This is the place! Check in with your fellow WriMos and let us know how you're doing. Brag about an awesome paragraph you just finished or a word goal you surpassed.
Or moan and groan about your stupid, stubborn characters and how they never follow your directions!
For my part, the word count is climbing, slower than I'd like but progress is progress. I'm waiting for that feeling of fun though. So far, it's not as much crazy, exhilarating exuberance as I remember. Maybe tonight... Or maybe I just need a write-in.
How are YOU doing??
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Diann
~*~
Jamal: Women will sleep with you if you write a book?
Forrester: Women will sleep with you if you write a bad book. (Finding Forrester)
7,397 / 50,000
Nov 4, 2009 - 15 18
I've discovered the beauty of word wars, and my word count's doubled since then. I'm having a little trouble balancing writing, schoolwork, and just exhaustion from general depression, and there are a few segments I'd love to take out and it's killing me that I can't, but I'm doing my best and I like that feeling!
I want to break 6k tonight and keep an even pace afterward. Now that I'm not sick with flu, I definitely don't want to be behind.
42,209 / 50,000
Nov 4, 2009 - 19 10
Look at you go, Rinna! I'm impressed!
I need to stop writing posts and start writing my novel. Maybe if I total all my posts, they'll let me add that to my word count...? Ooooh! I'll add a character who's an ML for NaNo... yeah, that'll work!
OK, gotta go. Keep up the great work!!
----------Diann
~*~
Jamal: Women will sleep with you if you write a book?
Forrester: Women will sleep with you if you write a bad book. (Finding Forrester)
42,209 / 50,000
Nov 4, 2009 - 19 11
Go, Rinna, go! That's awesome!
Keep up the good work!
----------Diann
~*~
Jamal: Women will sleep with you if you write a book?
Forrester: Women will sleep with you if you write a bad book. (Finding Forrester)
5,013 / 50,000
Nov 4, 2009 - 21 48
I forgot about November until it was the third, so I'm behind but almost caught up with what the chart says is appropriate. I was going to try to do 5,5,10,10 as far as pages go until I'm done, but now I'm trying to write 8 pages on my five days to get caught up. I... am not exactly sure this will work! :) But at least I've almost made up for my error of forgetting the last few days.
My story I feel could be really good if I just figured out exactly how it was going to work better. As it is, at least NaNoWriMo doesn't judge on quality, because that means I can tweak it afterward.
42,209 / 50,000
Nov 4, 2009 - 21 51
Yup, you're definitely making great progress. Last year I had a couple of 5K days - usually on write-in Saturdays. You can catch up, no problem. And be glad you remembered when it was only the 3rd and not the 13th!! Or the 23rd!
----------Diann
~*~
Jamal: Women will sleep with you if you write a book?
Forrester: Women will sleep with you if you write a bad book. (Finding Forrester)
32,868 / 50,000
Nov 4, 2009 - 22 09
I'm pretty jazzed about my progress so far. This is the first time in a long time that I've been ahead of where we "should" be according to the excel sheet each day. Hoping it will keep up. Charley did threaten to call you and tell on me when he caught me playing "Cafe World" on Facebook ;-) I did manage to get over 1700 words that night--thanks to Dr. Wicked--or at least pretending Dr. Wicked was going to "get" me! ;-) My 8-year old is doing the Young Writer's Program. She first set her goal for 5,000 words, then she changed it to 3,000. I think she has about 600 or 700 words. I think if she keeps it up, she'll make the 5,000 by the end of the month, especially since she gets an entire week off for Thanksgiving break. She might be showing up for some of the write-ins, but she knows it's for writing and not just talking.
----------Donna Leonard
http://writinginmyhead.tumblr.com/
Writing that springs from the surface of existence--when there is
no other way and the deeper wells have dried up--is nothing,
and collapses the moment a truer emotion makes that surface
shake.
42,209 / 50,000
Nov 4, 2009 - 22 19
DONNA!! I'm so thrilled for you. And your daughter! And you've got my permission to play a little if you're so far ahead! Wow!
You should've sent those kids packing years ago. Think of all the writing you'd have gotten accomplished... (kidding!)
----------Diann
~*~
Jamal: Women will sleep with you if you write a book?
Forrester: Women will sleep with you if you write a bad book. (Finding Forrester)
50,013 / 50,000
Nov 4, 2009 - 22 34
I can still remember the early days when I was a day or two late on my word count. All I had to do was make my 1700-2000 word count for the day, early in the morning, then make like 400-500 words later in the day. Those first three weeks taught me a lot to just don't worry about the quality, stick with quantity, space out with your fingers on the keyboard, and be blown away from the stuff I've written.
This year I'm super proud of my progress. I'm ahead of my daily goal and thats a bigger high for me. As far as my non-Nanowrimo stuff, I have to juggle my ITT-Tech homework, finals coming on the third week, and the over 20,000 word story im working on, well into the third part and the fourth next week.
----------42,624 / 50,000
Nov 5, 2009 - 00 37
Alright here's my gripe. My inner editor and I got into a light saber duel. I knew the exact word I wanted to use to describe my character's circumstances, but for the life of me I couldn't recall how to spell the word. My Inner Editor declared that the word be spelled correctly. I.E. hates little red lines under words in a Word document. It's the only thing I allow I.E. since I won't delete awful scenes and bad dialog.
So off I go to play in word and on the net with alternate spellings. The red lines remained. Later, I'm deep into dictionary.com with my 6th spelling guess when I realize that all the suggested spellings are others words. Not THE word. The perfect word that I needed to make my story glorious! By this time that devil I.E. has sucked away an hour of my writing life, and yet the duel continues. I desire to write, but I.E. blocks all roads and decisions that lead away from the continuing quest for the correct spelling. So I go old school and pull out the great mother of all English words, Webster's Unabridged Dictionary. The word is not there!
I begin to wonder how this word is even pronounced. Then, by some luck the memory center of my brain considered itself rested enough to function and provided me with one small clue. The word was used once in a title of a book I had read, and I knew the author's name! A quick look of his listed titles and glory hallelujah I had THE WORD. I double checked with both the mother dictionary and Dictionary.com. The word was not there. How can this be? Was this plot against me? How can I even know a word that is not in the dictionary?
Finally, I removed the red highlight from the misspelling, typed it in correctly, and told my Inner Editor to shut up already. I informed him that he wasn't allowed to consider conspiracy theories on NaNo time. The writing continued at last.
What was the word? It's geis, and it's lovely. Pass it on. It needs to be in the dictionary and soon. Oh, and if you know how to pronounce it, do let me know.
----------My novel is guarded by Julio Nakamura, The Remedial Ninja... but he really wants to act
42,209 / 50,000
Nov 5, 2009 - 09 57
What was the word? It's geis, and it's lovely. Pass it on. It needs to be in the dictionary and soon. Oh, and if you know how to pronounce it, do let me know.
OK, I'll bite. How is it pronounced? Kinda like 'guys'?? Or rhymes with vise?
Diann
----------NaNo Winner: 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
ScriptFrenzy Winner: 2007, 2009
ScriptFrenzy Participant: 2008
Diann
~*~
Jamal: Women will sleep with you if you write a book?
Forrester: Women will sleep with you if you write a bad book. (Finding Forrester)
28,137 / 50,000
Nov 5, 2009 - 13 13
Only gripe I have is my damn dyslexia messing me up, which causes the perfectionest in me to change everything.
That, and factors outside my control have put me behind.
28,137 / 50,000
Nov 5, 2009 - 13 14
Only gripe I have is my damn dyslexia messing me up, which causes the perfectionest in me to change everything.
That, and factors outside my control have put me behind.
29,453 / 50,000
Nov 5, 2009 - 16 14
Well I'm coming up on the 10k mark (should it in about half an hour if I actually write...) am completely in love with my characters and finally figured out the plot not just for this book- but for a full trilogy. So I'd say it's going well!
I did make the mistake this morning of rereading a little of what i wrote last night... soooo much revision needs doing, but at the same time I'm still pleased with what's there!
Onward Ho!
~*Jesika*~
----------When you listen to the world around you- anything is possible.
19,087 / 50,000
Nov 5, 2009 - 19 15
I haaate that I'm behind and have been pretty much since Day 1. I'm trying to catch up but distraction, after distraction after distraction keep popping up.
----------Luckily I have been doing word wars pretty much non-stop since yesterday and have finally reached this point.
I hope to get to 5K tonight then over the weekend work my little fingers to the bone to get all caught up. Wish me luck!
"When in doubt, have a man come through the door with a gun in his hand"
Raymond Chandler
42,209 / 50,000
Nov 5, 2009 - 19 18
My big gripe is that everyone at work is sick and I'm feeling just a little achy and tired. It's not conducive to lots of writing. Oh and I want candy! SUGAR! I don't normally have a sweet tooth. Maybe it's because I'm feeling icky?
----------Diann
~*~
Jamal: Women will sleep with you if you write a book?
Forrester: Women will sleep with you if you write a bad book. (Finding Forrester)
66,052 / 50,000
Nov 6, 2009 - 02 42
My biggest gripe is that in chapter one I gave my MC a sort of simpering, lovestuck personality that, by chapter two, I realized was completely wrong for him and had to go. So in chapter two he has a 100% completely different personality and I am itching so badly to go back to chapter one and rewrite it so it's consisent. Of course I won't and hopefully soon I'll be so far ahead it won't matter anyway, but it definitely bothers me! Especially because last year I was so fond of my first chapter and had the whole thing up in my synopsis segment, and this time it's so awful I don't want to share anything! XD
But I am on task for my 3,000 words a day goal, which is quite nice. It's funny how I've struggled in the past years to reach my 1,667 goal, but now I'm struggling to get 3,000. Just more proof to myself that I work well to goals and deadlines. Things are, of course, stretching out longer than I anticipated. 15,500 in so far and I think I've covered the first four lines of my three-page outline, ha! But that's all right. I'm starting to feel a bit more for my characters, though it's such a strange story for me compared to previous years that it's a bit of a struggle.
29,099 / 50,000
Nov 6, 2009 - 22 55
I caught up! I caught up! I started off the week weakly, behind by over 800 words on Sunday. By last night I was only behind 121 words and this evening, (drum roll), I was over goal by 159 words! I know that's not a lot, but I had an unusually active schedule this week, so I'm really excited to be on track. The real trick will be to get in Monday's word count done by Sunday, because there will be little-to-no time to write on that day. (Girl's Night Out thing in Redlands after work.) So, fingers crossed, I won't fall behind at all, or at least by very little.
Keep going everyone. The first seven days are nearly complete! Yay us!
Lisa
----------"You will do foolish things, but do them with enthusiasm." - Colette
50,013 / 50,000
Nov 7, 2009 - 15 08
Awe shoot. I had my novel transfered to my laptop when I left and when i started to write on it, the file is corrupted. Good thing the backup is back home. Now it's hard enough to talk to my mom and tell her the routine to drop it in my Dropbox. Drag and drop isn't too much to ask. Looks like I have to make up two days of words
----------59,000 / 50,000
Nov 8, 2009 - 19 52
Oh, man! Hope you got that all worked out.
I recently did a full track-change edit for an author and sent it back, only to have her tell me she couldn't open the file. I went back and shore nuff, the whole thing was corrupt. 14 hrs work lost. gak.
----------Lisa
Writing in My Wildest Dreams at http://lisalogan.net
42,624 / 50,000
Nov 8, 2009 - 23 00
Julio is missing!
Ninjas aren't the easiest creatures to find either. Good thing he's a remedial ninja. Wish me luck finding him!
----------My novel is guarded by Julio Nakamura, The Remedial Ninja... but he really wants to act
50,087 / 50,000
Nov 9, 2009 - 08 08
Woo hoo!!!!!!!!!!!
I made it to the half-way point last night! (despite Van's Beatle snobbery, thank you very much) : )
----------As imagination bodies forth the forms of things unknown, the poet's pen turns them to shapes and gives airy nothing a local habitation and a name.
- A Mid-Summer Night's Dream
50,013 / 50,000
Nov 10, 2009 - 08 25
*Pulls the blankets off and wipes off the dry tears
Would you believe that my MacBooks hard drive took a dump last night? Would you feel sorry that my current novel backup was on that laptop with new 2000 words? It seemed i was screwed right there at 11:30 at night after I updated my word count, but thank goodness I was a mac wiz. I got the file back and i'm restoring my laptop.
----------42,624 / 50,000
Nov 10, 2009 - 10 46
This year's writing has been weird. What I am used to is a mad rush to catch up. I had 5K days regularly in opposition to zero days. This year I have been on target by the end of every single day, but not much more than that. I've never written like this. I think I need to start making goals to be ahead. Then, maybe I'll find the inspiring panic that I am used to...
Oh, and I found Julio.
----------My novel is guarded by Julio Nakamura, The Remedial Ninja... but he really wants to act
50,013 / 50,000
Nov 10, 2009 - 17 20
I have two character lovers and I need an embarrassing nickname for the male. Any ideas? I'm stuck.
----------42,209 / 50,000
Nov 10, 2009 - 20 24
Love muffin
Honey pie
Sweetiekins
Pookie
Sweet cheeks...
Try here: http://www.links2love.com/nicknames.htm
----------Diann
~*~
Jamal: Women will sleep with you if you write a book?
Forrester: Women will sleep with you if you write a bad book. (Finding Forrester)
29,099 / 50,000
Nov 10, 2009 - 22 37
I fell behind. Boo! Fell behind during the weekend AND yesterday there was no writing activity at all. Figured I could catch up if I write just under 6000 words by tomorrow night. Got half of it done this evening. (My brain hurts.) Can't wait until write-in tomorrow night. It is incredibly motivating to write with a group. I find I can't sit and stare into space so easily when everyone around me is madly typing away.
Now for a real gripe: I'm gaining weight. Since I've primarily been writing in Starbucks, I have to get a cup of coffee if I'm going to use a table. It would be rude not to do so. (I like tea, but coffee gives me that lovely and necessary caffeine buzz.) Now, since I don't like bitter coffee, I have to get a specialty coffee drink with lots of sugary goodness. Sometimes I require a tasty little snack as well. So, I'm ingesting a lot of delectable additional calories which aren't burning off very quickly, if at all. (Apparently my lightning-fast typing is not sufficiently aerobic.) Question: Has anyone tried typing while running on a treadmill? Do you think it advisable? Do you think it's even possible? Just wondering.
Lisa
----------"You will do foolish things, but do them with enthusiasm." - Colette
32,868 / 50,000
Nov 11, 2009 - 12 31
Or to steal from Seinfeld, "Shmoopy" "You're Schmoopy!" "No, YOU'RE Shmoopy!" (said all lovey dovey)
Here's one I thought of: "Nipple-man" not like, he's a leg man (as in he likes women's legs) but as in "superman" --she likes his nipples--oh! here's a song for it: "Nipple-man, Nipple-man, if he can't do it, NO one can!" (sung sort of to the tune to "Do you know the Muffin Man?") Yes, you can use that! ;-) ---but let me know if you don't...I might just use it...;-D
Bunnykins
----------cuddlebug
cuddlebunny
Donna Leonard
http://writinginmyhead.tumblr.com/
Writing that springs from the surface of existence--when there is
no other way and the deeper wells have dried up--is nothing,
and collapses the moment a truer emotion makes that surface
shake.
42,209 / 50,000
Nov 11, 2009 - 14 32
Starbucks: I love the place. I get Cafe Americano - very few calories and add one splenda. OR I get an espresso and drink it plain. NO calories. Those whipped chocolately mocha frappa-whosits will kill you.
And no, you can't type on a treadmill but you might be able to do it on a stationary bike. Or with Benjamin's Dragon Naturally Speaking software...
----------Diann
~*~
Jamal: Women will sleep with you if you write a book?
Forrester: Women will sleep with you if you write a bad book. (Finding Forrester)
32,868 / 50,000
Nov 12, 2009 - 18 50
Help! I just suddenly do not feel like writing. The kids and I got flu shots yesterday and I had some dental treatment today that involved a LOT of Novocaine and a prescription for Motrin. It's not that I can't think of anything to write, it's that I just want to sleep or play easy games on my computer--like the kind where you shoot bubbles or match color blocks and watch them explode or matching mahjongg tiles. Help me!
----------Donna Leonard
http://writinginmyhead.tumblr.com/
Writing that springs from the surface of existence--when there is
no other way and the deeper wells have dried up--is nothing,
and collapses the moment a truer emotion makes that surface
shake.
32,868 / 50,000
Nov 12, 2009 - 18 54
ugg. I'm writing, but it is really sucky. I'm just writing and I'm having a hard time concentrating on the words. It seems like it barely makes sense.
----------Donna Leonard
http://writinginmyhead.tumblr.com/
Writing that springs from the surface of existence--when there is
no other way and the deeper wells have dried up--is nothing,
and collapses the moment a truer emotion makes that surface
shake.