November 1st:
And so it begins...
And that's your prompt for today:
And so it (he/she) begins (began) ...
Use this phrase in todays writing and you get bonus points.
Reply here with your creative use of the phrase and check back for tomorrows daily prompt.
And may the writing be with you!!!
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NaNoWriMo
2009 - Finding Jane Doe
2008 - Alternative Life of Sara Stone - winner
2007 - Pittsburgh's Prodigal Daughter - winner
2006 - love stories from the internet - winner
2005 - upsidedown - winner
2004 - Illusions
4,309 / 50,000
nov. 1, 2009 - 09 30
Please tell me you're a Babylon 5 fan. I love that show.
----------"That's the difference between me and the rest of the world! Happiness isn't good enough for me! I demand euphoria!" - Calvin, from Calvin and Hobbes
34,208 / 50,000
nov. 1, 2009 - 13 34
ten bonus points for noticing
----------NaNoWriMo
2009 - Finding Jane Doe
2008 - Alternative Life of Sara Stone - winner
2007 - Pittsburgh's Prodigal Daughter - winner
2006 - love stories from the internet - winner
2005 - upsidedown - winner
2004 - Illusions
50,273 / 50,000
nov. 1, 2009 - 17 44
I am having so much fun including all of these dares. Unfortunately, I don't have a song for this one.
“Can you imagine if we had actually given her back her money?” asks Jack.
“And so it begins, a steady stream of humorless tourists insisting we give them ‘Lack of Laugh Refunds.’ Bea would go insane.”
Si hoc legere scis nimium eruditionis habes.
2007: Roommates (Won!)
2008: Love on Location (Won!)
2009: Crushing the Competition (We'll See!)
34,208 / 50,000
nov. 1, 2009 - 19 40
November 2nd:
"He/She broke out into a cold sweat at the mention of..."
Use this phrase in todays writing and you get bonus points.
Reply here with your creative use of the phrase and check back for tomorrows daily prompt.
And may the writing be with you!!!
----------NaNoWriMo
2009 - Finding Jane Doe
2008 - Alternative Life of Sara Stone - winner
2007 - Pittsburgh's Prodigal Daughter - winner
2006 - love stories from the internet - winner
2005 - upsidedown - winner
2004 - Illusions
50,273 / 50,000
nov. 2, 2009 - 16 08
I've written maybe 200 words today, but I still managed to eek this little challenge into it.
“Hey, Deborah. Are you looking for a good Dramatic Interp piece?”
I can see her break out into a sweat at the mention of DI. Deborah hates Dramatic Interp. She can hardly sit through a round of it without going insane.
“Never. If I wanted talk about people killing their children, struggling with mental illness, or getting cancer, I’d become a news anchor… or a cast member on Degrassi.”
Si hoc legere scis nimium eruditionis habes.
2007: Roommates (Won!)
2008: Love on Location (Won!)
2009: Crushing the Competition (We'll See!)
34,208 / 50,000
nov. 3, 2009 - 00 30
November 3:
Today's prompt: Your character receives unexpected news. What is it? Who's it from? What does your character do about the news?
Use this prompt in todays writing and get bonus points.
Share your use of todays prompt here and check back for tomorrows daily prompt.
And may the Muse be with you!!!
----------NaNoWriMo
2009 - Finding Jane Doe
2008 - Alternative Life of Sara Stone - winner
2007 - Pittsburgh's Prodigal Daughter - winner
2006 - love stories from the internet - winner
2005 - upsidedown - winner
2004 - Illusions
50,273 / 50,000
nov. 3, 2009 - 19 45
I really liked this one. I wasn't sure what I was going to do with it, but it led to something that will *really* help me get to where I want to go with this story.
“Penny!” Cries Bea, as I enter her office.
“Bea!” I reply, mocking her enthusiasm.
“You won’t believe who I just got off the phone with.”
“Umm, Lily Tomlin?”
“Better.”
“Better than Lily Tomlin. Impossible.”
“Not when it’s the managing editor of Inn Style Magazine.”
I gasp. Inn Style Magazine is *the* magazine for American bed and breakfasts.
“They want to feature the Inn as their Inn of the Year.”
“Bull frog.”
“Real frog.”
Si hoc legere scis nimium eruditionis habes.
2007: Roommates (Won!)
2008: Love on Location (Won!)
2009: Crushing the Competition (We'll See!)
34,208 / 50,000
nov. 4, 2009 - 04 06
November 4th:
Today's prompt: "This is an old family recipe." What's is it, what do they do with it, what happens with it?
Use this phrase in todays writing and you get bonus points.
Reply here with your creative use of the phrase and check back for tomorrows daily prompt.
And may the Muse be with you!!!
----------NaNoWriMo
2009 - Finding Jane Doe
2008 - Alternative Life of Sara Stone - winner
2007 - Pittsburgh's Prodigal Daughter - winner
2006 - love stories from the internet - winner
2005 - upsidedown - winner
2004 - Illusions
50,273 / 50,000
nov. 4, 2009 - 20 55
I almost forgot to post this. I was Write or Dying it tonight, and I managed to work in the dare.
“But the most exciting thing we did today a science experiment with a bottle of soda and mints, which was awesome. Ms. Jealle told us it was her secret family recipe for making big messes. It was the coolest thing ever. She told us not to do it when we get home, but I don't think Daddy will care if I do it outside, right?"
Si hoc legere scis nimium eruditionis habes.
2007: Roommates (Won!)
2008: Love on Location (Won!)
2009: Crushing the Competition (We'll See!)
34,208 / 50,000
nov. 4, 2009 - 21 24
“But the most exciting thing we did today a science experiment with a bottle of soda and mints, which was awesome. Ms. Jealle told us it was her secret family recipe for making big messes. It was the coolest thing ever. She told us not to do it when we get home, but I don't think Daddy will care if I do it outside, right?"
Ten bonus points. Your racking up the points, aren't you.
Very imaginative.
Keep up the good work and the word count.
;)
----------NaNoWriMo
2009 - Finding Jane Doe
2008 - Alternative Life of Sara Stone - winner
2007 - Pittsburgh's Prodigal Daughter - winner
2006 - love stories from the internet - winner
2005 - upsidedown - winner
2004 - Illusions
34,208 / 50,000
nov. 4, 2009 - 21 33
November 5th:
And today's daily prompt is: "in the middle of all this mess, I realized..."
Use this phrase in todays writing and you get bonus points.
Reply here with your creative use of the phrase and check back for tomorrows daily prompt.
And may the Muse be with you!!!
----------NaNoWriMo
2009 - Finding Jane Doe
2008 - Alternative Life of Sara Stone - winner
2007 - Pittsburgh's Prodigal Daughter - winner
2006 - love stories from the internet - winner
2005 - upsidedown - winner
2004 - Illusions
50,273 / 50,000
nov. 5, 2009 - 14 05
I kind of killed two birds with one stone, and I put today's prompt into a song I wrote for the "salad shooter" dare. The entirety of the song lyrics can be found on the dare thread, but here's the part with the prompt.
I finally realize
I’ve got Windex and a Swiffer
but what I really need is time
Which I don’t have
Which I don’t have
And, here's a video with the song. Because who needs to write when you can make ukulele videos?
Hehe. Actually including the link would have been a good idea: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f09J5d01rNU
----------Si hoc legere scis nimium eruditionis habes.
2007: Roommates (Won!)
2008: Love on Location (Won!)
2009: Crushing the Competition (We'll See!)
34,208 / 50,000
nov. 5, 2009 - 23 28
We're going to try something new.
Check out the thread entitled "November 6th Update" for further prompts/dares/what if...scenarios.
We're also including other misc. info.
Let us know if you like the new format.
We're still looking for your creative uses of the prompts, etc. so keep them coming.
And may the Muse be with you!!!
----------NaNoWriMo
2009 - Finding Jane Doe
2008 - Alternative Life of Sara Stone - winner
2007 - Pittsburgh's Prodigal Daughter - winner
2006 - love stories from the internet - winner
2005 - upsidedown - winner
2004 - Illusions