Southern Cross Novel Challenge

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gaye-belle Joined: 01 Jun 2007 12:11:33 Posts: 967	Ummm where did that wildboy come from? Been quietly plodding on.:) Come on Teamkiwi!!!!!! 12 Jun 2008 12:24:27 http://gay_belle.livejournal.com The Zing Thing: "The Makeover." 'Southern Scriber.'
kerrynangell Joined: 22 Dec 2006 09:00:56 Posts: 1164	Wow! Four winners now! Congratulations to: sailorchibi wildboy910 vampira 6setdreamer Come on in and take a bow! We will all be joining you before the month is out! 12 Jun 2008 18:46:55 No Excuses. Just Write. WIP - Freeing the Flame: 0/66 scenes of rewrite #2. Eve's Vineyard: 2,158/6,000 (Sept Zing Thing)
andychilton Joined: 21 Dec 2006 21:30:06 Posts: 784	You guys are awesome. That's just fantastic. Some of us (who have pretty much only just started) are very jealous. See you at the finish line :-) (Or as Joey said to Chandler one time: "You're so far over the line, it's almost a dot to you.") 12 Jun 2008 23:04:25 Andrew Chilton - http://kapiti.geek.nz/
gaye-belle Joined: 01 Jun 2007 12:11:33 Posts: 967	Hairy Mike and the Supersonics?????? At least you have a title for your story andy. I had tried two and ditched them back to SoCNoC,08. 13 Jun 2008 00:16:03 http://gay_belle.livejournal.com The Zing Thing: "The Makeover." 'Southern Scriber.'
hopefullily Joined: 02 Jun 2008 02:44:02 Posts: 119	Yes, where did wildboy come from? Been wondering if somebody is playing games. No need for anybody not near the finish line to fret. We've got plenty of time. And it's not a race against each other unless we wish to make it one. I admit that seeing other people's numbers spurs me to push on, but not because I want to beat their numbers. Because I want to keep up. At this point in a novel, one begins to have doubts. The challenge helps me to continue despite them. And since there are hardly any novels published that are only 50,000 words except Harlequin (Mills & Boon) short romances, this kind of challenge is always more about getting a substantial portion of a novel written than about actually writing the entire thing. So congrats to the winners, and let's all keep going. 13 Jun 2008 02:24:51
gaye-belle Joined: 01 Jun 2007 12:11:33 Posts: 967	I agree it is not a race, we are all winners that reach the required number. Different people have certain amounts of time and other committments. I am not normally competitive, but I must admit, I have been motivated by just keeping up with kiwi counterparts, just to keep the flag flying. :) 13 Jun 2008 11:38:15 http://gay_belle.livejournal.com The Zing Thing: "The Makeover." 'Southern Scriber.'
hopefullily Joined: 02 Jun 2008 02:44:02 Posts: 119	I don't think of myself as competitive, either. Wasn't raised that way. I was raised to excel and often have fallen down on the job. I always think of writing skills as like a timeline. Some people start farther along it because they start as better writers than others. But I believe we each still have the same distance to travel. Basically because there is always room for improvement and every creative person needs to grow. 13 Jun 2008 11:46:38
mousewords Joined: 24 May 2008 18:21:45 Posts: 27	Congratulations to everyone who has made it so far--here's to lots more fun in the journey! 15 Jun 2008 21:59:54 http://mousewords.wordpress.com
cassie Joined: 10 Jan 2007 07:37:50 Posts: 936	Yay! crossed the line this afternoon, several days ahead of schedule :-) but that means there is still plenty of time left in the month to actually finish the story off :-) Looking forward to seeing the rest of you over the 50k mark in the next week or so! 18 Jun 2008 16:00:02 WIP: Ayden: 70,096/95,000 (estimated total). Rough Editing: Lifelines: 104/104 pages. J.C Hart
gaye-belle Joined: 01 Jun 2007 12:11:33 Posts: 967	yay you sneaky little thing! Well done cassie the first Kiwi across the line, despite the flu and all. I won't be long behind probably tomorrow as out tonight. So you are still going on with your novel. Whoop-de-do, mine finishes at 50,000. :) 18 Jun 2008 16:22:51 http://gay_belle.livejournal.com The Zing Thing: "The Makeover." 'Southern Scriber.'
cassie Joined: 10 Jan 2007 07:37:50 Posts: 936	lol me a sneak? I kept expecting to see your count jump ahead of mine at some point today ;-) Finishing at 50K exactly? lol i hope you can tie everything up by then! Looking forward to seeing you with a little yellow star next to your name too :-) 18 Jun 2008 16:27:58 WIP: Ayden: 70,096/95,000 (estimated total). Rough Editing: Lifelines: 104/104 pages. J.C Hart
kerrynangell Joined: 22 Dec 2006 09:00:56 Posts: 1164	50,000 words in 15 days is amazing, Cassie! I know you'll be just around the corner, gaye-belle. Go Team Kiwi!! 18 Jun 2008 19:43:39 No Excuses. Just Write. WIP - Freeing the Flame: 0/66 scenes of rewrite #2. Eve's Vineyard: 2,158/6,000 (Sept Zing Thing)
hopefullily Joined: 02 Jun 2008 02:44:02 Posts: 119	Come on, the rest of you. It's nice up here with the stars. 19 Jun 2008 07:43:01
kerrynangell Joined: 22 Dec 2006 09:00:56 Posts: 1164	Ooh, I love how you put that but I'd say... "Up here in the stars." One of my favourites quotes is: 'Shoot for the moon, even if you miss you will land among the stars'. 19 Jun 2008 19:33:55 No Excuses. Just Write. WIP - Freeing the Flame: 0/66 scenes of rewrite #2. Eve's Vineyard: 2,158/6,000 (Sept Zing Thing)
gaye-belle Joined: 01 Jun 2007 12:11:33 Posts: 967	I have just reached stardom, am I in heaven? 19 Jun 2008 22:12:09 http://gay_belle.livejournal.com The Zing Thing: "The Makeover." 'Southern Scriber.'
cassie Joined: 10 Jan 2007 07:37:50 Posts: 936	yay! congrats gaye-belle :-) well done!! 20 Jun 2008 07:25:13 WIP: Ayden: 70,096/95,000 (estimated total). Rough Editing: Lifelines: 104/104 pages. J.C Hart
silke Joined: 29 May 2008 01:01:48 Posts: 69	Way to go guys! I'm catching up tho, I had a couple slack days where things that needed to be done got done, so I'm back to writing now. Nearly at the goal! pats self on back 20 Jun 2008 11:56:38
hopefullily Joined: 02 Jun 2008 02:44:02 Posts: 119	Looking good! 20 Jun 2008 16:06:25
gaye-belle Joined: 01 Jun 2007 12:11:33 Posts: 967	Yes come on silke, you are not far off, then you can have a break! Are you writing a longer novel like some? 20 Jun 2008 18:16:32 http://gay_belle.livejournal.com The Zing Thing: "The Makeover." 'Southern Scriber.'
kerrynangell Joined: 22 Dec 2006 09:00:56 Posts: 1164	Yes, congrats, gaye-belle! I'm watching your word count closely, silke! Can't wait to see you get over the winner's line. 20 Jun 2008 21:13:26 No Excuses. Just Write. WIP - Freeing the Flame: 0/66 scenes of rewrite #2. Eve's Vineyard: 2,158/6,000 (Sept Zing Thing)

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