Place your bets, folks....
As those of us who have nano'd in Victoria before know, Josh (also known as Alcar) is Mr. Speedy Gonzales when it comes to Nanos. I can't think of a year since I've been participating when he wasn't the first person to hit 50,000. As of this moment that I'm writing this, his word count is already about 13,000 and change. Yes, that's right, over one-quarter of the way there on the second day. One year he wrote about 100,000 words in 30 days, while the rest of us (ahem, me) resorted to adding complicated and meaningless dream sequences to our novels just to pad the word count!
Soooo, I'm thinking, let's make a friendly wager. Record your best guess for when he finishes this year in this post. Winner gets a prize - something cheap and funny - to be delivered at the post-Nano whatever we do this year.
Personally, I'm going with November 13th.
Any takers?
Kris
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~There have been great societies that did not use the wheel, but there have been no societies that did not tell stories. - Ursula K. Le Guin~
11,963 / 50,000
Nov 2, 2009 - 20 16
Nov 12th, for certain
----------50,048 / 50,000
Nov 2, 2009 - 21 51
If he is somehow already that high, my bet is on the 10th
77,121 / 50,000
Nov 2, 2009 - 22 12
I'm going to go with the 8th.
----------NaNo '06 - Love of the Unordinary: Won!
NaNo '07 - Child Of Moon And Night: Won!
NaNo '08 - Untitled: Failed at 30,000 words. Project dropped, lesson learned.
NaNo '09 - Whispers In The Dark: Won!
5,519 / 50,000
Nov 3, 2009 - 02 32
I'm going to go with tomorrow.
You can do it, Josh!
0 / 50,000
Nov 3, 2009 - 07 38
Nov 7th!
jh
----------"I'm an actuary. I can work anywhere that people attach a dollar value to human life."
"You can't take it with you, but you can lick it so no one will touch it after you're gone."
151,515 / 50,000
Nov 3, 2009 - 08 15
People are doing bets .... *laughs*
Also: Will (though Great) is insane :)
----------Nano #1: Roadside Attractions at the End of the World
Nano #2: The Adventures of the Miskatonic Elementary School Kids #1
Nano #3: Shadows of Never
Member of SFFMuse
5,519 / 50,000
Nov 3, 2009 - 16 49
Hurry up and finish! You've got eight hours left!
151,515 / 50,000
Nov 3, 2009 - 18 35
I am hoping to hit 25K tonight. NOT 50.
----------Nano #1: Roadside Attractions at the End of the World
Nano #2: The Adventures of the Miskatonic Elementary School Kids #1
Nano #3: Shadows of Never
Member of SFFMuse
5,519 / 50,000
Nov 3, 2009 - 20 55
I have faith in your ability to write freakishly fast.
50,224 / 50,000
Nov 4, 2009 - 07 39
Can I join Alamaris on the 8th?
----------0 / 50,000
Nov 4, 2009 - 22 19
I'll go with jadeharpy on the 7th
----------[...You do it until your fingers bleed or your eyes are ready to fall out of your head. Even when no one is listening (or reading, or watching), every outing is a bravura performance, because you as the creator are happy...] -Stephen King
151,515 / 50,000
Nov 4, 2009 - 23 23
As those of us who have nano'd in Victoria before know, Josh (also known as Alcar) is Mr. Speedy Gonzales when it comes to Nanos. I can't think of a year since I've been participating when he wasn't the first person to hit 50,000.
*Points to Ira*
Now THAT is speedy. And awesome. Definite congrats are in order all around, and you all placed your bets on the wrong horse!
Wait. This means I get taken out and shot, doesn't it?
----------Nano #1: Roadside Attractions at the End of the World
Nano #2: The Adventures of the Miskatonic Elementary School Kids #1
Nano #3: Shadows of Never
Member of SFFMuse
50,048 / 50,000
Nov 4, 2009 - 23 28
Potentially yes Alcar, that is exactly what it means :P
129,092 / 50,000
Nov 5, 2009 - 00 04
*Blush* Thank you for all your kind words as it has made my day or rather evening. Now I must complete my other two goals in order to truly feel fulfilled and that is to finally make friends and also attend at least three meet-ups/write-ins.
----------- Forsaken Desire - Finished
- Ira's Nano Challenge - Write a Genre I Don't Write/ Like
Challenge Rules:
- Randomly Picked By Strawberry Suite
- Can't Use Character Pool
- Have To Finish It
50,048 / 50,000
Nov 5, 2009 - 00 07
haha Ira.
Friends are easy to make if you share an interest. I'm pretty sure by attending the meet-ups and write ins you will get that goal covered as well.
129,092 / 50,000
Nov 5, 2009 - 00 15
You are quite right this is definitely a good time to connect with others.
----------- Forsaken Desire - Finished
- Ira's Nano Challenge - Write a Genre I Don't Write/ Like
Challenge Rules:
- Randomly Picked By Strawberry Suite
- Can't Use Character Pool
- Have To Finish It
50,224 / 50,000
Nov 5, 2009 - 07 55
Ira is like a freakin' writing ninja.... I wish I was into my story enough to write so much....
the last time that happened was when I wrote my first fanfic....it was so massive. (198,000 words in total, in 11 weeks)
since then writing is so painful *cries* My characters hate me.
----------53,638 / 50,000
Nov 5, 2009 - 09 47
Don't worry Josh. We won't shoot you. Although, I must say I am disappointed that you let someone else take the "writing ninja" title this year! Are you slipping in your old age!
Okay, so Ira gets something funny and cheap as a prize for being first to complete. But the bet still stands for Josh.
----------~There have been great societies that did not use the wheel, but there have been no societies that did not tell stories. - Ursula K. Le Guin~
0 / 50,000
Nov 5, 2009 - 10 05
Wait. This means I get taken out and shot, doesn't it?
only if you don't make it on the 7th...
remember, i KNOW where you live... bwahahahahahah...
----------"I'm an actuary. I can work anywhere that people attach a dollar value to human life."
"You can't take it with you, but you can lick it so no one will touch it after you're gone."
129,092 / 50,000
Nov 5, 2009 - 10 20
*Blush* I think it's my characters that make me write so much. As I write my story I get really attached to them. "Writing Ninja" that sounds very cool though I must confess I'm a little embarrassed. I was a ninja for Halloween XD
----------- Forsaken Desire - Finished
- Ira's Nano Challenge - Write a Genre I Don't Write/ Like
Challenge Rules:
- Randomly Picked By Strawberry Suite
- Can't Use Character Pool
- Have To Finish It
151,515 / 50,000
Nov 5, 2009 - 10 32
Wait. This means I get taken out and shot, doesn't it?
only if you don't make it on the 7th...
remember, i KNOW where you live... bwahahahahahah...
*grins* And you'll be here on the 8th to kill me :)
----------Nano #1: Roadside Attractions at the End of the World
Nano #2: The Adventures of the Miskatonic Elementary School Kids #1
Nano #3: Shadows of Never
Member of SFFMuse
0 / 50,000
Nov 5, 2009 - 13 49
*grins* And you'll be here on the 8th to kill me :)
...which is why i picked the 7th in the first place ;)
...but now i won't see ya until the 15th... which means i'll have a whole 'nother week to plot revenge if you miss the target date of nov. 7th
...after all, a 9mm hole to the head just isn't interesting enough... perhaps it'll have to involve pizza-popsicles...
----------"I'm an actuary. I can work anywhere that people attach a dollar value to human life."
"You can't take it with you, but you can lick it so no one will touch it after you're gone."
5,519 / 50,000
Nov 5, 2009 - 14 07
As it is the fifth of November, I vote this be done behind the chemical shed.
0 / 50,000
Nov 5, 2009 - 16 06
As it is the fifth of November, I vote this be done behind the chemical shed.
...THAT isn't very environmentally friendly... lime works just as well, and keeps your lawn green and healthy ;)
----------"I'm an actuary. I can work anywhere that people attach a dollar value to human life."
"You can't take it with you, but you can lick it so no one will touch it after you're gone."
14,655 / 50,000
Nov 6, 2009 - 00 11
...after all, a 9mm hole to the head just isn't interesting enough...
you could always use the shovel of death! did anyone else read about that? it's on the front nano page right now...
151,515 / 50,000
Nov 6, 2009 - 00 16
I am in favour of someone using the shovel. Especially in their nano. Even on me
... it would add wordcount.
"And since Alcar did not finish his draft on the day I said he would, the shovel of death descended and smote him most smotily. The characters kept walking, not noticing this, their survival instincts having given them a blind spot to their peculiar god's insertion of dares and dare-kin into their story."
----------Nano #1: Roadside Attractions at the End of the World
Nano #2: The Adventures of the Miskatonic Elementary School Kids #1
Nano #3: Shadows of Never
Member of SFFMuse
58,897 / 50,000
Nov 6, 2009 - 12 48
Looks like he'll finish today. Under 7,000 words. Pshaw, mere micro-words.
151,515 / 50,000
Nov 6, 2009 - 13 18
Seems like it, though I doubt this nano will be much over 50K. The characters are moving towards their respective ends, some sooner than others.
----------Nano #1: Roadside Attractions at the End of the World
Nano #2: The Adventures of the Miskatonic Elementary School Kids #1
Nano #3: Shadows of Never
Member of SFFMuse
58,897 / 50,000
Nov 6, 2009 - 13 29
Oh, and we should definitely shoot him with the pizza popsicle.
0 / 50,000
Nov 6, 2009 - 14 38
...or bake him into one :)
...josh, you're getting DANGEROUSLY close to 50,000 words... remember, you can only write 49,999 words before midnight tonight...
hold off on that last word until the 7th ;)
remember the bribes...
----------"I'm an actuary. I can work anywhere that people attach a dollar value to human life."
"You can't take it with you, but you can lick it so no one will touch it after you're gone."