EDIT: Here's the scoreboard!
As of 10am on day 12, we are 4th! Soon we will rule the world! ;)
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Every year there is a regional word war for all the regions in the UK.
I've been asked if we want to take part. The aim is to get the highest AVERAGE word count, so it doesn't matter how many actual participants we have in the region.
It sound like lots of fun and is an added incentive to reach our 50k targets.
Who would like us to take part?
Tekiegirl
aka Jacqui
:D
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NaNoWriMo 2009 Untitled:
NaNoWriMo 2008 Chosen: 66354 WON
192 / 50,000
Oct 29, 2009 - 09 54
I think it's a great idea! I've only done NaNo a couple of times, but I've found the word wars to be a great writing boost every year. That's my two cents, anyway.
Good luck everyone!
Emma
----------"Writing is easy. All you do is sit staring at a blank sheet of paper until the drops of blood form on your forehead." -- Gene Fowler.
14,121 / 50,000
Oct 29, 2009 - 12 28
I don't remember this happening last year, but it sounds ideal for getting your word count up. Count me in.
Ruth
47,326 / 50,000
Oct 29, 2009 - 14 08
Well sure, since I intend to do at least 50k words anyway, it wouldn't hurt for it to go towards a good cause! (The cause being kicking the other regions' BUTTS xD). If we do well this might go a little further towards 'breaking the stereotype'. ;3
66,485 / 50,000
Oct 29, 2009 - 14 44
Oh yes, I'm up for this...
43,186 / 50,000
Oct 29, 2009 - 14 54
Definitely up for this. Please feel free to use however many words I can muster :)
Gerald
----------Essex Writers Support group
40,210 / 50,000
Oct 29, 2009 - 18 47
I love seeing how many words we can write together, and how we measure up against the rest of the world. So another YES from me!
40,247 / 50,000
Oct 30, 2009 - 01 39
"Count" me in for the UK Regional World War - let's stick it to everyone else ;)
37,421 / 50,000
Oct 30, 2009 - 03 40
Let's do it! :)
34,651 / 50,000
Oct 30, 2009 - 17 12
Ok I'm in\0/
10,012 / 50,000
Oct 31, 2009 - 05 14
I'm in. I have been writing everyday from a lousy 200 words to a more magnificent nearly 7000 words so I have no idea how it will pan out in practice as I am not accustomed to writing Stories but other genre but still, here goes.
39,161 / 50,000
Oct 31, 2009 - 12 58
I'm up for it - last time I did this, I was in the so evocatively titled England Elsewhere group that did very well in the various WordWars, so hopefully I can do my bit for Essex this time.
----------Winner in 2006, skipped in 2007-8, now going for 2 out of 2 in 2009!
Updates: LiveJournal|Twitter
43,365 / 50,000
Nov 1, 2009 - 03 25
I'm up for that! Count me in!
47,326 / 50,000
Nov 2, 2009 - 11 55
Dayumn, I wish Hanxa had signed up for this. Have you SEEN her wordcount today!? D:
98,747 / 50,000
Nov 2, 2009 - 22 57
Last year I had a war with Delayra.... This year I'm jsut going to write. Last year got out of hand... jsut a littin
----------The Official Elementalists' Site (flash)
The Lie
50,791 / 50,000
Nov 3, 2009 - 04 24
I have added everyone in this list to the word war. Please make sure you have had a look at the rules in the Word War Rules thread (now formatted to be more use friendly).
The important bit is about updating your word count regularly.
If anyone else wants to join the word war (it's a great motivator!) then just post here and I'll add you :)
----------But you must post here before 8pm on 10th Nov! (see rules).
NaNoWriMo 2009 Untitled:
NaNoWriMo 2008 Chosen: 66354 WON
47,326 / 50,000
Nov 3, 2009 - 10 36
Haha, well that's cool. Who was the eventual winner? Word wars and races of any sort are great motivators. I want to race one of my friends, but most of them have a lot more real-life commitments than I do, so it wouldn't really be fair... Mind you, my laziness and tendency to get distracted balances that out to some extent. xD
98,747 / 50,000
Nov 3, 2009 - 12 13
I barely won... she stopped early though.She would have won otherwise as she stayed constantly ahead of me.. depite my best efforts :p
----------The Official Elementalists' Site (flash)
The Lie
98,747 / 50,000
Nov 3, 2009 - 15 25
Fine.. I SIGN UP. After all.... the count for essex is too low >>
----------The Official Elementalists' Site (flash)
The Lie
39,696 / 50,000
Nov 4, 2009 - 10 27
Hi, I'd like to join up! I want to show that Essex can be the best! (And maybe this year I'll win? I can hope anyway).
----------2004: Fly, Fly Away (lost)
2005: In The Fade (lost).
2006: The Adventures of Emo Girl & Wee Man (won)
2007: The Long Way Home (won)
2009: Ossi (hopefully a win!)
28,527 / 50,000
Nov 6, 2009 - 04 35
I'm in!
47,326 / 50,000
Nov 6, 2009 - 05 19
Yaaaay! *jumps up and down and hugs Hanxa* Thank yooou! Look, we're second now! =D And our highest wordcount (yours) is the highest by far!
Let's see if we can beat Oxford xD
50,791 / 50,000
Nov 15, 2009 - 11 43
Please remember that you need to update your word count preferably at least every other day.
If you do not update your word count for 8 days you will be removed from the competition. (I have had to remove 2 people all ready!)
If you are in the competition please try to keep to the daily word targets and aim to get as many words written as possible.
Team Essex is counting on you! :D
WELL DONE to those people who are ahead of the daily target, you are a lovely green colour in my spreadsheet!
----------NaNoWriMo 2009 Untitled:
NaNoWriMo 2008 Chosen: 66354 WON
47,326 / 50,000
Nov 16, 2009 - 12 17
Oh yeeah, I'd nearly forgotten about that rule, but I'm obsessive about watching my graph go up anyway (and I have a thing about keeping a record of everything) so it hasn't been an issue. :3 It's a good system for ensuring that people who drop out of NaNo don't become, well, deadweights for their region. XD *competitive*
Is that a spreadsheet you've made yourself, or a special feature you have access to as ML? (I wanna see it! =D)
50,791 / 50,000
Nov 16, 2009 - 12 57
It's a spreadsheet I made myself.
You won't see it as it's only on my PC and I don't really want to bandy about other people's info :D
But let it be known that there are red people. Come on, update your word counts! :D
----------NaNoWriMo 2009 Untitled:
NaNoWriMo 2008 Chosen: 66354 WON