I've been participating in NaNoWriMo on and off since 2005 -- well, more off than on, I'm sorry to say. The last year I completed was 2013. I need something creative to busy myself with while I finish recovering from spinal surgery. NaNo is the perfect opportunity.

There are a number of ideas I'm playing with, but perhaps this is an opportunity to write something vegan or animal rights related, (or at least featuring a vegan character or two). I've featured veg*ns in past projects, but not as lead characters.

Anyone else plan on participating in NaNo this year? Will you be writing veg*n/animal rights related stories or fiction? Are there any works of fiction you enjoyed reading?

I am! This will be the first time I try it out! From what I hear, 50,000 words in one month will be tough (but fun!). I have vague ideas about what I want to write about, but I know the story is going to just blow up in my face anyway so...
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Awesome! It is difficult, but worth it. At the very least, it'll get a project started! Best of luck! I hope you enjoy it. If you ever need a cheerleader, hit me up.

This is something interesting. Im unemployed so i wud have plenty of time to do it. Im also weiting for my blog. Thanx for the post. This could be fun. Thought I admit the last time i tried writing a story it just became my journal lol
http://venusvegan.wordress.com

I've actually had a look at your blog within the last few weeks. It was interesting to read! While I enjoy getting know people from all walks of life, I love finding other veg*ns of color. As a Latina whose family is from the Caribbean, food is a huge part of my culture. I could go on about the challenges of eschewing some of my family's traditional dishes, but that's another story for another part of the forum, lol.

I hope you enjoy NaNo. And I'm looking forward to reading your blog some more. If you do participate, do you think you'll write about it on your blog? Will the story be veg*n related?

Thank you soooo much. I'm glad u enjoy it. The purpose of my blog was to be able to reach different and similar groups of people. Try your best to veganize some of those traditional meals. I should have posted it on my blog but not too long ago I made "oxtails" and rice. Instead of meat I used the beans that are incorporated into the omnivore dish as the base and it came out pretty well.

If I porticipate I will probably put it on the blog as a new experience. And the more u ask questions the more im enticed to see what I can come up with. I know it wont be even remotely close to normal but veganism may play a role.

Thanks again! Hope you keep reading.

Participating for NaNo would be amazing, but timing is not on my side. I'm a full time student with extracurriculars, such as a writing class. I think I'll spend most of November reading other people's work than working on my own stuff. I've heard of people spending a year prepping for NaNoWriMo and attempting to write 50,000 to 80,000 words. Regardless of how far anyone gets, it's a great starting point to actually start a novel rough draft!

I ran into a website called booksie.com where you can put your stuff up and other writers can comment and give feedback, and you read their stuff in return. You can put anything up there that you like. Essays, fiction, nonfiction, flash fiction, poetry. Check it out and see if you like it!

I will definitely have a look at it. Thanks! And best of luck with your course load!

I was fortunate to enjoy vegan oxtails when I was vegan years ago. It was amazing, and incredibly comforting to have one of my childhood favorites remain in my then-new lifestyle.

I'm all about veganizing traditional meals. I actually made a vegan soap de fideos (PR style chicken noodle soup) since a couple of us are feeling under the weather, and it was glorious. This dish was my family's go-to whenever someone was sick with a cold. My grandmother would make a huge pot of it and, to this day, just the thought of it comforts me.

I'm looking forward to it!

I first heard about it right here on this website! I keep thinking about it but don't have any ideas about a story. I love science-fiction (some of it anyway), and am somewhat interested in fantasy, but I really have no idea at this point about a storyline.