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kerrynangellJoined: 22 Dec 2006 09:00:56 Posts: 1168 |
Day Two saw a great increase in word count for everyone. How is day three going?
05 Feb 2007 20:10:43
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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cottreau Joined: 22 Dec 2006 00:32:22 Posts: 567 |
Taking a break at the moment, but have been writing mostly steady since after supper. I'm at 3588 and counting. Man... it is a LOT harder than Nano.
I'm finding it tough going, but I know I'll make it. With Nano, there was always so much more time! :) 05 Feb 2007 21:47:20 |
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cottreau Joined: 22 Dec 2006 00:32:22 Posts: 567 |
I just did another word check, and I'm at 4446 words. I will write for at least another hour or two, but not before a little more procrastination on here.
There is a reason this wwwW is so much tougher than Nanowrimo. I'm making it hard on myself, that's for sure. There are a couple of poor tactical decisions that I made that mean it's more work: 1. I'm writing in 3rd person. On Nano, I wrote 1st person, which is just like writing email and I do that ever day. 2. I'm writing in present tense, and wrote in mostly past tense with Nano. Every time I notice that I've switched to past tense, I go back and fix it. It's usually only a few sentences, but it slows me down! I am getting better, and like the present tense when I read it over. I think I'll go post about this in another forum. :) 05 Feb 2007 23:57:55 |
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jencatd Joined: 03 Feb 2007 14:53:58 Posts: 115 |
2596. *headdesk* I dunno if I'll make it to 7500 tomorrow, but I'll try. I do have a few distractions though, like online puzzles and life in general. ^_^;;
06 Feb 2007 00:06:56 ![[Jencatd.png]](http://myanimelist.net/signature/Jencatd.png "http://myanimelist.net/signature/Jencatd.png") �First notebooks, now scythes, what else do humans think Death Gods use, toilet brushes? You haven’t even transformed! OK. Repeat after me, ‘Death God Power, Make Up!’” - Oliver. |
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andychilton Joined: 21 Dec 2006 21:30:06 Posts: 784 |
Didn't do as well today as I'd have liked. I am now up to 3909, which leaves me with a big day tomorrow.
Of course, that would be fine if I didn't have to work. Maybe I'll leave a little early :-) Good luck to everyone for the final push. 06 Feb 2007 00:36:43
Andrew Chilton - http://kapiti.geek.nz/
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angeldreams Joined: 01 Feb 2007 13:08:58 Posts: 210 |
2517. *also headdesks*
Not only that, the last 312 words were for a NEW beginning-of-a-story, because I didn't like how my first attempt started. And now that I think about it, I don't like the second attempt either... In between getting ready (esp. mentally!) for school tomorrow, piano lesson, as well as some other work/study >_<..... oh dear.... Off to go think about my plot (and why it's been a problem just starting) as I go to sleep... 06 Feb 2007 00:43:04 |
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cottreau Joined: 22 Dec 2006 00:32:22 Posts: 567 |
Had a good day as far as word count and finally gave up at 5284. That means about 2700 words today. I can't complain, but for someone who was talking about doing all of this entire challenge in 1 day, I'm eating humble pie.
06 Feb 2007 01:47:45 |
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madscientist Joined: 04 Feb 2007 08:14:07 Posts: 105 |
6005 and ready to put it into fifth gear.
I will make it by tonight unless something happens to me that appears to be happening to my main character. Damn - I am going to have to save her. And find out my daughters school uniform for tomorrow. Have a great day today 06 Feb 2007 08:40:55
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NaNo winner 2006, 2007 SocNoc winner 2007, WWWwace 2007, 2008!!! Easter challenge winner 2007 Body count: 1 Institute heads, 4 professors, 2 postdocs, 2 PhD students, 2 sequencing technicians and numerous bad guys... Oh I wish I could put that on my CV. ------------------------------------ |
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madscientist Joined: 04 Feb 2007 08:14:07 Posts: 105 |
Yippeee, Hurray... I did it. The 7500 words and the uniform. (7743 final including headings etc)
And I saved my character. Oh I am sooooo happy. Now I can play netball tonight with a clear conscience. I will post the story on my website as a pdf tonight after I go through it to correct spelling mistakes that the spell checker doesnt find. www.freewebs.com/fireflylegacy Ahhhhhh- now for a cup of coffee 06 Feb 2007 10:51:04
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NaNo winner 2006, 2007 SocNoc winner 2007, WWWwace 2007, 2008!!! Easter challenge winner 2007 Body count: 1 Institute heads, 4 professors, 2 postdocs, 2 PhD students, 2 sequencing technicians and numerous bad guys... Oh I wish I could put that on my CV. ------------------------------------ |
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andychilton Joined: 21 Dec 2006 21:30:06 Posts: 784 |
Very well done - we have at least one winner! Now for the rest of us to have a good crack at it tonight!
06 Feb 2007 11:34:41
Andrew Chilton - http://kapiti.geek.nz/
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cassie Joined: 10 Jan 2007 07:37:50 Posts: 937 |
well done on making the mark.
I think I am totally out of the running, I managed to write just over 1K words on another story on, i dont even know what day it was. I have a full house and people staying in my computer room which has meant I cant get to the computer.... sleeping baby in the room, gah. I'm so not used to not having access to a computer, its driving me nuts!! lol 06 Feb 2007 12:18:52 |
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madscientist Joined: 04 Feb 2007 08:14:07 Posts: 105 |
Thanks,
I was lucky - no visitors and I have a very fast typing speed. I also have a laptop and could do a bit of work this morning before everyone else got up. There is NOOOOOOOOOO WAY I could handle not having access to a computer. <shivers> Keep going and see what you can do, even if you are a couple of days late, it is the writing that counts,the story, not when it is finished. 06 Feb 2007 13:41:24
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NaNo winner 2006, 2007 SocNoc winner 2007, WWWwace 2007, 2008!!! Easter challenge winner 2007 Body count: 1 Institute heads, 4 professors, 2 postdocs, 2 PhD students, 2 sequencing technicians and numerous bad guys... Oh I wish I could put that on my CV. ------------------------------------ |
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cottreau Joined: 22 Dec 2006 00:32:22 Posts: 567 |
Congrats madscientist! Very nicely done and I think the first across the line.
Now, there's the snippets of the story that appear on the review forums right? ;-) 06 Feb 2007 16:18:56 |
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cottreau Joined: 22 Dec 2006 00:32:22 Posts: 567 |
Ooops - I see you are posting on your site... cool. I think reading stories over is going to be my job for the next week or so. I really look forward to it.
06 Feb 2007 16:22:24 |
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