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1. Deron Bauman on November 13th, 2009 at 2:42 pm

   word.

2. Rick Neece on November 13th, 2009 at 8:18 pm

   With NaNoWriMo, in Andrew’s silence, the thing I’ve discovered I’m doing is making room to spend 1.5-2 hours a day writing as furiously as I can type. I’m not making a novel, folks. I am not examining what I write, I’m just writing. I’m writing a pile of shit. I can only hope when the end of the month comes, I will dig into this pile and find a pony. Maybe more than one. None will likely turn into a novel, but maybe there may be several places to start on the real work of making a piece I can feel good about. Today I have a 2,000 word shortfall. I hope to shorten that over the weekend. I would love to meet the quota, to run this marathon, if nothing more than to prove to myself that I can.

3. Deron Bauman on November 13th, 2009 at 9:28 pm

   I can’t wait to see what comes of it, Rick.

4. Michael Smith on November 13th, 2009 at 9:50 pm

   Rick, I have started NaNoWriMo many times and hit the 50,000 word goal once, 2 years ago, I think. I’ve yet to pull that steaming turd out and try to make any real sense of it.

5. Michael Smith on November 13th, 2009 at 10:13 pm

   But it is oddly magical, that goal 50k words in 30 days. You carve out the time (or me it was 4 to 6 am) and you write. You don’t stop to rework or go back. You’re locked in. The words just disappear behind you, like the yellow line in your review mirror on a dark highway.

   I wanted to try it again this year, but I missed the first couple of days and realized I’m too damn tired to get up at 4 in the morning.

6. Rick Neece on November 15th, 2009 at 9:23 pm

   The words just disappear behind you, like the yellow line in your review mirror on a dark highway. MIchael, was your statement review v. rearview mirror intentional? Either way a delightful and accurate image of this work just now.

   Thank you sirs. I appreciate the support and the camaraderie.

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