Introductions!

CarolinaWriter — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 09:07:18 +1100

(stretching out the new and roomy forum) Hi all - I am Connie. I'm a new moderator for this forum. I have done NaNo since 2006 and actually won in 2010. I am looking forward to this year and winning again. I like to write mainstream fiction, leaning towards mystery with a bit of romance thrown in. I am unpublished, as being published requires one to actually have something COMPLETED, but I am enjoying the process of learning and growing as a writer. I figure by the time I learn what I need to know, I'll have retired from the State and be able to write full time. I am looking forward to getting to know everyone.

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Anna York — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 18:19:17 +1100

Hello!! Anna here! This is my first NaNoWriMo and I'm extremely excited! I'm as yet unpublished and hoping to change that in 2012. My NaNoWriMo is dedicated to writing the female protagonist's side of the story in the collaborative effort that a friend and I are writing. My friend-turned-writing partner will be writing the male protagonist's side of the story. Once the month is out, we look forward to combining our two stories into one hilarious novel that talks about dating going horribly, hilariously wrong and how two people find happiness within themselves. We're not really sure what genre our novel should be in, as it's not really romance per se (even if it is about dating), and it's more comedy than mainstream fiction. I guess we'll categorize it as time goes on.

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SquirrelMistress — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 01:18:27 +1100

Howdy, all! This is my third year. Last year was my first successful attempt. This year I'm writing the sequel to my first (still unpublished, but just re-edited) novel. The first book was about the Bling of Power and talking squirrels trying to take over the world. This year, my team of paranormal experts must save the world from the return of the Pirate Ninja Wars. Woot!

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CourageousEgg09 — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 01:30:36 +1100

Hey! This is my first year (sorry my keyboard is wacking out). I want oto base my book kind of off Terry Pratchett. Anybody know him?

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FamilyFriendlyComedy — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 02:07:13 +1100

Howdy, this is my first year, and I get my inspiration in this genre from "Whose Line Is It Anyway?" and Abbott and Costello. I love good, wholesome entertainment, and I hope to provide smiles and laughs while also telling the story of how things snowball from one typo in a blog, wherein instead of the Vikings sacking Dan Marino, Vikings are said to sack San Marino. There's a romance, a bank robbery investigation, and others who all get drawn into the many misunderstandings which will result. I have several Print On Demand books out, noted in the self-promotion section (I haven't checked,, you might be able to search for participant posts, too, I don't know.) And, I've sold a few dozen copies. But, this is a major challenge I've given myself with work being really slow right around now.

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a.e.v. — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 02:20:10 +1100

'Ello, I'm a returning Nano, and my second novel is my first foray into comedy/satire. Last year's novel was pretty heavy stuff, so I've decided to try my hand at writing something that makes me laugh. Prose isn't my main medium - I'm a poet by craft, with a few published pieces - so novelling is always an exercise in the new and unfamiliar to me. I look forward to it, and I'll be using this forum to keep the humor flowing.

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jacktheludobile — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 03:01:39 +1100

Hello! This is my second time doing Nano, and hopefully I'll actually finish by December and not spend the next five or so months bemoaning my fate. I'm working on the sequal to my first novel, which will be based on the concept of humans and demons competeing in a game show. And the demon mafia might show up. At this point, I have no idea. Humour, hopefully, will be the name of the game, so I'll be hanging around here as much as I can.

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Clare116 — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 04:05:18 +1100

Hi there. I'm a first-time WriMo. I am a writer by trade (in the communications department of a nonprofit) and I've been in an improv troupe for several years, but I have very, very little experience in writing fiction. I'm good with deadlines but bad with plot. Hope to find some help through a group effort.

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Mariana OConnor — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 04:47:19 +1100

Hi, This is my *counts the fingers* eighth year doing Nano... wow, time does fly. I still feel like a newbie. I haven't done a deliberate comedy novel since my first one, though, so this is different from usual. My novel's going to be a parody of super-villains and the classic good versus evil fic (think Flash Gordon) with the main character being a henchman. Yes, I will be using the evil overlord list... a lot. And I'll be a frequent flyer on the Dares thread as well, I have no doubt. Nice to meet you all, glad to see some Terry Pratchett fans in the house! Personally my favourite characters of his are the Guards and the Witches (original series, not Tiffany Aching, though I do like her too) and, of course, Lord Vetinari, who may have an homage in my novel, just for being so utterly awesome at the evil overlording.

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MzHartz — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 06:30:18 +1100

Yo. This will be my 4th NaNo: My first was a serious novel in which chocolate is illegal. It's my favorite thing I've written so far, so much that I'm still editing, tweaking, and rewriting. My second was a horror novel titled Helpless that I ended up self-publishing. It's really more humorous and tongue-in-cheek than scary. (The antagonist is a disembodied voice which a character ends up playing tic tac toe in the sand with.) Last year's was 70,000 words of crap. And not intentionally funny. This year will be Brains for the Zombie Soul, a chicken soup book for zombies. I'm pretty sure that puts me firmly in the realm of satire.

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NoraMM — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 06:47:53 +1100

Hi, everybody! This will be my -- ninth? -- NaNoWriMo, and the second Humor one (I've been all over the place in past years). This year I'm writing the humor equivalent of magical realism -- humorous realism? A middle aged woman is suffering from the empty nest when all the things she takes up to distract her from her child's being away at college turns weirder and odder. I have a vampire, some extraterrestrial cats, and a book club that's a seething mess of resentments and would-be revolutionaries, not to mention local politics, libraries, stalker roommates and power hungry bosses. And a Halloween party. I'm so looking forward to it! And a big yay for the other Pratchett fans! My faves are the Watch characters (though Lord Vetinari is utterly awesome), especially Vimes and Carrot.

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emmanatrix — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 07:10:16 +1100

Hi all! This is my first year of NaNoWriMo. I'm just your average bored community college student, so here I am. My novel is fairytale murder mystery told Rashomon style, which is -- if you haven't seen the movie -- where all of the characters tell an irreconcilably different version of the same story. It sounds less humorous when I put it down in short, but I swear I'm actually trying to make it funny.

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Janks1516 — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 08:32:12 +1100

Why hello there! This is my third year doing nanowrimo. I've only won once, but I'm a sucker for punishment and keep coming back. I've got no idea what I'll be writing about, but that's fine with me for now. I can panic later, after all. Oh, yay! More Terry Pratchett fans! Always good to see/read more of you!

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SNZL — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 11:14:43 +1100

Hi. This will be my third year doing NaNo. I've won both years I've done it- the first novel was absolutely horrible, but I'm actually looking into publishing the second. This year I'm writing the sequel to that novel. The plot follows me and two of my friends in a ridiculous adventure involving the CIA, a fish, and, this year, aliens, with a special appearance by the characters of Doctor Who- hence the title Humans, Aliens, and BBC Copyrighted Material: This Novel Has Been Banned by an Act of Parliament. This is my first year writing as a college student, and I'm super excited for the insanity I'm sure I'm getting myself into.

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LizardBite — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 12:04:13 +1100

Hello, all. This is my second year here. First year I wrote a post-apocalyptic fantasy book. I was only about to write ~30,000 words over the course of the month, though. (the book itself is currently in its second draft. I keep getting hit with writer's block every time I work on it). This year, however, I am writing a novel about a very cynical young man who suddenly finds himself in the middle of a conspiracy-- a new conspiracy, hoping to make its mark in the secret conspiracy world (all conspiracies are true, and the various secret societies are constantly fighting each other for total WORLD DOMINATION). It's called The World is a Tesseract.

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Stormin Mormon — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 13:46:50 +1100

Hi everyone! This will be my third NaNo this year. I'm so glad I found NaNo and I always get impatient for it come around again, because it seems to be the only time I get something close to being done. Not to mention it's awesomely fun. I wrote a fantasy and science fiction for my first and second years, but this time I decided to do something a little different. While my story will still have some fantasy and science fiction pieces to it, those are only the medium. Its main focus is humor and wittiness.

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Shadowed_Rainbow — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 13:55:24 +1100

Hello all! This will be my third NaNoWriMo, and hopefully my third win. First year I wrote a fantasy/pre end of the world book which was very... poorly done. Second year I wrote a science fiction fantasy about vampires! That one I'm actually proud of, but this year I'm planning on doing something different. My story, Reaper, will be a mix of comedy and religion with some darker moments and a few adult themes. Hopefully it's enough to score me the winning word count.

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franniebernath — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 14:00:12 +1100

Hello! Second year. Excited and ready to make some magic. Also, against heavy opposition, I have dedicated myself to the satire/humor/parody category this year. Get to show my fun side... maybe. I do love sarcasm. As for my novel this year, I thought I would approach some sort of fictional/fantasy realm with a sarcastic protagonist, lazy best friend, and a critical plot I wont give out yet. :D Good luck everyone! Hope to see lots of magic this November.

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mayday_minaj — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 16:19:25 +1100

What an awesome idea!!!

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bellum.bellum — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 16:20:22 +1100

YES. He's the best contemporary satirical writer around.

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mayday_minaj — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 16:39:13 +1100

Hello! My name is May, and this is my first year doing NaNo. I got a short story published when I was in the sixth grade but haven't really put too much effort into writing as of late. I hope to get my NaNo novel published! :-) I will be writing a cautionary tale about the sad path our society's headed down, using satire as my weapon of choice. Basically, celebrities have to go into hiding in top-secret, self-contained cities because fans get so out of control. Fans also live together in fan communities, each dedicated to the celebrity or celebrities that it worships - a kind of cult fad? The novel is tentatively titled 'Celebrity Whorship' (not a typo). I'm still not sure what my plot will involve, but it includes stalking, an abduction, a rape, a rape baby, a wedding that the groom doesn't attend because he isn't actually in a relationship with his supposed bride, and a court case. I really don't know beyond that. The plot doesn't really seem to be going in the direction I wanted it to. Hmph. *heads over to Plot Doctoring*

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alienatedduck — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 20:32:42 +1100

Hi, my name is Gary, and no matter if my novel specifically sets out to be funny or not, I always end up sneaking in at least a little humour, so expect me to be here, whether I like it or not!

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DudelRok — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 20:49:23 +1100

While I mainly see my story as an Adventure Novel, I have a certain tone to the way I write that inherently makes everything fairly satire in nature. The concept, all by itself, is basically a giant mash-up of last years garbage (picked at lightly for useable characters and settings) and a short story that didn't really work. I like the pieces of my "novel" and the general concept of the short story, so thought I'd ram them together then taste what flavor of mashed potatoes squirted out. It's very "Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow" except with sailing ships and trains, rather than airplanes. (Though there might be a flying saucer at one point.)

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matt_fishwick — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 22:45:07 +1100

Hi all, This will be my 5th NaNoWriMo. Currently stand at 4 wins from 4 attempts in 4 consecutive years. And much like last year, I start a new job on November 1st, and unlike last year I hope my novel doesn't turn horrible and I abandon it shortly after reaching 50,000 words. My previous novels were titled as follows: 1) Donkey Donkey Donkey Donkey: A Trilogy In Almost One Part (2007) 65,000 words handwritten but unfinished. 2) I Huff Glue, And You Can, Too! (2008) 54,000 words handwritten but unfinished (and with good reason). 3) My Coffee & Cake With Andre (2009) 65,432 words on PC and first draft completed in the month. 4) Black Market Ears (2010) 50,500 words on PC and unfinished. This novel was a disaster and I hated it from about day 10, but kept going in the hopes it would get better. It didn't. I liked my initial concept for it, but it went way off course and never corrected itself. I guess the reason that my stuff goes off course is that I'm a pantser not a planner. The only thing I usually have in advance is a title, and just let it sit in my head and see where my fingers take me on November 1st. As you can see from my titles, most of my stories have comedy in them. Or "comedy" as some people call it. I've spent most of this year writing sketches and submitting them to the BBC. I've also done stand up (once) and I've been attending regular improv workshops since May 2010. In fact I went to one last night in Liverpool (my first time attending that workshop) and it was great fun. I've also signed up for Online Writing 2 course with Second City that starts at the end of October, so I shall be doing multiple things this year in addition to starting a new job. But I have managed to come up with a title this year and that is: The Curious Case Of The Suitcase Thief. I'm thinking detective novel, but beyond that, no idea. But I will be embracing the improv "yes and" spirit this year. Well I should sign off, because for a post in the humo(u)r lounge, I have written surprisingly few jokes. (Which could also be the problem with my BBC submitted sketches, but that's a post for another time.) Take care of yourselves and I look forward to writing with you, Matt. ---- Like an anti-climax? Then you'll love http://ilovemattfishwick.com, or maybe you won't. I'm on Twitter as the imaginatively titled @mattfishwick. If you wish to, follow me then tweet this link and I'll follow you back.

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writerbear — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 09:32:14 +1100

Hey guys! I'm WriterBear. This is my first time doing NaNoWriMo, but I've coached (read: metaphorical cheerleading) lots of friends through it before so I'd like to think I'm not a complete naive mess XDD My stories are generally a mix of adventure and humour, so I'll be in those two forums a lot. I'll probably be in the dares too because they're just so much fun! I've always been an adventure/humour writer because that's the style I love to read the most. Satire and supernatural and romance is alright, but I prefer to read a story that thrills me and makes me laugh out loud. So! I'm looking forwards to chatting with you all, and good luck too! I'm sure we'll have lots of time to get to know each other ~

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chislarina — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 12:02:21 +1100

Hey, this is my 4th year of NaNo, and after two years of heavy, serious novels I am determined to step back to how I used to write. I have been getting too sombre with my work and it has been seeping into my life, and I am believing that if I were to go back to my original style of humorous writing I might just be able to cheer my life up as well. Also, I'm in love with the plot that I have. It's a mix between crime and humor, but in my mind it is a more comedic piece than anything. I haven't got it completely sorted, but I'm looking forward to it!

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Kamu — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 16:48:19 +1100

That's a great idea. I'd love to try that one day with someone! How did you come up with the plan?

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jesusfreakhobbit — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 16:53:21 +1100

Love Terry Pratchett! I love the intricacy of his work!

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Kamu — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 16:53:54 +1100

Hi everyone, I'm Kate. I accidentally fell into humour this year. Last year I tried Literary Fiction, and I laughed for all of the wrong reasons. This year I'm writing a sequel to a pseudo-urban fantasy novel I'm currently writing, and have the crazy notion to finish by Nov 1. To give you some perspective that would mean I'd be writing about 5k a day for the rest of the month. Yeah. It's in a we'll see phase. I have no idea if my work is funny enough to be considered humour, but it's a bit of a parody of myself every time I try to write seriously in any genre, fantasy, literary drama or otherwise. I seem to write better when I'm mocking something, especially my own lack of literary talent. Happy pre-nano season to you all!

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whimsicaldreamer — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 17:26:08 +1100

Whimsi here. This will be my second year and second win, I am convinced of that. This year I am again writing a Science-Fantasy novel but with characters created when I took an idea and stuck a party hat on it and a fourth wall that has yet to decide if it is going to be there or call in sick for the few times I need it. Though through the new absurd life my MC has it takes a serious tone as he has to find his place in the world and learns the meaning of life (much to the annoyance of some). This will be my first piece of writing that is intentionally going to be humorous but felt that Nano would be a great time to try especially because I can blame the lame jokes on a lack of sleep. (: Good Luck to all of you.

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JenMachajewski — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 00:23:19 +1100

Jen, 1st year. 1st attempt at satire. I'm a born cynic who really really needs to branch out beyond witty Facebook status updates. I haven't chosen my subject to satirize, yet. Leaning toward the education system because that's what I'm knee-deep in with my two kids; the material is endless. Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert make me want to write a political satire, possible from the view point of a dog. I mean, dog POV novels are all the rage. Or maybe a cat trapped on the Sarah Palin tour bus? Otherwise, I have 2 'traditional' novels started. I love literary fiction the most, but reading (parts of) Twain's autobiography has inspired me to take a (deadly) stab at satire. I figure if the point of NaNoWrMo is to throw caution to the wind and dare to write badly, then I might as well aim high - Twain satire - and fall terribly terribly short.

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Doozerdan — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 12:40:11 +1100

Damn, where's the like button when you need it...

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Doozerdan — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 12:47:31 +1100

Suuuup. Dan's the name, this is my... manyith NaNo, been doing it since 2006. Won the first three, failed the next few, hoping to finish again this year. My story idea for the year is a POV story of a diary, his rants and raves about what people write in him. So there will be political satire, cultural satire, parody, just down right side-slappin' humour, and whatever else my delusional mind conjures up in this month of no sleep and way too much work.

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JenMachajewski — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 15:34:18 +1100

Oh I like it. A pissed-off diary who just doesn't want to hear any more whines and complaints today. Like a therapist who just hits the wall.

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alienatedduck — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 22:14:10 +1100

Aaand I finally have a plot! I'm going down the 'see what happens' route, but the starting point is a woman called Roberta Nichols, who has a time machine, and keeps bumping into alternate versions of her self. But if this isn't one of my novels that ends up in humour, I dont know what is!

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mrfeek — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 05:10:00 +1100

I'm Jeff, this will be my third nano (well, fourth, but since I dropped out on November 1 last year, I'm not counting it). Won in 2005 with "The Valkyrie's Tale," and again in 2007 with its sequel; I self-published the first, and haven't bothered with the second. Anyhow, this time around I've decided to finally pull the trigger and write a deliberately, ridiculously, and hopefully humorously over-the-top adventure story about a too-Mary-Sue-to-be-a-Mary-Sue action girl and her too-incompetent-to-live sidekick-slash-chronicler. Will it work? I dunno, but I think I'll have fun writing it, and let's face it, that's what counts.

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buppyspek — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 06:05:33 +1100

Hi everyone. This is my first foray into the world of humor/satire. I'm rather excited about it. My novel is titled "House Hunting in the Afterlife." It's supposed to be a story about what happens after the end of the world, and I'm hoping it's going to end up being a modern, funny, godless take on the Divine Comedy. But considering I've only ever read parts of the Inferno and that was back in high school, I don't know how well that's going to work...

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boomerhardy — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 08:16:23 +1100

Hi Everyone, my name is Ed, this is my first NaNoWriMo. I can't wait to start i have the story brewing in my head for the past few months and its ready explode. My novel is about a lazy, socially awkward guy going through his first year at uni. He is determined to grow out of his shyness around people and force himself to befriend everybody who lives in his halls of residence. The type of people that are living with him are a slightly mad 31 year old student in his fifth year as an undergrad (failed twice in a row), a funny german drama student, a short chinese guy who has small man syndrome and the love of his life. Hopefully this will go as plan and be a well worked story and not just a montage of people and situations. *fingers crossed*

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mrfeek — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 13:30:48 +1100

In some ways, that may be an advantage; you can lose some humor if you spend too much time Showing Your Work!

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Doozerdan — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 01:06:49 +1100

Preeeeetty much. And he can't do anything to stop being written in. Might throw in a bit of reincarnation as well, gets thrown away, recycled, comes back as maybe another form of book, or a news paper, or a serviette, or, or... well, the list goes on.

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Ross007 — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 06:01:30 +1100

Hello! This is my second Nano. Last year, I tried to write something funny, but the result was rather sad. This year, I will again aim for comedy. I don't have a plot yet, I just know the novel is set in Russia. A generous dose of culture shock and vodka (what is Russia without vodka?) should ensure my characters have a good time.

JosephNobles — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 13:02:08 +1100

I'm doing a comedic novel this year that I hope to turn into a play. It's about a TV faith-healing evangelist who's trying to maintain control of his empire and his libido as a debate with a world-famous atheist looms.

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HarpGuy — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 05:31:52 +1100

I'm HG. This is my second NaNo. I started halfway through last year's but won anyway... Last years was about Victorians being miserable, so this year's is about pirates :D And bankers...

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TheSlenderman — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 07:43:34 +1100

Hey everyone! I'm Hannah, and I'm really excited for NaNo this year! This is my first year, so I don't know how it'll go yet. I'm not a novelist, I'm a screenwriter, so novels aren't quite my forte, but I'm willing to try. :) I'm planning on doing a parody of New Moon from the Twilight Saga. People say that since I have pink and yellow hair, I probably can't write anything good, so I'm excited to prove them wrong!

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CourageousEgg09 — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 08:54:40 +1100

Yay!! All mah Terry Pratchett lovers! (excuse the text speak won't happen again.).

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CyanGiraffe — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 10:38:07 +1100

Hi der. I'm Julia. This is my first year as a participant, second year supporting my writing buddy (I edited my friend's novel last year as well... never doing that again.) Basically, I have a faint idea about what I'm writing and am going to just type until I reach 50K with no regrets. It's centered around the false life of my real life friend Tyler, who in this world of mine is an ambiguously gay half-Mexican superhero who is trying to avenge the death of his birth mother and stop an evil British drug lord from doing something real evil. I intend for this effort to be part adventure, part romance, and part none of the above. I hope this novel ends up being absolutely ridiculous.

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JosephNobles — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 14:44:15 +1100

And it has changed already in the planning! Now the focus is a teenage kid who chose church over jail and now is the pastor's intern. The atheist is still coming on strong, love affairs all over the place, more fun.

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epguinn — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 09:14:39 +1100

Hello. This will be my second NaNo. I won last year (but just barely. 50,008 words. Boo-yah!) I'm writing a sequel to the novel I wrote last year. My story is about a teenage who, upon discovering she has superpowers, decided to go down the darkside and become a supervillain. It is often deliberately cliche, with characters making remarks about how "James Bond villains have the rights to certain death traps." I wasn't sure if I was going to write a sequel at first, but the plot came to me one night two months ago when I was suffering from a bout of insomnia (a common occurance for me). Here's hoping that we all cross the finish line this year!

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laundrylint — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 10:50:57 +1100

Sup people, thought I would actually introduce myself. This is my second NaNo, after I failed last year's. I only got about 40,000 words in before I realized that what I wrote was a steaming pile of poo. Hopefully, this year I can stay engaged long enough to finish 50,000 words. The basic plot of what I'm planning on doing is similar to movies like Pineapple Express. It's about two stupid and completely incompetent people who get stuck doing something that goes way over their heads. After my characters can't pay their rent for like the sixth month in a row, their crazy landlady demands the money by the end of the month or else the two of them will get kicked out. Instead of working for the money, the two decide to rob a bank.

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XOrengenOX — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 21:31:44 +1100

Oh wow, that sounds so cool! Good luck :D

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XOrengenOX — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 21:33:31 +1100

I love people who can't help but make humour :D Go you!

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XOrengenOX — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 21:37:37 +1100

'Sup all! This is my fourth year of NaNo, and hopefully my fourth won year too! I've decided for a challenge to write 100,000 words. c: I'm Rengen/Orange/Meander. I would tell you my real name, but then people would start calling me that & I'd rather Orange, hehe. I'm in my last year of high school now, soon to be going off to bigger & better things in Wellington. I am an aspiring author, and have been since I was a young'un. Used to be a sci-fi/fantasy author, giving humour a go, since I love humour & laughter & puns more than most other things. I am so excited for NaNo this year & hope to actually get around the forums a bit more & get to know more people. Last year was the first year I actually talked to others doing NaNo & went to meetups, which was awesome. I can't wait to meet people. Feel free to talk to me, I love making new friends :D

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XOrengenOX — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 21:39:52 +1100

Also my story is about superheroes. I thought I'd written it, but apparently not! All through this year friends and I have been creating both serious & ridiculous heroes, and I've decided to amass them all into a humourous story. So very excited! I am going to have all the puns.

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kimonomania — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 02:10:19 +1100

Hi! My name is Rachel, this will be.my 10th NaNoWriMo, and hopefully my 6th win. ;) Incidentally I think this will be my 6th year in this genre! My novels are parodies of other genres, generally the gothic novels of the 1960-70s, soap operas, romance novels. No matter what my intentions, my novels tend towards the silly, nonsensical and supernaural, and years when I claimed another genre what I ended up with could have easily fit in here if I hadn't failed to finish it. I feel like this genre gives me a lot of freedom and when I get bogged down by a particularly dull plot point, reminds me that anything can happen.

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SugarLeigh — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 02:16:52 +1100

Heyas! I've done the NaNo thing since '05 but so far, I've never won. November would really be bleak without it though. NaNo actually helped me to realize I have SAD and my depressive symptoms are exacerbated by winter. I have a fake sun light in the study now! It was a generous gift from a friend of mine. Not sure if I'll ever be capable of completing the challenge in specifically November but it's fun to hang out and it gives me something else to help occupy myself during the worst of it. Considered starting over with last year's but decided instead that I'm working on a romantic parody. I'm hoping it'll be a helluva lark. Looking forward to seeing y'all around!

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Elyndra — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 05:40:43 +1100

Hi everyone, this is my first year doing Nano and I’m looking forward to it. The story I’ll be working on is something between fantasy and humor. I didn’t plan it, but when I saw the working title and the temporary synopsis I came up with, it was kind of obvious where this was going. The fact that I don’t think myself to be all that funny doesn’t seem to be a valid objection according to my muse, my plot bunny, or whatever you want to call it. Well, good luck to everyone.

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booklover3.14 — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 13:10:35 +1100

Hello :) My name's Laura, and I may not be here all month. I had originally planned for my novel to be comedic, but it may not be. We'll see where this goes.

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jollyjilly — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 01:42:56 +1100

Hi, I'm Jollyjilly. This is my nth nano, I can't remember how many I've done - loads - but I had to miss it last year because I wanted to concentrate on uni work, so I'm back to that feeling of wondering how it is even possible to do all this in one month! I'm writing something between supernatural and satire. It's about a woman who ends up in Hell through an unfortunate administrative error, discovers it's an enormous call centre with a failing economy, and ends up sort of saving the world.

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onthewire — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 13:15:57 +1100

Hello. This is my first NaNo and I must confess to more than a little trepidation as I swim through the creative juice of your posts. I am here because I started writing humor pieces in (I kid you not) first grade, and forty-some years and countless little pieces later I just feel like expanding out of the essay and into story. I have a germ of an idea that I am hoping will infect me with novel fever. Kudos to all of you for your cool ideas and obviously strong motivation - it is an honor to be among you.

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Clare116 — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 14:13:32 +1100

Hey! Just wondering -- what do you think of the Second City online courses?

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Joltology — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 19:38:52 +1100

Hi hi. My name is Jolt and I'm terrified about this whole experience... Mostly I'm just scared I'll lose interest in my story (like what happened last year). But the story I'm planning to write has been in my mind for months now, so I think I'll be fine. Maybe. Possibly. The story I'm writing takes place in a hospital. The patients that go to this hospital are oddballs with odd diseases - such as a girl who wakes up invisible one day and doesn't know how to cure it. The story revolves around the patients and the people that work at the hospital. Oh, and the invisible girl is pretty important too. I hope you guys do well this year. :)

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Alatariel — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 07:44:50 +1100

Hello. This is my first time doing this, I heard about it on another site and thought it might be fun, so here I am. I've kind of got my idea sorted out - it's a half sci-fi, half satirical story that mostly makes fun of human nature, advancing technology and that kind of thing. And there's a mad professor in it, and a lot of odd things happen, and the main character is a fool. The only thing left is to actually write it, and maybe sort out a few plot ideas that may be a bit dodgy. Anyway, it was nice to meet you, and I wish you all luck! :)

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Kid Flash — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 02:46:07 +1100

Hello. This will be my third NaNoWriMo, and second year attempting humor. The bulk of my work goes towards short stories for the SCP Foundation, but I've already written two books, Technical Difficulties and Of Snail Slime. Those two turned out good, and hopefully, And If You Thought The Last One Was Bad will be better.

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addiefleur — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 12:52:33 +1100

Hi Connie, Hi everybody, 1.I have always written very serious things with humour mixed in here and there (not on purpose, it just happens) 2. However, bravely, last year I wrote a mystery about a serial killer and forced myself to keep OUT any humour (which almost killed me) 3.This time I am going to write a funny story and not let it get , AT ALL, miserable (whch also may almost kill me) addie B)

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almostalice — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 18:33:03 +1100

Oh My Gosh it's a Mockingjay. Respect.

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almostalice — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 18:36:45 +1100

Hi you guys! My name's Kira and I'm pretty much in every way your stereotypical teenager. I write A LOT of slasher horror, but this year, I wanted to challenge myself while remaining in my comfort zone. Ergo, I present to you Exit Stage Left. It's about a young woman named Tannaz, perhaps the worl'd unluckiest serial killer. She discovers almost every one of her planned victims turn up dead in absolutely ridiculous ways. The second she steps out of the door it begins to rain. And the icing on the cake, the papers refuse to acknowledge her only successful killings as murder, rather terrible accidents. One more bitchslap from the world and Tannaz may just kill someone. Oh, wait...

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Una Owen — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 14:22:43 +1100

That sounds like it'll be a great story! Can't wait for a chance to read it.

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Una Owen — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 14:29:07 +1100

Hiya! I'm basically you're non-conforming teenager and mostly I've written historical fiction (Probably cuz I love History), but for my Nano debut, I thought I'd try a satire-like, love story. It's about Death, a.k.a. Dave Grimwuald. The only way he knows who is going to die and when is because yellow post-its are on his nightstand every morning with a name and how. Oh, and he gets a few text messages as the day rolls on. So anyway, he loves his job, especially when the death is something off-the-wall. He has never balked from a person no matter how young or old they were. That's when he meets a girl, and from there everything spirals into a quirky sort of love story that takes on an adventurous twist.

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almostalice — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 16:31:11 +1100

Thanks a bunch! And I find it funny that our two opening sentences totally contradict each other XD

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BuddyGott — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 17:09:51 +1100

Hi there! Even though I've signed up for NaNo for the past several years, the only year I really attempted it was back in 2005. I got around 40,000 words done that time on a comic mystery. I recently went back to work on that book and I'm close to finishing it. It's going to be the first in a series about a former police detective who quit the force because he had anger management issues and his life was a mess. Now he's living a much more mellow life as a part-time musician and beach bum but he keeps ending up involved in murder investigations, much to his dismay. The book I'm doing for NaNo is the second book in the series. The books are written in the first person and since my main character is a smart aleck, there's a lot of humor in them. Best of luck to all of you with your writing!

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Una Owen — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 09:37:16 +1100

that is pretty wacky.

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starlitdown — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 18:44:07 +1100

Hey everyone! I was fretfully trying to come up with a fantasy or scifi story for this and nothing was working. Earlier this evening, I had the idea to write a funny version of a book series I loathed. We'll see how it goes but for the first time ever, I am ridiculously excited to be writing! (So much so I can't sleep!)

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TimmDiesel — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 18:20:43 +1100

Hey everybody! My name's Timmy and this is my first year of doing NaNo. I'm experiencing a mixture of excitement and dread, as the challenge of scribing a text of 50,000 words (more than I've written in the past year, I'm sure) is a crazy thing to ponder. Hopefully I can sit down, commit, and pound out some good material. Anything goes, right?

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kidsake — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 01:46:44 +1100

Hi all! My name's Richard and this is my first NaNoWriMo. I am unpublished, but love to read. Terry Pratchett, Douglas Adams and China Miéville are my 'voice' inspirations. My story revolves around what if the Armageddon happened, Jesus came back, but we left? I am taking a very much Pratchettian perspective into the characters that will drive this narrative. I look forward to reading everyone here =]

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nefferduat — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 02:59:45 +1100

Hai everyone! I'm Neff, a common internt wench, geek and drama-freak. This is my first year doing NiNoWriMo, cause I was lazy, consumed in a new vidya game and/or involved in the Sears festival. I'm actually a bigger fan of intricate fantasy and epic plots of heroism and villany, but I get bored when I write them and find myself miserable. So I write humor and sillyness because it keeps me interested in the story. Up intill now I've only written short stories and scripts up till now, but hell, its time I challanged myself a little more.

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tcobe — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 06:38:56 +1100

Holy moly your NaNos sound BRILLIANT!

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Celey — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 06:53:21 +1100

I also really love Terry Pratchett! :D

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Celey — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 07:04:01 +1100

You may all call me Celey, and this is my.... hell, I don't even know anymore year doing Nanowrimo. It says I've been here for almost six years, so I guess it's my sixth year? It makes me feel kinda sad because I've never won Nanowrimo. The closest I've come is around 22,000 words. But to be fair, there were a few years I had to miss out on Nanowrimo on the account of being in the hospital during November... I think maybe this is my third attempted Nano novel, then. Come to think of it... I think they've all been based in humor... *lol*

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Poly Molly — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 09:26:23 +1100

Hi people! Let me say that you come across as an absolutely awesome bunch! (Almostalice - respect!) My name is Lena, it's my first year at NaNoWriMo. My novel - "Love Me Not" - is chick lit inside out. It's a story of a young woman, Victoria, who believes that romantic love is new "opium of the masses". To defend her point she quotes Dalai Lama and blames penguins' flawed publicity. Seeking adventures and new sensations - and desperately tired of European winters - she quits her job and takes her savings on a half-year spin around Asia. Where she runs into Mike, whose clinging affection wreaks havoc in her journey and her life. Ideally, this would be "Eat. Pray. Love." if written by Bill Maher.

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Lady_Indis_Dress — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 04:39:42 +1100

Hi everyone. I may be writing humor/satire/parody in NaNo 2012 so I thought I'd swing by and introduce myself. Got an inkling of an idea that may or may not belong here. Could be mainstream. And I have no clue if I'll be writing it in November or not really but it's the first new idea I've had in a while so if nothing else comes up before then... Normally I write contemporary and historical women's fiction, always with a dash of humor. I have a Gothic satire/parody that will probably not make it to novel length. I like experimenting with different genres and styles. Occasionally I'll jot down a poem or some flash fiction. Also I write songs. I have four kids, one husband, and one dog. I did not get them in that order, mind you.

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k-tsubasa — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:29:53 +1100

Me too - I'm planning to write a parody for NaNo 2012! :D Due to some really complicated issues I have with my family and school, my last year's NaNo was pretty...half-hearted. So I decided that this year I'm going to start the preparation early, just in case history repeats itself again. ^^; When it comes to humor, I'm in the department of dark humor and sarcasm. A trait that I inherit from my mum, both fortunately and unfortunately. I'm still writing fan fictions to train in my writing skills, trying different kinds of genres and writing techniques/styles to build on my writing experience. I'm also currently learning poetry. Right now, other than this NaNo project I'm preparing on, I'm also working on another writing project based on the fandom Vocaloid. I'm currently still a student studying in high school, and I hope my homework will not become the main culprit that makes things difficult for this year's NaNo. (November is my exam month, sadly.)

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Lady_Indis_Dress — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:11:41 +1100

Welcome, k-tsubasa!