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Outside LOTRO: NaNoWriMo

November 4, 2011

Outside LOTRO

We know the LOTRO Community has some very talented writers as can be seen in our Lost Texts section of the site so I thought this would be worth a mention. November is National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo).

The goal is to write a 50,000 word novel in 30 days. Any of our friends interested in participating I certainly encourage you to sign up and take up the challenge!

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Goldenstar plays a minstrel as her main and enjoys the small things in LOTRO like festivals, parties, & clothing. In her spare time, she will join in fellowships to root out evil from Middle-earth.

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10 Responses to “Outside LOTRO: NaNoWriMo”

  1. shipwreck Says:
    November 4, 2011 at 10:24 am

    I’ve been a writer (erm, someone who writes stuff anyway) for most of my life but an extreme lack of discipline often pushes this great art and discipline out of my life, so I rarely finish anything I write.

    This is a great way to force some discipline into your writing life. I’m doing it and, even though I haven’t been keeping pace as I should, it’s already helping me to write a lot more than I have been. As long as my own baby hobbit doesn’t come into the world too soon I just might get this thing done!

    Highly recommended!

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  2. Aldarionn Says:
    November 4, 2011 at 11:36 am

    I’d definetely be interested in what you write about shipwreck, so I’m cheering for you to finish that novel!!! When you’re done with it post it somewhere. I also have to tell you, I’m a big fan of LOTRO Beneath Your Feet even though it just started recently. Very well put together and a lot of fun to listen to. Keep up the good work. Looking forward to the Forochel episode :)

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    • shipwreck Says:
      November 4, 2011 at 2:49 pm

      Thanks, Aldarionn. That’s very kind of you to say!

      I will be sure to post whatever I’ve written (be it novel-sized or no) at the end of the month on my personal blog. There’s some stuff up there now if you’d like to sneak a peak. It has been updated sporadically for the past year or so but there’s plenty to be read if you’re so inclined.

      http://freebooterkommand.blogspot.com

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  3. Taeniel Says:
    November 4, 2011 at 12:01 pm

    A few of my kinmates and I do NaNo every year, and this year is no exception. :) It cuts into our play time a bit, but it’s such a great creative rush to tackle the 50k challenge with the community that’s sprung up around it.

    There are local write-ins just about everywhere, IRC channels, forums, etc. If you’ve ever even had an inkling to try writing, it’s a great way to practice. And super fun!

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    Ketani Says:
    November 4, 2011 at 12:20 pm

    My LOTRO time is going to suffer severely this month, I fear. I’m a “NaNo Rebel” this year (writing non-fiction instead of a novel), but things are going well as I’m already over 10k words so far! And I’m waiting for my copy of War in the North to get here, so I doubt I’ll get much LOTRO or NaNo time over the weekend. :D

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  5. shipwreck Says:
    November 4, 2011 at 2:46 pm

    Dang, Ketani. You are a machine!

    This is a very bad week (month, actually) for me as it is my wife’s birthday, a holiday week, busy at work, and the baby is coming but I shall sally forth! I want to ready our stuff so post a linky, please.

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  6. Pennior Says:
    November 4, 2011 at 4:51 pm

    I took part in NaNo a few years ago, and failed miserably.

    I’m trying again this year and it’s going brilliantly so far. Hit 16,000 this evening, mainly thanks to a lot of planning I did in October. It’s made me fall in love with writing again, which I ironically lost whilst studying for my Creative Writing degree.

    My LotRO time is taking a bit of a hit, but I’m using it as extra incentive to hit daily targets. I don’t allow myself to play until I hit my target.

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  7. Thromos Says:
    November 4, 2011 at 5:04 pm

    Nanowrimo is great! Fun times!
    Even if you aren’t happy with what you write, at least you wrote it :)

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  8. Arianwyn Says:
    November 4, 2011 at 8:48 pm

    I have participated and hit the 50,000 word mark for the past three years. This year I am taking a group of my middle schoolers through it too. It’s a lot of fun. Thanks for posting, Goldenstar!

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  9. Celonivren Says:
    November 4, 2011 at 10:03 pm

    Ah, NaNo. This is my fifth year scribbling my November away, and I’ve always loved it – though after powering through 50K in two weeks my second year, I tend to aim for higher goals. This year – hoping to break a six digit wordcount! Past 10K as of yesterday, so we’ll see what ends up happening.

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