tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5226248880778723196.post4232879105210412619..comments2013-12-24T11:19:44.248-08:00Comments on WriMos FTW!: Success: Win Or Lose by Angie RichmondAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17979704972319783846noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5226248880778723196.post-41535339516051606372011-10-23T08:50:41.747-07:002011-10-23T08:50:41.747-07:00Me neither! I'm afraid of history, but I admir...Me neither! I'm afraid of history, but I admire people who bravely take it on. NaNo has always been more fun for me. So here's to a fun round this year!!!Lyn Midnighthttp://wrimosftw.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5226248880778723196.post-69889374066467243172011-10-20T06:40:51.700-07:002011-10-20T06:40:51.700-07:00Hello, Angie! I love your column, and your book so...Hello, Angie! I love your column, and your book sounds amazing. Hope to see you in NaNo!Alison DeLucanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5226248880778723196.post-36115295323801658652011-10-19T16:25:05.587-07:002011-10-19T16:25:05.587-07:00Thanks Kenon! Good luck on your novel!Thanks Kenon! Good luck on your novel!Angie Richmondhttp://twitter.com/write_me_happynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5226248880778723196.post-52748596234521009312011-10-19T16:20:05.066-07:002011-10-19T16:20:05.066-07:00I really enjoy researching facts. I love learning ...I really enjoy researching facts. I love learning for the sake of learning. Especially history :)Angie Richmondhttp://twitter.com/write_me_happynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5226248880778723196.post-74816570986027124832011-10-19T16:18:46.734-07:002011-10-19T16:18:46.734-07:00Some not *sopSome not *sopKenon Thompsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5226248880778723196.post-26210316427736909332011-10-19T16:17:13.180-07:002011-10-19T16:17:13.180-07:00I love your story idea Angie! The freshman class o...I love your story idea Angie! The freshman class of NaNoWriMo this year (including myself) has sop amazing potential to reach 50,000+ words. I look forward to seeing you progress in this novel!Kenon Thompsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5226248880778723196.post-62372083198286140622011-10-19T14:14:27.019-07:002011-10-19T14:14:27.019-07:00Well, for purposes of NaNo especially, you can Wik...Well, for purposes of NaNo especially, you can Wikipedia it enough to fake it, and then go back and further authenticate during rewrites. Learning enough to fake it is something I live by with my fiction, though sometimes I also research something exhaustively because it's absolutely fascinating, only to use it as the barest flavor in the work itself.Jennifer r Donohuehttp://AuthorizedMusings.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5226248880778723196.post-64861444531590999252011-10-19T11:16:32.769-07:002011-10-19T11:16:32.769-07:00I agreed. Writing historical fiction that is truly...I agreed. Writing historical fiction that is truly accurate is a daunting task. I'm hoping to accomplish a novel that doesn't scream...FAKE! or some such. :)Angie Richmondnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5226248880778723196.post-44691338809949711772011-10-19T11:14:58.819-07:002011-10-19T11:14:58.819-07:00Thanks, and good luck on your first NaNo!!Thanks, and good luck on your first NaNo!!Angie Richmondnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5226248880778723196.post-32101215781014918982011-10-19T10:00:36.697-07:002011-10-19T10:00:36.697-07:00It's my first year too! I'm curious about ...It's my first year too! I'm curious about your story, although it's not in my normal genre. I hope to see it at the finish line!Danielle Noseknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5226248880778723196.post-18682930771583422142011-10-19T10:00:02.107-07:002011-10-19T10:00:02.107-07:00Diana Gabaldon is seriously my Hero! I'm tryin...Diana Gabaldon is seriously my Hero! I'm trying to focus on the daily total as well. 50,000 in a month is just mind-blowing for me right now.Angie Richmondnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5226248880778723196.post-15460464979898848712011-10-19T08:21:11.612-07:002011-10-19T08:21:11.612-07:00Welcome to the NaNo madness!
I have yet to write ...Welcome to the NaNo madness!<br /><br />I have yet to write something that's truly "historical fiction", though depending on how you do it, Steampunk can toe that line!<br /><br />Success in NaNoWriMo is making the word limit, as honestly as possible. I visit the NaNo forums and read the "dirty tricks" threads, scratching my head in befuddlement. Why do it if you're Jennifer R Donohuehttp://authorizedmusings.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5226248880778723196.post-83531813217394236892011-10-19T07:12:54.481-07:002011-10-19T07:12:54.481-07:00Like Daniel, I like to keep my goals small and att...Like Daniel, I like to keep my goals small and attainable. The key to success, for me, is not aiming too high. If I tried to leap from Point A to Point B in one go, I'd just wind up falling on my face. Better to use the stepping stones and make smaller jumps. So instead of looking NaNo as 50,000 daunting words, I look at it as 1,667 challenging but attainable words every day. And then I Regina Greyhttp://twitter.com/TalesYetUntoldnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5226248880778723196.post-45454005059343445302011-10-19T07:08:01.236-07:002011-10-19T07:08:01.236-07:00Thanks Daniel! I will make sure to keep everyone p...Thanks Daniel! I will make sure to keep everyone post on my progress! Setting modest goals seems to be the best bet.Angie Richmondnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5226248880778723196.post-61753593002887012852011-10-19T06:55:01.354-07:002011-10-19T06:55:01.354-07:00Oh, and to answer the question, I tend to measure ...Oh, and to answer the question, I tend to measure success in terms of significant forward motion. Some days, I can bust out an entire chapter or thousands of words. Other days, even a paragraph is a struggle. I can't count those latter days as failures, or I'm sunk. So, setting modest goals and then trying to wildly exceed them tends to work for me.Daniel Swensenhttp://www.surlymuse.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5226248880778723196.post-50074189876150664802011-10-19T06:43:06.711-07:002011-10-19T06:43:06.711-07:00Writing an historically accurate novel during Nano...Writing an historically accurate novel during Nanowrimo (even playing fast and loose with the facts) is a task I probably wouldn't even take on, personally -- which makes your post all the more awesome. Good luck! I hope you'll keep people updated on how it goes through November. <br /><br />Also, I love your bio.Daniel Swensenhttp://www.surlymuse.comnoreply@blogger.com