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Nov 22, 2009 - 10 38 |
Basically a sprint. But with music. XD So. Turn on your iPod, CD player, 8 track, whatever. Put it on shuffle. The first song that comes up, start writing, and see how much you can get during the duration of the song. Post results and variations here. :) |
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50,013 / 50,000
Nov 22, 2009 - 10 45
233 words in the duration of the 5:02 minute song, Phantom of the Opera.
----------Pieces of candy consumed: Upwards of 30
Coffees had: 6
Sanity left: 40%
51,030 / 50,000
Nov 22, 2009 - 11 02
Ooh, sounds fun! I'm in as soon as I get my iPod! I'll post results here.
----------NaNoWriMo '09-Celestia: The Kingdom in the Stars-WON!
Script Frenzy '10- In Love and War-
"A moment comes when a character does or says something you hadn't thought about. At that moment he's alive and you leave it to him."--Graham Greene
51,569 / 50,000
Nov 22, 2009 - 11 15
Ooh, my kind of challenge ;) First attempt...
Song: Unicron Medley (5:26)
----------Word Count: 215
The Edge of Oblivion: My Blog
42,610 / 50,000
Nov 23, 2009 - 18 44
I like this :)
First song: Shiksa- Say Anything 3:39
Word Count: 157...i feel like i should have done better.
On My Own-4:11
----------Words: 123 my word counts are so pathetic on this thing...
'07/'08=FAIL
'09: Paper Tigers
50,122 / 50,000
Nov 22, 2009 - 12 34
SHINee - ring ding dong
3:53
123 words
I'm a slow writer and i actually end up listening to the song.. :\
50,014 / 50,000
Nov 22, 2009 - 12 06
This is such a good idea!
I wrote 200 words exactly to the song "Love Story" by Taylor Swift (3:56) Now I'm going back to do this again!
----------96,710 / 50,000
Nov 22, 2009 - 12 19
219 to Welcome to the Black Parade. Not very good since the song is over 5 minutes.
72,889 / 50,000
Nov 22, 2009 - 13 01
The shuffle was with me this time. I was worried I'd end up writing to "I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas".
I got 239 words for Maybe Someday (The Cure). Somehow that doesn't seem like enough. The song is 5:08.
112,069 / 50,000
Nov 22, 2009 - 13 28
I got 169 words while listening to "Let It Rock" by Kevin Rudolf, which was about 3 minutes long. Pretty good, I guess? XD; But this is a great idea! It's definitely very handy, so thank yew! :)
----------http://crimsonblaine.wordpress.com/
50,303 / 50,000
Nov 22, 2009 - 13 29
I got 139 on the 4:54 song The Brightest Bulb Has Burnt Out by Less Than Jake.
50,303 / 50,000
Nov 22, 2009 - 13 50
Only 95 words for the 3:51 I Slept With Someone From Fall Out Boy and All I Got Was This Song Written About Me. There's more words in the title. >.>
60,000 / 50,000
Nov 22, 2009 - 14 30
I'm in. -scrounges for iPod-
----------NaNo '07-- Untitled, 25k
NaNo '08-- Fictitious Destiny, 54k
NaNo '09-- Untitled, 60k
60,000 / 50,000
Nov 22, 2009 - 14 37
Water Shows the Hidden Heart by Enya
4:41
242 words
This is fun. It's like a word war, but so much more fun and challenging! = )
----------NaNo '07-- Untitled, 25k
NaNo '08-- Fictitious Destiny, 54k
NaNo '09-- Untitled, 60k
60,000 / 50,000
Nov 22, 2009 - 14 41
Space Paranoids by Squaresoft (KH)
1:42
86 words.
Pitiful. But hey, short song, I s'pose.
----------NaNo '07-- Untitled, 25k
NaNo '08-- Fictitious Destiny, 54k
NaNo '09-- Untitled, 60k
60,000 / 50,000
Nov 22, 2009 - 14 45
Since U Been Gone by Kelly Clarkson
----------3:08
169 words
NaNo '07-- Untitled, 25k
NaNo '08-- Fictitious Destiny, 54k
NaNo '09-- Untitled, 60k
50,413 / 50,000
Nov 22, 2009 - 14 50
168 words while listening to Take a Chance on Me from the Mama Mia soundtrack which is 4:02 minutes long.
not too bad I guess
----------60,000 / 50,000
Nov 22, 2009 - 14 59
Putting them all into a post
----------NaNo '07-- Untitled, 25k
NaNo '08-- Fictitious Destiny, 54k
NaNo '09-- Untitled, 60k
60,000 / 50,000
Nov 22, 2009 - 15 29
Yuna's Ballad by Noriko Matsueda (FFX-2)
3:00
175 words
..To the Music by A*Teens
3:22
213 words
Edward at Her Bed by Carter Burwell
1: 05
76 words
The Crane Wife 1 & 2 by The Decemberists
11:19
631words
My Immortal by Evanescence
4:24
248 words
Kecharitomene by Loreena Mckennitt
----------6:35
308 words
NaNo '07-- Untitled, 25k
NaNo '08-- Fictitious Destiny, 54k
NaNo '09-- Untitled, 60k
50,088 / 50,000
Nov 22, 2009 - 15 10
Wrote 158 words to Loreena McKennitt's 5:55 "La Serenissima."
50,088 / 50,000
Nov 22, 2009 - 16 26
In retrospect, I think Liamliayaum had the right idea putting a bunch of them in one post. So without further ado:
325 words to Jethro Tull's 8:13 "Minstrel in the Gallery"
205 words to Dio's 7:13 "All the Fools Sailed Away"
228 words to Kansas' 6:07 "Icarus"
423 words to Richard Wagner's 9:56 "Der Fliegende Hollander: Overture"
50,370 / 50,000
Nov 22, 2009 - 17 17
A pathetic 1:30 during "Hello Goodbye" (3:27), but it's something.
50,032 / 50,000
Nov 22, 2009 - 17 33
I LOVE this idea.
Let It All Out by Relient K (4:21)
----------172 words. I should have done better, but characters are not cooperating.
"Write what you like, there is no other rule." -O. Henry
"I got caught up in between my pride and my promise, between my lies and how the truth gets in the way." -In Between
50,065 / 50,000
Nov 22, 2009 - 18 12
137
lying is the most fun a girl can have without taking her clothes off- Panic At The Disco (3:20)
I really like this btw....
----------60,211 / 50,000
Nov 22, 2009 - 18 29
Alright, I did a bunch. Some of the runs were much better than others.
"One Headlight" by The Wallflowers (5:12) -- 230
"Hard to Explain" by The Strokes (3:46) -- 146
"Tom's Diner" by R.E.M. (2:04) -- 82
"The Cold Part" by Modest Mouse (5:01) -- 157
"Mr. Brightside" by The Killers (3:53) -- 161
"Sailing Home" by Karen O and the Kids (1:02) -- 76
"You Might Have Noticed" by The Academy Is... (3:21) -- 116
"Dark on Fire" by Turin Brakes (4:44) -- 152
"Poor Little Rich Boy" by Regina Spektor (2:29) -- 129
"Chew Me Up and Spit Me Out" by Cobra Starship (3:57) -- 138
50,029 / 50,000
Nov 22, 2009 - 18 36
88 words in "Day Tripper" by the Beatles in 2:49 D: I fail. I'm so slow XD
57,054 / 50,000
Nov 22, 2009 - 19 07
This is awesome xD I'm gonna do a few rounds, average it out, and see what my writing rate is.... hmm..
Better Than It Was, 2:47 -- 102 words
Horseshoes and Handgrenades, 3:14 -- 118 words
Talking Bird, 3:22 -- 124 words
And approximately...
38 words a minute.
That explains why I'm getting so little done XD Oh yeah, songs are, in order, from Fastball, Green Day, and Death Cab for Cutie.
----------third year and still failing miserably! :D
Encounters with Writer's Block: 4 (up 1)
Word Wars: 2
Main Characters: 4 (up 1)
Secondary Characters: 2 (up 1)
Filler Characters: at least 4
Dead Characters: 0
Dead Filler Chars: 1
Feigned Deaths: 1
50,993 / 50,000
Nov 22, 2009 - 19 09
Aw, dude. You totally suck. I was going to post this days ago, but completely forgot. Thanks for reminding me though.
----------NaNoWriMo '08: One More Time; 54,022 words
NaNoWriMo '09: Banana Pancakes; 50,993 words
NaNoCrack '08: Rice Krispy Treats/Oreos
NaNoCrack '09: Ramen/Shrimp Fried Rice
50,088 / 50,000
Nov 22, 2009 - 19 14
Okay, here's another bunch (pretty sure I did better the first time 'round...):
175 words to Jason Mraz's 3:35 "Mr. Curiosity"
320 words to Frederic Chopin's 8:49 "Scherzo #1 in B Minor"
156 words to The Decemberists' 3:31 "Summer Song"
160 words to Tarja Turunen's 3:54 "Minor Heaven"
186 words to Hammerfall's 5:05 "Remember Yesterday"
278 words to Meat Loaf's 7:07 "Couldn't Have Said It Better"
50,296 / 50,000
Nov 22, 2009 - 19 30
This is a great idea! :D
121 words for Journey to the Cemetery from the Phantom of the Opera soundtrack, 3:29.
159 words for Belle, from the Beauty and the Beast soundtrack, 5:06.
114 words for Houkiboshi by Younha, 3:14.
77 words for It's Tough to be a God from the Road the El Dorado soundtrack, 2:35.
I wish I typed faster.
----------Eldest, fairest and fallen, greetings and defiance!
NaNo 09 - A Waking Dream (Won!)
51,116 / 50,000
Nov 22, 2009 - 19 51
That's an awesome idea!
Easier to Run by Linkin Park (3:24) -- a pathetic 84 words :(
Walls by All Time Low (3:11) -- 89 (wow I'm a really slow typer)
From Yesterday by 30 Seconds to Mars (4:08) -- 154! A record! Of course it helps that the song is longer.
The Static Age by Green Day (4:11) -- 152
I think I'm going to keep doing this all day. It's an awesome word count booster :D
----------Explosions: 3
Gunfights: 4
Deaths: 6
Villains: 6&1/2
Tables stolen: 0
People with secret identities: 9
Guns pointed in MC's face: 6
Ninjas: 0