tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728395951944817348.post5898364117987941603..comments2023-10-17T04:51:08.562-07:00Comments on Coreena McBurnie, Author: Editing My NovelAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04989197620565202133noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728395951944817348.post-61224485007370320752011-06-16T09:51:05.720-07:002011-06-16T09:51:05.720-07:00Laurie, they are starting Camp NaNoWriMo this summ...Laurie, they are starting Camp NaNoWriMo this summer - don't know exactly what it is, but it might fit better into a teaching schedule. I think they'll have info on the web site soon. I agree this would be hard as a teacher, my husband is a teacher and would like to try it, but it hasn't worked out. I agree, too, do whatever feels most joyful!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04989197620565202133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728395951944817348.post-57115531047494391252011-06-16T09:20:46.203-07:002011-06-16T09:20:46.203-07:00Love NaNoWriMo! I did it years ago, but now that ...Love NaNoWriMo! I did it years ago, but now that I'm back to teaching, Nov.'s a tough month (end of a grading quarter) to be reading and responding to 100's of student-written pieces and writing a novel on top of it... If I do try it this year, I'm contemplating writing a children's or YA novel rather than an adult one: I think that somehow that would feel more joyful for me this time around. You've encouraged me to consider it - and every year at least one, sometimes more, of my students does NaNoWriMo, so perhaps I will write-along with them!Laurie @ What She Readhttp://whatsheread.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728395951944817348.post-20811040659661314582011-06-14T05:16:29.119-07:002011-06-14T05:16:29.119-07:00I love Nano!! It is so much fun. I'm glad I&...I love Nano!! It is so much fun. I'm glad I'm not the only one who can't remember everything I wrote. Good for you for getting your novel so far and good luck with whatever you choose.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04989197620565202133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728395951944817348.post-22105312489121435022011-06-13T22:56:44.750-07:002011-06-13T22:56:44.750-07:00I've had a similar experience with my NaNoWriM...I've had a similar experience with my NaNoWriMo novel from November as well. It was my first MAJOR attempt at writing and I dove in with only two weeks notice. (I had never heard of it until a friend of mine told me I should do it mid-October.) <br /><br />So, I pulled out my trusty Dream Journal and created a general idea for a story. I finished mine on November 30th as well, then took a few months off. <br /><br />When I went back to edit it, I definitely had forgotten some of the things I had written. Like you, I knew how it ended but I couldn't remember how I had gotten it there. <br /><br />There was a lot of work to be done with it, including fixing major plot holes, but I'm five editing rounds down with only one to go! Now comes the hard part of trying to decide what to do with it. But, I do know one thing, I'm SO excited for next year!<br /><br />http://www.kimmelstidbits.blogspot.comKimmel Tippetshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06190060945667532913noreply@blogger.com