Liese, do it, do it! It can be crap. They tell you to read Bird by Bird and that's all about the shitty first drafts.

And we'll egg you on, cheer for you, and, um, t frantically casting around for better reasons, I want you to.

I'm so embarrassed. I already feel I have nothing to say, but I'm committing myself to a long nothing.

Erika, you've got it in you. You couldn't write those amazing fics if you didn't.

I'm going to have a go. No idea what I'll write, but there can't be any harm in trying.

I'll have to try this NaNoWriMo thing as well. Now I've just got to think of something to write about.

Anne, Am-Chau, I'm so excited that you're doing it too. I looked and decided I didn't really want to do it with a bunch of strangers, and now all these wonderful buffista writers are doing it.

I figured out that at my usual, comfortable-for-me layout and font (arial, 11 pt., 1" margins), if I write 5 pages a day, then I'll have 5 days for editing.

I have no clue what I'm writing either, though I'm mulling over some ideas. In the profile, where it asked for title of WIP, I put Influx. I'm trying to figure out why, because I kind of like that. I don't think I've ever tried to write something to fit a title before.

t ignorant What is this National Novel Writing Month all you lovely people are planning on doing? t can't turn the 'ignorant' tag off

Deb, Susan, it's always so wonderful, to lurk in this thread and read your ongoing good news - I'm very happy for both of you (even happier 'cause I've read "Weaver" and loved it a lot, and currently loving FFoSM).

Nilly, NaNoWriMo is here: [link]

You sign up to try to write a complete, 50 thousand word story during the month of November, beginning on the first and ending by midnight, November 30. You e-mail them your story and they certify it as 50 thousand words, but don't read for content or quality. If you've got 50 thousand words, you won. You don't actually win a prize (though you can buy a t-shirt), you just have the knowledge that you did it with a whole bunch of other people all over the world. This is the 5th year. So far, from what I understand, 3 people have had, or will have, their stories published.

Thanks, Deena! (and, sorry, natter, but it's great to post 'with' you again, after too long I haven't 'seen' you here).

you just have the knowledge that you did it with a whole bunch of other people all over the world

Oh, I think that this is a great idea! You know, for people who can put words together in a way that looks good.

It's also great to see that so many of you are going to do this (and, of course, I'm curious to read what you may create). Good luck!

Anne, Am-Chau, I'm so excited that you're doing it too. I looked and decided I didn't really want to do it with a bunch of strangers, and now all these wonderful buffista writers are doing it.

Deena, I have a special filter in my lj to post my word counts and keep track of and encourage other people who're doing it. Want me to add you? (Anne, and anyone else, the same to you if you have ljs. Let me know your lj names.) (edit: and if you don't have an lj and you want one, e-mail me and I'll send you a code. I have several spare at the moment.)