HAY GUYS

speculative · Local time: Oct 30, 2007, 08:52 AM

National Novel Writing Month

Don't worry, you still have like 36 hours or something to prepare. Which is too much, really. You need to procrastinate and wait until the last possible second to really get that true "nano" feel.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Phone · Local time: Oct 31, 2007, 12:38 AM

Shit! SHIT! SHIT! I've already wasted thirty-six minutes non-writing.

Okay, someone do the math for me... 31 days to write 50,000 words. How many words a day is that?

I am actually doing this, who else is participating? What are you stories about?

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Ayos · Local time: Oct 31, 2007, 02:07 AM

I wasn't planning on it, but I just signed up after seeing this. What the heck. If I don't reach 50k, doesn't matter. At least I have even more incentive to write.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

speculative · 05:05 PM

Originally Posted by Phone

Okay, someone do the math for me... 31 days to write 50,000 words. How many words a day is that?

Looks like about 1,612. At least the Nano forums are running at speed again vs. that turtle crawl. 36 minutes, what time zone are you in? For me it won't start for another 8 hours... Unfortunately I can't say what my story's about, but I will post an excerpt in my Nano profile and I can post one here later in Nov. also. I do plan to finish this one, get it edited, and send it off to publishers, unlike previous works. (I've submitted short stories before, but not novels yet.)

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

agreatguy6 · Oct 31, 2007, 05:34 PM

you too?
I'm not about to write a novel and NOT try to get it published.
It'll need some TLC before that, but at least it's FINISHED to a point....

can't wait.
I'm sitting on an idea, and I'm waiting VERY impatiently.

I was speaking idiomatically.

orion_mk3 · 05:33 PM

Seems like I forget about this every year; maybe I'll actually manage to do something this time. I've finished novels before, but the fact that people can whip off a draft in 30 days makes my sluggish pace look lazy.

I'm going to try it. November's a busy month, but the best writing is done when other deadlines are looming!

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

Phone · 03:01 AM

Originally Posted by speculative

36 minutes, what time zone are you in?

It seems I was a day ahead in thinking last night when I posted that message. Working nights does that to you.

In any case, I'm about 3,000 words in. Ahead of schedule, hurrah. This is actually my first time trying this so I'm excited to see how it turns out.

FELIPE NO

orion_mk3 · Nov 16, 2007, 11:42 PM

So how's everyone doing, halfway through? I have to admit, I really got caught up in the whole thing, what with pasting it into my sig and all.

It's been a pretty tough slog, and I think the final novel is going to be pretty weird (unless you think stories about kids, holes in the fabric of existence, and giant squid are normal...) but it feels great too.

We should hold a reading party once the month is over--bring however much you got done and share it!

What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?

Ayos · Local time: Nov 16, 2007, 10:53 PM

Originally Posted by orion_mk3

unless you think stories about kids, holes in the fabric of existence, and giant squid are normal...

Are you copying the Wrinkle in Time books?

Jam it back in, in the dark.

orion_mk3 · Nov 17, 2007, 12:32 PM

Originally Posted by Ayos

Are you copying the Wrinkle in Time books?

I don't remember a squid in those, though it has been awhile. Also I only read the first two, so if they started throwing in cephelapods after that I missed it

There's nowhere I can't reach.