Mid-Continent Public Library discussion

NaNoWriMo is upon us, so this month's question is... Do you write? What do you write? Have you ever tried to publish? Do you WANT to write a novel but haven't tried it yet? Let's talk about writing because without authors... we'd have no books. ;)

Yes I write.

I think I read about writing and talk about writing more than I write. I started with YA, but then I went into writing fan fiction. It has a much more friendly community than what I've found with aspiring writers. There is one writing community outside of fan fiction I like and it is at scribophile.

I do want to try and get published some day, but my writing isn't there yet.

Jo wrote: "Yes I write.

I think I read about writing and talk about writing more than I write. I started with YA, but then I went into writing fan fiction. It has a much more friendly community than what I've found with aspiring writers...."

Fandoms unite!

I got my start in fan fiction way on back when and just gave a presentation at a workshop about fandom communities and how (most) are encouraging and collaborative and wonderful. A lot of it was about encouraing fandom in the library.

Are you doing NaNoWriMo this year, Jo?

It was going to be one of my fest fics, but I am so behind I haven't even started it yet. :/

I think I'll just see how many words I get in general and forget about it being all one story.

I used to write a lot of poetry as a teenager and pretty sparingly now, but I have a binder with over 100 poems. I have never been published but Did try to submit them into contests before.
Also, I read books with a pen in hand :) I am a very avid note taker. Does anyone else do this?

Misty wrote: "I used to write a lot of poetry as a teenager and pretty sparingly now, but I have a binder with over 100 poems. I have never been published but Did try to submit them into contests before.
Also, I..."
Yes, Misty...I do. Although it depends on the book. Sometimes I don't take notes but most time I do.

I love to write when I feel inspired. It is such a spiritual experience.

No!!! I am NOT a writer!! It is the whole paragraph thing.

Amy wrote: "No!!! I am NOT a writer!! It is the whole paragraph thing."

You can tell she's serious because of the exclamation points! :) Ps. They make me super happy. (!!!)