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| Frostburn |
Posted: 2009-08-29, 11:22 PM
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Yes, ladies and gentlemen, the time fast approaches. When people across the globe will pick up their pens (or keyboards) and sit down for a month with the goal of writing 50,000 words on their novel. It can be a new idea, it can be a current novel, it can even be something you write by the seat of your pants with no goals of publication whatsoever.
That is National Novel Writing Month, also known as NaNoWriMo. Held annually in November, it is a worldwide event for writers to set aside their excuses and buckle down to do what they love. By the end of the month only a few will have succeeded, and they will take away so much more from the experience than just the satisfaction. They will have conquered their own laziness, distractions, and inner critic to just sit down and put what they want on paper. And 50K words? Come on, that's a YA novel right there! I've been doing this for four years now, but I've never succeeded. Yet I feel that this is my year. I have an outline, I have a fruitful idea, and I have two Youtube playlists of writing music. It's time to win this thing. Go here and sign up. If you like, you can add me to your friends to watch my progress. My username is MageOfStorm. And once you've signed up, go look on their forums for your city of residence. I guarantee you'll find that there's more writers in your area than you knew about, no matter where you live. This is starting to turn into a dissertation, so I'll make this last paragraph short. Whether you write fantasy or sci-fi, novels or flash fiction, sign up and join the fun. Post here so we know who to look for when the time rolls around. -------------------
"A little nonsense now and then, is relished by the wisest men."
-- Willy Wonka |
| Spyder Pyresphere |
Posted: 2009-08-29, 11:58 PM
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Well, here we go again...
Though, being unemployed does make the task a bit easier. -------------------
Novel: The Eye of God Genre: Sci-Fi/Fantasy Word Count: 1,104 |
| Platinum Trickster Negi-kun |
Posted: 2009-08-30, 02:43 AM
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As long as our exercises here don't conflict with my online time a whole lot, I shall also make it this year. I'm as prepared as Frost is (though I daresay I have more music), so let's DO THIS. :> -------------------
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| Raisurinu |
Posted: 2009-08-31, 05:31 PM
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Sounds like you guys are going to have fun. I can never think up of an original idea for a story. I can only come up with budding ideas that can be made into RPs only. =\ -------------------
Thanks to IBF for the awesome sig~ |
| Drifter |
Posted: 2009-09-01, 10:15 AM
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I might get in on this for once, maybe it'll help me get the lead out of my pants so I can finish my novel. -------------------
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| Spyder Pyresphere |
Posted: 2009-10-18, 10:56 PM
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So, anyone gotten bit by the novel bug? Already got your ideas and title in order? -------------------
Novel: The Eye of God Genre: Sci-Fi/Fantasy Word Count: 1,104 |
| Zero Firestorm |
Posted: 2009-10-19, 11:20 AM
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I've an idea so i'll be participating this year. Luck be with all of you. -------------------
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| Frostburn |
Posted: 2009-10-19, 12:40 PM
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Already got my novel idea and summary in order. I'm not even going to try and make this publishable, this is just going to be super chaotic and seat-of-the-pants.
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"A little nonsense now and then, is relished by the wisest men."
-- Willy Wonka |
| B. Eidolon |
Posted: 2009-10-29, 04:52 PM
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abcdef DRAGON
That is all, I am very psyched |
| Spyder Pyresphere |
Posted: 2009-10-31, 02:43 AM
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Less than 24 hours left until we start, people.
Also, don't forget to set your clocks back as of November 1st for Daylight Savings. Extra hour of writing from the get-go! -------------------
Novel: The Eye of God Genre: Sci-Fi/Fantasy Word Count: 1,104 |
| Frostburn |
Posted: 2009-11-01, 12:30 AM
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1,052 words written. So far, flying by the seat of my pants, it appears to be about a pair of bounty hunters in modern times who take jobs to track down faeries in ancient Ireland. My fatigue-addled mind has given them a souped up SUV, multiple weapons both modern and medieval, and the remains of a troll.
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"A little nonsense now and then, is relished by the wisest men."
-- Willy Wonka |
| Spyder Pyresphere |
Posted: 2009-11-01, 02:32 AM
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I got writer's block right out of the gate. I hate how hard it is to start a story. EDIT: Got over the hump once I turned off my music and started focusing hard. Total word count so far is 1,104. This post has been edited by Spyder Pyresphere on 2009-11-01, 03:21 AM -------------------
Novel: The Eye of God Genre: Sci-Fi/Fantasy Word Count: 1,104 |
| Noise + King |
Posted: 2009-11-01, 09:50 AM
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「The Legend Begins」
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I've decided to enter for the first time with an idea I've had mulling about for quite some time. Hopefully I'll actually be able to put a dent in that 50,000 word count. |
| Frostburn |
Posted: 2009-11-01, 10:26 AM
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Anyone got titles for their work yet? Mine's Phoenix. -------------------
"A little nonsense now and then, is relished by the wisest men."
-- Willy Wonka |
| Noise + King |
Posted: 2009-11-01, 10:34 AM
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「The Legend Begins」
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South Town, but it's a working title. I'm thinking that adding the subtext, The Paragon would work for it too. |
| Spyder Pyresphere |
Posted: 2009-11-01, 12:53 PM
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Eye of God, though I know for a fact I'm changing it. -------------------
Novel: The Eye of God Genre: Sci-Fi/Fantasy Word Count: 1,104 |
| Noise + King |
Posted: 2009-11-02, 07:07 AM
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「The Legend Begins」
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Up to 1,608 words, which is pretty good for me. I think. I'm getting kind of hung up on where to take one side of the story already though, since this going to be in First Person for some Chapters and Third Person for others. Some fresh air might help me clear my head though. |
| Switch |
Posted: 2009-11-15, 08:39 AM
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Posts: 195 Joined: 11 November 2007 ![]() ![]() |
Damn I completely forget about NaNoWriMo this year. Still wrapping up my warm up story too so I probably wouldn't have started this year anyway. It's the 15th guys, how are your books coming along? -------------------
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