If you've read your email then you know the challenge and the prize.
If you want to be a part of the throw down you MUST sign up by November 7, 2009 12 a.m. no exceptions.
Polite smack downs and trash talking is encouraged, nothing too vulgar please as there are youngsters about.
Part 1:
The first person to reach 75,000 words and send me or our illustrious ML a screen shot of their accomplishment will be awarded a one gig memory stick. It also has to be verified by the nano word counter.
Hold on to your words, there's more...
Part 2:
The person with the highest word count on November 30th wins an 8 gig memory stick. I will be accepting screen shots with a time date stamp until 6 a.m. December 1st. Just hover your mouse over the time on the task bar when you take your screen shot and then send it to me or Liz. It also has to be verified by the nano word counter.
Other Stuff like rules and such:
No lurking allowed. You can boast, brag or whine, and as I said earlier polite smack downs and trash talking will be encouraged. You MUST post your progress at least twice a week. It kind of gives the rest of us an idea as to what we are up against and keeps us motivated. I'm bringing the prizes to the kick off on Saturday if you'd like to peruse the sweet give aways.
Also, I intend on signing up and keeping said prizes to myself... evil laughter ensues
Mmwwahahahaha!!!
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The Red Guard - 2007
Precurser to Hell - 2008
Finding Glory - 2009
Do not mess in the affairs of dragons for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup...
44,117 / 50,000
Oct 26, 2009 - 18 03
Sign me up Cheryl! I plan on winning both of those sticks. Bring it on ^_^
----------65,018 / 50,000
Oct 26, 2009 - 18 21
sign me up! This will totally keep me motivated to reach my goal of 75k now!
----------NaNo 2008: Creatures of the Night (51k)
NaNo 2009: Deadly Attractions (writing) {Goal: 75k}
0 / 50,000
Oct 26, 2009 - 18 35
I'm in. It's a longshot, but worth a go nonetheless.
----------Now brian.never.ends
69,584 / 50,000
Oct 27, 2009 - 06 07
I am in to win. :)
----------When Capable, Appear Incapable
102,021 / 50,000
Oct 27, 2009 - 06 13
I shall win!!! (Evil laughter ensues)
----------Sign me in, monkey nuts.
Nano(2007) Dark Ways(Paranormal Romance)
Nano(2008) Insurrection (Horror)
Nano(2009) Shadow Path (Paranormal Romance)
45,253 / 50,000
Oct 27, 2009 - 13 34
Ohhh, a challenge within a challenge. How diabolical! Sign me up!
Camilla
aka SmartestMonkey
It's such a fine line between stupid and clever.~David St. Hubbins
8,488 / 50,000
Oct 28, 2009 - 18 35
Sign me up and lets throw a beat down!!! We got dis!!!! *begins writing montage to Eye of the Tiger*
----------Life's a bitch because if it were a slut it would be easy.
75,016 / 50,000
Oct 28, 2009 - 20 00
Sign me up, too! It sounds like fun, and extra motivation is always good.
20,500 / 50,000
Oct 29, 2009 - 10 55
Count me in.
----------Charles Williams
2008 NaNoWriMo Participant (_I've Gotta Poop: a Memoir_: word count 14,742)
2009 NaNoWrimo Participant (_The Crepuscular Light of the Lesser Gods: an Apocalyptic Space Opera_)
20,500 / 50,000
Oct 29, 2009 - 10 59
Count me in.
----------Charles Williams
2008 NaNoWriMo Participant (_I've Gotta Poop: a Memoir_: word count 14,742)
2009 NaNoWrimo Participant (_The Crepuscular Light of the Lesser Gods: an Apocalyptic Space Opera_)
62,500 / 50,000
Oct 30, 2009 - 05 19
I have some awful, terrible news...
Alas I could not find nor purchase a 1 gig stick, however, I did find a 2 gig stick.
So, the prize for the first one to reach 75,000 words and have it verified will get a 2 gig stick instead of a 1 gig stick.
I hope this horrible, awful news doesn't disuade any one from removing themselves from the running.
As of 10/30/09 we have ten (10) participants...
drgnwrtr
riloffey
onestop
asterisk
ragnarokfinis
shadowflower
SmartestMonkey
animeluvr425
Mysticalake
FlannelJustice
There's still plenty of time to sign up... unless of course you're chicken...
----------The Red Guard - 2007
Precurser to Hell - 2008
Finding Glory - 2009
Do not mess in the affairs of dragons for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup...
69,584 / 50,000
Nov 1, 2009 - 12 33
Oh ho ho, a larger challenge has never dissuaded me from victory. Alas, me laddies (and me lasses), you are unfortunately going down (still).
----------When Capable, Appear Incapable
44,117 / 50,000
Nov 2, 2009 - 06 39
That's what you think. We'll get you capitols!!
----------69,584 / 50,000
Nov 2, 2009 - 07 25
That's what you think. We'll get you capitols!!
Alas, ye of fair eyes and pure heart, I fear I must lead you down the path of despair and sadness. :)
----------When Capable, Appear Incapable
65,018 / 50,000
Nov 2, 2009 - 10 45
I'm steadily upping my word count xD I need at least another 1k to reach my daily word goal.
----------NaNo 2008: Creatures of the Night (51k)
NaNo 2009: Deadly Attractions (writing) {Goal: 75k}
44,117 / 50,000
Nov 2, 2009 - 13 32
That's what you think. We'll get you capitols!!
Alas, ye of fair eyes and pure heart, I fear I must lead you down the path of despair and sadness. :)
Pure heart... That's rich.
----------8,781 / 50,000
Nov 2, 2009 - 14 17
Count me in! : )
75,016 / 50,000
Nov 3, 2009 - 09 58
So I have a clarification question -- when you say we have to update twice a week, do you mean we have to post our progress on the site? Or do you want two posts to this thread per week?
62,500 / 50,000
Nov 3, 2009 - 10 01
It should be twice to this thread, that way we'll all now where to look when we're trying to gauge how much more we have to write to catch up with the leader...
I feel like a slacker, I only have 7,800 words so far and you're the second person I've seen over 10K.
----------The Red Guard - 2007
Precurser to Hell - 2008
Finding Glory - 2009
Do not mess in the affairs of dragons for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup...
20,500 / 50,000
Nov 3, 2009 - 11 04
I only have 3,600 words. I should've kept my 10th graders from turning in their research papers until December. Stupid grading.
----------Charles Williams
2008 NaNoWriMo Participant (_I've Gotta Poop: a Memoir_: word count 14,742)
2009 NaNoWrimo Participant (_The Crepuscular Light of the Lesser Gods: an Apocalyptic Space Opera_)
65,018 / 50,000
Nov 3, 2009 - 17 42
I'm at 7,588 words now, and even though I'm at my daily goal I may still write more later tonight. The pace of my novel is picking up tremediously now.
----------NaNo 2008: Creatures of the Night (51k)
NaNo 2009: Deadly Attractions (writing) {Goal: 75k}
102,021 / 50,000
Nov 3, 2009 - 22 14
Just over 16,000!!! I might add that you can all politely inhale my dust!
----------All is fair in love and war, and as is the case now, its also fair with the use of nimble fingers and brains working over time!!!
Nano(2007) Dark Ways(Paranormal Romance)
Nano(2008) Insurrection (Horror)
Nano(2009) Shadow Path (Paranormal Romance)
102,021 / 50,000
Nov 4, 2009 - 01 12
I don't know how often we're supposed to post. I've added a couple thou to my word count, so here's the scoop, get to catching up! :P
----------Nano(2007) Dark Ways(Paranormal Romance)
Nano(2008) Insurrection (Horror)
Nano(2009) Shadow Path (Paranormal Romance)
62,500 / 50,000
Nov 4, 2009 - 05 38
So I'm a thousand over my personal word count goal, not too shabby after three days if I do say so myself... heh only 8k to catch up to D... of course if all I had to do all day was sit around, drink coffee and smoke, I'd have 18K by now too... ;p I will mow you over this weekend though, your ass is grass...
----------The Red Guard - 2007
Precurser to Hell - 2008
Finding Glory - 2009
Do not mess in the affairs of dragons for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup...
8,488 / 50,000
Nov 4, 2009 - 12 42
Right now I'm almost at 7k words. URGH! I've just been sick and with school... But I will begin writing like the wind at the end of this week! I think exactly I'm at about 6800 something. I'm off to write now! *leaps into the shadows*
----------Life's a bitch because if it were a slut it would be easy.
65,018 / 50,000
Nov 4, 2009 - 20 44
I just passed 10k -happy dances- xD!
----------NaNo 2008: Creatures of the Night (51k)
NaNo 2009: Deadly Attractions (writing) {Goal: 75k}
75,016 / 50,000
Nov 5, 2009 - 07 39
Yay -- just broke 20k! My personal goal is to break 50k before I go out of town in the middle of the month, and it looks like I should be able to do it.
65,018 / 50,000
Nov 5, 2009 - 21 54
I'm a bit over 12k... my goal is to reach 15k tomorrow. Now I'm going to bed.
----------NaNo 2008: Creatures of the Night (51k)
NaNo 2009: Deadly Attractions (writing) {Goal: 75k}
62,500 / 50,000
Nov 6, 2009 - 05 09
So, after six days of high intesity writing here are the standings for our little contest...
1 - Mysticalake
2 - Shadowflower
3 - drgnwrtr
4 - riloffey
5 - onestop
6 - SmartestMonkey
7 - Flannel Justice
8 - Sarah Brooke
9 - ragnarokfinis
10 - animeluvr425
11 - brian.never.ends
It's early in the game yet and those of you who still wish to sign up have until tomorrow at midnight to do so. I'll have to do a lot of writing today and tonight because my writing will be on hold tomorrow because they are dragging me kicking and screaming to the air show. I will not be daunted though, I'm going analog...
----------The Red Guard - 2007
Precurser to Hell - 2008
Finding Glory - 2009
Do not mess in the affairs of dragons for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup...
45,253 / 50,000
Nov 6, 2009 - 05 14
Wahoo! #6. I still have a chance!
I would be doing better if I could only convince my boss I don't really need to be working on "job related tasks" and that writing a novel is more important. Hmmmph.
Camilla
aka SmartestMonkey