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Re: National Novel Writing Month 2008
« Reply #150 on: December 01, 2008, 06:46:16 AM »
Quote from: Raethe on November 30, 2008, 09:11:31 AM
Haha. I can't honestly say I even know what imdb, and I never really got into the social networking sites like myspace, facebook and the like. My Internet time wasting is mostly forums (two general, one RP), webcomics, and author/publishing blogs. And designing my own websites.

I just broke the halfway point. Only 24960 to go. Waugh!

imdb is the internet movie database...It's pretty sweet. I go there for the forums. One particular movie forum, for one of my favorite books that's being made into a movie sometime....So not counting facebook (which isn't nearly as bad now as it once was....), my two main time-wasters are forums....I like forums. They're fun.

And good job! I still haven't written anything today. I was thinking about doing it, but then I got totally absorbed in The Count. It's a fantastic book! I've read over 200 pages today! I say that makes up for me not writing anything...
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Re: National Novel Writing Month 2008
« Reply #151 on: December 01, 2008, 08:00:01 AM »
Quote from: firstChristmaSnow on December 01, 2008, 04:48:07 AM
Congrats!  I am now finding that the issue now is staying focused so I continue to write... I'm starting to fall back into bad habits.

I hear you there.  Just earlier this evening, my wife asked me if I planned on actually finishing my story. :)
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Re: National Novel Writing Month 2008
« Reply #152 on: December 01, 2008, 08:02:21 AM »
I totally have plans.  If I continue at the rate of 2k a day I should be done by the end of feburary.  But the issue is writing.

Anyone up for an after nanowrimo word war to see who can get the most words done by the end of january?  (So I have something to motivate myself with)
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Re: National Novel Writing Month 2008
« Reply #153 on: December 01, 2008, 10:56:49 AM »
50,021.

I can't believe I actually did it. (The word count my Nano profile reads differently but their bot thingies actually added to my word count, for some reason.)

Yeah, I still have to actually FINISH this bugger of a book. And I've learned this weekend (aside from learning that it's possible to write 25k in a day) that my book is, once again, probably bigger than I thought it was. *sigh* I've been guesstimating it at around 120k, but with my NaNo done it's at 90,000 and I'm not even sure I've hit a halfway point...

Hmmm. I'm all for wordwars, though I dunno about January. ANyone up for a December match? :P
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Re: National Novel Writing Month 2008
« Reply #154 on: December 01, 2008, 07:00:33 PM »
I ended just shy of 30k, which is too bad because I didn't finish, but pretty good because I did a ton of other stuff during the month (a copy edit, incorporating as a business, etc.). And I'm still far ahead of my actual deadline with my publisher, so hooray.

Even not finishing, though, I got to experience that awesome writing "high," and I really love my book. If the rest of world likes this one have as much as I do, I will be a rich man.
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Re: National Novel Writing Month 2008
« Reply #155 on: December 01, 2008, 07:53:08 PM »
Raethe, CONGRADULATION!!!

Also, that's what I meant.  *blush*  I'm really bad with months and junk like that.  So, are you game?  Just see who can write the most now to dec. 31 (full month)
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Re: National Novel Writing Month 2008
« Reply #156 on: December 01, 2008, 09:31:21 PM »
Quote from: little_wilson on December 01, 2008, 06:46:16 AM
imdb is the internet movie database...It's pretty sweet. I go there for the forums. One particular movie forum, for one of my favorite books that's being made into a movie sometime....So not counting facebook (which isn't nearly as bad now as it once was....), my two main time-wasters are forums....I like forums. They're fun.

What is the book they're making into a movie?  You've aroused my curiosity.
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Re: National Novel Writing Month 2008
« Reply #157 on: December 01, 2008, 10:40:52 PM »
All right folks November is over and I've dished out all the awards for NaNoWriMo for people posting here in the forums, if I missed you and you completed NaNoWriMo post here with a link to the post where you mention your word count.
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Re: National Novel Writing Month 2008
« Reply #158 on: December 01, 2008, 10:59:54 PM »
25,000 words in one day? Wow.

Dan, as long as Germany loves it as much as you do, you'll still be in good shape. :)
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Re: National Novel Writing Month 2008
« Reply #159 on: December 01, 2008, 11:07:21 PM »
Quote from: Vatdoro on December 01, 2008, 09:31:21 PM
What is the book they're making into a movie?  You've aroused my curiosity.

Oh, it's a book you've probably never heard of. A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray....Who knows if they're actually gonna make it, though. It's been on the site since 2006, and production still hasn't started. The director keeps putting other works ahead of it.

And RAETHE! Wow. I'm in awe of your awesome-ness. Holy Hannah, I am seriously amazed! Congratulations. You're one of my new heroes. 25k in one day....wow. Just....wow....

I'm totally up for a December Word War or whatever. Hopefully I'll write more than I did this month (or technically, I guess it's last month, since it is now December....). Although to be completely honest, it would be hard to write less than I did and still call myself a writer...
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Re: National Novel Writing Month 2008
« Reply #160 on: December 02, 2008, 12:00:45 AM »
I made it. Sorry I didn't post yesterday, but I was a little busy.  Anyway, I finished with 52,244 words.  Hurray.
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Re: National Novel Writing Month 2008
« Reply #161 on: December 02, 2008, 12:07:04 AM »
Thanks, Rose.

I'm totally in for a word war. I really want to finish my book by the end of December anyway (since I'll be starting another one in a different class in January.)

Yeah, writing 25k words in a day is pretty... epic. I'd actually thought that trying would be a miserable experience - I can't believe how much FUN I had. (Not that I don't like writing normally, but the thought of making half of the month's word count in a day was pretty intimidating.) That's probably the only reason I finished, actually...

I even slept for almost two hours and worked a 4 hour shift!

btw, Fell: It's not fair to say stuff like that! We're already waiting with bated breath for your FIRST book to come out, jeez.
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Re: National Novel Writing Month 2008
« Reply #162 on: December 02, 2008, 06:26:50 AM »
Sweet, so we've got two people perticipating?  Yes?  No?  Anywho, I'm going to start a seprate thread for our word war.
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Re: National Novel Writing Month 2008
« Reply #163 on: December 02, 2008, 11:43:24 PM »
Quote from: Raethe on December 02, 2008, 12:07:04 AM
Thanks, Rose.

I'm totally in for a word war. I really want to finish my book by the end of December anyway (since I'll be starting another one in a different class in January.)

Yeah, writing 25k words in a day is pretty... epic. I'd actually thought that trying would be a miserable experience - I can't believe how much FUN I had. (Not that I don't like writing normally, but the thought of making half of the month's word count in a day was pretty intimidating.) That's probably the only reason I finished, actually...

I even slept for almost two hours and worked a 4 hour shift!

btw, Fell: It's not fair to say stuff like that! We're already waiting with bated breath for your FIRST book to come out, jeez.

Holy son of Batman...that's impressive, Raethe.  I think your next goal should be doing that two days in a row!! 

Oh, and congrats!  :D
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Re: National Novel Writing Month 2008
« Reply #164 on: December 02, 2008, 11:51:23 PM »
Two days in a row, oh god. Now THAT sounds truly epic.

I think I'll wait until I've recovered from Sunday to try that though. :P

Hmm... my book probably has another 50k in it... 50k in two days, and by then I'm SURE I'd be almost done... In two days...

Hmm...
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