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12-01-2008, 01:25 AM | #42 |
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I won!
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12-01-2008, 05:02 PM | #43 |
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I just went to my buddies page to see whether you had won and you had!
That's great!
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09-29-2009, 05:14 PM | #44 |
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It's almost that time again! I am dying for November to get here (but not before I enjoy my beloved October), I had so much fun last year. And I think NaNoWriMo was really great for me as a writer- I learned that I can write longer stories, and that writing really just takes a lot of practice and effort. Anway, I thought I would give people sort of a heads up, if you've never head of NaNo before. I only heard about it a few days in advance last year, and I didn't have any time at all to plan my story out. Most of the preparations start in October, I believe.
Is anyone else planning to give it a go this year? If you are, let me know your username so I can add you as a writing buddy. If you don't know what it is, check the first post in this thread, or http://www.nanowrimo.org/ It's about writing a draft of a novel in one month. It's lots of fun! |
09-30-2009, 06:36 AM | #45 |
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I think I'll let it pass again this year. I've already finished eight short stories this year, which was enough challenge for me. I only have to finish the last one before November, and then I think I'll leave further writing in 2009 to spurs of the moment.
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09-30-2009, 10:17 PM | #46 |
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I'm not sure, but I doubt it. Although I might well sign up again, to be able to post on the forum and be ready if inspiration strikes. I still haven't finished an old one, which I really should.
But I've also thought about how fun it would be to write a fanfiction crossover story about Barufiniel (from Long Lost Leaves) and her youth in Narnia ...
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11-29-2009, 03:04 PM | #47 |
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I win! Again! And no one else wanted to do it with me :< But my non-mooter friends did so it was fun. My story was pretty awesome this year. Awesomely bad but sweet none-the-less. I'm so psyched. I'm going to get Chinese food to celebrate.
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11-29-2009, 05:01 PM | #48 |
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Congratulations, katya.
Well, I wasn't going to write anything this month, but somehow I managed to write over 10 000 words, spread over four short stories this month, RPG's not included. It's not 50 000 (but I don't think I can even reach 50 000 if I include all my already finished stories) but I'm pretty impressed with myself.
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12-06-2009, 12:24 AM | #49 |
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Congrats, katya! I haven't looked at my NaNo from (oh god it's so long ago) 2005 in a long long time. But it was horrible, horrible, horrible.
Of course, now I'm 2/3 of the way through editing a 100,000 word poem I wrote this year, I'm not sure I would have had the time to also do a 50,000 word NaNo...
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100 000 word poem, that's some epic poetry, count!
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12-06-2009, 01:33 PM | #51 |
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Yes . These are the dangers of becoming an English graduate student - you start to think you're John Milton.
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It's that time of the year again! I just realized that next month is November (of course, I had realized it was October, being that October is my favorite month), and I still haven't any idea what to write for this year's NaNo! I will write something though. I wouldn't miss it! If anyone is brave enough to join me, you should probably start planning soon.
Continuing my tradition of picking a new username every year, this year my username is shire_fox, (I'm in a LotR mood) and feel free to add me as a writing buddy.
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10-05-2010, 04:41 PM | #53 |
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This year I won't even try to do it properly. I simply don't have the time to spend a couple of hours every day on that project in November. Not this year.
That might not stop me from signing on again, though It's great fun just to join the discussion board. I'll keep my Wise Queen account.
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10-05-2010, 08:16 PM | #54 |
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Just took a peek at this thread-I like the idea! What was your novel about, Elfgirl?
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10-05-2010, 09:08 PM | #55 |
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I don't think Elfgirl has been around for a while...
You should definitely try NaNo though! I think you would enjoy it. Have you looked around the website?
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10-05-2010, 09:35 PM | #56 |
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Yes I have. I'm inspired by the idea of writing 50k words in a month, and claps to those who do, but I'm horrible at any kind of creative writing. Plus I don't have the time
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10-05-2010, 09:43 PM | #57 |
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Aw, it doesn't matter, in writing that much you'll get better! But I guess if you're not really into it you probably won't be able to finish.
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10-05-2010, 10:36 PM | #58 |
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Exactly If I'm going to spend my free time working on something, it will be something I enjoy and am passionate about.
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Well, I typed "chapter 1" at midnight and wrote one sentence a couple minutes later. But my mind is too full of Satanic rhetoric to write any more at the moment. Anyway, have to wake up early in the morning. But I'm very excited for this month.
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I even passed 6,000 words! And the story is something I'll add to from time to time, and possibly post as fan fiction. Anyone else who reached some official or self-defined goal?
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