Hey guys! So this is my first year on Nano and I'm really excited! I've always been a lover of writing. From the moment I could write I'm pretty sure that's when this whole addiction started. I joined up on October 20th or so and I was SO eager to get started! So when November 1st finally got here I immediately began to block out everyone around me and just focused on my story. Sometimes it's hard to do, sometimes it's kinda scary! But, it's going to be so worth it by the end of the month. I personally don't have a life, so it wasn't hard for me to dedicate 23 of 24 hours to my work. I also set a personal goal for myself that I would have 25k before my birthday, which TADA, is today!
I just wanted to say that writing is wonderful and anyone who can take two sentences and start creating a story is an amazing and truly gifted person. If you're anything like me, you've refused to let go of your childhood imagination. Good! Don't! I'm rambling now and probably making you grumble with my odd perkiness. But alas, I just wanted to encourage you guys and let you know YOU CAN DO IT! I'm off to try and reach 30k now. Good luck!
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120,082 / 50,000
Nov 5, 2009 - 18 21
It's nice to see someone who's so excited for NaNo! Congratulations on your wordcount of 30K and happy birthday! :D
Just a little shoutout here, 27K, at last! My goal for today was 28K, but now that I'm fairly certain I'll reach it, why not just go for the round 30K? ;)
----------NaNo07- The Journey (27,000/50,000)
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NaNo08- Relinquishing Command (100,000/50,000)
JulNo09- The Merry War (76,000)
JulNo09- The Unchosen (25,000)
NaNo09- BNGoF1&2 (?/150,000)
51,042 / 50,000
Nov 6, 2009 - 11 45
Yay 27k! my writing is going so slow right now. For some reason I tend to write faster in the evenings , though I am not sure why. I hope i get my usual 5k done today -_-
----------'07 - Tale of The Kihmera (+51k words) - Winner!
'08 - Tale of The Kihmera (+52k words) - Winner!
(TotK = 103k Words Total XD)
'09 - Within Abandon (+50k words) - Winner!
76,061 / 50,000
Nov 7, 2009 - 07 38
Just reached 27k! I actually wanted to reach 30k yesterday, but I was too ill to write -_-' So, I'll just try to get there today ^^
50,202 / 50,000
Nov 7, 2009 - 08 28
Yay! Just passed the 27K mark and I'm really happy with myself, in 2007 (the last time I did NaNo) it took me til the 20th to get this far so I'm really impressed with my progress so far. I've made a deal with a friend that we're both going to have double out word counts by the 10th so I'm working towards 40K this weekend. XD
----------2007 : Out of This World, Into Another (55,585)
2008 : -
2009 : Ashlyn of Carcassonne (?)
62,119 / 50,000
Nov 7, 2009 - 09 16
27k :D just got it~
----------(I want you hopeless.)
'07: She. fail :(
'08: Chiaroscuro. fail :(
'09: Vomit: A Love Story. won!
50,172 / 50,000
Nov 7, 2009 - 10 56
Yay 27K! I'm aiming to hit 29K today, hopefully~
----------2007: False Silver, Broken Gold - Won @ 50,085 words.
2008: Crown of Ivy - Lost @ 9,569 words.
71,836 / 50,000
Nov 7, 2009 - 17 23
27K! Heading for 30K tonight.
----------50,037 / 50,000
Nov 8, 2009 - 05 47
I need 30k by 10:30 AM... It's almost 9:00 now. Off to type more!
----------50,100 / 50,000
Nov 8, 2009 - 06 39
I got up early and wrote 2K in about an hour. Feels good! I'm aiming for 30K tonight, assuming that my other stuff doesn't get in the way ... but that's what coffee is for, right?
----------William Faulkner: The good artist believes that nobody is good enough to give him advice. He has supreme vanity.
54,087 / 50,000
Nov 8, 2009 - 09 23
Yay! 2K more this morning to hit 27K. It feels good to be productive in the morning.
Heading out to my in-laws soon, but I hope to get at least another thousand today. :)
60,097 / 50,000
Nov 8, 2009 - 12 01
I'm there at last! Boy, that was the hardest stretch yet!
----------FINISHED!
Days taken: 17
Coffees consumed: 18
Green teas consumed: 22
Sanity: In there somewhere
Fingers: Aaargh!
85,000 / 50,000
Nov 8, 2009 - 13 21
27K done, 23k to go!
----------NaNoWriMos, Etc.:
NaNo 07 = Monster's Land = Win
Screnzy 08 = The Children = Win
NaNo 08 = Randomness Rules! = Lose
NaNo 09 = The Internets/Epic = Win
50,712 / 50,000
Nov 8, 2009 - 13 33
Made it! Twenty seven thousandth word: was.
----------"Writing is easy: open a vein and bleed on paper."
-Ernest Hemingway
71,221 / 50,000
Nov 8, 2009 - 14 00
Done! I'm back in schedule now! ^_^
38,383 / 50,000
Nov 8, 2009 - 14 03
After three days of standstill, I finally got to 27k! Perfect. /o/
Off I go to the next big number~
----------STFU my inner editor. Teh grammer erorres aer asceptabel. And for the love of sanity - FORGET FORMATTING.
38,383 / 50,000
Nov 8, 2009 - 14 10
@ kropla
...we have the exact same wordcount. How awesome is that? =DD
----------STFU my inner editor. Teh grammer erorres aer asceptabel. And for the love of sanity - FORGET FORMATTING.
46,272 / 50,000
Nov 8, 2009 - 14 59
I just hit 27k! I wasn't even expecting to make it past 25k earlier today! =)
85,302 / 50,000
Nov 8, 2009 - 15 14
27.5k! W00t!
----------"The job of good science fiction is to combine the intimately human with the grandly cosmic."
- Robert J. Sawyer, author
"Never surrender dreams."
- J. Michael Straczynski
36,895 / 50,000
Nov 8, 2009 - 21 30
27,016! Going to try and write another 1k before bed, I want to go to sleep at 1am at the latest, going to see if i can hit my quota for the day before i go to sleep.
see you at 28k!
----------"I reject your reality, and substitute my own." - Adam Savage, Mythbuster
"All that glitters is not gold, not all those who wander are lost." J.R.R Tolkein
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2008: A Dance of Magic § Won! 50,449
2009: Dancing Elements § 0
51,959 / 50,000
Nov 9, 2009 - 02 01
27000 at last!
----------Ah.
But I am reminded of that line, the one that ends:
...and miles to go before I sleep.
*sigh*
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You can't wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club.
~Jack London
Screnzy '06--The Underdogs
NaNoWriMo '07--Zella
Screnzy '08--Jonah!
NaNo '08--Anya's Story
75,036 / 50,000
Nov 9, 2009 - 13 56
27,027. ^_^
I don't think I have enough words in my notebook to get myself to 28k today... I might give it a go later if I get time.
----------67,783 / 50,000
Nov 10, 2009 - 00 53
27,099! And after all those days (other than the 1st) in which I wrote 2.5-5K words, this was only a 2K day (and in only 2 1/2 hours!). I'm now well into the second half. In fact, I skipped to the ending and wrote the climax...
And now, back to my normal furious pace...
----------NaNo '06: Black Science
NaNo '07: Bad Company
NaNo '09: Dirty Pop
Project Blog: Spanner's World
Twitter: @dennis_jernberg
57,344 / 50,000
Nov 10, 2009 - 04 19
27,041 :D Want to do 2,000 more today.
----------Others talk about dreams, I live them. ~ A.G.
56,790 / 50,000
Nov 10, 2009 - 16 32
After 10 days of writing I got to 27K. (actually 27,072)
51,300 / 50,000
Nov 10, 2009 - 18 16
Made it - hopefully I'll get over this little plot block I'm stuck in before the write-in tomorrow, I'd really like to boost my word count there. :D
----------Read my last line of the night on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MuninnHrafn
50,312 / 50,000
Nov 10, 2009 - 19 20
Yay! And only 10:12 PM
----------http://wherewestart.proboards100.com/index.cgi
Arky
50,743 / 50,000
Nov 10, 2009 - 19 47
27K and I'm done like dinner. At least for today.
----------Skating on the fine edge between creativity and disaster.
50,275 / 50,000
Nov 10, 2009 - 21 24
Made it! hope to hit 30k by the end of the day.
51,961 / 50,000
Nov 11, 2009 - 06 33
Got it last night. I'd sure like to make 30K by the end of the day, but considering the other things I have to do today, it's not a realistic goal. I'll get there, though. Slow and steady. :)
----------If you are in difficulties with a book, try the element of surprise – attack it at an hour when it isn't expecting it. (H. G. Wells)
103,275 / 50,000
Nov 11, 2009 - 20 37
I got to 27k just now. I'd love to make it to 30k tonight, but since I highly doubt I can make it than far, I think I'll aim for 28 or 29k.
Congratulations to everyone else who's made it!
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