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NaNoWriMo!

Discussion in 'Creativity Surge' started by Aikanaro, Sep 30, 2004.

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  1. Arabwel

    Arabwel Screaming towards Apotheosis Veteran

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    Remove all ads!
    I really should go to sleep now so I can get up before midnight... but damn, that darned eeeevil chjar sheet must be finished first!
     
    Arabwel, Oct 31, 2004
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    Luck luck, damnated ones! See you on the other side of raving madness! :banana: :nuts: :banana:
    Okay I'm actually quite sane never mind Good luck!
    :borg:
     
    Hugo, Oct 31, 2004
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  3. The Kilted Crusader

    The Kilted Crusader The Famous Last words "Hey guys, watch THIS!" Veteran

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    Thanks Hu :thumb:
    Have a :banana:
     
    The Kilted Crusader, Oct 31, 2004
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    1 more day to go. Can't wait. (drumroll please....)
     
    Lawless, Oct 31, 2004
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  5. The Kilted Crusader

    The Kilted Crusader The Famous Last words "Hey guys, watch THIS!" Veteran

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    Quite sad, but I'll actually start writing at 00:01 :p
     
    The Kilted Crusader, Oct 31, 2004
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  6. Arabwel

    Arabwel Screaming towards Apotheosis Veteran

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    51 minutes to go....

    *dies*

    I sucjk! The story sucks! My characters are cardboard cut-outs! Someone save me?
     
    Arabwel, Oct 31, 2004
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  7. The Kilted Crusader

    The Kilted Crusader The Famous Last words "Hey guys, watch THIS!" Veteran

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    /me saves Ara in an ever so manly way :banana:

    Bah... damn you Ara, you're allowed to start before me :p
     
    The Kilted Crusader, Oct 31, 2004
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    I've got the jitters. I figure I'm just gonna make up the story as I go along. That's how the best stories are written I bet.
     
    Rednik, Oct 31, 2004
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  9. The Kilted Crusader

    The Kilted Crusader The Famous Last words "Hey guys, watch THIS!" Veteran

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    Exactly how I'm doing it Rednik - mainly because I have nothing planned :p
     
    The Kilted Crusader, Oct 31, 2004
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    Me neither, only about 4 hours left. I don't even know if I'm doing 1st or 3rd person.

    You know, a ton of erotica could pad out the 50K word count quite easily, but how does it fit into post-apoc? :confused:
     
    Rednik, Nov 1, 2004
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    Hoo boy. Here it is. The first day. Good thing I don't feel the need to actually start till this afternoon, and not right now.

    And I'm in the same boat as Rednik and KC. About the only thing I have is the first (really cool) chapter. Once I'm past that, I've got absolutely no idea what the story even is.

    But it'll be cool.

    Or not.

    I'm guessing the latter.
     
    Kam, Nov 1, 2004
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    Seems like a good idea, so I will say it:

    If you run into a writer's block, focus on a new character, their background, and set them into the story in a different place with a similar plot as the first, and once the reader gets a good feel for the new character, bring the two together. That way it's less tedious. Stephen King does it all the time.
     
    Rednik, Nov 1, 2004
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  13. Arabwel

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    Rednik; erotica can be fit into anything, and that's all I am saying on the subject here.

    Here sould be some verry helpful stuff to anyone getting stuck :D just have a few D100 handy... :p

    :thumb:

    Am at 2000+ words... this might work...
     
    Arabwel, Nov 1, 2004
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    I was just kidding about the erotica by the way, but is an intriguing way to pique the reader's attention.

    Congrats on the 2K words, but isn't using that site a bit cheaty?

    NaNoWriMo commences in 3 hours for me, oh golly.
     
    Rednik, Nov 1, 2004
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  15. Arabwel

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    I'm not using it :p

    I am just pimping it :D

    *shudder*

    My poor characters....
     
    Arabwel, Nov 1, 2004
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    BTW, what's a d100? :confused:
     
    Rednik, Nov 1, 2004
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    100 - sided dice :p

    *hugs*

    3029 - I just might live through this...
     
    Arabwel, Nov 1, 2004
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    I have 1675 words so far - plan to write for at least two more hours tonight.
     
    Aikanaro, Nov 1, 2004
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  19. The Kilted Crusader

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    I didn't start at 00:01 this morning because I was...er.... Alright! I was watching The Three Amigos :p

    I'll get started this afternoon. :banana:
     
    The Kilted Crusader, Nov 1, 2004
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    2999 words is where I'm closing it for tonight :)

    :banana:
     
    Aikanaro, Nov 1, 2004
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