Ask HN: NaNoWriMo?

[unignorant]

I'm curious what Hacker News thinks of this. A total waste of time? A valuable exercise in creativity?

Just for the record, I did it a few years ago, and I'm participating this year as well. And it does take away from the time I spend on this site...

[run4yourlives]

NaNoWriMo is like running linux on your PC.

It's great if you have enough time to dedicate to the project and you'll certainly get a lot out of it.

But if you don't have a good amount of free time, it's best to avoid.

[eru → run4yourlives]

Yes, PC should be better left alone. There are a huge sink of time. Even with Linux on them --- where you do not lose as much time as with that other operating system --- you will still be much more productive with pen and paper.

[chromatic]

My company just published a book written for NaNoWriMo 2007: http://www.onyxneon.com/books/gigapolis/ .

[michael_h]

For those who, like me, have no idea what's going on here: http://www.nanowrimo.org/ - National Novel Writing Month.