeded in the last 4 days of the month...in that in the first 26 I got between 2 and 5 thousand words written and got the rest in the last 4 days and managed to finish. It was funny looking at my writing chart compared to others that year (and now I'm being all sad about PM again... he was into NaNo)

[KizzyShima]

Yeah, much apologies.

In order to avoid the one liner that would provide--Does anyone know any writing challenges for fan fiction/original fiction that are particularly up-to-par when it comes to people who READ what you've written? NaNo is all about word number, and getting it done. I was wondering if any challenges are really about the feedback?

[Emi]

Thanks for the advice!!!! I'll keep that in mind... But on my computer it's not a one liner? Well, actually it's kind of cutting close.... SORRY, I'll remember next time!!!

dai

[Kathy Li]

[clears throat]. Ahem.

You guys might want to refer to the Board FAQ. Please remember to avoid posting one-liners, and that one-on-one messages should probably be done in private topics or email. Please reserve board posts for messages that are meant for everybody on the boards. Thanks!
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I did NaNoWriMo last year. I'm not sure I've got the energy/time to do it this year, but it was pretty fun and surprisingly less gruelling than I thought it would be. My only advice to those who want to try it for the first time would be: remember to keep up with your NaNoWriMo project every day. If you can consistently devote time to it every day, it's a lot easier. If you skip it for a few days, it gets a lot harder to keep up with your wordcount goal.

[KizzyShima]

kizzyneechan

Anybody else on Nano besides us crazy people?

[Emi]

Hey cool what's your penname?!?? Mine's fairyworld1217, maybe we can be buddies on there! haha...

[KizzyShima]

I'm doing NaNo for the first time ever. I actually found Script Frenzy through that--but I've never done that either.

NaNo's right in the midst of filling out college apps. Should be... interesting, to say the least.

[Emi]

Hmm... I'm going to do that this year, my sister decided to do it too so this should be interesting...

Is anyone doing Nano this year???

[alla]

Delayed posts are fine I didn't get around to doing ScriptFrenzy. I had waywayway too many assignments due - not to mention exams.

Have you had a look at www.nanowrimo.org, and join in the crazy fun that it is in November

[Emi]

i'm planning on doing scriptfrenzy then next time it comes around.. i joined it a month late... *so sad* wow just realized this post was a long time ago.. oh well!

[alla]

I've been exploring the Script Frenzy website, and I think I may have decided to do it, ignoring the fact that once again, the writing challenge is right in the middle of my exam block (why? WHY!?). I am currently plotless, but fingers crossed I can come up with something in time.

I know that we have a bunch of keen NaNo-ers out there, but how many of you are planning on doing Script Frenzy?