Who's up for one? I got the day off school so I'm think a midnight to midnight word war for the ultimate nano wrimos! Ill be expecting some big numbers so of course I'll be offering up some prizes : ) mah mums a graphic artist, and so I have some talent myself with photo shop and photo editing
so if we get a good turn out here are the prizes:
1st: cover art and a signature graphic
2nd: cover art
3d: signature art
but that aside, lets just have some fun and write?
oh and of course the winner will get the prize of fastest writer this side of the nano forums!
so whose in?
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4,873 / 50,000
Nov 3, 2009 - 19 55
I'm totally in! I have Aladdin rehearsal from 10am to 6pm but other than that I'm free :D Definitely in!
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My favorite number in the alphabet is yellow :)
12,761 / 50,000
Nov 3, 2009 - 20 55
yay one person <3
i got a goal for friday, 20k. I have the whole day off so I have no excuse to get less than 10k that day
edit: oh and we can either do this during the same span of 24 hours (ie like midnight for me is pacific but if your time zone is an hour later than mine you start at 1pm instead and end at 1pm)
or we could do this everyone starts at midnight there time. anyone who wants to participate have a preference?
15,239 / 50,000
Nov 3, 2009 - 20 55
I'll match your 20k goal, then. I only have one class (10am), and my only other obligation is to drive my boyfriend to work (6pm). 20k should be more than do-able, if I can bring myself to write moderate levels of drivel (I'm on a good streak with quality right now, and it'll hurt to give that up). Are you working on one story, or multiple?
----------http://www.nanowrimo.org/NanowrimoUtils/MyMonth/95590-goal=200000-pc-day...
Ideal Goal: 200k
Minimum Goal: finish Only Child
12,761 / 50,000
Nov 3, 2009 - 21 30
oh yay some one else competing : ) and you will be a formidable challenger then xD
and im working on one : ) if i find mid november i cant squeeze more than 50k out of this one then damn it all i'll start a second but i want to get 100k on this one, and i think i can.
EDIT making this post my competitors post:
Competing in the showdown of the best wrimos west of the forums
IncandescentGlowing
thepillsburydoughgirl
cheshare
we will be doing this where you start at 12:00am your time on the 7'th, and end at 12:00am the 8'th your time. Then please post how many words you got over the span of 24 hours for that day in this thread, preferably within two hours of your finish.
i want to have a challenging competition here, so Im trying to get a good prize up on the stakes xD and if we get more people in this contest then I'll add some more to the prize's : )
and yes im competing as well, but if i get any of the places the the person who is behind me will get the prize i "won"
7,774 / 50,000
Nov 3, 2009 - 21 41
I'm totally in! I need some serious motivation to keep at it, so this is perfect. :) I'm not sure I'm brave enough for the 20k goal, but I'll try for it (my personal required-minimum will be 15k).
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Nov 3, 2009 - 21 56
yay another competitor xD and you can do it! we shall encourage you! >:3 or well taunt.
EITHER WAY motivation abound!
come on people join the fight, more people the better the prizes get, if we can get at least 10 people I'll make the first prize i'll include a back page art, and will up the other prizes in turn
54,884 / 50,000
Nov 3, 2009 - 21 58
Count me in, as well. I don't have any special goal for that day (by my goal of 90k words, I would be at 21k assuming I don't fall behind), but it sure would be nice to have a buffer for days like today, when I'm just now getting to my writing a few hours before bed.
12,761 / 50,000
Nov 3, 2009 - 22 46
well the more the merrier : ) welcome to the challenge!
19,913 / 50,000
Nov 3, 2009 - 22 51
count me in! I have a class for an hour and "work". But I'm an RA on campus so "work" for me consists of sitting our office with one other person from 7 to 2am with only a couple times where we HAVE to be doing something. So I should have plenty of time to write :)
----------56,004 / 50,000
Nov 3, 2009 - 23 07
Well frick. I want to join so stinkin` badly, but I don`t have off of school until Monday. Seriously considering skipping school that day and by Lord if I can`t skip school I`ll start at midnight anyway, go at it on my computer and when I have to go to school I`ll text the words out if I have to. There`s no way I can miss the first 24 hour challenge!!!
COUNT ME IN.
My health insurance will cover it, I`m sure. xD
----------2008: Cheating The System - 60,600 Words
2009: For Educational Use Only - 0/50,000 Words
50,048 / 50,000
Nov 4, 2009 - 05 32
Sounds like a great idea to me. I'm in!
780,035 / 50,000
Nov 4, 2009 - 05 42
I'm down.
----------2005: 50.7K
2006: 100.2K
2007: 326.5K
2008: 686.4K
31,175 / 50,000
Nov 4, 2009 - 08 20
I'm in!
I knew there would be an awesome reward for me not having work this Friday. The 20k in one day goal is a little daunting, but I'm gonna try and rock it best I can! I'm Mountain Standard Time in the US, if that helps the competition makers out at all :)
Good luck to everyone this Friday!
----------Jessie!
http://www.jessietravels.blogspot.com
12,761 / 50,000
Nov 4, 2009 - 08 30
woot woot! Yay sounds like we got quiet the crowd now >:3 and if you have an obligation that day then all the more reason to work harder to beat those of us who dont!
Competing in the showdown of the best wrimos west of the forums
IncandescentGlowing
thepillsburydoughgirl
cheshare
the_enchanted_rose
opaj
BaileyM
steelblue71
Jaikeni
CrimsonBlood
jmosnik
Hey that means we got ten competitors! So the prizes have now been uped:
1st: A background graphic, a cover art, and a signature graphic
2nd: Cover art +background
3d: Cover art
This will be a lot of fun : ) Post here right before you start with your current word count at the time, then when your done post here again with your new word count and your score.
I'm really excited now!
12,761 / 50,000
Nov 4, 2009 - 08 34
FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF
I just realized I've been saying the 7'th this whole time.
SORRY FOLKS I MEANT THE 6'TH I HAVE NO CLUE WHAT I WAS THINKING
shoot me if you want
31,175 / 50,000
Nov 4, 2009 - 08 52
Hahahaha. Well, no one else noticed the date was wrong either. I think we all got the Friday part. "Do what I think, not what I say." :)
Friday the 6th then... it's on!
----------Jessie!
http://www.jessietravels.blogspot.com
12,761 / 50,000
Nov 4, 2009 - 08 57
xD well hopefully, i was thinking the day i have off of school would help that its friday
but either way >:3 yes the 6'th it is SO on
4,598 / 50,000
Nov 4, 2009 - 22 14
I'm in, but I may take more than 2 hours after midnight to update (I'm handwriting it because I don't have my own computer which means I'll wake the house up if I'm up at midnight and on the computer)
I'll try and get it in as close to midnight as possible, though!
65,826 / 50,000
Nov 5, 2009 - 00 02
I'm in. I have work until 5am and class at 7, puppy class at 4, hmm that leaves me with more than 14 hours to write.
----------"Yes, I live in my own little world, but I get lost sometimes because there's no such thing as maps; and people don't like me very much so I get bad directions!"
15,970 / 50,000
Nov 5, 2009 - 01 06
I'm in. I don't know how far I'll get since son needs the computer for cyber-schooling during school hours (and hence, my writing area) but as long as hubby is home (midnight to 7am and then 5pm to midnight) I'm game to write my buns off. I might do some longhand during the day - but I doubt I'll get that part of it transcribed in addition to just building my word count.
What I love MOST about NaNo, is that it's the only time of the year my husband is cool with me staying up for days on end doing "that stupid writing stuff". LOL.
----------NaNo '07: The Clan ... Won @72K
NaNo '08: This Other Woman's Life ... Won! @ 52K
NaNo '09: Unforeseen Consequence
I am Absolutely Addicted to Trance!!
93,353 / 50,000
Nov 5, 2009 - 01 10
20k, eh? Well, well, I think I might try for it. My personal best in a single day is 13.5k but hey, what's November good for without insanity? :)
I'm at 15,251now, so... that would be 35,251 by midnight?
Oh my, that... that looks... frightening. *steels self and repeats her mantra*
I can do this. I can do this.
*whimpers quietly*4,598 / 50,000
Nov 5, 2009 - 06 01
Almost midnight here in Australia!
I'm starting at *sigh* ...475 words.
Hopefully I'll have many, many more this time tomorrow!
22,521 / 50,000
Nov 5, 2009 - 07 08
Oh God, I really shouldn't, but I love the idea of writing for a whole day.
Erm, I don't have a particular word goal in mind, but I guess I'll aim for anything over 15,000.
So the challenge starts at midnight on the 6th, until the 7th?
Oh yeah, current word count is 12,019, so anything over 27,000 is what I'm aiming for, hopefully more though.
... Better stock up on energy drinks XD
12,135 / 50,000
Nov 5, 2009 - 07 27
Ah, I'm in: I could use the nudge.
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NaNoWriMo '08 - Into the Valley of Death 27,000
NaNoWriMo '09 - Who knows?
33,061 / 50,000
Nov 5, 2009 - 12 40
I'm in. November crept up behind my back & a frenzifully verbiose Friday fits right into my anti-panic-measures.
98,553 / 50,000
Nov 5, 2009 - 14 08
I'm in!
----------We should have like an AIM group chat to do it, I think that would be the easiest.
It's been really hard for me to be on the boards a lot, since the site's been in and out a lot.
Twitter: uhlisssuh--LiveJournal: agoodinsane
Nano 2009-Games, A Secrets Novel...20,000/50,000
Nano 2008-Secrets...WON!
Nano 2007-The Elite...WON!
Nano 2006-Paper Hearts...WON!
Nano 2005-Coloring Outside The Lines...WON!
40,000 / 50,000
Nov 5, 2009 - 14 22
I'm in. I like the goal of 20k. I also like the chat room idea. :D
22,521 / 50,000
Nov 5, 2009 - 15 12
We should have like an AIM group chat to do it, I think that would be the easiest.
It's been really hard for me to be on the boards a lot, since the site's been in and out a lot.
Isn't it a little late for that though? It sounds like a great idea, but it's not only 50 minutes until I, and whoever's in my time-zone, start.
If this happens again it'd be a really cool idea to go with though.
Good luck to everyone!
12,761 / 50,000
Nov 5, 2009 - 17 10
nice guys : ) to those that have started good luck! and for those about to start start your engines!
i got another 7 hours to prepare myself, but this is going to be a fun 24 hours <3 im no tplanning to sleep. friday is a writing day for me : o
and the group chat idea is interesting, im thinking of doing another one next weekend (like a saturday, im trying to aim for days when theres not many obligations) perhaps we can try that then?
and remeber guys to check back in when your done : ) or else I cant give you the prize if you win xD
715 / 50,000
Nov 5, 2009 - 19 45
Can I still join in the shenanigans? I have almost no time to write tomorrow, but I want to try anyway.