| PearlRose | "trash" talk thread -- regional word wars |
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Oct 31, 2009 - 01 57 |
If you're going to gently tease our Tallahassee area participants about their word count (or lack there of) as we participate in regional word wars with Jacksonville, Florida and Adelaide, Australia, then this is the thread to do it in. :) Happy writing, everyone, and may the wordiest region prevail! Also, don't forget about the Donation Derby! |
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74,397 / 50,000
Nov 1, 2009 - 17 24
Hey Tallahassee!
If you want to get some trash talk back across the world to Adelaide here's the thread to do it in: http://www.nanowrimo.org/eng/node/3373793
I would say something nice like "May your fingers be swift across the keyboard..." but I don't think I will. I'll save that for my Wrimos.
Happy Warring!
----------Mel / Calliopes.Sin
ML of Adelaide, Australia
"I write for the same reason I breathe - because if I didn't, I would die." - Isaac Asimov
92,006 / 50,000
Nov 1, 2009 - 21 54
I'd spend some time trash talking in my horrid green hat (honestly, what were our ML's thinking? I look awful in green), but I have a novel attend to and word count to boost in order to fend off the Tallahassee menace! Quick, Adelaide! Rally before our cause or they will crash our word processors left and right - with no auto save functions!
----------Rori
Nano'ing it out since 2004.
Nano 2009 - 'Stolen Moments' - A romance novel with a fantasy twist. She was a Master in the Thieves Guild. He was a Crown Prince. It was never going to work well. - WINNAR! Finished on Day 7.
Keep writing, Team OPR!
7,638 / 50,000
Nov 2, 2009 - 04 14
Ha! Take this! *brandishes plot eating duck*
Yeah, I thought so. Adelaide for the win :D
42,432 / 50,000
Nov 2, 2009 - 05 39
muahaha Coralyn iis totally our secret weapon! yeah
----------you're totally going downn Tallahassee!
Fayhte Briegar/24/Secret Agent/Drug addict/werewolf
51,550 / 50,000
Nov 2, 2009 - 09 08
UUUHHHHH guys Jacksonville is beating us THIS CANNOT BE!!!!!
----------"She belongs to no one, except, perhaps, to herself." -The Sandman
52,036 / 50,000
Nov 2, 2009 - 19 04
I'm writing as fast as I can!
...guess that means I need to write more tonight. @_@
-----------Maggie, Tallahassee ML
Smile! ^_^
74,397 / 50,000
Nov 2, 2009 - 19 44
BAHAHAHAHA!
Adelaide is beating you too! Given we're a day ahead I think we're setting some nice targets for you guys to beat.
----------Mel / Calliopes.Sin
ML of Adelaide, Australia
"I write for the same reason I breathe - because if I didn't, I would die." - Isaac Asimov
41,530 / 50,000
Nov 2, 2009 - 23 40
Watch out Tallahassee!
We are possessed of fifty monkeys with typewriters and are uploading their word counts at this very moment!
Coming soon to every good monkey bookstores soon!
Have fun annd take care!
13,589 / 50,000
Nov 3, 2009 - 05 43
Ahem, have you in Tallahassee ever heard of the story of The Tortoise And The Hare - the moral being "slow and steady wins the race". Better hope you don't run out of puff, or in this case, words, half way through.
74,397 / 50,000
Nov 3, 2009 - 07 49
End of Day 2 in BOTH regions:
US: Wrimos in this region have written 444,321 words (4,191 per Wrimo with wordcount)
YOU: Wrimos in this region have written 237,618 words (3,443 per Wrimo with wordcount)
Oh oh oh ! Looks like you're behind!
----------Mel / Calliopes.Sin
ML of Adelaide, Australia
"I write for the same reason I breathe - because if I didn't, I would die." - Isaac Asimov
74,397 / 50,000
Nov 3, 2009 - 07 50
Half way is almost here already for some of us. Better be careful you're not turtle soup before the end!
----------Mel / Calliopes.Sin
ML of Adelaide, Australia
"I write for the same reason I breathe - because if I didn't, I would die." - Isaac Asimov
12,244 / 50,000
Nov 4, 2009 - 08 10
Oh, Adelaide's number 79 on the word count scoreboard, but where's Tallahassee? OH, there you are, all the way at 154.
( Best of luck =) )
----------2006: The Hateful Game - Failure
2009: Crash - In progress
9,473 / 50,000
Nov 4, 2009 - 15 43
Don't worry, I'll be spending a airport layover writing thousands of words at the Jacksonville airport. That will show them! My meager word count may not look threatening now, but just wait...
~Steve
----------2008 Novel: Suburban Trash (Won with over 50,000 words, but project abandoned)
2009 Novel: $11/hr (My second attempt to create a coherent novel...)
74,397 / 50,000
Nov 4, 2009 - 21 11
What was that? You'll have to speak up! I can't hear you from way out in front of you!
----------Mel / Calliopes.Sin
ML of Adelaide, Australia
"I write for the same reason I breathe - because if I didn't, I would die." - Isaac Asimov
40,200 / 50,000
Nov 5, 2009 - 22 37
*Walks into thread, looks around and is unimpressed*
*Walks back out*
52,036 / 50,000
Nov 6, 2009 - 23 22
I wish nothing but the best for Adelaide and Jacksonville, and I'm content with my word count and my pace thus far. Even if our region doesn't win--I know I will have done my best. That's all I can ask of my region, and as such, I think everyone that wrote something this month a winner, purple bars or not. It's the spirit of the challenge, and friendly competition, right?
(I know, I know, pretty words from somebody on the losing side at the moment, but so what? I'm doing my best, considering everything going on in my life right now, and that's all I ask of anyone participating in NaNoWriMo.)
So, just keep writing-writing-writing, everyone!
-----------Maggie, Tallahassee ML
Smile! ^_^
52,036 / 50,000
Nov 6, 2009 - 23 23
You're clearly a force to be reckoned with, and I'm in awe of your current tally.
-----------Maggie, Tallahassee ML
Smile! ^_^
74,397 / 50,000
Nov 8, 2009 - 19 51
(I know, I know, pretty words from somebody on the losing side at the moment, but so what? I'm doing my best, considering everything going on in my life right now, and that's all I ask of anyone participating in NaNoWriMo.)
So, just keep writing-writing-writing, everyone!
There's still 20 days left. I'm sure you guys could turn it around... possibly (I gotta keep hoping for my side, here!) And we do have hiding from the extreme heat as a motivator! It's amazing what motivates people like: "Write up to X amount and you can go to the beach!" <----- This is working for me!
----------Mel / Calliopes.Sin
ML of Adelaide, Australia
"I write for the same reason I breathe - because if I didn't, I would die." - Isaac Asimov
52,036 / 50,000
Nov 10, 2009 - 12 24
We're about two hours away from the beach. It is slightly less motivating... um, I don't even like the beach?
There's Ida around today, perhaps people will shut in and write? Eh. Maybe.
Week 2 is killing me slowly, so hats off to everyone trying to write something this month. I'm off to try and go push out another few hundred words (I hope!).
-----------Maggie, Tallahassee ML
Smile! ^_^
74,397 / 50,000
Nov 10, 2009 - 20 38
There's Ida around today, perhaps people will shut in and write? Eh. Maybe.
Week 2 is killing me slowly, so hats off to everyone trying to write something this month. I'm off to try and go push out another few hundred words (I hope!).
I'll be three hours from beach after nov. That will be sad. It's the middle of a heatwave here so I hope my wrimos are all shut up inside with their laptop hammering out the words! Wk 2! We can do this!
----------Mel / Calliopes.Sin
ML of Adelaide, Australia
"I write for the same reason I breathe - because if I didn't, I would die." - Isaac Asimov
44,000 / 50,000
Nov 10, 2009 - 20 53
Watch out Tallahassee! We're mad from heat!
----------ΩPR!
2008: 'We, the Disappeared' - Win
2009: 'Chaos and Other Theories" - Promising
52,036 / 50,000
Nov 11, 2009 - 07 43
It's Florida. We're always mad from the heat.
-----------Maggie, Tallahassee ML
Smile! ^_^
27,740 / 50,000
Nov 18, 2009 - 10 44
Even with my grossly inadequate word count, the Jax team is beating you!
----------Formerly Asterisk
2008 -- Put Me Down (Win)
2009 -- The Graveyard Society
46,714 / 50,000
Nov 22, 2009 - 14 25
As a Gator fan, I can't tell you how much joy it brings me to be beating you, Tallahassee! ;-)
THE BATTLE FOR I-10 IS OURS!!!
----------A Drink Between Friends - My 2008/2009 NaNoWriMo Novel
Genre: Chick-Lit
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