A few weeks back I posted a link to 12 Novels in 12 Months, my writing twin from Canada who started her project last June… and now another 12 book writer has popped up in Utah! Michelle started in January and you can find her at 12novels.com. I think we might have to found some kind of club.
There is also a 12 books project going on in Wisconsin, although this one is a little different than ours. Writer/game designer Matt Forbeck is writing four trilogies this year and he crowd sourced actual money to help him do it. Why didn’t I think of that back in December 2010…
All of this goes to show that it was clearly an excellent idea, because great minds think alike. Or, as my friend claims they would say in Germany, ‘two idiots, one thought’. And it means you are spoiled for choice in terms of reading the ongoing adventures of people who haven’t finished their novelling yet. How many people across the world will do this in 2013? Lots, probably.
12 Books in 12 Months 
February 11, 2012 at 12:25 pm
I don’t think I’m going to stop in after the year mark. I may not be completing all my stories but I’m addicted to the creativity this requires! I think I’m going to consider this the practice round…
February 11, 2012 at 2:21 pm
It does keep giving you more ideas, doesn’t it… can’t believe my main concern before starting was that I wouldn’t be able to think of enough different ideas to sustain it! But I think after a year of creativity I had to come back to editing otherwise I might never develop any of these stories into something more exciting, I’m a bit fickle like that!
February 11, 2012 at 9:31 pm
I completely agree with you. I’m the queen of half-finished projects but there’s nothing saying I can’t mix the two! I know there are some genres I’ll never be interested in so there’s a month of golden down time or a bonus story or more editing… the possibilities are endless!
I know I can’t give up the novel-writing, as bad as I am at it at least my creativity can let go!
February 12, 2012 at 8:00 pm
Thank both of you so much for welcoming me! I’m so happy we’ve all found each other. And extra happy that you both seem able to still form sentences and don’t appear to be drooling or lacking in fine motor skill from a stroke or something…
Honestly, I never prepared for how tired I am! But this is so much fun. And the ideas are indeed crowding at my door. I’m figuring a lot of this will end up with me suqishing a few of the novels together if characters mesh well. Even if I throw the lot out when I’m done, we’re all bursting past the hard part of the learning curve, aren’t we? You know, finishing the story….
February 13, 2012 at 12:55 pm
Looking back over what I did I’ve got at least two books that are likely to get squished together into one story so far, possibly more… It’s definitely a steep learning curve, but hopefully a useful one!