USA :: Missouri :: Kansas City

Thank Goodness It's Over Party! Dec. 6 RSVP

poetT — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:25:49 +0000

YOU ARE INVITED
to our TGIO event; celebrate with a great big sigh of relief in December!
Absolutely EVERYBODY can come. It doesn't matter whether you wrote 150,000 or 5 words. We want Kyou there as we all say, "We're glad it's over!"

PLACE & DATE
Sunday, Dec. 6, 6:30 pm -10:00 pm
The Writers Place, 3607 Pennsylvania, Kansas City, MO
The Writers Place
Parking on the street but watch the no-parking signs on the sides next to the building, and the fire hydrant. There is a small handicapped-accessible parking area in back. For this event, we can also use the Uptown's parking lot at 3600 Broadway.

POTLUCK MEAL
Bring your favorite
-substantial appetizer
-casserole or other dish
and if you want a
-dessert
-beverage
We'll all share! Coffee and tea, plates, cups, & silverware will be provided.
RSVP–POST HERE, and tell WHAT FOOD you’ll bring!

INTERACTION
-Celebrate and commiserate–socialize without having to write.
-Share an excerpt from your novel if you want (a couple pages). We'll set up a Readers Corner for people to graze through
-Sign up for the year-round e-mail list to keep informed of twice-monthly write-ins during the year
-Play–your humble ML poetT owns at least 35 word-based board & card games and will be starved for play time
Though November draws to a close, the KanMoWriCollective community doesn't end.
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poetT / Teri
ML in the black hat

USA :: Missouri :: Kansas City

*****November Write-ins for KanMoWriCo

poetT — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 01:08:22 +0000

A write-in gets your writing out–out into the company of other writers. Even if you’re usually the solitary type, you’d be surprised at how motivating it is to work side by side, pounding out those words together, knowing that you’re not alone on the road to 50k. Here’s the lineup:

Sundays, Nov. 1, 8, 22, 29: 6 pm - 10 pm
The Writers Place, 3607 Pennsylvania, Kansas City, MO
The Writers Place
It's a glorious castle/house building with rooms (yes, plural) to sprawl. Parking on the street but watch the no-parking signs on the sides next to the building, and the fire hydrant. There is a small handcapped-accessible parking area in back. We'll have coffee and tea and a few goodies there, or BYO. not Nov. 15

Wednesdays, Nov. 4, 18: 6 pm - 9 pm [not Nov. 11 or Nov. 25 for holiday closings]
Central Resource Library, 9875 West 87th St., Overland Park, KS
Central Resource Library
Take, oh, 20 paces in through the front door, then turn right or west. The Nancy Pickard Room is behind the purple wall with glassed-in artifact display case. (Alternatively, go to the information desk. Otherwise, you could wander for a long time without finding us.) The library has lots of parking (it's a suburb) and outlets. Beverages with lids are allowed; the library provides water, juice boxes, and snacks/treats.

CHANGE IN LOCATION
Wednesday, Nov. 11: 6 pm - 10 pm
Black Dog Coffeehouse, 12815 W 87th Street Pkwy, Lenexa, KS
Black Dog Coffeehouse

CHANGE IN LOCATION
Sunday, Nov. 15: 6 pm - 10 pm
Wednesday, Nov. 25: 6 pm - 10 pm
Westport Coffeehouse, 4010 Pennsylvania, Kansas City, MO
Westport Coffeehouse
Park in lot or on street. It's just 4 blocks south of the Writers Place. They have sandwiches and baked goods, so please don't bring major food; support the business' tolerance of our camping out there by buying there.

All write-in details are posted on our KanMoWriCo Events Calendar

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poetT / Teri
ML in the black hat

USA :: Missouri :: Kansas City

KanMoWriCo Graph--Opt In!

poetT — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:06:40 +0000

Want to compare yourself to others in our region?

Please reply to this post if you want to be included in the following graph.
How about if, in your reply, you list one difficulty you're putting in the way of your main character.

If you click on the graph here, you can see more details about others who have opted in. Click on the graph on that page to see the graph better.

Graph

It takes a while to get added. Be patient!

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poetT / Teri
ML in the black hat

USA :: Missouri :: Kansas City

*****Introduce Yourself Here! at KanMoWriCo

poetT — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 07:06:14 +0000

Welcome to the Kansas-Missouri Writing Collective!

Come on in, novelists and novelists-to-be! Slap on a name tag, and tell us about yourself–why you’re here, if you’ve NaNo’d before, genre, whatever you want to share.

(Also, go to this page to make sure your home region is set for "United States :: Missouri :: Kansas City"
http://www.nanowrimo.org/eng/og/home. If there's nothing on that page, you need to go to the My Regions tab to join.)

I’m poetT from Overland Park, KS. This will be my fifth year doing NaNoWriMo, and my fourth as municipal liaison (ML) here. (ML=local volunteer in the KC metro, organizing meetings and write-ins, answering questions, encouraging you--and myself--in the crazy month to come.)

Why do I owe NaNoWrMo my creative life?
Before NaNoWriMo, I hadn’t written much for 15 years. After college, real life set in, and I had no external deadline or goal. I didn’t have anyone to even talk with about writing. Then ::magical play of colored lights:: NaNoWriMo came into my life. Deadline Extraordinaire. Writing community galore, here on the forums and at write-ins. The success of that first year gave me the confidence and the friends to help me keep writing.

And why do I keep coming back to do it again?
It’s that creative fury of the fast first draft, like the rush of a river that sweeps up all kinds of crazy ideas that never would have got into the flow, daring me to ride it out. It spurs my creativity in a way that I don’t always find standing on the bank, throwing in a pebble or two.

How about you?
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poetT / Teri
ML in the black hat

USA :: Missouri :: Kansas City

50K Shoutout!

poetT — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:09:15 +0000

Did you cross that finish line? How does it feel?

Is your story line finished? What more do you plan to do for the rest of your novel?
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poetT / Teri
ML in the black hat

USA :: Missouri :: Kansas City

I went to _ write-in and ___

poetT — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:23:54 +0000

I went to the Nov. 1 write-in at the Writers Place and

-we had the largest write-in turnout: 30! people, all heading into the surf of their novels
-I watched lots of people get some good word counts under their belts--a good thing to do, before the work week hit
-(and then there was me; so it goes)
-watched someone not eat lard
-ate the bottom off of a Rice Krispie treat
-wondered what in the world this mummified monkey is going to do once the rats wake it up

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poetT / Teri
ML in the black hat

USA :: Missouri :: Kansas City

Weekend Contest: BEST % Gain

inkwet_image — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:31:07 +0000

The winner of this challenge will be the writer whose weekend-total wordcount is the largest % of his/her Friday wordcount, the biggest jump in comparison to the starting point.

If you start with 33,340 words on Friday night, and end the weekend with 36,674 on Sunday night, that’s a 10% increase. If you start at 7,000 words, and end the weekend with 26,000--that’s a 271% increase from your starting wordcount.

You have from 6am on Saturday until 6am on Monday to write like the devil is at your heels.

Then, the intrepid soul who makes the biggest (proportionate) leap over the weekend shall be declared the grand victorious winner, to much fanfare, praise, and congratulations. Then you get to brag about your improvement, and get yourself a much-deserved reward.

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USA :: Missouri :: Kansas City

40,000th word

Griselda Banks — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:12:20 +0000

I was very proud to reach this point today, thank you very much.

"take"

"I think you should take on a place as one of our servants, if you are willing."
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All writing begins life as a first draft, and first drafts are never any good. They're not supposed to be.
- Patricia T. O'Conner

USA :: Missouri :: Kansas City

Spy vs. Spy--Challenge Other Agents Here***

mike oleary — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:56:48 +0000

Good morning, Wrimo writer 77, the thread that you are looking at is a challenge thread. Not for oh_the_wit to make into holiday gifts, more likely for poetT to fashion into some sort of garrote to assist her when she sneaks up on your wordcount and surpasses you in the wee hours when she is powerful and you are merely unconscious and drooling.

As an operative, you should attempt to write your challenges to your friends, loved ones, and strangers in spy speak, Mission Improbable genre clichés, and cold war russian overcoats. If you fail to complete this portion of the message, you will be ridiculed. Severe embarrassment may ensue. I'm sorry. If you can't follow directions, how are you going to achieve your objective?

Government research has shown that operatives who challenge someone else, or gasp, gang up on someone, will feel competitive rushes of words that just flow onto the page and boost you to ever widening gaps to your inferiors.* If your enemy is 500 words ahead of you, you might forgo that second spy sandwich and just opt for an apple. Operatives need plenty of fiber.

Should you or any of your so-called team be killed or captured in your attempt to surpass other operatives, we will disavow any knowledge of your actions, even your very existence. This message will self-fall to the second page in several days, if you don't use it. Good luck, Wrimos.

* of course no one is inferior. some messages just get carried away.
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USA :: Missouri :: Kansas City

And the 20,000th word now!

poetoffire — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:28:59 +0000

Okay, here's a separate shout-out for the 20,000ers. What was the word or sentence?

My word was "the". "If I had another dream about the grim reaper, it would be less nightmare and more fantasy" was the sentence. A lot less pretty and sweet and romantic in context. MC is not being morally straight right now.

Anyone else hit their 20,000 mark?

...anyone?
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USA :: Missouri :: Kansas City

Need a Ride to Tonite's Write-In from Overland Park!!!

melisahall — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:46:01 +0000

I'd really like to get to tonight's write-in at the Writer's Place, but have no ride home, and it'll be hard to get there, since my husband needs our car tonight for dialysis. Could I hitch a ride with anyone? I'm between Mission and Roe, just south of 119th street, and I could also maybe get a lift from him to someone's house to help with the ride there. Thanks for calling if you can,
since it's getting so late! (913) 948-0527 Thanks, Melisa
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USA :: Missouri :: Kansas City

Who has their faces in the dirt? (Commiserate here)

poetT — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:06:07 +0000

Yeah, yeah, some people are zooming ahead at the speed of sound or light.
But some are plugging along, fighting the friction of the road under our noveling wheels.

It'll be okay. Come in here and complain. Get it off your chest.

And then take that sense of misery and give it in some form to a character,
and get back to writing your novel.
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poetT / Teri
ML in the black hat

USA :: Missouri :: Kansas City

Saturday: Travelling Marathon of Doom

inkwet_image — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:22:30 +0000

Behold, teh Marathon Plannation:

Morning: two write-ins are already scheduled. See below.
Lunch: ??? I think something is going to be suggested...
Afternoon: 2pm-6pm at the Plaza Branch Library. I’ll be requesting a study room first thing in the morning. I’ll figure out a sign or trail of breadcrumbs to make sure we find each other.
Evening: 6pm-9pm at Toad’s Pub & Perk (the Coffeehouse Formerly Known as Daily Dose).

In teh morning, your options are:
9am-noon @ Borders on 119th and Metcalf Saturday mornings in Nov from nine to noon. Teamevil’s usual Saturday morning write-in; look for the guy with the menagerie of teeny monkeys.

8:30am-noonish @ One More Cup, 7408 Wornall Road. Meowtima’s and Oh-the-Wit’s Saturday morning: look for the guy with a panda hat.

**Original Post**
Last year, for those of you who don’t know, we had a Traveling Marathon of Awesomeness, and a few intrepid souls wrote for 14 hours, scribbling their way from the Northland (Liberty Panera) to Overland Park (Daily Dose), stopping midtown in between (Westport Coffeehouse & spontaneous lunchplans).
It was bold! It was epic! It was awesome!
It was long.

So, to get to the point: I’m not going to plan another marathon unless there is sufficient interest. Sufficient interest would be at least 6 people who want to spend 7-9 hours writing on Saturday, Nov 21st. Location(s) would probably be something midtown, or the Coffeehouse Formerly Known as Daily Dose.

So, if you want the Marathon, weigh in.
Otherwise, we’ll just be awesome in our usual ways. ;)
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USA :: Missouri :: Kansas City

I wil be finishing my novel this weekend, so do I still write more?

deejm1950 — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:30:41 +0000

I am getting to the place where I know how to end my novel.

I am just wondering if I should go ahead and start the second novel
that is now a part of me? It is a sequel to the one I am finishing up for Nano
and is from another character's perspective but will also, include the same
characters as the first.

If I do I may break 100,000 words or more.

Please could someone go to my novel and read the synopsis and the excerpt and give
me some feedback. Thanks!

Hugs, Dee Dee
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True love has no limits
No time constraints
No conditions
It is given freely.
©Deanna Morris

USA :: Missouri :: Kansas City

Scooters Write-in (Nov.20)

Yasaibatake — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:02:39 +0000

Hey everyone,

Sorry for the super late notice but I will not be at Scooters tonight. You are, of course, still able to go and rock out the wordcount without me!

Thanks for putting up with the change!
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Sexy is indeed a word. ~Luke
I have joined the livejounal world! http://profdumonde.livejournal.com/

USA :: Missouri :: Kansas City

30,000 Words! Woohoo!

Griselda Banks — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:15:59 +0000

I got to 30,000 words yesterday! More than halfway there already! My 30,000th word:

"eyes"

"At last he saw it, and for a brief instant his and Kademi's eyes connected."

Secret eye signals ftw! :D
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All writing begins life as a first draft, and first drafts are never any good. They're not supposed to be.
- Patricia T. O'Conner

USA :: Missouri :: Kansas City

JFTFS

teamevil — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 06:09:38 +0000

Hey all, Teamevil here.

With the obvious goal of writing an obscene amount of word count in the month of November, I think that another point of the month gets lost in all the mayhem, and that is to finish the story itself. So that is the mission of this particular little corner of the nano world, Just Finishing The Story (JFTFS for short). Myself, I have completed Nano four times and have never managed to finish the novel within the thirty day time frame, leaving my story hanging like one of those relationships you go back to examine later and can never figure out why you started in the first place, but this is going to be the year that I do that. What I want to know is, who else is in this with me? Who is ready to take the oath and try to get some closure out of this whole thing? Whose ready to take a step forward, drink the kool aid (raspberry flavored this year) and take the pledge? Here, I'll go first.

I'm Teamevil and I have a novel completion problem. In the past I have failed in my thirty day goal but now have the will and determination to kick my issues with expounding too much (though not in this post obviously), providing unnecessary details about things that have no meaning, and a raging case of Diarrhea of the keyboard to finish my Nano novel this year without consideration for the fact that it might drive me to the funny farm and whom I might take along with me.

Okay, your turn.
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USA :: Missouri :: Kansas City

VIDEO: I need your help!

Ravyn — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:43:45 +0000

Hello everyone! A fellow KanMo-er needs your help. Here'a a video telling the what and how: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HC_fol6_46w
Thanks a million in advance to anyone who watches! <3
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USA :: Missouri :: Kansas City

Day 18 Challenge: Pass or be Passed, ROUND 2 RESULTS

inkwet_image — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:08:43 +0000

You’re on this list--but you’re on the wrong spot. You’re supposed to be much higher up on the list! You’d better fix that--and hurry!

If you missed the last challenge, get going on this one! The Day End List will be up by 7:30 tomorrow (Thursday) morning.

Your mission is still simple:
1. Find yourself on the list.
2. Write more to climb higher.
3. Stay ahead of the writers behind you!

It's optional, but the challenge is much more fun if you nanomail a personal challenge/warning to the writers above you on the list. :)

Remember: if you’re not on the list, you’re still not homed to KC. 14 people have fixed this since our last challenge--yay. If you still need to, go to  http://www.nanowrimo.org/eng/og/home to pick a home region. We want to count you. :)

KANMOWRICO
updated 11.18.09

1 mike oleary 74,747
2 teamevil 71,610
3 Meowtima 66,666
4 deejm1950 60,542
5 poetoffire 55,054
6 skakid 50,471
7 magunn 50,027
8 poetT 49,022
9 Mankoi 46,827
10 Yamachi 45,342
11 chrisbeggs 43,816
12 Fleur Du Destin 39,506
13 sevendaysofsun 38,597
14 jrademacher 38,502
15 badapplejuice 38,432
16 azoblue 38,079
17 ImmortalShadow 37,787
18 Dayzed in KC 37,584
19 Darana 37,298
20 silverdolphin1489 37,052
21 8one6 36,757
22 portiaalex 35,735
23 cparish 35,295
24 KSwife 35,179
25 Riemann29 35,091
26 Scorpionicus Cl... 34,479
27 Don Keeler 33,850
28 righter1 33,461
29 Tasmin21 33,285
30 Lauranna75 32,456
31 MommaDenise 32,254
32 luckydicekirby 32,221
33 ladymajnai 32,180
34 Sknapp 32,081
35 insanitybook 31,654
36 VirgoMaiden 31,325
37 NoreLineas 31,286
38 rachael.leann 31,265
39 eriz 31,112
40 kirby.urbanek 31,004
41 wes_hardee 30,821
42 mamawrites 30,700
43 LennaHime 30,683
44 Griselda Banks 30,478
45 infectiousindip... 30,237
46 aramel2 30,000
47 kufan11 30,000
48 mjonesmanaol 29,708
49 rneece 29,132
50 supernovah 28,947
51 jennej 28,832
52 Mai.Ann 28,716
53 KidSocrates 28,662
54 ladmorton 28,661
55 dr. gigi 28,597
56 RainJ 28,502
57 angelicaadela 28,456
58 mightynute 28,404
59 lauraks555 28,380
60 Linewalker 28,371
61 Raia Svit-kona 28,358
62 Yasaibatake 28,098
63 Darah 28,011
64 Davila426 27,824
65 phil.forrester 27,783
66 MonoVerde 27,737
67 pig_ina_poke 27,600
68 ZenFajita 27,521
69 raven_mirage 27,343
70 mtgjuicy 27,312
71 TeeSeeJay 27,241
72 daemonrange 27,215
73 fluker77 27,072
74 faintingcheerle... 27,000
75 beautiful_dista... 26,704
76 thekittymuta 26,537
77 oh_the_wit 26,321
78 ligia_elena 26,303
79 ditty1013 26,245
80 secret_writer 25,387
81 devilsfolly 25,382
82 Lady Nai 25,152
83 quietdissident 25,053
84 catalyst26 25,026
85 jamesrjung 25,011
86 GigaRox 25,000
87 TatyanaLexington 25,000
88 Glostakarov 24,772
89 Liz_elindel 24,493
90 LiteraryKitten 24,267
91 Rekssifer 24,105
92 unepetite 23,539
93 Corestar 23,510
94 jerlapoint 23,405
95 cattieloves 23,367
96 Totally Icy 23,313
97 actorwithaquill 23,076
98 wildcaard 23,002
99 Cdraven 23,000
100 MimoMo 22,628
101 Rockiesfan4ever 22,357
102 .simplymad__xx 22,326
103 melrice 22,316
104 mindakay09 22,256
105 Aracertariel 22,067
106 Wonderiffen 21,999
107 Bach14 21,895
108 blfroeschle 21,852
109 Paladin99 21,797
110 Aloe-vera 21,687
111 karatetentacles 21,378
112 demykidd 21,207
113 indieanajess 21,049
114 russellorama 20,796
115 cognomen 20,524
116 jaalt1 20,509
117 renegaderebel 20,319
118 plockhart 20,133
119 mylaurel 20,106
120 odanu 20,086
121 Jacob Willard 20,019
122 mkt 18,728
123 tsmiley 18,445
124 LTHG 17,859
125 itsthegunnster 17,369
126 LeeCorta 17,344
127 Mijan 17,300
128 katayamma 17,276
129 destinys_chosen 17,059
130 Mishaela 17,032
131 Lost Scribe 16,934
132 Krisy36 16,786
133 Calico Stripes 16,720
134 humester 16,264
135 inkwet_image 16,058
136 nofearfox 15,630
137 Lizabeth Rose 15,525
138 Maldavian 15,475
139 shmeiliarockie 15,157
140 htjazz 15,110
141 Untamed Shrew 15,086
142 mayhap 15,033
143 neverwinterrains 15,012
144 BeccaDoodle 14,753
145 neelloc 14,458
146 chuckjaywalk 14,437
147 Tobaeus 14,386
148 wolf-j 14,251
149 revbucky 14,022
150 bcpease 13,713
151 writermelissa429 13,647
152 rbenfrst88 13,352
153 cofox 13,058
154 Shardarch 13,000
155 TattooChaos 12,640
156 Bethykins506 12,550
157 marsgirl101 12,463
158 Magicwings 12,451
159 Arydalmn 12,067
160 callmebecks 12,055
161 Tony Blue 11,778
162 meeliah 11,485
163 SilentFred 11,256
164 halcali 11,243
165 jeppyshoney 10,540
166 Dreamadi 10,526
167 xxtheWhiteReaperxx 10,364
168 Equuleus 10,273
169 momothegogo 10,211
170 Zera 10,062
171 Muldoon527 10,055
172 crucify_brett 9,362
173 fic_reccer 9,326
174 Arkenbow 9,264
175 Sorianna 9,086
176 wrtbestseller 8,777
177 hellojed 8,571
178 SweetNightshade 8,341
179 mfcjen 8,085
180 DanyelleFerguson 8,007
181 rasika 8,000
182 Tyrante 7,625
183 mtadams29 7,528
184 praecantator 7,498
185 KCYankee 7,490
186 VioletRays 7,410
187 daemonrange@spl... 7,390
188 LycanBoy 7,225
189 BambiJo 7,218
190 CreativeWords 7,002
191 rjeffy 6,921
192 ayumu_in_blue 6,909
193 writermama3 6,751
194 mds4192 6,600
195 PatB 6,548
196 kyoudo 6,500
197 MikeyCam 6,500
198 HaiGiac 6,368
199 Smeddley 6,281
200 gatwoi 6,071
201 okobojii 5,879
202 hokansonh 5,878
203 lady_gumdrop 5,666
204 S_StClair 5,567
205 xaved 5,516
206 Bill Minter 5,325
207 Glith 5,286
208 Lavonia.Kay 5,268
209 Tallsor 5,236
210 amoebaeDONTlie 5,229
211 Dream Walker 2009 5,200
212 JonathonVolkmer 5,050
213 rainbow_writer30 4,844
214 library-lisa 4,557
215 M. Ricky 4,440
216 Jasini 4,091
217 EmmersonBlair 3,843
218 lyrical_ardor 3,775
219 Funkachop 3,738
220 RDeluxe 3,621
221 roydanielcarter 3,530
222 DimShell 3,387
223 Hyalineaquas 3,351
224 clsfdkidd 3,340
225 kbrownlee 3,338
226 LinneaEdlin 3,300
227 Brasknote 3,298
228 write_gal13 3,200
229 cecsav 3,110
230 IncarnationLuna 3,023
231 brokentopaz 3,007
232 Elaine DeCamp 2,980
233 garnetstarsmile 2,955
234 smyrck 2,922
235 mbrotherton 2,911
236 mesmeric 2,864
237 Orin Warren 2,504
238 daisy04 2,426
239 Celestials 2,383
240 XxMagicBoxersXx 2,349
241 JaykGrey 2,317
242 Katricia 2,271
243 shelbnumber1 2,249
244 Wardog Otter 2,233
245 Ellira Noelle 2,216
246 globug0822 2,067
247 r.schier 2,006
248 Blackholebobby 1,918
249 rak11 1,915
250 Goeticpath 1,818
251 henthorna 1,794
252 elmonteban 1,740
253 jbzwilling 1,739
254 bootsanddora 1,623
255 lovek 1,586
256 dennis_barr_2009 1,566
257 cutechic1971 1,539
258 ladychaos 1,435
259 mike.ekey 1,406
260 Dayton Ward 1,280
261 captcork 1,223
262 Medinaquirin 1,179
263 Lisiche 1,154
264 LostInLalaLand 1,113
265 JPruente 1,012
266 erinbolton 1,002
267 Scoobie-Scoob 947
268 reenum 921
269 k.adventure 872
270 libraryknitr 859
271 Riyallyn 800
272 GregHyatt 791
273 Djangology 676
274 grnblsgs 478
275 Buffywnabe 450
276 MegaMatt.EXE 435
277 Micky-Nikki 255
278 kgilson 228
279 burgess1981 182
280 Almafeta 137
281 DianaInKansas 111
282 trmndsblndtte 89
283 ilroyalfan 63
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I Have a Problem...

.simplymad__xx — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:15:37 +0000

I can't seem to get any of my novel written unless I'm actively participating in constant 15-20 minute{optimal word countage} word wars/sprints. Otherwise I seem to distract myself waaaaay too much. Can anyone suggest a way to cure myself, or is anyone up in the wee hours of the morning to run sprints with me? XD

=.="
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NaNoWriMo 09: Grasps Of Reality
NaNoWriMo 10: The Child Inside {GoR Prequel}
Important Characters: 8
Character Deaths: 1 planned
Dares used: 6
Dream sequences: 3 or 4
Species Used: 5
Beverage Of Choice: Coffee <3

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What was the last scene you wrote?

Griselda Banks — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:17:35 +0000

So what was the last scene you wrote, and how will it merge into the next scene? Describe it briefly here! If you don't know what to write next, I bet we can probably give you a bunch of wacky ideas!

The last scene I wrote was the wedding between a young woman from my criminal family (though no one knows they're criminals) and the younger prince. Aww, it was so cute! :3 The next scene I'm going to do is the party afterwards, bringing in more of a foreboding, foreshadowy feel. A bit incongruous, but I think it'll work.
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All writing begins life as a first draft, and first drafts are never any good. They're not supposed to be.
- Patricia T. O'Conner

USA :: Missouri :: Kansas City

Day 14 Challenge: Pass or be Passed***Day 15 Results

inkwet_image — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 02:59:05 +0000

Your challenge for tomorrow, Saturday the 14th:
Below you will find a ranking of all KC region wordcounts. Your task is simple:

find yourself on the list.
do everything you can to get to a higher place on the list.
(watch out for the person behind you!!)

The list will be updated as soon as I can get the figures (early sunday?), so you can confirm your End of Day ranking, to see how far you climbed. If you have climbed as high as you wanted to, buy yourself a cookie!

If you’re not on the list, it’s because you still haven’t set KC as your home region. Under My NaNoWriMo, go to “My Regions”, and find the ”Home Region” tab. You can check your wordcount against the list to see where you would fall.

Try to climb as high as you can on the list; watch out for the writer behind. Friendly challenges and cheerful taunting are totally allowed.

Pass or be passed. Good luck!

KANMOWRICO --updated 11.14.09--

1 teamevil 53,104
2 mike oleary 52,085
3 Meowtima 52,084
4 magunn 43,640
5 deejm1950 41,636
6 skakid 38,465
7 Darana 37,298
8 chrisbeggs 33,241
9 poetT 33,233
10 Mankoi 32,008
11 sevendaysofsun 31,779
12 silverdolphin1489 31,612
13 NoreLineas 31,286
14 Yamachi 31,004
15 KSwife 30,604
16 badapplejuice 30,511
17 azoblue 29,257
18 Scorpionicus Cl... 29,036
19 rachael.leann 28,157
20 portiaalex 28,030
21 jrademacher 27,970
22 Lauranna75 27,776
23 Tasmin21 27,736
24 Yasaibatake 27,072
25 8one6 27,067
26 cparish 26,856
27 MommaDenise 26,564
28 righter1 25,758
29 kirby.urbanek 25,650
30 Riemann29 25,208
31 LennaHime 25,146
32 luckydicekirby 25,141
33 Dayzed in KC 24,512
34 Liz_elindel 24,493
35 ImmortalShadow 24,378
36 LiteraryKitten 24,267
37 insanitybook 24,171
38 wes_hardee 24,130
39 MonoVerde 23,635
40 infectiousindip... 23,532
41 Sknapp 23,262
42 mightynute 23,012
43 dr. gigi 22,974
44 ladymajnai 22,116
45 eriz 22,038
46 VirgoMaiden 21,924
47 KidSocrates 21,888
48 Aloe-vera 21,687
49 thekittymuta 21,684
50 TeeSeeJay 21,683
51 RainJ 21,676
52 ZenFajita 21,625
53 Bach14 21,576
54 Glostakarov 21,514
55 mtgjuicy 21,506
56 supernovah 21,405
57 demykidd 21,207
58 beautiful_dista... 21,124
59 pig_ina_poke 21,000
60 jennej 20,730
61 Davila426 20,715
62 catalyst26 20,639
63 actorwithaquill 20,584
64 cognomen 20,524
65 ligia_elena 20,128
66 GigaRox 20,100
67 angelicaadela 20,090
68 ditty1013 20,079
69 Raia Svit-kona 20,061
70 fluker77 20,047
71 jerlapoint 20,044
72 Aracertariel 20,027
73 cattieloves 20,012
74 jamesrjung 20,004
75 aramel2 20,000
76 Lady Nai 20,000
77 mjonesmanaol 19,813
78 lauraks555 19,677
79 rneece 19,609
80 mamawrites 19,279
81 Rockiesfan4ever 19,114
82 indieanajess 19,054
83 Wonderiffen 18,733
84 russellorama 18,695
85 Darah 18,578
86 raven_mirage 18,181
87 plockhart 18,058
88 devilsfolly 18,041
89 quietdissident 17,750
90 unepetite 17,398
91 renegaderebel 17,364
92 Mijan 17,300
93 destinys_chosen 17,059
94 Linewalker 17,053
95 Mishaela 17,032
96 ladmorton 17,024
97 TatyanaLexington 16,691
98 mindakay09 16,488
99 Corestar 16,463
100 wildcaard 16,449
101 secret_writer 16,411
102 oh_the_wit 16,052
103 nofearfox 15,630
104 jaalt1 15,618
105 Lizabeth Rose 15,525
106 mkt 15,404
107 Lost Scribe 15,256
108 shmeiliarockie 15,157
109 phil.forrester 15,071
110 neverwinterrains 15,012
111 melrice 15,007
112 BeccaDoodle 14,753
113 LeeCorta 14,627
114 chuckjaywalk 14,437
115 Jacob Willard 14,412
116 odanu 14,328
117 wolf-j 14,251
118 karatetentacles 14,150
119 Rekssifer 13,776
120 Krisy36 13,722
121 bcpease 13,713
122 Maldavian 13,650
123 MimoMo 13,604
124 tsmiley 13,418
125 neelloc 13,299
126 itsthegunnster 13,208
127 Totally Icy 13,059
128 cofox 13,058
129 Shardarch 13,000
130 TattooChaos 12,640
131 LTHG 12,511
132 Magicwings 12,451
133 Calico Stripes 12,083
134 Arydalmn 12,067
135 humester 12,018
136 faintingcheerle... 11,677
137 meeliah 11,485
138 Don Keeler 11,400
139 SilentFred 11,256
140 halcali 11,243
141 marsgirl101 11,190
142 Tobaeus 10,906
143 xxtheWhiteReaperxx 10,364
144 callmebecks 10,356
145 mylaurel 10,349
146 katayamma 10,218
147 momothegogo 10,211
148 Zera 10,062
149 Muldoon527 10,055
150 Dreamadi 9,688
151 mayhap 9,648
152 writermelissa429 9,625
153 Untamed Shrew 9,269
154 inkwet_image 9,132
155 Sorianna 9,086
156 Equuleus 8,789
157 wrtbestseller 8,777
158 hellojed 8,571
159 revbucky 8,344
160 SweetNightshade 8,341
161 mfcjen 8,085
162 Tony Blue 8,032
163 DanyelleFerguson 8,007
164 rasika 8,000
165 rbenfrst88 7,680
166 Tyrante 7,625
167 praecantator 7,498
168 VioletRays 7,410
169 daemonrange@spl... 7,390
170 crucify_brett 7,297
171 LycanBoy 7,225
172 BambiJo 7,218
173 Bethykins506 7,092
174 rjeffy 6,921
175 ayumu_in_blue 6,909
176 Paladin99 6,730
177 Arkenbow 6,610
178 mds4192 6,600
179 PatB 6,548
180 kyoudo 6,500
181 writermama3 6,390
182 HaiGiac 6,368
183 Smeddley 6,281
184 fic_reccer 6,197
185 gatwoi 6,071
186 CreativeWords 5,955
187 okobojii 5,879
188 hokansonh 5,878
189 KCYankee 5,845
190 S_StClair 5,567
191 xaved 5,516
192 Bill Minter 5,325
193 Glith 5,286
194 Lavonia.Kay 5,268
195 Tallsor 5,236
196 Dream Walker 2009 5,200
197 lady_gumdrop 5,142
198 JonathonVolkmer 5,050
199 MikeyCam 4,978
200 library-lisa 4,557
201 M. Ricky 4,440
202 Jasini 4,091
203 EmmersonBlair 3,843
204 lyrical_ardor 3,775
205 Funkachop 3,738
206 RDeluxe 3,621
207 roydanielcarter 3,530
208 Hyalineaquas 3,351
209 clsfdkidd 3,340
210 kbrownlee 3,338
211 LinneaEdlin 3,300
212 Brasknote 3,298
213 write_gal13 3,200
214 IncarnationLuna 3,023
215 brokentopaz 3,007
216 Elaine DeCamp 2,980
217 garnetstarsmile 2,955
218 smyrck 2,922
219 mbrotherton 2,911
220 mesmeric 2,864
221 blfroeschle 2,655
222 Orin Warren 2,504
223 Celestials 2,383
224 XxMagicBoxersXx 2,349
225 htjazz 2,329
226 JaykGrey 2,317
227 Katricia 2,271
228 shelbnumber1 2,249
229 Wardog Otter 2,233
230 Ellira Noelle 2,216
231 globug0822 2,067
232 daisy04 2,036
233 r.schier 2,006
234 DimShell 1,998
235 Blackholebobby 1,918
236 rak11 1,915
237 rainbow_writer30 1,828
238 Goeticpath 1,818
239 henthorna 1,794
240 elmonteban 1,740
241 jbzwilling 1,739
242 bootsanddora 1,623
243 lovek 1,586
244 dennis_barr_2009 1,566
245 amoebaeDONTlie 1,559
246 cutechic1971 1,539
247 ladychaos 1,435
248 mike.ekey 1,406
249 Dayton Ward 1,280
250 captcork 1,223
251 Medinaquirin 1,179
252 Lisiche 1,154
253 LostInLalaLand 1,113
254 JPruente 1,012
255 erinbolton 1,002
256 Scoobie-Scoob 947
257 reenum 921
258 k.adventure 872
259 Riyallyn 800
260 GregHyatt 791
261 Djangology 676
262 grnblsgs 478
263 Buffywnabe 450
264 MegaMatt.EXE 435
265 kgilson 228
266 burgess1981 182
267 Almafeta 137
268 DianaInKansas 111
269 trmndsblndtte 89
270 ilroyalfan 63

Yes, there are that many people NaNoing in the Kansas City area. I love this region.
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USA :: Missouri :: Kansas City

Barrel of Monkeys (plotstorming + help your friends)

inkwet_image — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 20:22:02 +0000

Want more ideas to go with the ones you have? Are you trying to make a chain of events longer, or wondering what might be a fun addition to your tale?
See if your friends can hook a few more thoughts to yours. Post a plot point, characterization question, plothole, epic ethical dilemma, anything you’re brainstorming. Other wrimos can make suggestions, offer ideas, give you extra options about what you could do next. If you like any of them, hook them onto the chain of monkeys you’ve already got. :)

Hang out an idea of your own, or hook an idea onto someone else's. There is only one rule:

No critique allowed. Don’t ask for it; don’t give it. Begin by assuming your idea is great. :) If we start doubting ourselves, things can start to fall apart.

And, of course, remember that this is a game for all ages.

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USA :: Missouri :: Kansas City

favorite music to write by?

catalyst26 — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:46:47 +0000

Does anyone else use music while writing? Do you change musical styles according to what you are writing? On a previous project, I used Bach just because the intricacies of the music seemed to keep my inner editor distracted. I've also used Miles Davis and John Coltrane because of the creativity and improvisation in their work. Not sure what this novel's musical style is yet--altho I'm pondering employing dance/techno/trance because it seems to keep me moving and maybe that will translate to my fingers. Anyway, played enough on the forums now. Back to the word count for the day...
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USA :: Missouri :: Kansas City

what does your signon mean?

mike oleary — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 16:00:05 +0000

so, mine is pretty cryptic and I'll explain it for those of you not familiar with the writings of Calvino - mine is mike oleary. You see, it is one of the better ways to hide - right out in the open. like lions in the grass. the zebra say, is that a lion over there? nah, that's just some grass with a tail, run! run! my name is the same as my signon - well, other than an Irish apostrophe that lots of computer systems, despite nearly superhuman connectivity and programming of neural imagery and vastly enhanced storage, cannot handle.

what about the rest of you? If it isn't some sort of state secret or in-joke that your average lurker (I can see you in the shadows you know, the stats page for the insiders is interesting to say the least) can't know - go ahead and spill it. Maybe we'd know a little more about you if we knew what your screen name means.

Scorpionicus Clariano?

inkwet_image? - if she ever dries, she'll change colors.

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