NaNoWriMo 2013

Your Journey Begins

Getting Started

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WRITE DON'T EDIT

What you need to start

A typing device

A plan to save

A place for notes (ideas)

System to make editing easier in December

1667 Words A Day

Keep Many Documents

And one main document for Word Count

Keep overall goal in mind

Write all ideas, even if they don't seem like they fit at the current place of your novel.

Plaintext and Dropbox

Plaintext is a text editor, no colors, no bold, no complicated formating.

Plaintext syncs with dropbox, then you can access the files from any internet based computer.

Other Options Scrivener http://www.literatureandlatte.com/nanowrimo.php

Focus Writer http://portableapps.com/apps/office/focuswriter_portable

Apps for IOSIOS Text Editor Comparison Chart http://brettterpstra.com/ios-text-editors/ Plaintext http://www.hogbaysoftware.com/ Text Writer Quick Office

Apps for Windows Only

Write Monkey http://writemonkey.com/index.php

Apps for Mac Only

http://www.hogbaysoftware.com/

Android AppsWriter https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jamesmc.writer

Online Storage OptionsDropbox

Dropbox only comes with 2GB of free storage, but you can get more storage by bringing new users to Dropbox.

https://www.dropbox.com/referrals/NTUxOTE5MTM5 Google Drive 15 GB of storage, syncs with many apps

http://drive.google.com

Young Writers Program Workbook

http://ywp.nanowrimo.org/files/ywp/High_School_Workbook_Customizable_V2.pdf

“You have a book in you that only you can write, Your story matters. Your voice

matters. The world will be richer for you seeing this crazy creative escapade

through to 50,000 words.”

–Chris Baty

https://www.diigo.com/list/jgreenjefcoed/na_no_wri_mo@nanowrimo

https://www.facebook.com/nanowrimohttp://www.pinterest.com/nanowrimo/

Some Favorite Quotes

"There is no good writing, only good re-writing."-Justice Louis D. Brandeis

"If you don't get it on the page you'll still hear the voices in your head."-Jessi Lynn Hamblin

“When asked, "How do you write?" I invariably answer, "One word at a time," and the answer is invariably dismissed. But that is all it is. It sounds too simple to be true, but consider the Great Wall of China, if you will: one stone at a time, man. That's all. One stone at a time." -Stephen King

“The quickest, easiest way to produce something beautiful and lasting is to risk making something horribly crappy.” - Chris Baty

"It's never too late to be who you might have been" -George Eliot