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Ovid9 · Nov 1, 2011

~3100 words give or take. 2300ish last night from midnight to one. Another 800 or so at lunch today. It probably makes no sense so far as I'm just "writing" but hey.

I like what I've come up with so far....but I'm concerned if I can stretch it into 50k words. Well, I was always good at padding in school, lets see if it works here.

Velcro · Nov 1, 2011

I'm reading through the first draft of my newest novel. Half way through it. It's not terrible but it needs a lot of work (imagine that). I'm just happy that I can stand to read my own stuff.

Small victory, but a looong way to go.

*hands out victory cookies to all*

JenniferB · Nov 1, 2011

Ari Meermans said:
Congrats to Joy!
Big hugs to Jennifer, bettielee, and Aggy.

Thanks, back at ya!

Today was a tough beginning - hate the blank white screen. But, I did get a little over 2.5k words down for the WIP2. The beginning is slow sloggin' right now.

I'm hoping to gain some speed after I get out of the first couple of chapters. Ugh, I hate the beginning.

No work done on the WIP1 edits. Here's hoping that tomorrow's time management will improve.

I'm having a bit of a NaNo Day 1 hangover, so off to bed with me.

bettielee · Nov 1, 2011

Kewl day! I'm not sure my beginning is the beginning it should be, but, I'm getting to know my setting and characters and suchlot.

It feels good to get the first 3300 words!

Izz · Nov 1, 2011

Here's some :banana:

for everybody.

Izz · Nov 1, 2011

1100 words written tonight. And in good time, too.

Marumae · Nov 1, 2011

I haven't done NaNo in yeaaaaars. Thought I'd give it a try by making some headway on a novel I'd been brainstorming and done basic character sketches and vague plot notes and world building on. My plan was to get all OCD about it by planning, plotting, designing and I decided for once? I'm going to stop delaying myself and seat-of-the-pants it and was pleasantly surprised by the dialogue and plot revelations that came out. It was nice. Only got a short start and a few hundred words for a couple scenes but I'm hopeful!

Button · Nov 2, 2011

Goals for November:

Finish Spice God Novel. 50k to write.
Finish last revision of Smoking Gun.

December:

Start writing DragonSpeak (50k)
Edit Spice God.
Submit Smoking Gun.

January

Finish Second half of DragonSpeak

Submit Spice God and Smoking Gun

DragonSpeak is going to be pretty big, at least 100k, so I'm going to give myself time to write and edit. But in the meantime, I'll have at least one out for submission, and Spice God, with luck, can be edited and sent out, too. Or at least ready to show an agent if one happens to be interested in Smoking Gun.

Busy winter. I might take a month off during the summer to "refill the cup".

AdamH · Nov 2, 2011

Like a few others in this thread, I'm doing the year thing and not NaNo. So I'll update every weekend on where I'm at. But I'll start my first update today because the 1st was only yesterday.

1000 words in and I learned that my MC is going to be kind of quirky with a "death-wish" streak in him. Gonna be a fun ride when he starts taking on those ghosts and demons.

Izz · Nov 2, 2011

Anybody good at making badges? Having a Novel challenge badge to put in our siggies would be groovy. If i have a chance i'll play around a bit tonight, but i'm no artist.

Lillie · Nov 2, 2011

What you want it to look like?

Right now I'd skin my granny rather than write this horrible pile of shite.

Izz · Nov 2, 2011

Lillie said:
What you want it to look like?

Right now I'd skin my granny rather than write this horrible pile of shite.

Hmmm

Maybe a cross between the W1S1 short fiction badges and the Flash Fiction Challenge badge? Maybe? Something shiny?

And thanks!

Lillie · Nov 2, 2011

OK. These are pretty basic, but they look OK at small sizes.

And one of them is shiny!

Izz · Nov 2, 2011

Lillie said:
OK. These are pretty basic, but they look OK at small sizes.

And one of them is shiny!

Oooh! I particularly like the brown-framed one

Do you think we could replace W1S1 with AW? And do we need the 2011, particularly as this is going to be a rolling challenge? Maybe we could move the W1S1 to where the 2011 is? Possibly.

Thanks much, Lillie!

Lillie · Nov 2, 2011

OK. Back shortly.

This?

Lillie · Nov 2, 2011

Or perhaps something a little steampunky.

I really must be prevaricating a lot.

Izz · Nov 2, 2011

Lillie said:
Or perhaps something a little steampunky.

I really must be prevaricating a lot.

[Barry White voice]Oooooh yeaaaah![/voice]

That looks awesome, Lillie! Thank you!

Lillie · Nov 2, 2011

You like that one?
I liked that one too.

Cool. But if someone else comes up with something better, then I won't be offended or anything if you go with theirs.

Izz · Nov 2, 2011

It's now part of my siggy

OctoberLee · Nov 2, 2011

I have... a paragraph. A large paragraph!! It's a slow start... but I'm thinking my pace will pick up on weekends, and that week of vaction I have coming. Happy Novel writing month and/or year everybody!

Ovid9 · Nov 2, 2011

OctoberLee said:
I have... a paragraph. A large paragraph!! It's a slow start... but I'm thinking my pace will pick up on weekends, and that week of vaction I have coming. Happy Novel writing month and/or year everybody!

A large paragraph here and a small one there and you got a novel! Congrats!

bettielee · Nov 2, 2011

oh, that's cool, those badges! I'm going to put it up on my blog!

Day 2 and we're on target!

Notification: I am out of fun sized snickers....

Izz · Nov 3, 2011

OctoberLee said:
I have... a paragraph. A large paragraph!! It's a slow start... but I'm thinking my pace will pick up on weekends, and that week of vaction I have coming. Happy Novel writing month and/or year everybody!

Woohoo. Yay for paragraphs!

bettielee said:
Notification: I am out of fun sized snickers....

oh noes!

I've written 500 words tonight, and i have a feeling that may be all. I'm all scatterbrained and such. Plus, i need to clear some slush.

Sarah G · Nov 3, 2011

Love the badges too!! I finally have my outline done for my new novel. Hoping to start it by middle of November or begining of December depening on how NaNo goes

Izz · Nov 4, 2011

Sarah G said:
Love the badges too!! I finally have my outline done for my new novel. Hoping to start it by middle of November or begining of December depening on how NaNo goes

Good stuff!

I'm only 3,500 words into this novel and already it has a much different feel than i envisioned. :Shrug:

Oh well. Let's see where it leads

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