Nanonovel #21

She pulled her hood closer around her face. Her breath coiled up into the mist. She had to be getting close by now. #nanonovel—
Chelsea Fiddyment (@whatthefidd) January 18, 2011

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Suggestions: What happened in the nanonovel? What did you take certain things to mean, how did you interpret them? Was there a lead-up to the novel, or some things that occurred after the novel? If so, what were the rest of the events you envisioned? How did they shape what you took away from the story? Just about anything you can think of, I want to hear it.

Don’t hesitate to go above and beyond these starter questions, and go into as much depth as you can. And if you get the chance, I’d love to see your 2nd and 3rd interpretations of the nanonovel. Read and interpret it as many times as you’d like!

Nanonovel #20

"They dug us out weeks ago. We just didn't want to leave." #nanonovel—
Chelsea Fiddyment (@whatthefidd) January 16, 2011

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Don’t hesitate to go above and beyond these starter questions, and go into as much depth as you can. And if you get the chance, I’d love to see your 2nd and 3rd interpretations of the nanonovel. Read and interpret it as many times as you’d like!

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2011: The State of the Nanonovel Address

I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about how to get more involved with nanonovels instead of just spitting them out a few times a week. Several people have said  (albeit a while ago) that they would be interested in seeing my feedback, and I’ve gone back and forth on that suggestion–I’d like to interact more with you delightful folks, and I think it would be a good exercise for me personally, but I also wonder if it somewhat defeats the purpose of the nanonovel as I’ve imagined it: something completely, repeatedly changeable in meaning solely by the reader (that is, you), uninfluenced by the writer’s thoughts or perspective about what they’ve (I’ve?) written. So keep in mind that if what you’d like to see are my comments on your work as a reader, you’re going to get mostly questions about the direction of your own “novel” versus comparative notes on what I was originally thinking when I wrote the nanonovel in the first place.

Anyway, whether you’ve commented before or just swing by here periodically to see what stupid shit I keep yammering about on various social media outlets, I’d appreciate your feedback, easily obtained by the wonderfully convenient survey below.

(Of course, this only pertains to nanonovels in their current Twitterized format. I’ve also been considering expanding the idea to include other types of media, like music and sounds, and even just writing a long[er]form piece [more than 140 characters, that is]. I’d also really like to create a space for people to post their own nanonovels, not just versions of mine. Suggestions? Comments? Requests to collaborate? I’d love to hear ‘em.)

Nanonovel #19

Her breath burned against his neck in the blackness of the tiny room. #nanonovel—
Chelsea Fiddyment (@whatthefidd) January 13, 2011

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Don’t hesitate to go above and beyond these starter questions, and go into as much depth as you can. And if you get the chance, I’d love to see your 2nd and 3rd interpretations of the nanonovel. Read and interpret it as many times as you’d like!

Nanonovel #18

The wind tore at his open coat. He wondered what it would be like. #nanonovel—
Chelsea Fiddyment (@whatthefidd) January 11, 2011

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Suggestions: What happened in the nanonovel? What did you take certain things to mean, how did you interpret them? Was there a lead-up to the novel, or some things that occurred after the novel? If so, what were the rest of the events you envisioned? How did they shape what you took away from the story? Just about anything you can think of, I want to hear it.

Don’t hesitate to go above and beyond these starter questions, and go into as much depth as you can. And if you get the chance, I’d love to see your 2nd and 3rd interpretations of the nanonovel. Read and interpret it as many times as you’d like!