I want to celebrate you! I want to tell you "Congratulations! I knew you could do it!" I want to pat you on the back, sing your praises, laud your fame to the heavens.
But you have to tell me what you did.
Did you just resolve a sticky plot point? Did you just figure out a character's motivation? Did you just write your five thousandth, ten thousandth, or even FIRST word?
TELL ME ABOUT IT!
Tell me about it here on the forums and I will cover you in laurels and put you up on my virtual shoulders, parading you around the city to the worshipful shrieking of virtual crowds of admirers. Tell me about it in person at a write-in, and I'll give you candy and prizes!
Either way, if you don't tell us, we won't know!
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Junglemonkey
Santa Cruz Co-ML
Nanowrimo Winner '03, '04, '05, '06, '07, '08
Future Winner 2009
Wearer of the Eyebrow Dots of Power
54,048 / 50,000
Nov 2, 2009 - 13 29
I just wrote 3,000 words during my lunch hour!
----------Junglemonkey
Santa Cruz Co-ML
Nanowrimo Winner '03, '04, '05, '06, '07, '08
Future Winner 2009
Wearer of the Eyebrow Dots of Power
27,627 / 50,000
Nov 2, 2009 - 13 51
...wrote 5,800 words the first day of Nano...by hand! That's my best first day ever, and confirmation for my theory that if I wrote long-hand I'd actually go faster, because it would be a bigger pain to edit on the fly.
(That, incidentally, is probably more writing by hand than I do in a typical month, maybe two. And my thumb is telling me all about it today.)
54,048 / 50,000
Nov 2, 2009 - 14 54
Woo-HOOOOOOOOOOOOO!! Who's a writer? WHO'S A WRITER? That's right! YOU!!
----------Junglemonkey
Santa Cruz Co-ML
Nanowrimo Winner '03, '04, '05, '06, '07, '08
Future Winner 2009
Wearer of the Eyebrow Dots of Power
13,139 / 50,000
Nov 2, 2009 - 17 11
I just wrote 3735 words in 2 days--that's more than I did in 3 days last year, and my story is unfolding nicely. I'm able to get emotion into my characters and am realizing some new plot twists. Best of all, I'm having fun! Last year's NaNoWriMo was like slogging through warm butter. Last year, I got stuck 3 chapters in. Must've rewritten the same scene 15 or 20 times, and still couldn't get it right.
----------Camarec - Fantasy is the only truth.
54,048 / 50,000
Nov 2, 2009 - 19 38
I don't know...slogging through warm butter actually sounds kinda not bad....
But good on ya for charging ahead - you're right on track for this year! I'm so proud of you!
----------Junglemonkey
Santa Cruz Co-ML
Nanowrimo Winner '03, '04, '05, '06, '07, '08
Future Winner 2009
Wearer of the Eyebrow Dots of Power
35,000 / 50,000
Nov 2, 2009 - 21 27
Hey, what a great thread JungleMonkey. Look at all the awesome achievements, and it's only Day 2!
I just broke 4100, at least according to my Alphasmart. What I'm feeling good about is a.) I'm moving right along with a novel I didn't even think I'd be writing till dawn broke on November 1st, and secondly, I just wrote a thousand words after coming home from work, which historically is not my best time to 'hunker down'. No idea where this is all going, but I'm just going to let it take me where it will for as long as the ride lasts.
40,004 / 50,000
Nov 2, 2009 - 22 07
I've just managed to turn what was supposed to be a quick stop to pick up one character into a whole day's worth of writing! Of course, my main character had to fall down some stairs, but that was for the better as well!
And I wrote it all in the middle of play practice.
35,000 / 50,000
Nov 2, 2009 - 22 13
Fantastic, Moose-Hime! Way to use the Green Room.
What play are you in, if you don't mind me asking. Because I'm slated to go to three in the first part of November and I'm wondering if you're in any of them: The Sweepers at Broadway Playhouse, 12th Night at Actors Theater and Grapes of Wrath at Cabrillo.
25,042 / 50,000
Nov 3, 2009 - 00 00
I just wrote two essays for college classes AND got my wordcount up to speed -- in twenty-four hours!
and now I am going to bed before one! Another amazing accomplishment!
24,540 / 50,000
Nov 3, 2009 - 08 50
Wow everyone great jobs! I just realized that even though I didn't manage to get any writing done last night really I'm still in a good position to stay on track. I just have to say no to hanging out with my...whatever he is...lol. Good thing I do my best writing while tired!
----------~*~Jenn~*~
54,048 / 50,000
Nov 3, 2009 - 08 52
Your rockingness cannot be overstated! Keep up the amazing momentum!
----------Junglemonkey
Santa Cruz Co-ML
Nanowrimo Winner '03, '04, '05, '06, '07, '08
Future Winner 2009
Wearer of the Eyebrow Dots of Power
54,048 / 50,000
Nov 3, 2009 - 08 53
You achieving machine, you! I virtually pat you on the back, while rubbing your belly, because in virtual reality, not only can I do those two things simultaneously, I can do them to somebody else and not be arrested.
----------Junglemonkey
Santa Cruz Co-ML
Nanowrimo Winner '03, '04, '05, '06, '07, '08
Future Winner 2009
Wearer of the Eyebrow Dots of Power
25,042 / 50,000
Nov 3, 2009 - 10 39
What a wonderful thing the Internet is!
7,080 / 50,000
Nov 3, 2009 - 14 43
I just came up with a name for my second main character, renamed my first main character (without editing a word) and came up with a direction for my novel to be headed for the time being. And all this while taking notes in class :D
I also made plans to go to tonight's write-in, AND drag a friend with me, so perhaps we can drag him over to the dark side.
54,048 / 50,000
Nov 4, 2009 - 08 39
You win the Crown of Awesome Multi-Tasking! Never let little things like school, a job or family get in the way of important noveling! (Although I'm taking away points for not having seen you at the write-in last night - but we'll see you another time, right?)
----------Junglemonkey
Santa Cruz Co-ML
Nanowrimo Winner '03, '04, '05, '06, '07, '08
Future Winner 2009
Wearer of the Eyebrow Dots of Power
28,664 / 50,000
Nov 4, 2009 - 21 24
My novel is coming to life, and my life is becoming my novel! It's scary how easy it is to twist daily experiences into unrecognizable stories. Because of this, I have a plot.
44,040 / 50,000
Nov 4, 2009 - 21 47
I should be hitting 10,000 words in just 4 days in (I was expecting to manage 2000 a day) AND our youngest local writer finally got started on the actual writing part today and logged 67 (out of 1000) words!
54,048 / 50,000
Nov 4, 2009 - 22 36
How lucky are you!? By becoming fictional, you're breaking out of the constraints that bind so many of us real-lifers to dull conventions like gravity and the need for a tangible medium of exchange. You're in Personal Jet Pack Territory, my friend, and I salute you for it!!
----------Junglemonkey
Santa Cruz Co-ML
Nanowrimo Winner '03, '04, '05, '06, '07, '08
Future Winner 2009
Wearer of the Eyebrow Dots of Power
54,048 / 50,000
Nov 4, 2009 - 22 38
All hail the awesome Mommy/Son team!! Great work for both of you!!
----------Junglemonkey
Santa Cruz Co-ML
Nanowrimo Winner '03, '04, '05, '06, '07, '08
Future Winner 2009
Wearer of the Eyebrow Dots of Power
26,306 / 50,000
Nov 4, 2009 - 23 19
Wow, you're almost halfway there already! I went from 1100 words behind at the end of yesterday to 400 words behind right now by writing 2300+ words this evening, so I guess that's progress. Maybe tomorrow or Friday I can get ahead...
54,048 / 50,000
Nov 5, 2009 - 10 58
That is totally progress! And please don't compare yourself to me - this isn't a contest of you against me.
This is an Epic Battle where DaveEmpey and his Desire to Write Something Cool does fearsome bloody battle with Shoulder Demons, Internal Editors, His Desire to Procrastinate and various lesser evils like Sloth and the Desire to Do Other Things of Debatable Value Like Laundry and Cooking.
I, personally, have great faith in you and your abilitiy to march ever-victoriously toward your goal, your head held high and your chest thrust out in that confident way that says "You who doubted my ability to conquer are beneath my consideration!!"
Go get 'em, Dave!
----------Junglemonkey
Santa Cruz Co-ML
Nanowrimo Winner '03, '04, '05, '06, '07, '08
Future Winner 2009
Wearer of the Eyebrow Dots of Power
40,195 / 50,000
Nov 6, 2009 - 15 20
I just installed a new hard drive in my laptop and I'm currently formatting it. Not really related to my novel per se, but I do need to write it on something. Hopefully this one won't die on me, knock on wood. If you want something done right, you gotta do it yourself...
But this won't hinder my noveling one bit. The first programs I'm going to install? Open Office and Write or Die. The rest can wait their damn turn! Plus, with a blank slate like my little Canti 2.0 there's less temptation to procrastinate on, say, my collection of free-to-play MMOs. The time it takes to install those things just isn't worth the hassle right now.
I predict that not only will I get to at least 12,000 words today, but my laptop will be in perfect condition for tomorrow's write-in.
Oh, hey, anyone have an appropriately geeky name for Canti 2.0? Now that it has a new brain, and with it a new personality, it just seems like it needs a new moniker to round it all out...
----------Commissions! Night of Writing Dangerously! HUGS. Click the banner for more info.
54,048 / 50,000
Nov 6, 2009 - 15 35
Mmmmm! Basking in the glow of new hardware! I like it's original name, but if you're not going to stick with that, I'd go with Dante.
----------Junglemonkey
Santa Cruz Co-ML
Nanowrimo Winner '03, '04, '05, '06, '07, '08
Future Winner 2009
Wearer of the Eyebrow Dots of Power
10,730 / 50,000
Nov 6, 2009 - 19 30
Just went across campus and back only to realize cafe revolution only opens at 9...not 7. :S I also just passed the 5000 word mark...I'm way behind. XD Oh well, 5k is something!
19,085 / 50,000
Nov 6, 2009 - 23 57
I just got over my first major hurtle. I stalled out at 6K. This is my first time doing NaNoWriMo and since I've never pushed myself to keep going I got to figure out what the problem was. I had some issues with how to write 'a bad guy' how to create a creature that is new without being outlandish, and names. For 2 days I lagged. It took some journaling to sort myself out and I hit 9K tonight!
Having so much fun with the process!
25,042 / 50,000
Nov 7, 2009 - 07 15
Yes, it is! 5k is more of a novel than many people will ever write. You oughta be proud of yourself. :D
54,048 / 50,000
Nov 7, 2009 - 18 35
Five thousand words is more than the limit that most magazines would accept for a short story. It's also more than 35 Twitter posts!
----------Junglemonkey
Santa Cruz Co-ML
Nanowrimo Winner '03, '04, '05, '06, '07, '08
Future Winner 2009
Wearer of the Eyebrow Dots of Power
54,048 / 50,000
Nov 7, 2009 - 18 37
I think you get TWO shout-outs - one for overcoming your hurdle at 6k (laudable indeed) and another for having a great time in the process. Go, you!!!
----------Junglemonkey
Santa Cruz Co-ML
Nanowrimo Winner '03, '04, '05, '06, '07, '08
Future Winner 2009
Wearer of the Eyebrow Dots of Power
25,042 / 50,000
Nov 7, 2009 - 22 26
I finally have a complete plot! And I'm only three thousand and some words behind! While on vacation in Boston!
54,048 / 50,000
Nov 7, 2009 - 22 30
You're doing fine! I'm all jealous that you get to be on vacation. Part of my brain thinks that if I just took a vacation, I could write tens of thousands of words per day. The other part of my brain has actually been on vacation with me and knows that if I got down even a single word while on vacation, it'd be a miracle. Therefore, I stand in awe of your awesome "writing while on vacation" powers!!
----------Junglemonkey
Santa Cruz Co-ML
Nanowrimo Winner '03, '04, '05, '06, '07, '08
Future Winner 2009
Wearer of the Eyebrow Dots of Power