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Post by Real Housewife of AYS on Sept 29, 2014 18:47:17 GMT -5
For you personally, what constitutes as a win? Is the getting 50K in? Is it the act of writing every day for a month? Is it simply joining in? Pushing aside the 'official winner' concept, what would make you PERSONALLY feel like a winner come December 1st?  |
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Post by RachJoan on Oct 1, 2014 7:45:03 GMT -5
For me, it's simply getting words out of my head and onto the computer!
I think that if I am writing 3-5 times a week and get about 25-30k, I feel like I have succeeded in my own right.
Rachel
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krazikrys
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I need to finish something!
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Post by krazikrys on Oct 1, 2014 14:22:19 GMT -5
I think for me, if I actually sat down and made time to write every day, even if it was just 15mins I would call that a win for me. Any year I get SOMETHING is a win. I've only ACTUALLY won with 50k+ one year and that was WAY back before the kids. With kids, I think if I can just get SOME writing time, I'm going to take it! It may mean staying up late writing since I can now get them into bed at somewhat reasonable times, but I'm going for it!
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Post by Kitty on Oct 1, 2014 19:31:11 GMT -5
I'm with Krys. For me it's a matter of committing to something and doing as much as I can. Though, hitting 50k last year for the first time did feel pretty amazing.  |
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Post by dreamwriteremmy on Oct 5, 2014 7:41:08 GMT -5
For me, as of last year, I'm calling it a win IF I manage to hit over the highest losing word count record I have (so this year I have to reach at least 33322), though it is definitely awesome if I manage to reach 50k. Previously wins have been just getting the words out, period.
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Post by Sarah on Oct 6, 2014 9:37:24 GMT -5
Having hit 50k, that's my requirement BUT for my daughter, if she writes something, anything, and she's happy, she's won in my eyes (she's 11)
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housekat
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Post by housekat on Oct 8, 2014 15:42:49 GMT -5
I'm so anal, I have to hit 50K. That's why I've never done NaNo for more than a day or two
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Post by Mama Badger on Oct 11, 2014 18:59:52 GMT -5
For NaNo I feel like a winner if I know I tried my hardest and wrote as much as I possibly could, whether it be 50k or 15k.
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Miles
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Post by Miles on Oct 12, 2014 8:11:47 GMT -5
The point for me in Nano is to improve myself. If I can hit my goals it's great, but if I can refine my writing, and get into the habit of writing more every day, I have truly used Nano well. Nano is a project to learn from: even if the last result isn't good, you have the experience.
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Post by missmoth on Oct 16, 2014 23:27:12 GMT -5
As long as I like what I've written at the end of the month, I consider it a win. I know I can make the word count, I've only once not finished the month below 50K in the seven years I've been doing NaNo (and that was because I had a literal nervous breakdown) but I've not always liked what I've written. Last year, despite hitting almost 60K, was a loss because by the end of it I hated every word I'd written and didn't think any of it was salvageable. The one year I "lost", I really enjoyed my project and still have it sitting around waiting to be finished. So it's a bit of give-and-take. But yeah, as long as I like it, I'm a winner.
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nell
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Post by nell on Oct 23, 2014 20:41:14 GMT -5
Granted, making it to 50k is the official win when you get that shiney badge and cert. But sometimes, even a quarter of the amount is good too.
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