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Old 11-02-2008, 12:48 AM   #51
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Well, okay, I kinda lied. Now that I've typed 9221, I'm off to bed. >___>
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Old 11-08-2008, 11:28 AM   #52
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How are you doing? Someone keeps going? (Got only 8000 ... But Im still writing , aven with an awful jet lag and all , I dont care ...)
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Old 11-16-2008, 04:18 PM   #53
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So ... Everyone gave up in this site except myself? Can't believe this ...
Im breaking the 30000 ... It's in my first language by the way .
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Old 11-16-2008, 05:55 PM   #54
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Up to 20,000 words, but having a reeeallly hard time coming up with anything more. I now understand why novelists use so much 'filler', i.e. descriptions and dead conversations. Anyway, still going though. HP, BTW, again, thanks for the op. This is the first time I have ever done this. Hope I survive it.
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Old 11-18-2008, 04:28 PM   #55
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I did it! I made it to over 52,000 words! YES!
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Old 11-18-2008, 05:06 PM   #56
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That's awesome Bella! I have sputtered after 29,000 words. No motivation, and worse, no time. Work has gobbled up all my days and nights lately.
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Old 11-18-2008, 05:12 PM   #57
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That's awesome Bella! I have sputtered after 29,000 words. No motivation, and worse, no time. Work has gobbled up all my days and nights lately.
(sigh)
Thank you
I really hope you make it though - I'm sure it'll be a great one. You see, college work should have consumed my nights, but I am slightly ashamed that I let this novel of mine take over my life. Haha.
Still, it's pretty good for a dingy ol' rough draft.
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Old 11-18-2008, 11:46 PM   #58
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Dear HP, I can soo relate, but we are so lucky to have work. The security guards where I work remind me of that everytime I start to sag and flag.

Bella, Congrats. You get a gold star.
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Old 11-19-2008, 12:57 AM   #59
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That's awesome Bella! I have sputtered after 29,000 words. No motivation, and worse, no time. Work has gobbled up all my days and nights lately.
(sigh)
You know, for a second I thought Sir Helpmann may have been caught at being friendly. Then I looked at the avatar a second time...

Bella, that's excellent! Care to share the story name/plot/characters at all?
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Old 11-19-2008, 08:58 AM   #60
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I'm definitely gonna give this a try. I'm afraid that it'll turn out really random and convoluted... oh well!!!
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Old 11-19-2008, 12:10 PM   #61
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I know this might sound a little bit late, but I'm starting tonight.
This should help me a lot with my writing skills. Hopefully.
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Old 11-19-2008, 02:43 PM   #62
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I fancy having a go. I haven't written much for ages. Particularly not fiction.
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Old 11-21-2008, 03:22 PM   #63
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Here is yet another winner of Nanowrimo 2008 . I just can't believe I made it , a few minutes ago , I'm soooo happy!
Writers out there , don't give up!
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Old 11-23-2008, 11:40 PM   #64
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At 21070 words so far, I am not going to make it in the next 7 days. I thought I had 29,000 but the NaNo word counter said 21070. Well even with a week off for Thanksgiving vacation I won't make it but I don't care, it's my first NaNoWriMo so I am happy to just figure the damn thing out and practice for winning next year!
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Old 11-23-2008, 11:46 PM   #65
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Here is yet another winner of Nanowrimo 2008 . I just can't believe I made it , a few minutes ago , I'm soooo happy!
Writers out there , don't give up!
Congratulations! Only hard work and dedication got you there! I hope to join your ranks next year.
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Old 11-24-2008, 10:53 AM   #66
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Old 11-24-2008, 11:11 AM   #67
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Oh deary deary me... Yeah, I tried and failed miserably. Everything seemed to just crash with NaNo this year. Exams, relocating, surgery... *sigh* I guess IŽll just try again next year.
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Old 11-30-2008, 10:34 PM   #68
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Well folks. I tried. And I can relate to HP's dilemma. (How's that for a book title?) Job, work, work, job. Interestingly, even though there has been a slowdown at both jobs -- (I work as a medical editor on one and a medical typist on the other) the work backlogged and swamped us over the last month. So, I had to subit the novel today with the last seven chapters only partially finished. But, despite the obstacles, I still managed to write over 50 chapters, and I misseditbythatmuch. I have never written a novel before in my entire life. And I got e-mails of encouragement from no less writers than Piers Anthony and Chris Baty. WooHoo. Next year in NaNoWriMo folks. In 2009, obstacles notwithstanding, I'm goin' for the gold.
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Old 12-08-2008, 01:46 PM   #69
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Dammit, the quest is over? And here i was getting ready to set free the beast... wish i'd known of this event earlier =/ maybe next year xD 'sides, 50k in 30 days sounds like eating cheesecake haha, i wrote my story-project of 30k words in some... 3-4 days, alltogether xD there was a lot of procrastination involved. @_@
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Old 10-04-2009, 08:10 PM   #70
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You folks better start putting your 'thinking caps' on. NaNoWriMo time is almost here!
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Old 10-04-2009, 08:31 PM   #71
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Thanks for the reminder Jaye! I swear this time I'll make a better attempt, I have an idea, it won't be a GOOD idea but I think I need the practice.
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Old 10-04-2009, 10:42 PM   #72
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Someone should plagiarize the finish a sentence thread.
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Old 10-08-2009, 12:32 AM   #73
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That sounds interesting. Might try it.
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Old 10-19-2009, 07:15 PM   #74
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Well I officially signed up today. May be masochistic. Have to check that.
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Old 10-20-2009, 12:07 PM   #75
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I'm going for it.
It'll just be trashy swords-and-sorcery fantasy immortal-with-vengeance-issues stuff, but may as well go for it. How hard can it be to write 50,000 words about an undying mercenary with a grudge against the guys who took her death away from her?
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