We've come a long way so far, haven't we? So, how's it been going so far? Has your novel turned into something unexpected? Have you introduced a dashing new character that's more interesting than your original ones? Have you been venting all of your troubles and worries at work into the misfortunes which befall people in your story?
Did you start late, and are still picking up steam? Or, are you just getting tired, and need a suggestion or two?
Oh, and venting is perfectly acceptable in this thread -- it's inspiration for the rest of us!
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Denton (a.k.a. Aquadeo)
ML for Alberta::Elsewhere
e-mail: south_alberta@nanowrimo.org
website: http://labville.blogspot.com
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Nov 15, 2007 - 15 25
Well my life is kinda of a mess. I'm moving on the 26, private life got turned upside down and i seem to be paying $8600 next week in expense such as moving van and stuff, busy life... I'm moving to mississauga ontario where i was born and riased, going to spend a few weeks with the parents before i get another apartment.
my novel still there sitting at 3000+ words. in dec once all this hell is over i plan to coninue it maybe not 50 000 words in a month but i will writting it because i want to see where it ends up.
its kinda weird i thought id get at least one comment on my story you know either good or bad but no one seems to care in my family or friends just eh whatever. well ill just have to show them lol.
well everyone good luck and im still cheering you all on.
bye
----------I plan to write big. 50 point font big!
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Nov 18, 2007 - 21 07
I didn't think I had the heart to go on, but Kuro, Candace and I got together, oggled Howl from Howl's Moving Castle and sprinted a little. I last wrote on thursday, breaking the 25k barrier. As of tonight, I busted 29k! I don't know where the inspiration came from, but I credit it to hanging out with fellow NaNo'ers! I hope that I can keep this up and get caught back up, because geeze, I keep losing my want to write.
COME BACK MY MUSES!
50,402 / 50,000
Nov 19, 2007 - 15 39
I just broke 35,000! Yippee. I'm a first time nano participant. This experience is exhilarating, enchanting, frustrating, mind bending, mind boggling, mind freeing, exasperating, humbling, hopeless, liberating, trying, spirit breaking, encouraging, stimulating, invigorating, crushing, dispiriting. All in all, I'm having a great time. Keeping my fingers crossed that the 50,000 words and the time limit both arrive at the most optimal of moments. That is, together.
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Nov 19, 2007 - 22 25
Wow, sorry to hear that Dragon. Nice to hear that you'll keep at WriMo, despite complications and perhaps a tardy finish.
Well, I fell behind last week, and I've yet to fully catch up. Blech. This nagging thought persists somewhere in the darkest depths of my mind, I've come to calling him Henry. I've come to loathe Henry the Nagging Thought, because aside from being a bit of a nag, he makes sense despite the handicap of nagging. See Henry, the right bastard, creeps out at night just before I lay my head down to sleep and starts whispering of doubts and insecurities, the sort of stuff that nags most WriMoFolk, I think. He keeps on whispering his mantra of negativity right up 'till sleep claims me, and I'm fairly sure he continues for a few minutes after I've begun to snore, just for good measure. Henry doesn't trust me, and likely suspects me of feigning sleep or something equally as ludicrous. He's a thorough thought.
Henry enjoys whispering right notions.
He starts with, "Who are you to presume to place pen to paper, when so many others have done so before?", which could admittedly be my humble nature trying out a bout of reverse psychology after it's read some book, by some alleged doctor on some new twist of pop psychology.
But the first comment is usually followed with, "Take a look at what you've written and what you're writing, it's rubbish, honestly it should be set out with the rest of trash, every Thursday evening to catch a roundabout trip to the town dump. It'd be a mercy."
And just when I'm about ready to refute the claim, the voice of Henry continues with, "Hey, I'm just looking out for you. I have your best interests at heart. Better to never think about taking up writing as more than just a dream."
Often, I deftly counter with,"Bu--" which Henry will interrupt with the rather indisputable, "I'm being honest. This is reality."
Usually about this time all the talk of reality, with Henry the right bastard of a Nagging Thought, leaves me stripped of defenses. So I most often pickup a book and begin to read. This, while mildly therapeutic, often results in comparisons. Comparing such and such author with the drivel that I'm writing, and so on and so forth.
I've had some revelations as a result of these events. First, Henry must die. Second, I really need to cease having conversations with myself. Out loud. My roommates are beginning to shoot glances my way, concerned looking glances, and their coming at a rate which can only be delivered by some sort of machine gun, involving glances. Have I mentioned the concerned glances? They think me unaware, but I’m completely not unaware, I’m completely one-hundred percent aware of their thinking that I’m unaware.
Well, to the first point. Henry is going to die tonight, I've a bottle of spiced rum and some rather dreadful movies lined up. I'm certain that I've read somewhere that negative thoughts can be easily dispatched by alcohol and cliché films. You know the sort of book, large, derives authority by sheer weight and size, few (if any) pictures of fluffy doe eyed creatures.
Wish me luck.
----------“Very dark, and with an awkward lump of satire at the core, like a raven croaking out a drinking song just before being eaten by a wolf.”
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Nov 19, 2007 - 23 14
Sorry to hear about your troubles, Dragon -- I sincerely hope things work out for you.
However, I am glad to hear that the rest of you are enjoying the NaNoWriMo experience -- we've all killed Henry once or twice ourselves, and I wish you good hunting, Ssiissuu.
As for me? Well, my word count's been steadily increasing, save for a day or two I took off this weekend. I'm back at work now, though, and still plugging away. I've figured out how my novel's going to end, and I've just about solved the problem of how the good guys are going to triumph at the climax. I don't quite have it yet... but wrestling your ideas is part of the fun.
However -- I did make a strange discovery tonight. Rather than type it out again, I invite you all to check out the latest entry on my blog, and we can all have a good laugh at my misfortune.
I hope all your novels hold happier surprises! Keep on writing, everybody!
----------Denton (a.k.a. Aquadeo)
ML for Alberta::Elsewhere
e-mail: south_alberta@nanowrimo.org
website: http://labville.blogspot.com
50,974 / 50,000
Nov 22, 2007 - 15 40
Wheee! I'm pleased to say that after abandoning my first novel at the 18,000 word mark I'm now less than 1500 words away from being caught up and back on track. Mostly thanks to some six thousand word days and encouragment from my husband. I'm so excited. I didn't think I'd ever get this close to being caught up.