tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7838692191797252143.post323169782318242743..comments2023-05-27T02:35:07.907-07:00Comments on Bowlings, etc.: Where have those Bowlings gotten to, anyway?Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02784639997789598537noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7838692191797252143.post-59681597192160572782009-12-20T07:56:22.416-08:002009-12-20T07:56:22.416-08:00Yeah, I'm what's known as a For-Real aspir...Yeah, I'm what's known as a For-Real aspiring novelist. :D We're a rare breed. But I'm looking to actually get this one publishable!<br /><br />NaNo does keep track, and somewhere between 10 and 30 NaNo books have been published so far. Obviously, with lots of editing. That is the count for REAL publishing, not self published or vanity press type stuff.<br /><br />Not too bad for an event that's been running for 10 years, and is all about silly, bad, amateur writing!<br /><br />But mostly you're right on the nose -- it is just good for you to do something so silly and fun every so often. :)Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02784639997789598537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7838692191797252143.post-82877811532732310862009-12-19T17:49:11.799-08:002009-12-19T17:49:11.799-08:00125,000 words? Wow, a SERIOUS novel, not merely a ...125,000 words? Wow, a SERIOUS novel, not merely a novella!<br /><br />Does NaNoWriMo keep track of what happens to the completed books? Do they ever get picked up by publishers?<br /><br />Or is it just, like... on the premise that writing a book is good for you?Sebastian Anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06450717426716164401noreply@blogger.com