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Regional Word War Leader Table Update

Loriba — Wed, 5 Nov 2008 04:46:40 -0800

Hi,

Thought I'd start a new thread for posting when updates have taken place as it's easier to just cross-post across all the participating forums.

The results from the 4th November have been calculated and can be found here:

http://www.nanowrimo.org/eng/node/3095947#comment-3239799

If anyone sees any mistakes (and there were several in the last one) please PM me to let me know. :)
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2005: Dreaming of Jack - 83k+; 2006: An Ordinary World - 84k+; 2007: Rising Angels, Falling Apes - 121k; 2008 - White Shadows - ??.

Europe :: Wales

Weekly writing meet-ups in Leeds?

Zacharias Masters — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 23:52:47 -0700

I know there's a studenty write-up in the pipeline, but I'm assuming that's going to take place on one of the campuses. Is anybody up for a weekly write-in somewhere in Leeds city centre...? I've never quite forgotten gospel rapping at Birstall two years ago.

There must be some warm, unsuspecting little café/Borders/etc that we can inconvenience and concern for a month, if anybody's up for such a thing.
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Europe :: England :: York & Leeds

TGIO Party!

Magenta — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:25:39 -0800

It's really time we started organising the Thank God It's Over Party, so we're ready when December hits. Last year we went out to Pizza Hut for a meal, which seemed to go over quite well, so I suggest we do something similar this year.

Since the Kick-Off was in Leeds, the TGIO will be in York. I'm going to say on the afternoon of Sunday 7th December, unless absolutely everyone has a problem with that.

York is replete with interesting eateries, many of them within easy reach of the railway station and not too expensive either. So I'd like opinions on where we go:

1). There's Pizza Hut again (though possibly this time we'd go to the more centrally located outlet).

2). There's Sam Houston's Tex Mex, if people are up for something spicy.

3). There's Red Chilli Asian restaurant, for an Oriental kick.

4). There's Kappadokia Turkish restaurant, for something a bit different.

5). There's anywhere else people can suggest.

We'll go with whatever seems like the most popular option. I'm also going to need to know numbers by the end of November so I can get a table booked.

By the way, for those that are new to NaNo this year and wondering, the TGIO Party is open to all, regardless of whether or not you reached the hallowed goal of 50,000 words. It's not a victory party, it's a party for celebrating the fact that the whole affair is over for another year. : )
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Claire - ML for England :: York & Leeds
"I read your book and I find it strange"
2008: The Institute (again).
Fingertip score: 7/21

Europe :: England :: York & Leeds

Wordcount validator

contrarymary — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:34:03 -0800

Akk! I just thought I'd test the validator, and it's counted me as having around 500 words less than the wordcount in Word. Bit depressing as that represents the sum total of all I've managed to drag out of my brain tonight!
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Europe :: England :: York & Leeds

30,000! yay!

jellywellington — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 14:13:19 -0800

Okay, a few of us should be reaching this today if you're on schedule (though I know a few of you are already beyond it). Come and brag in here about how well you're doing! :)
And if you're not quite there yet - keep going!!
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2005: fell at the dreaded week two
2006: winner (hurrah!) with 'Loop'
2007: winner again (hurrah!!) with 'Gravestowne'

Europe :: England :: York & Leeds

So far, so good?

agentcooper — Mon, 3 Nov 2008 02:08:57 -0800

Just wondering how other people are getting on so far? I appear to be be lagging behind a bit but should have plenty of time to hopefully catch up a bit on my word count today.
I seem to still be riding along on a tide of impromptu invention at the moment though, hopefully it will last for a while longer yet.
How about you?
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Europe :: England :: York & Leeds

Beach Hut Write-In!

Magenta — Mon, 3 Nov 2008 04:45:05 -0800

As has been vaguely mentioned in this forum already, MissMac is the proud owner of a beach hut in Scarborough and willing to let us invade it for a write-in at some point this month. However, it's going to take some organisation.

One We can't set an exact date in advance, because it's entirely dependent on the weather. It'll be pretty horrible out there if it's raining. So I propose that anyone who's interested in coming, as well as posting in here, drops me a NaNoMail with a mobile number. Then when we decide to go for it I can send a text around everyone to let them it's on.

Two It's going to be a Sunday afternoon. We'll be driving across, so it'll be a case of meeting at the station in York at 1230 if you want to come.

Three There's enough seating available for eight people (two of whom will most likely be me and MissMac). More people can come if they want, but they'll have to bring their own chairs.

Four It's going to be cold. It's November. So make sure you've got coats and gloves and hats and several pairs of socks. A kettle will be available to make hot drinks (or even Cup-a-Soup) and there will be facilities for making bacon sandwiches, but still, you will get cold so be prepared.

Five Sand plus laptops may not be a great combination. You can bring them if you want, but neither I nor MissMac nor NaNoWriMo will take any responsibility if they get sand inside them and break.
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Claire - ML for England :: York & Leeds
"I read your book and I find it strange"
2008: The Institute (again).
Fingertip score: 7/21

Europe :: England :: York & Leeds

Bugger, oh no, crap, and every other swear word I won't be using on here.....

wirette — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 05:27:54 -0800

I've just typed up over 1000 words on a computer at work, locked the computer to go for my lunch, and then when I came back to go back on I couldn't log back in because the person who used this computer yesterday didn't log out and I didn't notice because there were a million problems with our fax machine this morning that I had to sort out so I couldn't log back on and I've lost all that work.

BUGGER.

Anybody else done something that has royally buggered up their word count, or is it just me?

:(
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Europe :: England :: York & Leeds

25,000 - Halfway!

wirette — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 11:06:44 -0800

I've just hit it! Feels so good to get this far halfway into the dreaded week two. XD
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Europe :: England :: York & Leeds

Word War Banter

Magenta — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 07:27:49 -0700

And this, finally, is the thread you are allowed to post in. : ) This is where we can discuss the war, trumpet our greatness and fend off attacks from other regions.
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Claire - ML for England :: York & Leeds
"I read your book and I find it strange"
2008: The Institute (again).
Fingertip score: 7/21

Europe :: England :: York & Leeds

20,000

Evilfilia — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 15:33:00 -0800

Just hit 20k. At least 4 days earlier than last year. WooHoo! Way to beat the Week 2 blues.

How is everyone else doing?
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Europe :: England :: York & Leeds

Anyone else from Hull?

Yuka — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 12:48:53 -0700

It seems there's no thread for Hull yet... am I the only one? :P
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Regional Dares

Magenta — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 08:31:51 -0700

This is the place to suggest dares for the region. They don't have to be specific to residing in Yorkshire, but they allow us to have smug in-jokes that no-one outside of the region will get. : )

The two traditional dares for the region are:

The Fruit Dare You've probably already noticed a reference or two to fruit in the region. This is because, as will become clear, everyone who attends the Kick-Off party is requested to bring a piece of fruit with them (it helps you to find the group, since you know you're looking for the weirdos with the fruit). Having brought a piece of fruit to the party, you may then officially refer to yourself as a Fruity Writer and must make every effort to include said piece of fruit in your novel. It doesn't have to be in the form of the actual fruit - it could be something described as being the same colour, for example. I believe once someone named a boat in their novel after their fruit...

The Pablo Dare Hang around in the region long enough and you're bound to run into Pablo. Mostly he sits on top of the fridge and watches people coming and going. He's originally a character from my first NaNo novel, but he's since taken on something of a life of his own. The dare is to include a flamboyant character named Pablo in your novel - it doesn't have to anything more than a walk-on part, but the wackier the better.

Feel free to suggest other dares in here. If they're popular enough, they may even get to be traditional next year. : ) And if you take on any of the dares in November, do post in here and let us know how you did it.
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Claire - ML for England :: York & Leeds
"I read your book and I find it strange"
2008: The Institute (again).
Fingertip score: 7/21

Europe :: England :: York & Leeds

Sheffield People

bluberfish — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 15:39:53 -0700

Not strictly Leeds but, I didn't want to be elsewhere...

Anybody reppin' the Steel City?

OK, never using the word 'Reppin' or refering to Sheffield as the 'Steel City' ever again, I promise.

ARGH! 1/11/08
So excited. And nervous. And... don't know what to write about yet!
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Europe :: England :: York & Leeds

To try or not to try, that is the question

sal1610 — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 12:55:05 -0800

Started Nano all happy and optimistic, hit the target for the first day, was getting there for day two .... then Laptop decided it didn't really want to function, and I only got it back this morning! Arg!!! Am thousands and thousands of words behind. Is it worth trying to get going again? Especially as I hav a ton of work to do, i.e. "proper" work, the job I actually get paid to do.

Was really hoping to turn out something good for Nano this year as well, and was all set to hit daily targets instead of doing my usual "get 3 days behind and give myself RSI catching up" thing. Pah! That'll teach me to be optimistic

:(
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Europe :: England :: York & Leeds

Brief Synopses anyone?

ceejay — Fri, 7 Nov 2008 09:46:27 -0800

I keep updating mine every time I come online to update my word score. It's only brief, but here's mine from today...

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The bodies of 2 police detectives are found in a burnt out car in a Bradford side street. The next day another body, that of an an old Jewish tailor is found in a workshop in Leeds. There is a link it seems, but what is that link, and why have three men had to die?

Now that's a question I can't answer until I've written a little more...

Oh!!! And DC Terry Ellis's girl friend is pregnant. She's not feeling too good right now, but is that because she's nervous, or is there something more sinister just over the horizon?

Read on, and enjoy...

Chris
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Europe :: England :: York & Leeds

York Students?

starstildawn — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 08:31:33 -0700

Leeds students have their thread, so are any students from York doing NaNo?
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Europe :: England :: York & Leeds

First Lines

Magenta — Sat, 1 Nov 2008 05:51:56 -0700

Anyone up for sharing the opening of their novel? The first line, the first paragraph, whatever.

Here's how mine starts this year:

'Meet Pablo. I hope you like him, because you’re going to be seeing a lot of him given that he’s the hero of this story. He’s currently lying on a cold metal table, with a sheet covering him up to his chest (we’ll have no nudity just yet, thank you). The more observant among you will have noticed his unhealthy pallor. The more astute will have deduced from this that Pablo is in fact dead, and will be wondering how he can possibly be the hero in that case. Is this to be a zombie story? Are we about to go back in time and cover the events leading to his death? You’ll just have to wait and see.'
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Claire - ML for England :: York & Leeds
"I read your book and I find it strange"
2008: The Institute (again).
Fingertip score: 7/21

Europe :: England :: York & Leeds

Week 2

ivanfoul — Sun, 9 Nov 2008 09:43:26 -0800

This is my first year doing this crazy target. I was just wondering how other people feel about this week two? From my reading of the book and things, it's implied most people really struggle on week two. I know it's only day 1 of week 2 but I'm feeling a lot more confident and fired up now. It was hard getting into the swing of things, but now I know my characters and where it's all going so I personally think it will be this week I exceed my deadline(I'm admittedly still behind) and begin to do some of this wonderful banking. Good stuff though, it's great fun. Any excuse to use gold stickers gets me excited.
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Europe :: England :: York & Leeds

York contingent??

RubyGoddess — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 10:02:03 -0700

Just wanted to say hi to Nanos in York. I am in Fulford but if you are in Strensall, Newton on Ouse or even on the fringes of the wolds, you might just be able to hear my literary brain clicking into gear for this challenge. Am keen, keen, keen. This is the year, yep indeedy!

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"If I chance to talk a little wild, forgive me." --Shakespeare

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Anyone else from Ponte? Or Cas? Or the 5 towns?

tiggsybabes — Wed, 5 Nov 2008 09:52:14 -0800

Or is it just me?! :/

Anna / Tiggsybabes
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Europe :: England :: York & Leeds

This weekend's York write-in

jellywellington — Thu, 6 Nov 2008 01:29:35 -0800

Anyone up for a write-in this weekend? And if so, what day and venue do you fancy?
The default choice would be our usual place: Starbucks, above Borders, around 1.30pm until 3.30pm.
Doesn't have to be there though - any thoughts?
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2005: fell at the dreaded week two
2006: winner (hurrah!) with 'Loop'
2007: winner again (hurrah!!) with 'Gravestowne'

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Word War Sign Up

Magenta — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 07:26:22 -0700

This is the thread to sign up for the Word War. Please only post once in this thread, stating your intention to join. (It's a lot easier for the PTB to count participants and word counts if they don't have to skip over chatty posts.)

I'm in, even if no-one else is.
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Claire - ML for England :: York & Leeds
"I read your book and I find it strange"
2008: The Institute (again).
Fingertip score: 7/21

Europe :: England :: York & Leeds

Huddersfield, Wakefield, Barnsley, anyone?

artisan — Mon, 6 Oct 2008 09:27:21 -0700

Is anyone in this group by default because it's the only one in Yorkshire?

The 'Rest of England' group has posts on it asking for writers in Sheffield and/or Barnsley for anyone here who is in the south of the region. I'm close to Denby Dale. I'd be happy to hear from writers interested in a face to face writing group (no reading aloud required). I'd be especially intyerested in talking to other writers of fantasy and science fiction.
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10,000 words!

jellywellington — Thu, 6 Nov 2008 07:55:35 -0800

Okay, today we should be hitting our first big target, if we're still on schedule. Who's got there? I've just hit it today, still managing to keep on schedule (hurrah!). Anyone else want to boast about it in here, so that we can give you some encouraging applause and wave you on to the next big target? ;)
And keep going!
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2005: fell at the dreaded week two
2006: winner (hurrah!) with 'Loop'
2007: winner again (hurrah!!) with 'Gravestowne'