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Oh, Boo. Don't pretend you didn't eat any Ryan last year. You wore his scalp as a hat for three days! As for shit writing: "The first draft of anything is shit." ~ Ernest Hemingway |
NaNoWriMo 2011 • Page 2
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MetalDog 24,076 posts
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localnotail 23,079 posts
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Registered 13 years agoOh boy. -
fatboy996 260 posts
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Registered 19 years agoI will try this year, I shall be writing a story. My life is not interesting enough for a blog. -
boo 13,901 posts
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Registered 18 years agoThat was just a sandwich that looked a bit like him!
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Metalfish 9,191 posts
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Registered 16 years agoSign me up. I will fail so hard they'll have to send in a team of crack scientists in to find out what the hell happened and where all the monsters are coming from. -
boo 13,901 posts
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Registered 18 years agoExcellent!
Welcome to round 2, Mr Fish! -
MetalDog 24,076 posts
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Registered 20 years agoFresh victims for the ever-growing army of the insane. -
Metalfish 9,191 posts
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Registered 16 years agoAlright: Blog link. With a little bit of grist for the writing mill to boot. -
I'm in, won't have a blog setup for another few days though. -
boo 13,901 posts
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Registered 18 years agoSplendid, splendid.
Already a much bigger starting line-up than last year and we still have a month to go before the flag drops.
I can hear the hum of creativity and it's deafening!
So, like, I heard it for a bit.
And then I couldn't, because I lost my hearing. Due to the deafness.
And...
Umm...
It's early!
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steve1979 2,105 posts
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Registered 14 years agoI don't have a blog yet, although it something I need to sort out before the end of the year. -
boo 13,901 posts
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Registered 18 years agoBut will you be joining us for Writingfest '11? -
steve1979 2,105 posts
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Registered 14 years agoYeah, why not. I planned on doing Nano this year as I really need to get book 2 finished, so this is perfect. -
Chucked up a blank wordpress site for now - http://www.chrisgrapes.co.uk/nano/
Debating whether to stick to my usual writing ethics and stick to a basic but solid plot or go against my natural inclination and just mash things together eclectically and see what happens. -
Blog URL here: http://2011uwc.blogspot.com/view/timeslide
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GrandpaUlrira 3,879 posts
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Registered 16 years agoBad news, meme: your FastCGI pool is full. You might want to empty it. -
Probably some nonsense at my hoster's end, they've been a bit flaky all day. Seems to be working now though. -
boo 13,901 posts
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Registered 18 years agoHad a brainstorming session yesterday and chucked any number of ridiculous ideas in the air. Sifted through the results, and I think the beginnings of a coherent plot are starting to emerge.
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MetalDog 24,076 posts
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Registered 20 years agoOnly 27 days to go. This time next month we'll be wondering why we were so keen =D
I was reminding myself on the train this morning that for all the plotwork I've done, I still don't know my opening scene, so the 1st could still turn into a staring at a blank page situation.
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MightyMouse 1,160 posts
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Registered 15 years agoThink I'll do this this year, since I've meant to for the past several. -
I got two days into last year but the urge to write has been niggling me all year so I need to have another go, for sure. Will sort a new blog out at lunchtime today -
boo 13,901 posts
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Registered 18 years agoExcellent!
November is going to be one huge blur of reading and writing! -
boo 13,901 posts
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Registered 18 years agoMetalDog wrote:
I was reminding myself on the train this morning that for all the plotwork I've done, I still don't know my opening scene, so the 1st could still turn into a staring at a blank page situation.
Grinder looked up as the door opened. He'd been concentrating hard on a tiny circuit and it took his eyes a few seconds to refocus. The figure in the doorway was surrounded by light from the corridor, and appeared as a small, stocky silhouette. He frowned.
'Hello?'
The figure stepped forward into the light of the room and Grinder's mouth fell open in a mixture of delight and confusion.
'But, but...'
He didn't know what else to say.
'But... but...'
'Monkey?'
She smiled at him.
But... some bastard killed you!'
She walked over and slapped him on the shoulder.
'Death?' she said with a raised eyebrow.
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MetalDog 24,076 posts
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Registered 20 years agoI think there would be more swearwords if that conversation ever happened =D -
So, blog posting - what's the deal? Do people post the day's output or are these used as more of a journal of what's happening on a day-to-day basis?
Mine: Difficult First Book
Edit - we looking for NaNoWriMo usernames? Either way, mine's DJMorton. Looking for buddies! :-D -
MetalDog 24,076 posts
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Registered 20 years ago@Rhythm - it's mostly the days output that goes up. -
Cool, that makes it easier. The idea of outputting 1500~2000 words and then detailing exploits for the day would be a touch too far .gif)
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boo 13,901 posts
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Registered 18 years agoBlogs.
Last year, some of us decided to post our output as a daily chapter or thereabouts. Some days you've got nothing to post, other days you get the bit between your teeth and either put up a massive post, or two or three smaller posts.
Me, I aimed for a 2,000 word chunk every day.
It's nothing to do with the official NaNoWriMo process, but it concentrates the mind as, as mentioned earlier, it allows other people to read and then comment on your ongoing story, question the writer, poke the writer when the output seems to have dried up and so on.
Quite often this led to new ideas, helped when somebody found themselves stuck down a dead end etc etc.
If that's not your style, and you prefer to spend 29 days thinking about it, and then bang out 50,000 in the final 24 hours, feel free.
There's no pressure to post anything if you don't want to, but it definitely adds to the camaraderie and the all-in-this-together, bunker mentality. -
boo 13,901 posts
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Registered 18 years agoGood call on the NaNo usernames.
I'll add something to the OP. -
My NaNo username is steve_mchugh
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