[Discussion] NaNoWriMo 2024

[Auticorn]

Anyone going to be doing it this year? Have you started prepping yet? Do you have any ideas on what you're project will be?

I know this is early, but I wanted to get a head start at getting this recognized. For those that have never heard of this, here is the wiki explanation:

National Novel Writing Month, often shortened to NaNoWriMo, is a U.S.-based nonprofit organization that promotes creative writing around the world. Its flagship program is an annual, international creative writing event in which participants attempt to write a 50,000-word manuscript during the month of November.

I've... kinda started on mine. Mostly, because I've already been struggling with every other one of my stories. x.x Mine, as always, is a Christmas project of done for years that has constantly changed in every possible way in terms of characters and face claims. XD

 

[Bay]

I don't think I'll be doing it this year as November has always been a busy month for me. Past Nanos I would participate with a current WIP fanfic but usually not the goal of 50k, and that might be the same for me if I decide to do it last minute haha.

 

[Palamon]

I don't have the time to plan for Nanowrimo. 🙃 Otherwise, I would.

 

[Venia Silente]

Have never done NNWM, am not that crazy :p but I usually keep an eye on people who do. Good luck to y'alls!

 

[gimmepie]

I'm not doing it. Partly because I'm not committing to it and partly because the AI thing makes me mad.

 

[Bay]

Ah yeah the AI news there I got frustrated with too. =/ Many folks didn't like that news and are doing different alternatives to NaNoWriMo now.

For those unaware, the post about that: https://nanowrimo.zendesk.com/hc/en...riMo-s-position-on-Artificial-Intelligence-AI

 

[Palamon]

The fact they say it's ableist to shame people who use gen AI to write? Not considering it ever now.

 

[Venia Silente]

Oh well, they went down hard.

Good luck with whatever replacement you are going with then! Hopefully y'alls can organize well.

 

[gimmepie]

The fact they say it's ableist to shame people who use gen AI to write? Not considering it ever now.

Honestly. The idea that being anti-theft is ableist is ridiculous. Also, the fact that they have an AI company as a sponsor makes it pretty clear what actually motivated this stance. I'm not sure if I'm more angry about them supporting the use of AI at all, their half-assed attempt to walk the statement back a bit without upsetting their sponsor or the fact that they tried to veil their corporate interests behind claims of supporting people with disabilities or lower socio-economic standing.

 

[Ariaa19]

I've never been to something like this before, so I probably underestimated myself. I feel like I'm not good enough.

 

[gimmepie]

I've never been to something like this before, so I probably underestimated myself. I feel like I'm not good enough.

The more you practice, the better you'll get.