NaNoWriMo/Writaton 2024 (relates to Irwin's)

EDIT1: SO, I'll just update this message to get more info to you guys instead of posting more.
So far, the reactions are roughly split between something with Scifi and a story to expand the backstory of Irwin's. Although I eventually want to write some of those backstories, for this Writathon, I will focus on something unrelated to Irwin's.

So, that means that so far, there are a couple of things that match up.

• Scifi

• Space pirates

• Space station base building

• Nanites and some technologically based world-ending disaster

I'll be keeping an eye on the comments here till next Monday and update the list. After that I'll think about what to do, and post a short synopsis later. I'll try and set up a story where it's either previously noticeable and won't last too long or one that I know I can cut off at a neet logical point.


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As those who have been here since last year will know, I usually participate in the NaNoWriMo and its RoyalRoad counterpart the Writaton challenge. For those who don't know it, its a challenge to write 55.555 words in a month.

Due to how busy I am with trying to get Irwin's book 2 out, with editing, covers and all the other stuff, I'd somewhat offhandedly decided not to participate. The thing is, as 1 November closes in, I find myself second guessing that decision. Usually I write a new story on NaNo- a shorter one, that I don't plan to continue, but last year I doubled down on Irwin's. It did leave me with an itch to write something new that I haven't scratched for over two years now.

So... I have decided I will be joining NaNo, but not as I have in the past. Usually I did my best to double or triple the word count to challenge myself- not this year. First off, I want to continue writing Irwin's, and I can't do that and write a 100K plus story in a month. However, I will probably drop to 2 chapters per weekend.

Now, the good news: I have a ton of ideas to write, but I'm curious to see what you would like to see me write. What kind of story do you think my writing style would fit with? I've done pure LitRPG's, Gamelit, fantasy, and horror. Perhaps I should try a slice of life, or scifi? Perhaps something with vampires, or cultivation? Put a response here, and if it triggers my interest I'll write that.

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PS: If the flow is good, I might still write 3 chapters Irwin's as I usually only write fr/sa/su due to work. For November I have more free time so with just 55k its likely I'll be fine with doing it in the in-between gaps. New stories are very easy to write at the start, only after the world expands does it get harder.

PS2: I've heard about some issues with NaNoWriMo and AI writing... I'm not going to go into that as everyone is entitled to their own opinion. Edit: quick addition. I don't use AI to write. I sometimes use it to edit some stuff, or check for mistakes. The only thing I have used it for are some of the little 'songs' that are sometimes in Irwin's. I suck at writing those. That said, usually it still means I need to change all of it to get it normal.