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msconductI really don't get NaNoWriMo.
First of all, it's got a fantastically irritating name. (Or possibly na.) And it's not very Na, either, since there seem to be plenty of non-US scribblers anxious to join in.
But most of all: point. What is it? Writing's not a speed event; not is it an endurance event. So what are you supposed to get out of churning out a giant chunk of prose at light speed? It might be as long as a novel, but it sure ain't going to be one.
If you're the kind of writer that can't write three words without crossing out four, well, OK. It might be a useful writing exercise. Otherwise, you're throwing your pixels away.
First of all, it's got a fantastically irritating name. (Or possibly na.) And it's not very Na, either, since there seem to be plenty of non-US scribblers anxious to join in.
But most of all: point. What is it? Writing's not a speed event; not is it an endurance event. So what are you supposed to get out of churning out a giant chunk of prose at light speed? It might be as long as a novel, but it sure ain't going to be one.
If you're the kind of writer that can't write three words without crossing out four, well, OK. It might be a useful writing exercise. Otherwise, you're throwing your pixels away.
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Date: 2003-11-08 12:53 am (UTC)