NaNoWriMo 2006. Who needs a life in November anyway?

[elfycat]

Well it's October, and there's only 23 days to plot and plan left. So who's up for it this year?

For those who wonder what it's about and who have nothing better to do for the next few weeks here's a link http://www.nanowrimo.org/

Warning very addictive and time consuming. Proceed at your own risk!

[Rabble]

:eepfaint:

[elfycat]

So we can count you in Rabble? :laugh:

[Rabble]

So we can count you in Rabble? :laugh:

Yes. :tears:

[Jay_Quessir]

OMG! NANO NANO NANO NANO! It's time to write the story I've been waiting for a whole two months to write! lol. Woo!

[Lady Faizah]

*looks up from searching for images for her NaNo's cover*

I'm in. :good:

[Anareth]

Uh...stupid question, but if you've had the story in mind, why didn't you just write it?

I confess to just not getting the whole NaNo thing. I write a little (sometimes very little) almost every day, unless I'm really flattened (which I rather am tonight, and fully expect to be after dinner for 250 tomorrow.) I don't know that I'll get 50,000 words written in November, but I don't really see the point of waiting until then to start, either.

[Beisla]

As for me, I'm extremely lazy about writing; when I do it I love it but I can not seem to be able to get started. NaNo gives me the push I need: it says you have to write the story now.

[elfycat]

Uh...stupid question, but if you've had the story in mind, why didn't you just write it?

I confess to just not getting the whole NaNo thing. I write a little (sometimes very little) almost every day, unless I'm really flattened (which I rather am tonight, and fully expect to be after dinner for 250 tomorrow.) I don't know that I'll get 50,000 words written in November, but I don't really see the point of waiting until then to start, either.

Oh It's way worse than that. I've been typing away at another story and ideas crop us all the time. Rather than start on them I just make notes and wait for this. I'm desperate to start now, but it's the challenge of the thing, and sharing the torment with other idiots out there that make me do this!

[elfycat]

Disclaimer. I'm not saying that all NaNoers are idiots (this one is tho.), It just helps!:whee2: :weirdo:

[Tygress]

You know I keep thinking of doing this and I might acctually try this year.

[Bamy]

I can't compete this year :cry: Too much to do for Uni.

[Bamy]

Uh...stupid question, but if you've had the story in mind, why didn't you just write it?

I confess to just not getting the whole NaNo thing. I write a little (sometimes very little) almost every day, unless I'm really flattened (which I rather am tonight, and fully expect to be after dinner for 250 tomorrow.) I don't know that I'll get 50,000 words written in November, but I don't really see the point of waiting until then to start, either.A) it's a challenge, B) it ets people writing C) it isn't easy to get down 50K in a month D) other people are in the same boat to encourage you to get to 50K and finish..

[Prouleth]

I'm doing it again this year, though I must be mad...:scared:

:laugh: Kinda sorta have an idea for a story this year, but I may change it(again)

:help:

[Tygress]

Ok... I'm probably crazy with all I have to do but I signed up. I have a couple ideas just need to figure out which one I'll be able to stick with the longest.

[Aurelia]

In the DRoP thread, there've been a lot of plot bunnies hopping around...if anyone needs one, check over there.

[Rabble]

The plot is the easy part...
The hard part is not getting distracted.

Ooooh, new chapters of Dragonsue!

[Aurelia]

The plot is the easy part...
The hard part is not getting distracted.

Ooooh, new chapters of Dragonsue!

Although I'm not going to do NaNo, the part I find admirable and likeable about it is that you can write fanfiction for it....it saves you a lot of world-building time. ;)

[Rabble]

Although I'm not going to do NaNo, the part I find admirable and likeable about it is that you can write fanfiction for it....it saves you a lot of world-building time. ;)

Except that in return, you have to make sure you understand the characters someone else wrote properly - it's not a fanfiction if the characters only have their names in common with the characters seen in the show. :(

[Lady Faizah]

Personally, I can't do fanfiction with anyone else's characters. I'll use their worlds, no problem, but the characters have to be all my own. I'm not even sure that counts as fanfiction in the traditional sense, but it certainly doesn't count as all-original fiction.

[Bamy]

I prefer to write about my own characters in the writers world if at all possible when writing a fan fiction...saves a lot of hassle of getting the author's characters wrong.

[Rabble]

Working title: Dragonfly.

:D

[Bamy]

:angel:

[Tygress]

I think I'm going to go with one of my own well established worlds and do a flashback type thing. Then again there's my crossworlds idea.... or... yeah I'm still thinking.

[Lady Faizah]

My working title is "Treat with Care", and I even have a cover image in mind if I ever want to show it to people at all. ;) (A discarded straightjacket, black&white, with "Contents Fragile" stamped across it in red)

[pern_queen_rider]

"Together & Apart" is mine.

It's actreally a screenplay. Very fun.

[elfycat]

I have a naming issue. 2004 effort is still unnamed. I named 2005, but I don't like it. It's no better for 2006 no name and it's not looking good that I'll ever get one. So........ Nano2006 is it's official title! :erm:

[Bamy]

What is your story on? I have plot bunnies storming my mind and no way to kill them off as yet so I may as well use them for something...and I helped rabble find a dammned good one for hers :D

[elfycat]

It started as a medical drama in a futuristic spaceships sickbay, then morphed a few times as plot bunnies hit at FTL speed and seems to be turning into an ensemble piece and :erm: romance sci-fi thing with evil plots by power mad officials. I'm killing my first male lead and the second male lead is in a coma in my notes. The female MC (doctor in sickbay) seems to be the angel of death!

I need a name and a diabolical scheme. Then I'm good to go.

[Bamy]

Hmmm.....could you give me a few more details like how it is supposed to end (if you don't want to post send me A PM)

[Bamy]

Is there a particular space station or spaceship that the characters are based on?

[Bamy]

Who is the main MC the nurse? the man in a coma? or some evil official?

[Bamy]

Diabolical schemes.....


shortcut on vital lifesaving equipment/medications and send people out on missions where they will require this stuff?

do random testing on people to see their reactions to drugs - without mentioning that they are under trial?

angel of death girl finds out about plot and when officia comes in or random testing scares bejeesus out of official in charge by pretending to give the test drug?

[Bamy]

I would gothe route of officials using something to 'mind control' the populatn of a planet - but that is so serenity....

[Bamy]

or you could do a mix of all of them plus main characters (in love characters) being sparated / put in danger purposely because of evil official cos evil official wants woman/ man for him/herself?

or the unwanted one could be sent down to 'invstigate' the problem - that they caused?

[elfycat]

Hmmm.....could you give me a few more details like how it is supposed to end (if you don't want to post send me A PM)

:erm: not sure yet. I imagine that the :erm: romance bit might work out for the female MC (medic) and the recovered male MC2 in the long run. Evil plot (TBA) will be resolved with much rejoicing, especially for MC ensemble who will be helping to bring down the nasties.

Is there a particular space station or spaceship that the characters are based on?

They're on a deep space exploration mission in shiny new ship, unfortunately they have to return to the space dock twice because of engine faults. Other characters are on the planet the space dock orbits and one is in military intelligence.

Who is the main MC the nurse? the man in a coma? or some evil official?

Ensemble piece. Those two are my leads, but secondary characters keep elbowing themselves up the pecking order.

[Weyrwoman Kalina]

:sigh: :tears:

I don't think I can do it this year and actually finish it. :(

[Rabble]

Day one almost over...

*blinks at screen*

Can someone get these bloody monitors to stop wobbling? Bad enough they turned purple...

[Bamy]

:rofl2:

[Bamy]

:sigh: :tears:

I don't think I can do it this year and actually finish it. :(
:hugs: I am too busy to even attempt it this year :sad:

[elfycat]

I've done just over a thousand words, but I'm losing the will to live. :help: Really shouldn't have gone drinking last night!

[Keita]

*Crrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrracks! whip!!* :whip:

Officially appointed Whip Boy reporting for duty! :evil:

[elfycat]

OOOwwwwwww:(

I'm typing nearly as fast as I can! And no padding so far! Now on 2146 words.

Off to a write in with my trusty pencil and notebook! I'll keep writing, promise! :puppyeyes

[Bamy]

That is an excellent count for the first day :applause:

[Weyrwoman Kalina]

:hugs: I am too busy to even attempt it this year :sad:

:hugs:

That is an excellent count for the first day :applause:

I agree! :applause:


And I'm appointing myself part of the cheering squad for this year's NaNo, since I'm not doing it. :D

[elfycat]

*gasp* done more.... must sleep!

[Rabble]

:eek: I can't remember how to update my post count! :faint:

:blush:

Edit: Worked it out.

[elfycat]

:eek: I can't remember how to update my post count! :faint:

:blush:

Edit: Worked it out.


Yeah, took me a while too :blush: Well it has been eleven months! How's life in November with the manic typing? It was a bit of a slow start for me concidering I had the day off. Started with a hangover which put a crimp in my ability to do anything first thing. My typing speed is picking up already.

Must :sleep: now, or I won't be fit for work. I must remember to do my job properly and not skip things to get back to my word document!

[Jay_Quessir]

I forgot about November 1st...it just totallly flew by...time to start the story of Jeffrey and I. :-D

[Tygress]

I've been doing my writing at work its been sooooo slow, but the only problem there is everything is hand written so no word count yet. I admit to being please with how smoothly its going :) I'm loving my characters.

[Bamy]

:eek: I can't remember how to update my post count! :faint:

:blush:

Edit: Worked it out.
:giggle:

[Bamy]

*cheers wildly* Go Elfy! Go Rabbles! Go Tygress! Go Nanoers GO!

[Keita]

Day two.

As the scribblers scribble away, problems start to crop up. Like the ickle badger who forgot how to update her post count. Fortunately for all involved, she managed to avert disaster by fixing it.

In other news, sleep deprivation is prevalent. Leading scientists say it might even become a global pandemic, with people in several parts of the world reporting this distressing condition.

We shall keep our readers informed. Over to you.

[Kestrel]

Wow, day two and already I feel somewhat overwhelmed. This is my first year doing NaNoWriMo. I wonder if I will make my goal today...

[Bamy]

<-----------*Squeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!*

[Bamy]

:bunny:

[elfycat]

AAAAAAAAAAaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!

They've escaped!

[Bamy]

:bunny:

[Jay_Quessir]

Soo...day 2 and only like...200 words...off to a rough start...but I'll get it down soon...I'm just talking to my boyfriend tonight so I don't care to WRITE about us. Lol. I love allegory. It's great!

But yeah...I might win this year...maybe!

-Chase

[Bamy]

:hugs: just keep writing a bit at a time :hugs:

[Lady Faizah]

I need to neuter my plot bunnies. Way too many of them. :crazy:

But, hey, I'm almost to 6,000 words already! (5,857)

I've even got a couple of little excerpts on my NaNo profile, under the name of Faizah.
http://www.nanowrimo.org/simpleinfo.php?uid=37191

[Weyrwoman Kalina]

Go writers, go writers!
YAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYY WRITERS!!!!!!


:hopping:

:D

[Beisla]

I'm only keeping to the minimum word count per day, which I'm not entirely happy with since in the past two years I've managed to keep well ahead.
Oh well, there's still time, and I've got an excuse for slowness... kind of. :erm:

Speaking of which, I still need to do 600 words today. An hour till midnight.

[Weyrwoman Kalina]

You can do it, Beisla... I KNOW you can!! :D


And how is everyone else doing so far? :suspic:

[pern_queen_rider]

She-Who-I'm-Going-To-Throw-Off-A-Cliff and also He-Who-Is-A-Jerk-And-Won't-Tell-Me-His-Name are annoying me because THey-Who-Annoy put me at a standstill.

[Kestrel]

I fell way behind the daily word count. I have a lot to make up. But hey, in a few hours I went from a wordcount of 6234 to 8551. Not bad at all

[Jay_Quessir]

Well...Tis the start of day 10...and I have 1300 words total. This is not going well. Between Oklahoma!, School, Gift of Tenyin, and Boyfriend, I have little time to writing...and starting my book over at day 6 didn't help either.

[Bamy]

:hugs: for all those who are behind :hugs:

[Jay_Quessir]

*hugs Bamy* I wish I were not behind...but I WAYY am!

[Kestrel]

I just hit 14,000, I'm catching up slowly

[Bamy]

Good! :applause:

[Rabble]

Can't find the info I need... :sigh:

[Beisla]

Can't find the info I need... :sigh:
1) What info do you need?
2) just make it up.

[elfycat]

Word count looks good but only because I got a head start, the last week has been a painful plod. Got 2 write ins to attend and I'm getting a massage on my abused back muscles! Maybe that'll be the start of the next push. Not sure about doing 100k words but we'll see, still early days - well mid, nearly

[Lady Faizah]

Can't find the info I need... :sigh:

The NaNo forums are a great source of info: Ask in http://www.nanowrimo.org/modules/newbb/viewforum.php?forum=151 (I did (http://www.nanowrimo.org/modules/newbb/viewforum.php?forum=151))

Wordcount is low. 9,437. Track my progress at: http://www.nanowrimo.org/NanowrimoUtils/ProgressReport/37191.html (for your own, replace your NaNoWriMo user number where my 37191 is)

[Rabble]

The NaNo forums are a great source of info: Ask in http://www.nanowrimo.org/modules/newbb/viewforum.php?forum=151 (I did (http://www.nanowrimo.org/modules/newbb/viewforum.php?forum=151))
I did, too.
:sigh:

[Lady Faizah]

I did, too.
:sigh:
Link?

[Rabble]

Link?

http://www.nanowrimo.org/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=21878&forum=151&post_id=348693#forumpost348693

[Lady Faizah]

It's been a few days, you might want to bump it...

[Rabble]

:woohoo: Finally!

*runs to write scene*

[Kestrel]

I'm half way through! I hit 25,000 words!!

[Lali]

Lali is waaaay behind schedule. And refusing to update her word count until it's reached a rather more impressive number. :blush:

But I'll catch up a little. May not make 50k by the end of the month, but since I'm using a story I've already got on the go (and counting from where I was at the start of November, not using what I already had) the book itself is a reasonable length already.

[elfycat]

I've written 57000 words minimum, but as some of them are hand written I'm typing like mad to submit the thing to get my winners purple bar! :(

[Kestrel]

I don't think I will make it, but I am trying anyway

[Bamy]

I've written 57000 words minimum, but as some of them are hand written I'm typing like mad to submit the thing to get my winners purple bar! :(
:hugs:
I don't think I will make it, but I am trying anyway
Go Kes!

[Beisla]

I don't think I will make it, but I am trying anyway
Go on, you can do it! :bouncy: :group:


:hugs: for Elfy. Me, I've never understood why you need to type it up, especially the people who want to write the whole thing by hand. After all, I'm sure they've counted the words... If I wrote my novel by hand, I'd count the words and then just copy some text from anywhere so it equals the word count. I see the object as writing a novel, NOT necessarily having it on your computer.

[Lady Faizah]

I don't think I will make it, but I am trying anyway

Set your own goals. That's what I've been doing. Every time I meet one, I just set a higher goal. I've gone through 5001 (better than my second NaNo), and 15,263 (better than my first NaNo) and now I'm trying to hit 20,000. (I'm at 18,600 right now)

[Kestrel]

I'm only at 30,000

[Lady Faizah]

That's better than my count...

[Lali]

Almost halfway, with two days to go. :blush:

I'm trying to type up what I've got written longhand too. Someone remind me how much my fingers hurt in a year's time, alright? :D

[Bamy]

will do!

[Lady Faizah]

Almost halfway, with two days to go. :blush:

I'm trying to type up what I've got written longhand too. Someone remind me how much my fingers hurt in a year's time, alright? :D

No way, you're doing this again next year. :razz:

...

And so are all of you.

...

Well, I don't want to do it on my own. :erm:

[Kestrel]

I am not going to be able to reach 50,000 words... thus I have set a goal to reach 40,000 words instead. I am at 34,000, so this is a realistic goal. Maybe next year I will reach 50,000, but this year I will consider myself a winner if I reach my goal of 40,000.

[Lady Faizah]

Well, it is no longer November, where I am. :erm:

20,007.

Previous years: 15,262; 5,000.

Honestly, I'd only hoped for 20,000 this year. So I am thrilled that I made it. :bouncy:

[Beisla]

Well, it is no longer November, where I am. :erm:

20,007.

Previous years: 15,262; 5,000.

Honestly, I'd only hoped for 20,000 this year. So I am thrilled that I made it. :bouncy:
Congratulations, and wow, that's excellent! :party: :good:
I know what a last-minute dash you made! :bouncy: :applause:

[Bamy]

:applause:

[Rabble]

Hullo December!
Well, didn't make it; however, unlike last year it's now december and i'm still interested in my story!
:woohoo:

[Beisla]

Hullo December!
Well, didn't make it; however, unlike last year it's now december and i'm still interested in my story!
:woohoo:
Woot! :bouncy:

Now come on, don't be shy, tell us your word count! :D

[Bamy]

Hullo December!
Well, didn't make it; however, unlike last year it's now december and i'm still interested in my story!
:woohoo:
Yay!
Woot! :bouncy:

Now come on, don't be shy, tell us your word count! :DYes do :evil:

[Kestrel]

Hullo December!
Well, didn't make it; however, unlike last year it's now december and i'm still interested in my story!
:woohoo:

Ditto! (Except this is my first year doing NaNo)

[Bamy]

could someone possibly give me aplot for something. I have a title and no idea where to go with it. The title is 'the ghost guard' any ideas?

[Lady Faizah]

could someone possibly give me aplot for something. I have a title and no idea where to go with it. The title is 'the ghost guard' any ideas?

A guard dies. (Can cover the guard's death, or not) He continues his job after death.

He could be guarding an important artifact, perhaps in a museum or bank vault, or an important person. Or, if you want to make it slightly more of a comedy, he could be guarding something relatively small.

Like maybe he's the security guard at a small shopping centre in the middle of nowhere, and he has to keep doing his job because they can't afford someone else.

[elfycat]

I found a site NaNoFinMo *sigh*

Link ----> :sorry: (http://www.nanofimo.org/forums/index.php)

It's got a December special. 30000 and finish the document!

Also just spawned: NaNoPubYe ------> very :sorry: (http://www.nanopubye.org/)

[Kestrel]

Well seeing as how I want to finish my NaNo by the end of December, that sounds like a good project

[Lady Faizah]

I am so tempted to do that NaNoFiMo. So very tempted. :erm:

I haven't even looked at my novel in well over 24 hours now. Closer to 42+... :roll: (It's 8:15pm of Dec 2 here) I'd love to finish it, but I'm at a tricky part... Still, I think I'll wind up trying it, anyway. Depending on what the other Adelaide WriMos are planning. :shrug:

[Rabble]

could someone possibly give me aplot for something. I have a title and no idea where to go with it. The title is 'the ghost guard' any ideas?

An army of the fay?
:erm: I'll think up more later.

[Lali]

Made it to 30 thousand (typed up), which was my personal target! Whoot!

Still writing the thing - I have maybe another 20k which is handwritten - and still adoring it. ^_^


As for "The Ghost Guard" although my first thought was a squadron of ghosts, I'm now thinking you could have a group of elite soldiers who are sent in for delicate matters, leaving no trace that they've ever been there and sticking to stealth and speed for their main weapons... And perhaps one goes rogue. These things always seem to happen. ^_^

It's a cool title, though! Should be fun wherever you go with it.

(By the way Rabble... Nice avatar! :D)

[Lady Faizah]

Has anybody continued writing since November? Any advice?

I'm thinking about plunging back into my little (20K) story. But I'd kind of hit a wall about 10K in, and it's mostly just procrastination for the last 10K or so. :roll:

[Beisla]

Um, yes. :disguise:
Very, very, very slowly.

[Bamy]

when can I see it Beisla Huh? :bouncy: huh? :bouncy: :bouncy:

[Beisla]

when can I see it Beisla Huh? :bouncy: huh? :bouncy: :bouncy:
Um... I think it's about halfway done, and I think it sucks big time.
Flat characters, uninteresting plot, plotholes... you name it, we've got it. :biggrin:
But if you want to read what I've written so far, I can send it to you.

[Lady Faizah]

I wonder if I should share what I've got so far... :erm: I wonder if I can even remember the password to my writing journal. :roll:

EDIT: Some is in my NaNo profile excerpt -- but only a couple of scattered paragraphs. http://www.nanowrimo.org/simpleinfo.php?uid=37191

[Lady Faizah]

Well, I've got part of my 2006 NaNo up on http://faizah-writes.livejournal.com/ (A little over 8,200 words, of the current 20,007)

[Bamy]

Um... I think it's about halfway done, and I think it sucks big time.
Flat characters, uninteresting plot, plotholes... you name it, we've got it. :biggrin:
But if you want to read what I've written so far, I can send it to you.
Yep yep yep! I can give some good crit to help make it as good as the last to were (and they were fantastic by the way - I /really/ think you should try and get them published)

[Beisla]

Yep yep yep! I can give some good crit to help make it as good as the last to were (and they were fantastic by the way - I /really/ think you should try and get them published)
And I think someone should hold a gun to my head and make me edit them. :disguise: