It seems it's a bit late to be posting this, since a few of you have already passed 10K words, but it might be helpful and encouraging for the rest of us stragglers.
Let us know when you hit 10,000 words.
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| elizabethm | 10K shout out |
    31,606 / 50,000 Municipal Liaison Joined: Oct 1, 2006
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It seems it's a bit late to be posting this, since a few of you have already passed 10K words, but it might be helpful and encouraging for the rest of us stragglers. Let us know when you hit 10,000 words. |
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82,820 / 50,000
Nov 3, 2009 - 22 12
woo hoo! @ 12530 tonight. ready to start introducing new characters... need suggestions for a wide variety of cast members... so far I've been told to introduce a plumber, a super model, and an old person with a penchant for nude sunbathing (agh!).
39,011 / 50,000
Nov 3, 2009 - 22 15
I hit 10K this morning and am now up to 11695!!!
----------"When people ask me why I write about other worlds when I'm living in the real world right now, I ask them one simple question.
Who is to say that the world we live in right now is the real one?"
39,011 / 50,000
Nov 3, 2009 - 22 18
Hey RockStarLizzy how about introducing a ex-KGB superspy who has an unusual hobby (can't take sock puppets, that's mine.=)) How about collecting random women's hair scrunchies and he uses his ex-KGB superspy skill to take them off of women at random intervals but always fails.)
----------"When people ask me why I write about other worlds when I'm living in the real world right now, I ask them one simple question.
Who is to say that the world we live in right now is the real one?"
46,111 / 50,000
Nov 4, 2009 - 07 09
Rolled over 10K Nov. 2. Gotta have me some Dr. Wicked!
Current count: 14088.
----------Writing Fiction for Women & Other Human Beings
http://stonoff.com
82,820 / 50,000
Nov 4, 2009 - 15 33
Haha, sounds awesome!
43,884 / 50,000
Nov 4, 2009 - 19 53
I just hit 10K a few minutes ago! It's very exciting, especially for my first time... I really had no idea how this would go. I'm glad I decided to write the whole thing by hand, since I can't use my beloved delete key! I doubt I would have made it this far.
As for character ideas... I'm realizing most of my mine are rough renditions of Disney characters. I think my main villain is actually Gaston incarnated onto another planet. So, to make me feel better, you could pick some great Disney villain (like Maleficent) and weave them in as part of your universe. *shrug*
46,111 / 50,000
Nov 5, 2009 - 22 09
As for character ideas... I'm realizing most of my mine are rough renditions of Disney characters. I think my main villain is actually Gaston incarnated onto another planet. So, to make me feel better, you could pick some great Disney villain (like Maleficent) and weave them in as part of your universe. *shrug*
Wow, good for you! Congratulations!
Don't worry about your characters or your plot or anything. This month is for proving to yourself that you are capable of writing a full-length novel. You can make it a pretty one later.
----------Writing Fiction for Women & Other Human Beings
http://stonoff.com
36,672 / 50,000
Nov 5, 2009 - 23 16
Woohoo! I just hit 10,010 and now I can finally go to sleep. :D
I'm so super loving this.
31,606 / 50,000
Nov 6, 2009 - 23 56
I did it!!! Hooray!!!
----------31,606 / 50,000
Nov 6, 2009 - 23 58
And, I might add, it's pure rubbish. But that's good, right?
----------22,555 / 50,000
Nov 7, 2009 - 00 08
At 11:59 I quickly typed in my word count of 10,044 and hit 'update' and SUCCESS! I HAVE REACHED 10,000!!! I certainly didn't make it early, and I barely made it on schedule, but dang it I made it. Now if you'll excuse me, I have to go beg forgiveness of my fingers.
----------cups of tea: 16 cocoa: 3 coffee: 3
bottles of water: 15
episodes of frustration: 8
epiphanies: 4
38,090 / 50,000
Nov 7, 2009 - 12 05
Finally reached 10,000 this morning after being up till 2:30 last night struggling with parallel universes.
Speaking of which, Katrina...? your meter says you have 190,000 words. You'd have to be in a parallel universe. Are you there? I put up an excerpt on the site this am too.
36,672 / 50,000
Nov 7, 2009 - 12 16
Go guys go! :D Great job to everybody. :D
29,660 / 50,000
Nov 7, 2009 - 20 51
@ 10219! Whoot! xD =D
----------The pages are still blank, but there is a miraculous feeling of the words being there, written in invisible ink and clamoring to become visible.
~Vladimir Nabak
18,627 / 50,000
Nov 7, 2009 - 21 44
Just for the record, I have not yet reached 10K... so this is not a shout, its more like a whisper...
I could be writing words in my novel instead of here... But I am not... Can anyone explain why?
:P
40,670 / 50,000
Nov 7, 2009 - 22 04
Speaking of which, Katrina...? your meter says you have 190,000 words. You'd have to be in a parallel universe. Are you there? I put up an excerpt on the site this am too.
Wow, Katrina must have hit warp 10!
40,670 / 50,000
Nov 7, 2009 - 22 05
Oh, and I hit 10,000 and beyond tonight!
34,190 / 50,000
Nov 8, 2009 - 00 13
Hey, I made it!
18,627 / 50,000
Nov 9, 2009 - 23 10
*tiptoes into the room... whispers...*
"I just passed 10K"
*tiptoes out... hoping no one notices how far behind he is..."
33,821 / 50,000
Nov 10, 2009 - 00 04
I finally made a breakthrough in my novel and crossed 10k!
I've only been managing 1k a day, but today I have managed 1600.
Been a crazy weekend. Went to Seattle on Friday and stayed until Monday morning. Went to a coffee shop with my friend on Sunday and got hot chocolate and got in a couple hours of writing, then on Monday, on the way home (friend drove me on her way to work), I wrote for about an hour of the 2-hour car ride. Kinda fun writing in different locations and such :D
Now, to get to 15k and start to catch up!
28,359 / 50,000
Nov 11, 2009 - 07 56
I just hit 10K. Now with a never ending supply of coffeejavaespressomocha, I tary onward in an awkward walk.
----------The future is unknown, but the past contains many secrets...secrets that can help us, and secrets that can be deadly.
46,111 / 50,000
Nov 11, 2009 - 12 47
"I just passed 10K"
*tiptoes out... hoping no one notices how far behind he is..."
Look at YOU!! You're on a major roll!!
----------Writing Fiction for Women & Other Human Beings
http://stonoff.com
14,107 / 50,000
Nov 11, 2009 - 23 48
I finally did it! Should be up to almost 20K right now, but since I didn't write for so many days I'm way behind. I guess I'll quit using all those contractions...
46,111 / 50,000
Nov 12, 2009 - 17 40
Catching up is totally possible, Reggie. You can do it!
I recommend Word Wars (in the Forums) and Dr. Wicked's Write or Die.
----------Writing Fiction for Women & Other Human Beings
http://stonoff.com
31,606 / 50,000
Nov 12, 2009 - 18 30
I almost forgot about Dr. Wicked! He's wonderful! I put a link to him on our regional info page.
----------38,090 / 50,000
Nov 12, 2009 - 21 03
I find that going out helps me too. It gives me impetous to change the scene in my novel and my little crazy idea antenae start moving about. We'll be at Matrix tomorrow night for anyone who wants to join us.
46,111 / 50,000
Nov 12, 2009 - 21 51
What time, Holly?
----------Writing Fiction for Women & Other Human Beings
http://stonoff.com
25,987 / 50,000
Nov 14, 2009 - 11 55
10K done, I was limping a bit there, but I'm on a role today...15K here I come! yahoooo!
----------Jo's Lines aka Joanna S.