tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6489063201658597291.post6177322597372590472..comments2023-07-08T02:18:50.926-07:00Comments on Foreign Quang: It's NaNoWriMo Time!Randihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16746936407430428943noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6489063201658597291.post-47060528896082979182010-12-17T13:08:43.160-08:002010-12-17T13:08:43.160-08:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6489063201658597291.post-20865092820198124722010-11-10T06:49:10.071-08:002010-11-10T06:49:10.071-08:00Wish you were my teacher, way, way, way back in my...Wish you were my teacher, way, way, way back in my school days!! Wish I could give the time to NaNo. Hope you're having fun with the assignment Randi.septembermomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01570525910483384484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6489063201658597291.post-85714839567558065002010-11-09T21:31:23.015-08:002010-11-09T21:31:23.015-08:00Jill--thanks for the link! It sounds like that wou...Jill--thanks for the link! It sounds like that would be a fun thing to do at school on April 12. The site has lots of good resources and printables.Randihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16746936407430428943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6489063201658597291.post-90178811387256249122010-11-09T18:08:28.685-08:002010-11-09T18:08:28.685-08:00DEAR = Drop Everything And Read
They do it at scho...DEAR = Drop Everything And Read<br />They do it at school every(?) day.<br /><br />http://dropeverythingandread.com/NationalDEARday.htmlJillnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6489063201658597291.post-1287417227431572142010-11-09T10:10:54.505-08:002010-11-09T10:10:54.505-08:00Luvskids11: You so need to sign up for this!Luvskids11: You so need to sign up for this!Randihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16746936407430428943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6489063201658597291.post-81493679448289831832010-11-09T09:48:01.597-08:002010-11-09T09:48:01.597-08:00"I don't have a plot, I don't even ha..."I don't have a plot, I don't even have characters, oh, what am I going to do," she bemoaned as she looked down at the keyboard. "I am not a writer. How on earth am I supposed to do this assignment and finish it in a month? 15,000 words, too. My teacher is daft, she is totally daft"LuvsKids11https://www.blogger.com/profile/02935764356557344559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6489063201658597291.post-38145436860472559192010-11-09T06:26:10.245-08:002010-11-09T06:26:10.245-08:00Jill: What is DEAR? Is there a website?Jill: What is DEAR? Is there a website?Randihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16746936407430428943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6489063201658597291.post-58927370871497822572010-11-09T03:36:18.111-08:002010-11-09T03:36:18.111-08:00That is so cool. I've never heard of it.
I ju...That is so cool. I've never heard of it.<br />I just heard about DEAR, and want to implement that at home.Jillnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6489063201658597291.post-49490087010593078582010-11-08T22:31:46.781-08:002010-11-08T22:31:46.781-08:00Auntie M: Especially mine! It's going to need ...Auntie M: Especially mine! It's going to need a lot of revising. I'm cringing as I write some of my assignment because my inner editor doesn't like to be told to be quiet. I want to go back and rewrite as I write.I think that's been the most difficult part of this project. I am constantly deleting unnecessary words but the goal is to get to 50,000. Even some of my more conscientious students are having problems with that part of it.<br />Thanks for the good input!Randihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16746936407430428943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6489063201658597291.post-83531316342499141512010-11-08T18:36:06.632-08:002010-11-08T18:36:06.632-08:00Yes, I would love to read it.
I must add, a first...Yes, I would love to read it. <br />I must add, a first draft will always need more than a tweak. <br />Writers should plan on doing several revisions, in whole or part. The revision is when it really gets interesting and fun.Auntie M.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6489063201658597291.post-71495059441258584162010-11-08T14:44:08.379-08:002010-11-08T14:44:08.379-08:00Auntie M: According to the NaNoWriMo site, there ...Auntie M: According to the NaNoWriMo site, there is to be absolutely no editing during the month of November. Participants are counseled to turn off their "inner editor." December is the time for re-writes. The idea is that if people correct as they go, at the end of November they will have 1/5 of a well-written novel that will probably never be touched again. If they consider this their rough draft, then at the end of November, they have a full-length novel that just needs to be tweaked. "I wrote a novel--it's just in the editing stage" sounds so much better than "I have 1/5 of a novel done--would you like to read it?"Randihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16746936407430428943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6489063201658597291.post-65455432520242860712010-11-08T14:31:52.516-08:002010-11-08T14:31:52.516-08:00There's a whole lot o' writin' goin...There's a whole lot o' writin' goin' on. Any rules on how well-written it is, or just get down those 50,000 words?Auntie M.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6489063201658597291.post-51046566688735943262010-11-08T14:20:16.500-08:002010-11-08T14:20:16.500-08:00LuvsKids11: Keep it going! You've got 65 words...LuvsKids11: Keep it going! You've got 65 words already! I think it would make a great novel. :)Randihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16746936407430428943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6489063201658597291.post-8397640387386880442010-11-08T13:55:00.726-08:002010-11-08T13:55:00.726-08:00She sat down to the computer with a blank look on ...She sat down to the computer with a blank look on her face. Her only reason for being there was a crazy assignment she'd received from her Lit. teacher. Some crazy old lady who doted on the English language. "I'll never be able to write a book," she thought, "It's impossible." Yet her fingers reached for the keyboard and she typed the inevitable first word..LuvsKids11https://www.blogger.com/profile/02935764356557344559noreply@blogger.com