Comments on: Unleash your inner novelist: 30 days to 50,000 words http://www.niemanlab.org/2008/10/unleash-your-inner-novelist-30-days-to-50000-words/ A collaborative effort to figure out the future of journalism. A project of Harvard University. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 17:39:00 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: The iPad as a writing coach’s dream » Nieman Journalism Lab http://www.niemanlab.org/2008/10/unleash-your-inner-novelist-30-days-to-50000-words/comment-page-1/#comment-115520 The iPad as a writing coach’s dream » Nieman Journalism Lab Wed, 19 May 2010 17:18:46 +0000 http://www.niemanlab.org/?p=240#comment-115520 [...] But what a fascinating way to change up one’s writing rituals. I’m reminded of Nanowrimo, National Novel Writing Month, the annual November ritual where thousands of people try to write a [...] [...] But what a fascinating way to change up one’s writing rituals. I’m reminded of Nanowrimo, National Novel Writing Month, the annual November ritual where thousands of people try to write a [...]

]]> By: Julie Reynolds http://www.niemanlab.org/2008/10/unleash-your-inner-novelist-30-days-to-50000-words/comment-page-1/#comment-49 Julie Reynolds Mon, 03 Nov 2008 21:59:22 +0000 http://www.niemanlab.org/?p=240#comment-49 Josh, I'm so glad you posted this. I've done two rounds of NaNoWriMo (both while working full time as a reporter) and got two novels out of it that I never would have started otherwise. It's the best thing around for getting us uptight reporter-types to just loosen up and let it flow... Sure, a good chunk of what I wrote was garbage, but both times, I got the rough shape a novel of it that I went on to re-write, so what the heck! Also, it's a hell of a lot of fun, especially when you sucker some friends into doing it with you... Josh, I’m so glad you posted this. I’ve done two rounds of NaNoWriMo (both while working full time as a reporter) and got two novels out of it that I never would have started otherwise.

It’s the best thing around for getting us uptight reporter-types to just loosen up and let it flow…

Sure, a good chunk of what I wrote was garbage, but both times, I got the rough shape a novel of it that I went on to re-write, so what the heck!

Also, it’s a hell of a lot of fun, especially when you sucker some friends into doing it with you…

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