Okay, I started! I know I said that I was going to do a romance novel, but I have decided to incorporate Nanowrimo and my journey into health into one. So...I took the pledge to try 30 days as a vegan. My novel will be about my thirty day long journey. It should be fun, informative, and different from anything I was planning!

Oh my Lanta I LOVE that idea! I almost did something about my diet plan, but I was afraid I wouldn't stick to it.


So, I too have strayed from my original plans. I've put the psycho thriller to rest for November and have started on something just plain Supernatural. Problem is, I don't know if the idea would be interesting enough?

I won't let that fear deter me, I'm going to write it for fun, anyway!

Thanks Jelbelle!

Hmmm....I just read something on the Nano website that they consider a novel to be "a lengthy work of fiction." I guess my chronicling of thirty days as a vegan can't count for Nano since it won't be fiction. Oh well. I'll still try 30 days as a vegan and write about it. It may turn into something cool.

Now to go dig through my plot notebook and find something to Nano write about.

Perhaps you could write it based on your experienced, centered around a fictional character? Maybe then you could-- through your character-- address a wider spectrum of weight loss struggles. Like, for instance, your character could have a "thin" love interest who they are too scared to make a move on because they are insecure about their weight. Or perhaps you could have scenes of teasing. It could be about anything you've gone through on your journey, or heard others struggle with, good or bad! I think there are a lot of ways you could give your idea a fictional spin while still incorporating your 30 day vegan plan. I think it would be quite interesting if you did something like that!

I managed both writing and exercise yesterday! Right where I need to be on word count, but a little low on my exercise minutes to meet my goal for the month. Fortunately, there's a lot of month left!

CourtneyDaisey: I love your idea to combine your novel with your healthy lifestyle. I just read a novel called Good Enough to Eat by Stacey Ballis. The protagonist was trying to maintain her 145 pound weight loss through divorce and starting up a business. It seemed like the author knew exactly the struggles that entails.
I like Jelbelle's ideas for fictionalizing your account. Or you can be a NaNo Rebel that writes something else entirely! There's a forum for NaNo Rebels.

Jelbelle: writing for fun is an excellent plan!

Nothing like getting a late start. Lol
I finally decided to join, partly because it counts as extra credit for my Comm 1 class >.>
I'm pretty sure I wont make the main goal of finish the book/ 50,000 words, but I wasn't expecting to with all my school work.

Fiction doesn't have to be "untrue." It's the style of writing (beginning, middle, climax, end) not the "truth" of what is written. There are many novels that are "true stories" but are sold as fiction and shelved in the fiction section of the library - because they follow the structure of fiction/novels.

If it has a plot and follows the novel structure, it's considered fiction (even if the facts are true).

How is everyone doing on their word counts?
Mine as of this moment: 11,896
I hope to reach 15k by Monday evening.

Welcome SugarFreak!

kaplods: That's a great help for taking facts and making them fiction. I guess, it's all about the craft.

Layri: you're doing great on your wordcount!

My wordcount is 9113 and I haven't written yet today, although I plan on writing.

Jelbelle - I took your idea and am fictionalizing my experience! So far I've typed the prologue and the first day and have 1720 words. I am REALLY behind though so I better write more this afternoon!

How are all of you doing so far?

I'm really behind as well, but I just can't seem to find a plot to keep me going, and I've been so focused on getting my YMCA time in this week that I sort of let NaNo slip @_@ but I still plan on catching up, I just have to find the right time!

My wordcount is good -- 12,663 and I haven't written today yet. Even better, it looks like my plot is going to hold out. The last two years, I ran out of plot long before I got to 50,000 words. Now, I'm near a quarter of the way through my plot, so I'm write on track to have the plot last 50,000 words, even if the middle is slim like it has been in the past.

How is everyone else doing?

OMG, there ARE NaNoer here! So glad I found this thread. My WC is 10,244 right now, wayyyy behind but work is kicking my butt. Thank goodness tomorrow is a holiday and I can write.

My work count is not good, I have started over again, so I may or may not be done at the end of the month! I found myself a new coffee shop I am going to start going to on the nights I dont work, so not only do I have somewhere new to love hanging out at, but I will have motivation with all the other writers!

I have failed miserably to do NaNoWriMo this year. It's November 11th and I haven't started and I can't possibly start because I have been so overwhelmed with work and school... arrrrrgggghh. Next year, maybe....