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Posted by mothertree (Member # 4999) on :

(Edit: I won! Scroll down to the new posts)
March is National Novel Editing Month (pursuant to NaNoWriMo). Is anyone else from Hatrack editing a first or second draft novel? You don't have to read my novel, but we need buddies in order to validate our 50 hours editing goal. Which I intend to do as 2 hours per day Monday-Saturday in March. I'm turning 35 in June and I have a goal to submit to a publisher or agent before then.

[ April 01, 2005, 09:06 AM: Message edited by: mothertree ]

Posted by breyerchic04 (Member # 6423) on :

good luck pooka, I hope you get it submitted on time. Sadly I didn't have time for nanowrimo, so no novel to edit.

Posted by Teshi (Member # 5024) on :

I might do this. Goodness knows I need to edit (slash and rewrite) and fifty solid hours might just do the trick.

However, fifty solid hours might eat horribly into my essay-writing and studying time...

I'll let you know in a few days.

Posted by Dragon (Member # 3670) on :

I would if it wasn't in March... I don't have time to sleep never mind edit my novel.

Good luck with yours!

Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :

Good luck!

Oh yeah and when NanoWriMo is getting close someone please remind me to register........I'd like to give it a shot......

Posted by mothertree (Member # 4999) on :

I came *this* close to quitting at 18 hours. 50 hours is a lot harder than it sounds. I was all psyched to catch up St. Patrick's day but wound up spending my afternoon in the ER. I'm at 28 hours now and it will be tight, but I know I can do it.

Posted by mothertree (Member # 4999) on :

I won! Nanowrimo had about six thousand winners. Nanoedmo had 100, last I checked.

Posted by Morbo (Member # 5309) on :

Good for you, pooka! [Big Grin]

That's a lot of work, you should be proud.

You are one of my favorite jatraquernodes. [Wink]

Posted by mothertree (Member # 4999) on :

[Kiss]

Posted by Raia (Member # 4700) on :

Yay!!!! [The Wave]

Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :

Congratulations!

Posted by mothertree (Member # 4999) on :

Thanks, guys, though the novel isn't done being edited. I thought 50 hours sounded like doo dah, but it was tough. Oh man, I was going to edit and forgot what I wanted to say (someone dialed a wrong number at 7:54 a.m. [Mad]

)

Oh, yeah. Something I liked from the Jonah bonus features: "You never really finish, you just run out of time."

[ April 01, 2005, 09:56 AM: Message edited by: mothertree ]