Thanks Grinity, very cool. A couple questions:
Does the month start whenever you start, or is it from the 1st to the 31st?
What happens if you don't make it?
Is your work protected? (In case it turns out to be amazing!!)
Do you have control over who else can read and/or comment on your efforts?
Is this a year round thing or a specific "novel month" thing?
Do they mini challenges so you can work up to 50,000 words? (That sounds a bit ominous to start out with).
My DD has started on a short story that is very good so far, I am not sure it could or should be stretched to 50,000 words though, it works well as a short story. We are leaving for vacation next week (no computers), then school starts in late August so August may be tough for doing an online challenge. I will share the link, it may appeal to her, it's certainly worth a shot!
I think that for some people, the 'inner critic' is more of a feeling of dread/panic than an actual voice, so it's harder to identify. For me the cycle is:
Dread - write - hear the inner critic's vocalization
As if the dread is to try to get me to avoid writing so that I won't have to suffer later when the inner critic starts ripping.
Interesting, my DD says she either never felt stress or else she doesn't know how to tell she's feeling stress. She doesn't know or can't verbalize what it is she is feeling when she freezes up with that look of sheer terror at the prospect of writing. Maybe it's dread/panic.
Good luck with your own Novel! I like your plan, I have no doubt your novel will be great.
Nik
