NaNo is one of my very favorite things, so anytime I see mention of it my ears perk up and I get all excited. :)
I would lobby pretty hard for the fic route, honestly... (yes, this is in part total self-interest, because NEW FIC... and I still need to go read White Blank Page - I LOVED the first chapter but was afraid to read something too long and plotty while still trying to plot out Heavy and also finish my Big Bang. SO CLOSE though. I need to read it before November. :D) But self-interest aside, as you say, you'll have a built in cheering section to prod you to finish after November.
I've got several fics on my harddrive that were NaNo projects that haven't yet seen the light of day (though I haven't given up hope on them) but by the same token, even if I never do finish them, I know that doing it for so many years is why I've been able to write as much as I have, and the way that I have all summer. I've tried original fic a couple times (both years because my friend talked me into it because it would at least theoretically be good for me - they were both unmitigated disasters (that half way through the month became fanfic because it just was. not. working. There was some very creative frame-story involved there. ;) )
I guess where I'm going with this is that I'm all about NaNo-enablement and willing to listen/help/cheer etc. if you want me to. :D
Also, of course it's Aaron Cross. Duh. Why are they dumb? ;)
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Date: 2012-10-15 11:41 am (UTC)I would lobby pretty hard for the fic route, honestly... (yes, this is in part total self-interest, because NEW FIC... and I still need to go read White Blank Page - I LOVED the first chapter but was afraid to read something too long and plotty while still trying to plot out Heavy and also finish my Big Bang. SO CLOSE though. I need to read it before November. :D) But self-interest aside, as you say, you'll have a built in cheering section to prod you to finish after November.
I've got several fics on my harddrive that were NaNo projects that haven't yet seen the light of day (though I haven't given up hope on them) but by the same token, even if I never do finish them, I know that doing it for so many years is why I've been able to write as much as I have, and the way that I have all summer. I've tried original fic a couple times (both years because my friend talked me into it because it would at least theoretically be good for me - they were both unmitigated disasters (that half way through the month became fanfic because it just was. not. working. There was some very creative frame-story involved there. ;) )
I guess where I'm going with this is that I'm all about NaNo-enablement and willing to listen/help/cheer etc. if you want me to. :D
Also, of course it's Aaron Cross. Duh. Why are they dumb? ;)