tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11303103.post6548561279776114520..comments2024-03-20T03:12:56.498-05:00Comments on Lou Anders: NaNoWriMoLou Andershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00694362734492222851noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11303103.post-43785544839974305932011-12-01T16:37:09.895-06:002011-12-01T16:37:09.895-06:00Reid - everything is a muscle.
Stephen - wish I co...Reid - everything is a muscle.<br />Stephen - wish I could make it. 37k is nothing to sneeze at.<br />CNHolmberg - sitting around with a group of professional writers, they all figured 7 drafts was their average. Which is why Kindle self-publishing scares me. Hard to be disciplined enough on our own to keep rewriting if you aren't banging your head against the wall of continual rejections and have an avenue to instant gratification. Failing is a big part of learning.Lou Andershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00694362734492222851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11303103.post-88055039324151752782011-12-01T16:27:13.040-06:002011-12-01T16:27:13.040-06:00Congratulations! And huzzah on your rewriting dedi...Congratulations! And huzzah on your rewriting dedication. Quite impressive. ;)Charlie N. Holmberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13546802577363686054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11303103.post-54154932866661471122011-12-01T13:41:50.750-06:002011-12-01T13:41:50.750-06:00Congrats, Lou. I missed the mark this year (my fi...Congrats, Lou. I missed the mark this year (my first), coming in at @37k, but I've got some great momentum carrying me now. You're right, though. I think the value of NaNo is the camaraderie of it all, which sort of forces you to beat back than inner procrastinator. You should stop by tonight’s party and rub our noses in it.S. L. Duncanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07245941432491789475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11303103.post-45016995646230890812011-12-01T00:41:35.816-06:002011-12-01T00:41:35.816-06:00I like your quote: "Writing is a muscle and m...I like your quote: "Writing is a muscle and muscles improve by being exercised." I never thought of it that way. I used to write a chapter once a week but now my writing muscle needs some serious exercising!Reid Kemperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07456235454734906531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11303103.post-11549903864032918642011-11-30T21:47:05.001-06:002011-11-30T21:47:05.001-06:00Thank you Tim. I'm glad my Writing Excuses int...Thank you Tim. I'm glad my Writing Excuses interview was helpful. For further research, I highly recommend Dan Decker's book <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/096657320X/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=louandersbook-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=096657320X" rel="nofollow">Anatomy of a Screenplay</a>Lou Andershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00694362734492222851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11303103.post-90176559866081308742011-11-30T21:37:34.863-06:002011-11-30T21:37:34.863-06:00Six rewrites? That is oddly encouraging. I'm f...Six rewrites? That is oddly encouraging. I'm finishing the first rewrite of last years nano winner and fear what chunks I'll have to rewrite after this draft is done. Congratulations. Thank you for your spot on Writing Excuses, btw. Your quick lesson on the Hollywood Formula was very helpful in writing the second half of this draft. I just hit my lowest point and it was a blast. Do you have any recommended resources for further study into this formula?Tim Wardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11711718554317230349noreply@blogger.com