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Site News / Re: Welcome to TWG Forum 4.0!
« on: November 21, 2006, 05:16:07 PM »
(I hope this is the right place for this.)

I noticed in one of the user profiles that their email is listed as Hidden.  But when I put my mouse over the envelope icon next to the user's posts it shows me their email address.  Is that expected behavior?

(Have you ever been in a writing group where some jerk looks at your whole story and can only complain about a typo, or the word usage in one sentence?  That's a little bit how I'm feeling.  Looking at the massive amount of excellent work and then complaining about the one little flaw I find.  Sorry.   I'll try to redeem myself.)

It looks great!  Thanks for all your overtime to make the site work.  I'm one of many that get a lot more out of the forum than I put into it.   (Should I change my user id to Leech256?)

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Site News / Re: Introduce yourself - right on!
« on: November 20, 2006, 05:54:47 PM »
Name:  Bradley
Home: Alpine, Utah
Work: BYU

I grew up mostly in Arizona but have also lived in the Seattle area and spent some time in latin america including Peru and Mexico.  Now I live in Utah.

I'm mostly interested in 'Time Wasting' in the Writing section.   I first came to the forum when I took Brandon Sanderson's BYU writing class.  The necessity of working, having six busy children that I enjoy doing things with, and being an aspiring writer I don't waste nearly as much time on the site as I'd like.  :(

I'm fortunate enough to have regular contact with Brandon and some of the other Luminaries on the site.  I'm just hoping that some day a little of their talent, discipline, and intelligence will rub off on me.  I've been in several writing groups and written on and off for years.  I think taking Brandon's class was the best thing I've done for my writing.

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Writing Group / Re: National Novel Writing Month 2006
« on: November 20, 2006, 04:53:53 PM »
Cool, I'll finally be more than a peasant . . . just 15,000 words to go.   

I'm finding that there are all kinds of unexpected rewards to doing NaNoWriMo.  But the one I read this morning in "No Plot? No Problem!"   (by Chris Baty) looks most intriguing: "One fringe benefit of wiring a book is being seen by those around you in the new, vastly sexier light of your novelist status." (p. 151)

Could this be true?   And if so, is this the Real reason so many people are doing NaNoWriMo?

(Just 15,000 words more. . .   I wonder what my wife will think?)

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Brandon Sanderson / Re: UPC Science Fiction Awards
« on: November 11, 2006, 04:19:20 PM »
I looked at their contest rules.  Sounds interesting.  The sponsors aren't publishing any of the Spanish versions of Brandon's books, are they?

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Writing Group / Re: National Novel Writing Month 2006
« on: November 06, 2006, 12:39:42 PM »
Faster Master NaNo Writer's (FMP's) excerpt is great!

Read an excerpt from Of Dance and Magic at http://www.nanowrimo.org/userinfo.php?uid=132570

Hope you don't mind me sharing this.

I need to find an appropriate excerpt to post.

I hope everyone is having fun.

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Writing Group / Re: National Novel Writing Month 2006
« on: October 31, 2006, 12:13:31 PM »
My username on the NaNoWriMo site is also Hauf.

Please add me as a "buddy" and harrass, heckle, and embarrass me if my word count drops behind.

(The NaNoWriMo site must be under heavy use right now.  I can't get to it.  So add me later.  :)

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Writing Group / Re: National Novel Writing Month 2006
« on: October 11, 2006, 02:15:06 PM »
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NaNoWriMo Report Card

I have a goal set for 2000 words a day, but that's adjustable. You need to do 1,667 if you write every single day.


I'm planning on writing Monday to Friday and using Saturday as my plotting / emergency catchup day.  Then I'll sleep all day on Sunday to get ready for the next week.

My daily goal is 2300.  I figure once I get going each day there won't be that much difference between writing 2300 or 1667.

I made a spreadsheet with my goals, daily and cumulative, with a chart showing goals vs. actual writing count.

I probably won't be much fun over Thanksgiving if I fall behind.  But maybe I should schedule vacation days for November 29 and 30 now.  Or maybe I'm taking this too seriously.

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Role-Playing Games / Re: Role Player in public.
« on: October 11, 2006, 01:53:01 PM »
Maybe the 40 year old guy staring at you was just jealous 'cause he wanted to be playing but his mom still won't let him.

Hauf  (over 40 year old guy who is still not playing as much as he'd like)

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Writing Group / National Novel Writing Month 2006
« on: October 04, 2006, 01:22:00 PM »
Is any one else planning on doing this insane thing?

National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo)

What EUOL said about it two years ago.
http://www.timewastersguide.com/view.php?id=897

Sign up Now!
http://www.nanowrimo.org/

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Role-Playing Games / Re: Geek Girls Guide to Telling Yourself Stories
« on: August 30, 2006, 06:50:26 PM »
I just read this gem.  Thanks, MsFish.  I really like the way this is all put together.

When you called last night it's a good thing I didn't tell you  the story I was telling about myself or I'd have been in trouble.

And your comment that "positive thinking simply isn't enough"  reminded me of the Stockdale paradox.  And it's always good for me to get a reminder.

http://www.jimcollins.com/lab/brutalFacts/index.html

"Retain faith that you will prevail in the end, regardless of the difficulties.
     AND at the same time
Confront the most brutal facts of your current reality, whatever they might be. "

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