Not so much word wars as little word battles. ;) Don't have a lot of time? These are for you. A good, concentrated burst of writing can do wonders.
I'm going for my first one at :15.
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Black Friday 10k Challenge
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Not so much word wars as little word battles. ;) Don't have a lot of time? These are for you. A good, concentrated burst of writing can do wonders. I'm going for my first one at :15. |
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60,000 / 50,000
Nov 6, 2009 - 16 21
283. Not too shabby. Going again at :25. See if I can break 300 this time.
----------Black Friday 10k Challenge
60,000 / 50,000
Nov 6, 2009 - 16 31
267. Apparently not.
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48,000 / 50,000
Nov 6, 2009 - 17 57
Ooh, 5-minute word words. I always liked the ten minute ones, but, you know - the shorter the better. Starting at :50 if anyone will join me?
Edit: 235. Is anyone around for another one at :00?
Re-edit: word wars. Not word words. Lol.
9,154 / 50,000
Nov 6, 2009 - 17 57
Going at :00, if anyone cares to join. :D
----------"However, she did not take her task as graciously as Tall hoped she would, and now he ended up chasing the screaming figure with a knife and attempting to plead with her the honorable side of martyrdom-for-food."
-nanowrimo '09
9,154 / 50,000
Nov 6, 2009 - 18 06
Got 206 words, which boils down to about 4k an hour. Nice.
----------"However, she did not take her task as graciously as Tall hoped she would, and now he ended up chasing the screaming figure with a knife and attempting to plead with her the honorable side of martyrdom-for-food."
-nanowrimo '09
48,000 / 50,000
Nov 6, 2009 - 18 10
244. Better. Calculated wrong.
Who's around for :10?
48,000 / 50,000
Nov 6, 2009 - 18 17
199. I seem to have gone down hill. I may have to stop now to have lunch, anyway.
36,531 / 50,000
Nov 6, 2009 - 19 12
startng one at :15, anyone?
----------'07/'08=FAIL
'09: Paper Tigers
36,531 / 50,000
Nov 6, 2009 - 19 21
338, actually better then i expected.
----------'07/'08=FAIL
'09: Paper Tigers
17,401 / 50,000
Nov 6, 2009 - 19 27
Starting at :30
:D
17,401 / 50,000
Nov 6, 2009 - 19 36
251, not too bad but I could have done better.
I'll do another soon.
15,367 / 50,000
Nov 6, 2009 - 19 57
I'm going at the :00.
Let's see how much my fingers bleed at the end of this, shall we?
----------NaNo 09: M A G I C: Tamer -- So far behind... Argh!
15,367 / 50,000
Nov 6, 2009 - 20 16
183. Not happy.
Hm... I'll go again at the :10 and try to redeem myself.
EDIT: 210. Slightly better.
----------NaNo 09: M A G I C: Tamer -- So far behind... Argh!
38,010 / 50,000
Nov 6, 2009 - 20 18
a sluggish 92
:)
----------The first draft of anything is shit.
~ Ernest Hemingway
Don't tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass. ~Anton Chekhov
61,702 / 50,000
Nov 6, 2009 - 20 36
I'm going at the :30. :)
Edit: 241 words. It'll do.
----------38,010 / 50,000
Nov 6, 2009 - 20 36
102
Still sucks, but a slight improvement.
----------The first draft of anything is shit.
~ Ernest Hemingway
Don't tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass. ~Anton Chekhov
48,000 / 50,000
Nov 6, 2009 - 21 10
Anyone around going for :15 with me?
12,200 / 50,000
Nov 7, 2009 - 09 41
Going at :45
----------# of Hot chocolates: 7
# of Mysterious deaths: 1
# of Characters: 10
12,200 / 50,000
Nov 7, 2009 - 09 48
328! :b
----------# of Hot chocolates: 7
# of Mysterious deaths: 1
# of Characters: 10
17,401 / 50,000
Nov 7, 2009 - 10 12
Going at ;15
:D
17,401 / 50,000
Nov 7, 2009 - 10 20
:15-:20 got me 222 words.
17,401 / 50,000
Nov 7, 2009 - 10 33
Doing another at :35
feel free to join in.
17,401 / 50,000
Nov 7, 2009 - 10 41
:35-:40 got me 253 words.
Weak. >.<
19,303 / 50,000
Nov 7, 2009 - 11 03
Anyone up for going at :05?
19,303 / 50,000
Nov 7, 2009 - 11 10
:05 = 277 words. Not bad.
17,718 / 50,000
Nov 7, 2009 - 14 56
Shooting for 300, starting at :50, taking :05.
----------Edit: Ah, got 215 in 5. Not too awful.
__________
"Why can't we write like normal people?!"
A quote from the film 'Primer'... hauntingly appropriate every November.
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17,401 / 50,000
Nov 7, 2009 - 15 52
Trying at :55
17,401 / 50,000
Nov 7, 2009 - 16 00
I got 221
Trying again at :05
29,500 / 50,000
Nov 7, 2009 - 16 04
I will try my first ever word sprint at :05 if anyone would care to join.
----------N00bie
2009: The Wanderers of Sahrin
17,401 / 50,000
Nov 7, 2009 - 16 10
241 this time. :D