by Cheelara1

I guess the last of mine will stay mine even with my but two get one free on my last night of selling

by Whymme

Sorry for being this late in replying to a QOTD that I proposed myself. I asked the question because I have an idea for a novel now, and want to make some miles with it this winter.

I didn’t know about the collapse of the organisation, or about NaNo 2.0. The QOTD came up when I googled for writing advice and saw NaNoWriMo mentioned.
I heard about NaNoWriMo a long time ago, but never participated before. And I’m not participating at the moment. My start will be in two weeks time, when I have reserved a long weekend for writing. That should give a momentum that will carry me forward in the months after.
I don’t think that the ultimate goal of the initiative is to end up with a publishable book by November 30. A nice first draft that a writer can then start rewriting, is a more realistic goal, but I always suspected that the real goal was to get people into the habit of writing regularly, a habit that they can keep up after November.

This year a similar initiative was started in the Netherlands; they had chosen September as the month for writing. That did not work for me at all. For one, because I was not ready then - I was still outlining and structuring the story - but even more because September is not a good month for starting - not for me, anyway. Generally, the weather is still nice, the temperature drops to ancceptable levels, and the sun sets late. That makes it an ideal month for my other hobby; hiking. Instead of spending my time writing, I made some long walks that month, and short ones (one or two hours) every day.

Anyway, my future bestseller is an urban fantasy about a group of hustlers who want to con a wizard who builds voodoo dolls from digital data. I might tell you more about it, or even look for some proofreaders, after I’ve made some serious miles with the project.

by gonecase

An item RPG Item: haiku: the RPG has been added to the geeklist Solo RPGs on your table - November 2026

by illegalmovies

I'm still looking for a 3 day badge if anyone has one. $120.

by Herald Selenay

I'm still so far behind on reading and posting and just, gah! Anyway, 'tis the season:

We're live:
Announcing the 7th Annual 1 Player Guild Holiday Card Exchange: Sign-ups open

by VolcanoLotus

chuckdee68 wrote:

VolcanoLotus wrote:

Without looking up the controversies (I really don’t need to know what a defunct organization I wasn’t particularly involved with did wrong), I always thought it was not so much inherently a bad idea as it was one with misaligned incentives, if the end goal is to create novelists who write for others to read.

Just curious. Why did you get that impression? Can you unpack that?

First, most of my experiences were probably 15 years ago, give or take, so perhaps things have changed (and certainly my memory is imperfect).

My impressions of the organization (as opposed to the concept) come mostly from the vibe I got from the email materials. They’d showcase the Amazon best seller outliers, talk about your first novel as though it were a stepping stone, etc. But when it came to practical advice, it always tended to be “join our forum” type stuff that was more “this is a community” (or, cynically, “this is a brand”) than “this is a guild”.

chuckdee68 wrote:

I never got that was the goal, or even that the goal was to create a finished novel.

That surprises me. I remember encouraging messages indicating that you’re not a failure if you don’t finish, but the messaging I received seemed very strongly that finishing was the primary GOAL, to the point of sacrificing quality in favor of getting it done. Which, again, if the point is confidence building, is probably the right thing to do - but not necessarily for your 5th, or 8th, or more year participating, if you eventually want to be read by others.

I think each of these 3 ends (confidence boosting one-off on a path to publication; online writing club; very personal early-winter hobby) are good, but I also think they are not entirely compatible with each other either, and that’s where my statement came from. I think as structured it generally supports the second group best, then the third, and probably worst for the first group. The first group is how a lot of their marketing copy was written at the time, and so that’s where I found myself a bit disillusioned.

by Noghri95

just in case someone doesn't know, the preliminary trades have been posted.
Subscribe to the following thread to learn when Mischa says everything is final:

https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/3780239/bggcon-math-trade-2...

by Sharv2100

Related Item: MÖRK BORG

I am interested - Mark

by chuckdee68

VolcanoLotus wrote:

Without looking up the controversies (I really don’t need to know what a defunct organization I wasn’t particularly involved with did wrong), I always thought it was not so much inherently a bad idea as it was one with misaligned incentives, if the end goal is to create novelists who write for others to read.

Just curious. Why did you get that impression? Can you unpack that? I never got that was the goal, or even that the goal was to create a finished novel. If anything, it was to get you to put words on paper, and it was the first time I realized that having a deadline was good for me and my writing and started to get more involved in the community around writing online and in person.

by chuckdee68

pestigor wrote:

I asked because I saw some posts here on the RPGG side that were a little different so I looked up the user and saw they were very active on BGG and was thinking they were posting here like they were on the other site (in their "attitude"?) Anyway this is a "third place" for me and while I have no patience for new posters in the design forums saying they've reinvented the wheel with their "Great new design" and it's apparent they've only played D&D, I try to stay positive and help out where I can.

Interesting question, and the answers were handled more or less diplomatically. I just hate comparitive questions between communities because of the inherent undertones.

by chuckdee68

Arkapar wrote:

Is this Murderbot?

Weird. I remember watching the show and reading the books because this show was guessed here earlier. But I checked the wiki and it is not here

Yes, it's murderbot. Sorry for the delay.

If I'd known it was there, I had another! Sorry about that.

Added to the wiki.

You're up!

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