NaNoWriMo....

[Naruzeldamaster]

I'm...debating trying it this year.
The thing that is hindering my choice to do this.
I discovered a game engine (RPG Maker MV) which was easy enough for me to use.
A few months after, a game Jam occurred and I decided to give it a try.

My brain was not ready for the challenge of completing a game in that short amount of time.

 

[pmmg]

We are still a ways off from Nano, but I am sure I will pass on it again.

Did it manage to pull itself up from the ashes?

 

[Naruzeldamaster]

We are still a ways off from Nano, but I am sure I will pass on it again.

Did it manage to pull itself up from the ashes?

The Game? Nope, I never got far enough to even present it as something to be judged lol A couple of 'scrapped' stories were intended to be made into games as well.

RPG Maker Uses Java Script now, and there are loads of services/programs that you can use to learn it. (and no I don't mean Chat GPT) Maybe I could give learning Java a go and see if I can make one of my stories into a game. A particular one would be fairly light on 'gameplay' to be honest. One that I'm writing currently I'd want to be a 'proper' RPG (Like Dragon Quest)

One of my stories (one of the two I have on the backburner) would make for a pretty funny visual novel that pokes fun at a particular uhhh... 'genre' of visual novel. (It's not really a proper genre but like, a design sensibility for the characters)

There are plenty of Visual Novel and other games that make fun of particular game genres. Doki Doki Literature club gets a bit...darker than I'd personally go, but it's an excellent parody of dating sims. (It gets you to let down your 'guard' even though it's clearly labeled 'horror' on the e shop)

The funny thing about learning Java Script, Both Minecraft and Hytale use it in their coding, so if I get good enough at it I can make my own mods for both of them.

 

[pmmg]

What does the RPG game have to do with Nano?

 

[Naruzeldamaster]

What does the RPG game have to do with Nano?

Did...you not read the first post?

 

[pmmg]

I dont understand this post. Nano is months away, you can play around with this tool while waiting and do nano when it comes up (if it comes up, cause Nano kind of fell apart). Are we talking about the same Nano?

Are you thinking you cannot do nano because you will be looking at this tool? Like, you are certain you will still be looking at it in November?

 

[Naruzeldamaster]

I dont understand this post. Nano is months away, you can play around with this tool while waiting and do nano when it comes up (if it comes up, cause Nano kind of fell apart). Are we talking about the same Nano?

Are you thinking you cannot do nano because you will be looking at this tool? Like, you are certain you will still be looking at it in November?

=-= Re read the post. The reason I am debating if Nano is even possible to do is because I tried and failed a similar challenge (only it was for making a game)

I did not get enough of the game thrown together to even be presented as a 'finished' product. Heck I didn't even create a thing I was 'proud' of.

The concern is the same thing will happen again if I attempt Nano despite my best efforts.

I am confident in my skill to write, but I am NOT confident in my skill to write a complete story in one month and have it be presentable.

 

[pmmg]

Ah. Okay. Nano is still worth doing cause even if you dont finish, you still have what you did to build off of.

But nano fell apart. I was wondering if it came back somewhere.

 

[Naruzeldamaster]

Hmm it doesn't seem to be active on this forum no, I was just considering trying it out this year or not.

 

[skip.knox]

Did...you not read the first post?

I did read it and still did not see what a game engine has to do with writing fiction.

 

[skip.knox]

>The reason I am debating if Nano is even possible to do is because I tried and failed a similar challenge (only it was for making a game)

Ah. The reason was not present in the OP. Hence the confusion.

IMO, that experience provides no reason whatsoever to pass on Nano. Do it. Try it, anyway. How will you know if you don't try? And if there are philosophical or moral objections to the organization, simply decide to write 50k in 30 days. I've never thought November was a good choice because Thanksgiving blows a good-sized hole in the week. Also, in my family quite a few birthdays fall in November, which further nibbles at Time Available. Choose your own month. Heck, choose your own target!

 

[ThinkerX]

NANO used to have competitions in April and July. The first drafts of a few of my books originated during those periods.

But NANO seems to be dead.

 

[pmmg]

I agree with the dates. Nano should pick a month with 31 days

But, I wonder if Naru is aware that the official Nano dissolved after some scandal. Officially, the site and organization no longer functions. Now we just have to do it in spirit.

Anyway, Nano is not for me. I dont type that quick. But it is for others. While I am not a joiner, I dont care if others do. If MS wants to do something with it, that is okay with me.

Its a shame really. Its not easy to get noticed and gain a following, and then to lose it all over unfortunate management... I'd not be surprised if it could be resurrected but someone with the keys has to want to. (Go back to your roots and start over.)

 

[Prince of Spires]

I say you should try Nano. I've joined twice, both times only getting to about 30k words. So not winning. However, the things is that this doesn't matter for a novel. I can see how a game might be different if you don't get to the end. You'd have very little to show for it. However, with a novel, you can just keep on writing. If you only get to 25k words in a month, then that's 25k words of your novel done. You can then continue to the next 25k words.

Also, most novels run longer than 50k words. So even if you do win by getting to 50k, that doesn't mean you'd have a finished novel (or rather, first draft) in your hands by the end of it.

One of the main reasons to participate is that it teaches you a habbit of writing, even if you might not feel like it. Sitting down each day and writing is probably the best skill you can develop as a writer. Even if it's only 100 words, that's still progress.

I also learned a lot about my writing process. Since I had to keep writing to try to make 50k words, I learned what I need to write, when the best times for me to write are, what doesn't work, etc. It was a great lesson for me. 100% recommend.

That doesn't mean you need to go to an official site to register. Or that you failed if you don't get to 50k. It's one of those things where participating and showing up is more important than actually winning.

 

[Fyri]

(I absolutely understood your original post, though I see where others got confused.)

NaNo exists still in spirit, but the AI fiasco certainly killed the organization. I think there was a grassroots rebirth of it somewhere, but I can't remember what it was called and I think they had chosen a different month too, to separate themselves from NaNo. Many still seem to participate in November, just not with the organization.

I think you should absolutely try it if you feel you have a project to try! I never did NaNo as I had my own motivational system, but I think if the challenge helps you or you enjoy it, then you should do it! It matters not what failures exist in the past.

But also, what a strange time to be talking about NaNo. XD