Yes, its great and terrifying at the same time (and hard work). But when you get to the end there's such an amazing feeling of achievement that you're incredibly glad you put yourself through it. You should try it yourself :-)

The silent treatment doesn't work too well. You gotta feed it at some point, or else it just starts complaining more :-p

Try this one, or this.

As rewarding as it sounds, I have absolutely no idea where I'd squeeze the time from right now. A year ago I wouldn't have had any problem , time was all I had. This year, I have lessons, revision and this persistent neck cramp last week convinced me to join a gym to keep in shape.

I think I'd need a time turner to juggle all of those.

Haha, that's true. Hunger is even worse. :P

Well, I think I'll call an end to this disappointing evening and go to bed, despite the fact that I still haven't caught my nasty uninvited guest. *big hugs for everyone*
I wish I had a time turner. The novel writing is likely going to cut into the time allocated for sleep this year.
I'll listen to it in the morning! :)

You are clearly a rabbit with enough on its plate... :-)

A pity, but if the time ever allows, it really is worth a go.
Sleep well, Fearful :-)

*extra big goodnight hug*
Take care and sleep well, Ms Metry.

Hope tomorrow will be much better for you. Wish you a good night and sleep well *big good night hug* :)

Sorry for the late response. I was checking NaNoWriMo site.
Well, it is tempting and frightening at the same time. :-)
50000 words in a month? I'm overwhelmed already. I don't know if I can face this kind of challenge.

Have a nice rest. I hope you get well soon.

It seems like a lot, but when you break it down to 1,667 words per day, and break that down further into as many writing session as you want, its amazingly manageable. And the even more amazing thing is: YOU DON'T NEED A PLOT. When you start to write, your characters arrive when they need to and do the things they need to do, and after 30 days they're more than likely through with whatever they were doing and you have a story. That is really kind of it :-)

Actually I do have 20-odd year old setting for a story. Problem is, it's an adolescent power fantasy in which practically every character is overpowered. You see, the kernel of the story originated during those long treks to and from school, particularly during the bits were you split with your friends and walk the rest of the way alone, and you occupy your mind with... adolescent power fantasies about overpowered characters.

Thing is, the damn thing kind of stuck with me, I fleshed it out, gave it a background, a history, I never really abandoned it and slowly evolved it over the years.

The main problem though, is that the main character was always practically on [url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiamat_(Dungeons_&_Dragons)]Tiamat[/url] power levels. Which as I grew out of the power-trip phase, I realized how unwieldy and mary-sueish that was. So I eventually left it behind, although I still remember it fondly with the nostalgia of a simpler, easier time.

Same from me.

Get Bloodlines. Seriously. You'll love it.

For any who haven't heard me mention it before, my favorite family friendly Halloween movie:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4r3E7c_eNp0

What he said. It's like comparing Fallout to Diablo.
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PS: I'm eating candied peanuts, and they're YUMMY!

Orange is the colour of woe. The sigh is the light of the answer. Wisdom is a tool of the wicked. They're laughing and laughing until the shiny birds burst into flames. Paint your room with their entrails, make the gods of the taint smile!