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by **AngrySquirrel** » Mon Oct 31, 2011 9:48 am UTC

So, tomorrow it starts and I...don't have any motivation what so ever. Great.

by **Chaoszerom** » Tue Nov 01, 2011 2:21 am UTC

Just realised that it was Nov 1st, just now, halfway through the day.

And I have done no planning whatsoever.

Right.

New plan? WING IT.

by **Bassoon** » Tue Nov 01, 2011 2:43 am UTC

Chaoszerom wrote:Just realised that it was Nov 1st, just now, halfway through the day.

And I have done no planning whatsoever.

Right.

New plan? WING IT.

This seems like it's to be my plan as well, seeing that it's NaNoWriMo Eve and I haven't a single idea.

by **Chandani** » Tue Nov 01, 2011 3:33 am UTC

I like this thread.
I'm planning to try even though I have college apps I'm supposed to work on. But if I'm writing one thing I can write things, right?
...Right?

On a related note, I WANT TO READ THE POKEMON FAN FIC.
I never outline, though I did a bit of research this time. I guess that my novel's not going to be horribly historically accurate, but oh well.

by **Mighty Jalapeno** » Tue Nov 01, 2011 3:44 am UTC

When I'm done (or at least run out of steam at the end of NaNo) I might post it here. Response has been pretty positive for both my stories!

by **Hope_** » Tue Nov 01, 2011 8:07 pm UTC

How far have people got after the first day?

I've managed 2500ish words so far and I'm pretty pleased about it!

by **Microscopic cog** » Tue Nov 01, 2011 8:17 pm UTC

266, But still typing. Awful start but I have a couple of hours left so I'm hoping I'll get to 1000. I have the day off tomorrow so I'm hoping to compensate then and especially in the weekend.

by **Mighty Jalapeno** » Tue Nov 01, 2011 8:50 pm UTC

1.

...

I'm planning on doing more when I'm not at work.

by **Kewangji** » Tue Nov 01, 2011 11:22 pm UTC

I made 5000 words appear.

by **Mr. Timms** » Wed Nov 02, 2011 12:03 am UTC

I'm doing Suzumiyaharuhific. Sci-Fi Fantasy Action/Suspense. 473 words so far, but I just started typing. No plan except the main characters' roles and overarching plot. I'm trying seat-of-the-pants, people. It's exciting.

Chaoszerom wrote:Anyone doing the Killer Shovel thing?

I will have Nagato wielding the shovel of death as her main weapon.

Also, this is in first-person present, so I am fucked royally. Prepare for either absolute of the suckage-awesomesauce scale. I'm hoping for 2000 words per day.

by **AngrySquirrel** » Wed Nov 02, 2011 12:06 am UTC

I've got 3417 words so far. Not very happy since I need to make up for not being around most days of the week. Slow start for me.

In other news:
I need a name that's kickass. A name that basically screams "this cat kicks ass". It's going to be the real name of a cat otherwise known as Mr. Fluffy who happens to be a secret operative. Any suggestions?

by **Kewangji** » Wed Nov 02, 2011 12:41 am UTC

Jammer. Bat. Batjammer.

by **Bassoon** » Wed Nov 02, 2011 12:49 am UTC

"So ordinary was the day that Molly Mockford killed herself that when she breathed her dying breath, it seemed to linger for a moment, as though the universe were trying to hold onto one last moment of normalcy before all hell broke loose."

My first sentence. I'm on a roll!

by **Mighty Jalapeno** » Wed Nov 02, 2011 1:35 am UTC

1300 words, but I'm already working out the killer shovel.

by **Mr. Timms** » Wed Nov 02, 2011 2:09 am UTC

1650 words. Slow-going, still trying to suppress editor. I should probably write one of the stories first, instead of switching back and forth. I'm also taking time to think out the one fighting scene I have so far, so that may also be affecting it. I'm going to reach 2500, maybe 3000 or over depending on my Focus (psychological), then I'm going to work on homework.

by **Mighty Jalapeno** » Wed Nov 02, 2011 2:19 am UTC

Gonna write tonight while watching V For Vendetta (my wife lets me watch it once a year, since my birthday is November 5th) and then a permanently looped track of Odella. If you have 14 minutes to spare, I urge you to take in the entire epic.

by **Bassoon** » Wed Nov 02, 2011 3:20 am UTC

Calling it a night after 2,518 words. A decent start.

by **Chaoszerom** » Wed Nov 02, 2011 9:22 am UTC

At ~~1,137~~ 1,709 words,~~but I still have the whole night tonight to gun it.~~ I'm doomed

Way way way ahead on schoolwork, so I got this ^_^

Question: Since I'm competely winging this (I know what the final battle is going to be, nothing more (It took me about 6 times to write more -.-)), could someone tell me if this sounds too outlandish?:
http://paste.am/uploaded/5811181169/nano.txt

(Also cough cough everyone use paste.am, it's cool

)

by **meridian** » Wed Nov 02, 2011 2:14 pm UTC

Chaoszerom wrote:At ~~1,137~~ 1,709 words,~~but I still have the whole night tonight to gun it.~~ I'm doomed Way way way ahead on schoolwork, so I got this ^_^

Question: Since I'm competely winging this (I know what the final battle is going to be, nothing more (It took me about 6 times to write more -.-)), could someone tell me if this sounds too outlandish?:
http://paste.am/uploaded/5811181169/nano.txt

(Also cough cough everyone use paste.am, it's cool )

I read it. It seemed very 'theater of the absurd' and had a prevailing sense of pointlessness about it. If this is what you are going for, it's shaping up great. I'm not sure there is such a thing as too outlandish when it comes to the absurd.

by **Mighty Jalapeno** » Wed Nov 02, 2011 2:19 pm UTC

2469 words, but I think it's ending up too serious, considering the subject matter. I got about 48,000 words to steer this back to wacky.

by **Mr. Timms** » Wed Nov 02, 2011 2:46 pm UTC

I'm off to a bad start. Right before I was going to take a break, the computer shut down. I had not saved.

I will be saving more diligently in the future.

Anyway, I changed my mind again to return to my original NaNo idea, Queen of Bells. I've written less than 500 words so far, mostly because I took great pains to write the elven version of a rap battle with old-timey grammar and conventions. I won't be writing the rest of it in old-timey, I'll try my best to save that for revision. Let the words flow. I plan on abandoning all pretense of diligence in schoolwork for the next day and a half, because high school teachers aren't annoyingly persistent in reminding you about late work and extra credit and anything that could raise your low low grade should be tried you irresponsible twat.

...

So, I'm pretty sure that there will be a shovel still. I will probably be writing non-sequentially.

by **Microscopic cog** » Wed Nov 02, 2011 3:29 pm UTC

I was going to write pretty serious and all but now Death is a woman trying to free a princess in the moon?

Edit: Offers a lot of shovel-possibilities though.

by **Bassoon** » Wed Nov 02, 2011 8:36 pm UTC

I lost 500 words in a corruption accident, but I'm comfortably ahead of the curve at 4,608 words.

by **ShootTheChicken** » Wed Nov 02, 2011 9:57 pm UTC

I wrote 750 words at 12:01 AM November 1st and haven't had time to write since. I hope to catch up to the word count tonight.

by **Hope_** » Wed Nov 02, 2011 10:29 pm UTC

Wow description is so much easier to write than character interaction. I feel like I can bash out 1,000 words of description so easily but as soon as the characters have to talk to each other my pace slows dramatically.

by **Mighty Jalapeno** » Wed Nov 02, 2011 10:59 pm UTC

Hope_ wrote:Wow description is so much easier to write than character interaction. I feel like I can bash out 1,000 words of description so easily but as soon as the characters have to talk to each other my pace slows dramatically.

I'm the opposite.

Trade ya!

by **AngrySquirrel** » Thu Nov 03, 2011 12:25 am UTC

AngrySquirrel wrote:In other news:
I need a name that's kickass. A name that basically screams "this cat kicks ass". It's going to be the real name of a cat otherwise known as Mr. Fluffy who happens to be a secret operative. Any suggestions?

And the name chosen: Operative Deathscratch.

by **Bassoon** » Thu Nov 03, 2011 2:09 am UTC

Closing day 2 ahead of the curve with 4,886 words.

by **ameretrifle** » Thu Nov 03, 2011 2:15 am UTC

I've been considering trying NaNo this year, but I'm kind of torn between a couple ongoing projects too. I am slow enough at them without going AWOL for a month. Maybe I'll mark off November 1/2 on the current commitments and go for the wordcount across them all? XD Worth a shot, anyway, and at least I got a start on something that could theoretically be novel-y. I'll start counting a couple days late and do it thoroughly wrong and give no damns whatsoever.

by **Magicman** » Thu Nov 03, 2011 3:12 am UTC

I'm very interested in seeing what Rob Balder (Erfworld) comes up with for this competition...

by **Kewangji** » Thu Nov 03, 2011 11:52 pm UTC

Anybody else pass the 10k mark? I feel good about progress this year.

by **Bassoon** » Fri Nov 04, 2011 4:10 am UTC

I'm still ahead of the curve by a day, with 6802. I hope I can keep this good of a lead when we hit the week 2 stretch.

by **Lady Macaroni** » Fri Nov 04, 2011 4:47 am UTC

5143 words. Just barely above the curve. Go me.

Some people have No Shave November. I have No Life November.

by **Mighty Jalapeno** » Fri Nov 04, 2011 4:51 am UTC

I hit a bit of a wall at 3860. Let's see what I can do tonight.

by **Chaoszerom** » Fri Nov 04, 2011 7:22 am UTC

I haven't made any progress since 1,701 (if memory serves). It's the 4th day. I have lots of tests due soon.

But hell if I'm going to quit now! Someone hit someone else in the face with a fire extinguisher in the first 100 words, I can't let that slide!

by **Mighty Jalapeno** » Fri Nov 04, 2011 1:09 pm UTC

4800 and then I had to go to bed. Still ahead of the curve... ish.

by **Lady Macaroni** » Fri Nov 04, 2011 1:16 pm UTC

Chaoszerom wrote:Someone hit someone else in the face with a fire extinguisher in the first 100 words, I can't let that slide!

Spray or the physical container? Either way, I like your thinking. Permission to sig that?

by **Hope_** » Fri Nov 04, 2011 2:24 pm UTC

Kewangji wrote:Anybody else pass the 10k mark? I feel good about progress this year.

Just passed it. I feel very good about progress, but I'm away for the weekend so we shall see whether this continues.

by **Mr. Timms** » Sat Nov 05, 2011 1:13 am UTC

I just reached 3300 after two Word Wars, but the site went down before the second contest ended.

I need closure, dammit! And to get back to writing! Maybe I can reach 10,000 before Saturday ends, if I keep at it.

by **Chuff** » Sat Nov 05, 2011 5:21 am UTC

Just thought I'd stop in and say I'm playing. Completely making it up as I go along. I think it's going to be some sort of urban fantasy thing in Amsterdam. I got way behind first two days, but I've written 2000+ words the past 2 days, so I'm on schedule now. This is my first attempt.

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