I've lost count now of how many years we've been doing this (I think since 2006), but once more, there will be a word war between the four Irish provinces plus Dublin.
The idea of the All-Ireland Word War is to boost our word counts with some healthy competition and friendly banter - and seeing as 66% of the people who started the war last year made it to their 50k (and beyond, in many cases), it's an idea that definitely works!
(For reference, the world percentage of winners is around 18%.)
Last year's winners were Connacht (highest average word count of word war 'finishers') and Munster (highest average word count of all participants, and highest percentage of 50k winners).
How to take part:
1. Comment in this thread, stating who you'll be writing for: Connacht (or Connaught - there's always a spelling argument), Leinster, Munster, Ulster or Dublin. It doesn't matter what NaNoWriMo region you're in - you just need some link to the province (born there, grew up there, or live there).
The deadline for sign-ups this year is midnight on Friday November 20th.
2. Update your word count at least every 3 days during November, by the usual means of updating it in your profile or in the nifty little box at the top-right of this website.
3. The winning groups are the one with the highest average word count by midnight on November 30th, and the one with the highest percentage of people reaching 50K or more. And if last year's anything to go by, I'll probably churn out a whole load of other statistics too. :)
Rules (some changes for this year):
- I'll be taking a snapshot of the word counts, and posting a leader board (in a different thread), every third day up until the 24th. After that, I'll do it daily. (Doing it every 2 days as I used to was getting a bit too time-consuming.)
The leader board gives the average word count for each group - in other words, total word count divided by number of members.
- Once you're signed up, you cannot drop out voluntarily - unless there are incredibly mitigating circumstances such as a broken wrist. NaNoMail me if necessary. Although I suppose that could be tricky with a broken wrist.
- Anyone who hasn't updated their word count for two consecutive snapshots (so at least once every 6 days to start with) will be dropped unless they have NaNoMailed me to let me know they won't be able to update.
For example, if you have a word count for the 3rd, you need to update by the 9th to avoid being dropped on that day's snapshot.
No-one will be dropped after the 24th.
- If you have been dropped out, and wish to be reinstated, NaNoMail me.
[Note: this is a single thread which is visible in all the Ireland forums.]
[Later note: edited to explain what I actually post on the leader board.]
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- Northern Ireland Municipal Liaison | WriMo Ireland | NI NoWriMo Facebook & Twitter
- Moderator for the Polling Booth
52,222 / 50,000
Oct 12, 2009 - 11 12
I'll sign up for Munster!
You have to promise me that you won't kick me out for not updating in the first week though. :)
----------2008 - Ally In Underland - 72K
2007 - Touch - 61K
"I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by."
Douglas Adams
52,254 / 50,000
Oct 12, 2009 - 11 16
I think that counts as letting me know you won't be able to update, Frostie.
Suppose I'd better throw my own name in the ring - Ulster for me, of course.
----------- Northern Ireland Municipal Liaison | WriMo Ireland | NI NoWriMo Facebook & Twitter
- Moderator for the Polling Booth
113,014 / 50,000
Oct 12, 2009 - 11 51
I suppose I better lead by example and opt in. ;-)
Dublin Wrimos should be aware that I am likely to 'persuade' them to keep their word count up . . . you have been warned!
28,000 / 50,000
Oct 12, 2009 - 12 53
Um...first year trying NaNo so I'm a little aprehensive about doing this...sure I'll try. Sign me up for Munster please.
----------'And lo, though I travel through the valley of archetypes, I shall fear no evil, for I know that the author can't kill me off for at least another 30,000 words, no matter how stupid or trite I become, or he ruins the book.'
Chuq Von Rospach
10,801 / 50,000
Oct 12, 2009 - 13 09
I'll sign up for Ulster. :3
----------50,193 / 50,000
Oct 12, 2009 - 13 23
I'm in for Connaught!
----------55,858 / 50,000
Oct 12, 2009 - 13 43
Born, bred Dublin, but MLing for NorthEast (current home) so I'd better go with Leinster. Please, please, somebody else in Leinster join me...
Grace
----------ps. Farfalla ignore my email about "how does this work" - I get it now!
"The Writing Contest Expert's Guide to Fiction Contests" &
"Positive Thoughts for Writers" www.lulu.com/gracetierney & www.gracetierney.com
50,097 / 50,000
Oct 12, 2009 - 13 50
Connacht!
33,452 / 50,000
Oct 12, 2009 - 13 56
Connacht for me!
----------2006: The Life of Lhasa-- 35,403
2007: A History of the Seven Peoples of Norastinia-- 50,282
2008: Thesis: 1, NaNoWriMo: nil
2009: ??
50,666 / 50,000
Oct 12, 2009 - 17 23
Baile Atha Cliath, has to be for Dublin all the way again.
Looking forward to a great challenge and lots of fun again
----------2008. Blade, on Ice. A discussion on Love & Short stories. 150K
2007. Mighy Micks. 53K
50,246 / 50,000
Oct 12, 2009 - 19 04
Connaught for the WIN. *evil grin*
44,742 / 50,000
Oct 12, 2009 - 23 17
All,
do you already know what you will be writing about?
I have a slight idea of the genre, but have no plot at all!
52,222 / 50,000
Oct 13, 2009 - 03 27
do you already know what you will be writing about?
I have a slight idea of the genre, but have no plot at all!
I have no idea what I'll be doing yet. It's still too early to decide I think. I have three ideas that I might draw from, but I'm a bit worried that they've been knocking around for so long it'll be too difficult to NaNo them - I wouldn't feel able to just throw in a ninja attack when I needed word count. So I might do what I did last year and just wing it. It works out ok if you even have half an idea to start off with.
----------2008 - Ally In Underland - 72K
2007 - Touch - 61K
"I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by."
Douglas Adams
52,254 / 50,000
Oct 13, 2009 - 03 34
Hey guys,
----------I'm going to chase you off this thread to discuss this elsewhere, as I'd like to keep this for Word War sign-ups only please.
Thanks.
- Northern Ireland Municipal Liaison | WriMo Ireland | NI NoWriMo Facebook & Twitter
- Moderator for the Polling Booth
128,963 / 50,000
Oct 13, 2009 - 03 43
Leinster
50,095 / 50,000
Oct 13, 2009 - 03 49
Dublin for me! ^_^
44,742 / 50,000
Oct 13, 2009 - 04 06
I'm going to chase you off this thread to discuss this elsewhere, as I'd like to keep this for Word War sign-ups only please.
Thanks.
My apologies! I got confused with different 3ds!
I am going to post it where I thought I had post it from the very beginning!
50,006 / 50,000
Oct 13, 2009 - 04 42
Count me in for Dublin! But I'll be traveling Nov, 20th-Nov. 29th and I'm not sure if I'll be able to update my word count during that time (God grant me the strength to get to 50k BEFORE that week or I'm going to have A LOT to do on the 30th)!
Thanks!
94,488 / 50,000
Oct 13, 2009 - 06 21
Dublin for me please, will need something to make me knuckle down this year.
Caveat: I'm not giving myself brain-strain or RSI trying to compete with the 100k+ crowd.
I'll write til the story is done and then stop, 'cause that's how I roll ; )
0 / 50,000
Oct 13, 2009 - 07 35
Dublin it is so.
----------"The true traveller is without a goal. It is the absence of goals which create the ultimate traveller." - Soul Mountain, Xiao Gingjian
50,135 / 50,000
Oct 13, 2009 - 08 05
Count me in for Ulster, of course! :)
6,587 / 50,000
Oct 13, 2009 - 11 52
I'm in for Ulster!
13,820 / 50,000
Oct 13, 2009 - 11 55
Connacht
51,617 / 50,000
Oct 13, 2009 - 13 26
Put me down for Ulster.
----------I'll be away for a few days in the middle of the month.
52,008 / 50,000
Oct 14, 2009 - 00 30
Sign me up for Dublin!
----------22,884 / 50,000
Oct 14, 2009 - 00 36
Connaught for me :)
----------2006- Around The Bend (51k)
2007- Miserable Failure (18k)
2008- Truthfinder (51k)
2009- Children of Prophecy: Book One
44,742 / 50,000
Oct 14, 2009 - 01 42
Have I said where I am going to be?
:/ Humph, I can't read it here...
Ok then, sign me up for Dublin, even though Dub NaNoWriTers already knew it :D
2,558 / 50,000
Oct 14, 2009 - 03 27
Connacht!
10,739 / 50,000
Oct 14, 2009 - 07 00
Sign me up for Ulster.
I have coursework deadlines the first week though so might not be able to update then.
31,212 / 50,000
Oct 14, 2009 - 12 09
Dublin all the way!
Thank God I'll be getting a lot of trains in November, I work best on them for some reason...
----------Cups of tea ingested: 37
Boxes of sushi eaten: 4
Bags of tuc crackers eaten: 1/4
Pasta salad eaten: too much
Fun had: a lot :D