NaNoWriMo!

by **Lauren** » Fri Nov 02, 2007 11:33 pm

http://www.nanowrimo.org

It's only November 2: plenty of time to join in the madness! Come here for inspiration and procrastination!

With good luck to all participants and thanks to our official cheerleader, Olof!

by **Philosophe_rouge** » Fri Nov 02, 2007 11:35 pm

Okay, I'm in for the ride. As I usually get too caught up in finding the right idea I'm taking a page from Kerouac and going free-verse style. Although, it helps to know what you're free-versing about... but I'll see what I can come up with.

by **warthog** » Fri Nov 02, 2007 11:44 pm

I'd need to learn about 2000 more english words in order to even be allowed to write more than a dozen sentences in english. I'm sure you're an educated woman Justine, with some hard work you'll easily handle this task!

Independent writing styles are always respected, infact, I have only read one book in english in my entire life, so I have no clue what that means... :lol:

But I'd guess that it is more important that you go the way your fingers turn than to turn the fingers to a certain style of writing. Keep it clean, keep it personal! The only way to have fun when you're working is to make it personal. For Quentin Tarantino, personal means a lot of references to his favorite films and geeky, smug dialogue. For others it means one emotional truth 24 times per second.

by **Lauren** » Fri Nov 02, 2007 11:52 pm

starwarsfan99 wrote:I'd need to learn about 2000 more english words in order to even be allowed to write more than a dozen sentences in english.

You can write in your own language, the robots don't know the difference. We have no idea why we call it "national" NoWriMo. So you should go for it!

For Quentin Tarantino, personal means a lot of references to his favorite films and geeky, smug dialogue. For others it means one emotional truth 24 times per second.

But you make such a great cheerleader!!

by **warthog** » Sat Nov 03, 2007 10:20 pm

hell yeah!

pump it up

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPklAalur1s

by **Ally** » Sun Nov 04, 2007 5:17 am

i did my duty today. i got in about an hour of writing while waiting for two films to start. I even ignored the cute guy sitting next to me. There were several times i almost said something to him. he looked like luke wilson. of course my heart is kinda set on owen wilson <3 that's what stopped me i guess.

by **Lauren** » Sun Nov 04, 2007 6:00 am

Ooh, I'm more of a Luke girl myself. We should definitely double-date.

So, 'cause the site's down and it's driving me crazy, I'm on track at 5280. High fives, girls!

by **Philosophe_rouge** » Sun Nov 04, 2007 4:01 pm

I'm so far behind, I'm at like 1200 ...

by **Ally** » Sun Nov 04, 2007 4:59 pm

Lauren wrote:Ooh, I'm more of a Luke girl myself. We should definitely double-date.

So, 'cause the site's down and it's driving me crazy, I'm on track at 5280. High fives, girls!

yay yay, let's double date.

Yeah the site is down so much. grr. I've been writing a lot, but I know I'll get behind. I am already encountering leaving out details because I am writing on a notebook away from my computer. Plus after I write I have to type it. Grr. Oh well, I'm not sure if I'm on track or if I'lll stay on track bc November is otherwise busy. But...I'm trying.

by **Lauren** » Sun Nov 04, 2007 6:26 pm

Yeah, I'm on target now but somehow I feel behind. I'm writing really slowly and that's ok for now because I had four days off work at the start of the month but I can't make it on this pace after tomorrow. I was hoping to write 10K by the end of the weekend. I've got to start writing for speed and stop minding that it comes out crap!

by **Ally** » Sun Nov 04, 2007 6:43 pm

ha I think I need to see Shanghai Express tho.

by **(DG)** » Sun Nov 04, 2007 6:45 pm

Allison! What's all this about?

"What's so wrong about wanting Allison to make a video where she says my name? She already did that for 99.9 % of the members in here..."

by **Ally** » Sun Nov 04, 2007 7:08 pm

oh charles. yeah i have to make a video about him. basically two months ago or three i made a video saying hello to some of the users on YMDB deux. However, I didn't mention Charles and actually some other worthy ppl. So Charles got offended and now he is using my pic as an avatar. I think an admin should delete his picture or ban him untill he is willing to knock it off.

Anyhow, I told him i'd make a video saying hi to him but only if he got rid of his "Allison" avatar.

The picture is from my IMEEM Music profile. I have it deleted now. but he probably has it saved. I will probably never dye my hair black again. anyway...

by **Ally** » Sun Nov 04, 2007 7:26 pm

ok i am leaving YMDB because an admin is allowing Charles to use my picture for an avatar after I asked him nicely to remove it. I was going to make a video to "Appease" charles, but he says he'll only behave if I make it, but I want him to comply first. Anyway, that place went to shit. It is too terrible.

by **warthog** » Mon Nov 05, 2007 2:45 am

Ladies, this one is for you:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXmRDKjMD5o

GO GO GO! ALE ALE ALE!

Keep pushing your limits girl. Finishing halfway is like faking an orgasm. Keep it going!

by LG » Mon Nov 05, 2007 9:28 pm

4,117 words so far...

http://www.nanowrimo.org/user/252606

by **Lauren** » Mon Nov 05, 2007 9:39 pm

LG wrote:4,117 words so far...

http://www.nanowrimo.org/user/252606

Damn, you catch up quick... I've been sitting here for 6 hours and I've written about 1000 words, I think. Must write more quickly.

Anyway, I'm the afinpassing who's just befriended you over there.

by LG » Mon Nov 05, 2007 9:47 pm

Lauren wrote:
Damn, you catch up quick... I've been sitting here for 6 hours and I've written about 1000 words, I think. Must write more quickly.

Anyway, I'm the afinpassing who's just befriended you over there.

Wow, i just read your excerpt, makes mine look like a sack of crap...

I should have been writing but i slept from about 3pm to 9pm, yes, i have odd sleeping patterns...

Thanks for adding me!

by **Lauren** » Mon Nov 05, 2007 9:52 pm

Heh heh, that's exactly what I was going to say after reading your excerpt! Maybe after this brutal, absurd exercise we'll at least learn to be a little easier on ourselves when it comes to writing.

by LG » Tue Nov 06, 2007 4:00 am

I worked/converted some short stories and poetry into my novel, is this cheating?

Current word count 10,515

[Currently watching part one of Dekalog]

by **Lauren** » Tue Nov 06, 2007 4:10 am

LG wrote:I worked/converted some short stories and poetry into my novel, is this cheating?

Current word count 10,515

[Currently watching part one of Dekalog]

Technically, nothing written prior to November can be counted. But I'm really not a purist. Besides the way you're headed you're going to write 50K new words, so I wouldn't worry. :lol:

You did in two days what I did in five... well, I won't be jealous. I'm surprisingly happy with my progress so far.

by LG » Tue Nov 06, 2007 4:16 am

Lauren wrote:
Technically, nothing written prior to November can be counted. But I'm really not a purist. Besides the way you're headed you're going to write 50K new words, so I wouldn't worry.

You did in two days what I did in five... well, I won't be jealous. I'm surprisingly happy with my progress so far.

Oh no! Never mind, i'll chop it out, i want to play by the rules.
Just means rewriting my story a little... Hmm, i need a new plot!
Did you have one set out from the beginning? Or are you seeing where your writing takes you?

by **RealInspectorPanda** » Tue Nov 06, 2007 4:22 am

I'm fairly sure that I'll end up making way too many grammar and spelling mistakes in this, and just get annoyed and quit.

by **Lauren** » Tue Nov 06, 2007 4:23 am

LG wrote:Oh no! Never mind, i'll chop it out, i want to play by the rules.
Just means rewriting my story a little... Hmm, i need a new plot!
Did you have one set out from the beginning? Or are you seeing where your writing takes you?

Well, the rules are fun! but the whole point of the exercise is to get people to write so I never look askance a little rule-bending when it really serves the process and the story.

My friend and I have been gearing up for this since August or even before. So I went through about a dozen plots before I decided to write about what I was obsessed with at the moment and only to amuse myself.

I did a fair amount of planning throughout October and constructed an overly elaborate narrative structure, themes and so on (which is why I placed my story in LitFic

). But for the last 10 days leading up to nano I wasn't in the mood at all, and stopped preparing. Anyway I did all that prep work and it's mostly set in my head, but I haven't been writing with my notes at hand at all. The story's simplifying as I go and taking a new shape, but I'm ok with that. It's just a draft after all -- though I am completely uncommitted on the question of ever touching this thing again after 30 November.

by **Lauren** » Tue Nov 06, 2007 4:24 am

PimpPanda wrote:I'm fairly sure that I'll end up making way too many grammar and spelling mistakes in this, and just get annoyed and quit.

You gotta kill your internal editor and write through the pain and embarrassment.

Or just write reaaaally slowly like me. Um, I think I "wrote" for 8 hours today and only came up with 2000 words.

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