WOOHOO!
Now here is an incentive to finish if ever there was!
You are cordially invited to:
The biggest, most star-studded night of the year,
The 2007 N'Oscars Ceremony
(Novelling Oscars, that is)
to be held at
The Garden Bar
Darlington Arts Centre
at
8pm
Saturday 1st December
Think gold statuettes, red carpets, melodramatic speeches and cocktail dresses, not to mention nervous anticipation and over-enthusiastic paparazzi!
Glamorous dress is highly appropriate! Partners, guests and Nanowrimo Widows very welcome as well.
N'Oscars official statuettes for award winners, specialist categories are considered too - not just for 50k winners! If you wish to be considered for a special category award, please post an excerpt of your novel on your Nanowrimo profile for our highly impartial judges to peruse (categories to be announced at a later date, bribery of judges is actively encouraged).
Please please RSVP on here or directly to my email, and let me know if you'd like to bring any plus-ones so I can get a rough idea of numbers.
(I've bitten the bullet and hired the room, so a contribution towards costs would be muchly appreciated too - not much, about £3 per person? *looks pathetically embarrassed* Any profit will go to the Nanowrimo charity)
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"Curiosity is the cure for boredom. There is no cure for curiosity".
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Nov 22, 2007 - 14 49
I'll see if I can turn up to that. Sounds Funnn....
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Nov 22, 2007 - 15 40
cool, hope to see you there!
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Nov 22, 2007 - 15 47
I hope to be there too - i doubt my tux still fits though
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Nov 22, 2007 - 18 03
I have the weekend off, so if you can put me up I'm willing to travel for this years ceremony!
let us know the categories soon so we can stick up appropriate excerpts!
----------You'll find me in a small dark box twiddling knobs...............
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Nov 23, 2007 - 03 24
Ok, categories will be posted by the end of the day (I hope)! It just requires conflab with my judge (who isn't me, by the way!)
Hils, I'll call you later, but of course you are welcome to stay, and bring lighting. And D.
Transcriber, don't worry about the tux, ball gowns are perfectly acceptable!
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Nov 23, 2007 - 03 52
ball gowns? I they like tiny dressing gowns with just one sleeve?
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Nov 23, 2007 - 04 55
oh, thank you very much, that is an image that is going to stay with me for a while.
Gah, 17k to do, and my mind is in the gutter.
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Nov 23, 2007 - 06 26
cool!
Bel - I won't be at home until sunday as have been roped in to the video team covering the big Scout celebration at the millenium dome.
downside is that I have 25,000 still to go and am doing brekkie shifts all next week. Argh!
Apologies in advance for being unable to update wordcount tommorow.
----------Dunno if D can come - he's working sat morning, not sure about the sunday.
You'll find me in a small dark box twiddling knobs...............
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Nov 23, 2007 - 09 38
Er, I just noticed something. I don't know where the hell that place actually IS.
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Nov 23, 2007 - 11 27
YAY! Me and Rachel will be there, without the sprog so we can drink :D. I want to put myself up for the best erotic scene. Or person with the most spare time. I'll have to try and change my excerpt tomorrow.
----------My God.... It's full of Typos.
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Nov 23, 2007 - 11 38
Can I pencil Bill and myself in?
Don't know if I can get a babysitter, but we would love to be there! So if I can give a provisional yes, then I'll let you know slightly nearer the time. :) … Oh, Lord it's next week! *cringing copiously at the thought of getting a last minute babysitter*
Uh, I suppose I should finish this novel now, huh?
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Nov 24, 2007 - 16 29
Is there one for the oddest scene in a public toilet?
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Nov 25, 2007 - 12 39
Ok, new update, Bill and I will be there. Managed to find a sprog-squasher so we're free for the night! :)
See you all there!
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Nov 25, 2007 - 14 08
Squasher? I don't want to be responsible for some random act of child-crushing....
But anyway, thats fantastic news, look forward to it!
----------"Curiosity is the cure for boredom. There is no cure for curiosity".
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Nov 25, 2007 - 14 19
Sorry, I think I've seen The Lion King 2 a few too many times:-
(Pumbaa falls on Kiara) Timon: "Pumbaa, let me define BABY-SITTING!"
LOL. I love that film! :)
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Nov 26, 2007 - 08 31
So, have we got categories yet?
I would have boosted my wordcount by now, but I'm enjoying letting my inner-ed run free for a while. Actually my inner-ed and my 'storyman' are having a bit of a Highlander-style, battle-to-the-death sword fight. I think my 'storyman' may be winning. :)
Hmm, I wonder if I can fit that in somewhere towards the beginning of my novel - before Bailey went psycho I mean... ;P
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Nov 26, 2007 - 09 13
Ok dudes, here's some categories. I am in Sheffield at the moment and can't unfortunately conflab with the Judge at present so this is subject to change when I get back from university and reenter the real world (this doesn't happen often!)
Since there are so many of you finishing, I don't think having too many special categories is really necessary. Every 50K winner will get an award, and there will be the Hyperactive Smugness Award for the person who finished first (!)
Other categories are:
Best Sex Scene (in any genre)
Sci-Fi Prize
Prize for Most Original Randomness
Most Pathetic Word Count.
Just to encourage the winners - I might do a price for the biggest overall word count too if anyone fancies carrying on after 50k, for Special Contribution To Word Wars or something....
I'd like to actually celebrate the novels themselves in whatever form - for many it might actually be the first time you reread what you have spent the last month frantically scribbling. If you want to print them out - or at least, extracts of them and bring them along, then we'll give a table at the N'oscars to display your works, have a look at other people's, etc.
Also, we want SPEECHES people, be prepared to talk a bit about your novel, about the experience of doing Nanowrimo etc Sob, thank your parents and the guy who does your dry cleaning.... DRAMA!! It won't be a huge event, its a very informal thing so don't be scared about talking in front of the group... we're pretty friendly!
Finally, 50k winners and Noscars nominees - if you want your name on your trophy or your certificate, you are going to have to let me know what your real names are, otherwise I will have to use your screen names. Email me if you don't want to introduce yourself publically on the net.
that's all folks! see ya soon
----------"Curiosity is the cure for boredom. There is no cure for curiosity".
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Nov 26, 2007 - 09 48
And if anyone wants to have a look at what went on at last years N'oscars, here's some pretty pics from my rather self-indulgent blog.
http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&FriendID=23379779...
----------"Curiosity is the cure for boredom. There is no cure for curiosity".
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Nov 28, 2007 - 09 20
I can't make it - very disappointed - have to go to Scotland - drat and double drat.
You all have a fun time.
My extract is posted as an example of writing while asleep. If you have the time and inclination I'd like to know what you think - have read a few and some are very good.
Anyhoo - was fun - will keep a weather eye posted - take care.
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Nov 28, 2007 - 13 08
Boohoo, that is not good news!! Was hoping to finally meet you.
I'll have a look through the extracts when I'm done, I'm soooooooooo close its not fair!! Gonna be really embarrassing if I don't make it now.
If you are in line for a N'Oscar then I will let you know!!
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Nov 28, 2007 - 15 28
Have you sorted the catergories yet?
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Nov 28, 2007 - 15 48
erm.
^looks up reproachfully^
Posted them at the weekend. Readeth upwards.
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Nov 28, 2007 - 22 39
Will submit entries to you via email as I don't think it would be a good idea to post sex scenes up here.............
----------Am intrigued as to what might win - last years winner will take a lot to beat!
You'll find me in a small dark box twiddling knobs...............
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Nov 29, 2007 - 03 59
ok, but I will have to pass them on to the judges so please send them ASAP!
----------I did mean post them on your own profiles on here, that way we can see them only if we actually look.
"Curiosity is the cure for boredom. There is no cure for curiosity".
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Nov 29, 2007 - 08 43
I'm not sure that I'll be attending, I hopefully will, what time does it finish?
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Nov 29, 2007 - 09 50
I've booked the room til 11pm, but if it finishes earlier, then great cos it means I'll have to cough up less! Anyone needing more drinkies after 11 is welcome to accompany us to the pub!
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Nov 30, 2007 - 04 08
Right, one more thing for all you winners: (Jurgen, I am including you since I'm confidentl you'll do that last 999 words today!!)
You will of course be getting your super dooper winners certificates at the N'oscars ceremony. I just need to know, do you want your real names on them? Or your screen names?
I know Jurgen's and Becibear's and Rumbababaa's and Doc Hilda's real names from emails etc but do you want those or will you ever be henceforth known as Becibear?
And also, are your novels going to be immortalised with the titles you have given them on this site? I will gladly calligrapher them on to your certificate if desired.
please let me know ASAP! ta loves. see ya tomorrow! Its gonna be faaaaaaaaabulous.
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Nov 30, 2007 - 12 03
I forgot to update that, it was only 600. I finished that in about 15 minutes with a few more to spare.
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Nov 30, 2007 - 12 29
congrats!!!! so, will we see you tomorrow??
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Dec 1, 2007 - 08 24
Unfortunately, I was unable to arrange transport to get back, so I can't make it.
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