Closet NaNoWriMo

I've been telling everyone I'm not really participating in NaNoWriMo. I've had a few commitment issues reasons for this, but now I'm staring them in the face and coming out with it. Yup, I'm official staking my claim in the NaNo soil, and I need your support. My handle is J. A. Bennett if you want to buddy up and I will be on twitter quite a bit #wordmongering* to boost my count.

I was planning on keeping this under wraps then coming out and saying "ta da! I did it!", but I wasn't exactly keeping my excessive writing a secret. (Example A) I've written 13,052 words so far. That puts me on track, for now. Hope I can keep it up!


Have you ever committed to something that scared you? How did it turn out?

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*#wordmongering starts every hour at the top of the hour. You write like mad for 30 minutes then tell everyone your word count, we all cheer each other on and work ever harder afterwards. Come join us, it's fun :)

Comments

Ava Jae said…
First of all, I LOVE #wordmongering. I'm not doing NaNo (really, I'm not), but it's infinitely useful to get those writing goals down.

Second, congrats on your progress! Keep up the great work!

And thirdly--yes. I was terrified to start blogging, but now I love it. :)
November 7, 2011 at 8:05 AM
Joanne said…
I am committed to a brand new literary project right now, something I've never done before. I'll be talking about it on my blog soon :)

Best wishes with NaNo too!
November 7, 2011 at 8:10 AM
i'm erin. said…
Wow! You're doing great. It's exciting to write 13k in one week. Way to go.
November 7, 2011 at 8:55 AM
Emily R. King said…
You're doing great. The thing is to write and not get too caught up on the deadline stuff and have fun doing it!
November 7, 2011 at 9:39 AM
Abby Fowers said…
YAY! Good for you Jennie! That is wonderful. Keep up the good work. I know you can do it!
November 7, 2011 at 9:41 AM
MG Higgins said…
I'd seen #wordmongering on Twitter but didn't know that's what it was. What a great idea. I may try it. Congratulations on "coming out!" With that many words, you're definitely on track. I've got about 8k, so not even close. Keep it up. I'm rooting for you. (First wrote "rotting." Heh.)
November 7, 2011 at 9:55 AM
Kelley said…
Good for you! I'm doing my first year of NaNo and am at 10,500 words... pretty close to on track.

You're doing awesome though! good luck!
November 7, 2011 at 10:42 AM
Charissa Weaks said…
Best of luck!! Sounds like you are making great progress. Keep it up :)
November 7, 2011 at 10:49 AM
Mark Noce said…
Good luck to you! It's okay to be scared...after all you can't really be brave regarding anything if you aren't scared:)
November 7, 2011 at 10:52 AM
Joshua said…
You're killing it. I just managed to catch up this weekend, and hoping to gain some ground this week.
November 7, 2011 at 11:41 AM
Michael Offutt, Evolved Monkey said…
You close nano's are so funny. /hugs. It's good to be true to thyself and tell the world.
November 7, 2011 at 11:58 AM
Nisa said…
Woo hoo! You are doing great! I committed to doing NaNo, but went on a cruise and I haven't started writing yet... I'm still hoping to hop on the wagon. I just probably won't get 50k. We'll see...
November 7, 2011 at 12:30 PM
Nisa said…
And I love the blog's new look!
November 7, 2011 at 12:31 PM
David P. King said…
Committing to The Rule of Three and Writing Campaign were both unsettling at first, but I'm so glad I joined in!

I'm not doing NaNo either, but I have decided to revise one of my shelved projects. Is there such a thing and a NaNo Revision month?

Great job on that word count! :)
November 7, 2011 at 1:22 PM
The Golden Eagle said…
Good luck with NaNoWriMo! :)

Also: I love the new blog look.
November 7, 2011 at 2:26 PM
Patricia Tilton said…
Jennie, I'm impressed as you really seem to be in a writing groove. Good for you.

Haven't graduated to the NaNoWriMo level. Seems a bit daunting. I applaud your efforts. I'm sure it will only strengthen your writing muscle. I'm in awe!
November 7, 2011 at 3:22 PM
Jenny said…
Oh my god I need to get one with that warmongering! My region has a chat room complete with wordbot who runs wars with us, but we don't do them as much as I would like/need.
November 7, 2011 at 4:35 PM
Jenny S. Morris said…
I like you new blog look. Writing was my secret for a long time. LOL. I decided to let everyone know I was doing NaNoReviMo so I couldn't back out. Although it's all about my own goal.

Good luck with NaNo. I hope you're doing the time travel book. It's going to be so cool. ;0)
November 7, 2011 at 4:38 PM
Lynda R Young said…
Congrats for doing it. NaNo is a brilliant motivator and it looks like you are right on track.

I have buddied you (I'm in as LynFAW)
November 7, 2011 at 4:45 PM
Krista M said…
You can do it! ;) I wish I was doing it this year or I'd be your buddy. Good luck!
November 7, 2011 at 8:55 PM
Peggy Eddleman said…
Wow! Congrats! That's so awesome, you little secret-keeper, you. Wordmongering sounds like funnest thing EVER. I might have to try it at some point even if I'm not NaNoing. They'll still let me play, right?
November 7, 2011 at 8:58 PM
Angela Brown said…
Hey, that was sneaky :-) But a good sneaky. Great word count and I sent you a buddy request, ask, thing. Dragonfang77

Keep up the good work.
November 7, 2011 at 9:17 PM
Sarah Pearson said…
I'm doing it and failing miserably :-)
November 8, 2011 at 2:03 AM
Pam said…
Oh, yes, some of my LLC goals scared (and still scare!) me. Although I'm not NaNo-ing, I'm cheering for you!
November 8, 2011 at 8:37 AM
MISH said…
Good for you J.A.
Go for it !!! Sounds like you have everything under control !
November 8, 2011 at 3:40 PM
MTeacress said…
I'm impressed you're on track. That's quick work!

I commit to things that scare me too often for my comfort. :P

Have a great week!
November 8, 2011 at 4:06 PM
Donna K. Weaver said…
Way to go! I'll look for you to buddy.
November 8, 2011 at 6:12 PM
Cate Masters said…
Good work! I'm in NaNo but keeping a low profile too. :) I'm slightly behind, and will likely finish below the mark, but I'm not going to stress about it. It's only pressure if I make it that way! So I'm going for "getting some good writing time in." :)
November 8, 2011 at 7:28 PM
Christa said…
First of all, total WIN on your new design. Second, while I do feel the pressure of NaNo, I am doing my best to hold off. Instead, I am pushing myself to write something short that is outside of my genre while I wait on revisions. Good luck!
November 9, 2011 at 8:44 AM
Shallee said…
Good luck with NaNo! :)Sounds like you're making great progress. I'm doing it too-- and yes, it scares me. Especially because I'm going out of ton for Thanksgiving. I've got to try and get ahead of the game!
November 9, 2011 at 8:47 PM
angelaquarles.com said…
Yay! Glad you've outed yourself and are doing so well! Keep it up!
November 9, 2011 at 8:50 PM
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