Write a 50,000 word novel in 30 days, quantity NOT quality! - Page 3

Bella Sophia · 11-02-2008, 12:48 AM

Well, okay, I kinda lied. Now that I've typed 9221, I'm off to bed. >___>
Seriously this time.

Steppenwolf · 11-08-2008, 11:28 AM

How are you doing? Someone keeps going? (Got only 8000 ... But Im still writing , aven with an awful jet lag and all , I dont care ...)

Steppenwolf · 11-16-2008, 04:18 PM

So ... Everyone gave up in this site except myself? Can't believe this ...
Im breaking the 30000 ... It's in my first language by the way .

Jaye Jang · 11-16-2008, 05:55 PM

Up to 20,000 words, but having a reeeallly hard time coming up with anything more. I now understand why novelists use so much 'filler', i.e. descriptions and dead conversations. Anyway, still going though. HP, BTW, again, thanks for the op. This is the first time I have ever done this. Hope I survive it.

Bella Sophia · 11-18-2008, 04:28 PM

I did it! I made it to over 52,000 words! YES!

HumanePain · 11-18-2008, 05:06 PM

That's awesome Bella! I have sputtered after 29,000 words. No motivation, and worse, no time. Work has gobbled up all my days and nights lately.
(sigh)

Bella Sophia · 11-18-2008, 05:12 PM

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Originally Posted by HumanePain

That's awesome Bella! I have sputtered after 29,000 words. No motivation, and worse, no time. Work has gobbled up all my days and nights lately.
(sigh)

Thank you

I really hope you make it though - I'm sure it'll be a great one. You see, college work should have consumed my nights, but I am slightly ashamed that I let this novel of mine take over my life. Haha.
Still, it's pretty good for a dingy ol' rough draft.

Jaye Jang · 11-18-2008, 11:46 PM

Dear HP, I can soo relate, but we are so lucky to have work. The security guards where I work remind me of that everytime I start to sag and flag.

Bella, Congrats. You get a gold star.

Corpsey · 11-19-2008, 12:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HumanePain

That's awesome Bella! I have sputtered after 29,000 words. No motivation, and worse, no time. Work has gobbled up all my days and nights lately.
(sigh)

You know, for a second I thought Sir Helpmann may have been caught at being friendly. Then I looked at the avatar a second time...

Bella, that's excellent! Care to share the story name/plot/characters at all?

Felreaper · 11-19-2008, 08:58 AM

I'm definitely gonna give this a try. I'm afraid that it'll turn out really random and convoluted... oh well!!!

Chee · 11-19-2008, 12:10 PM

I know this might sound a little bit late, but I'm starting tonight.
This should help me a lot with my writing skills. Hopefully.

Serren · 11-19-2008, 02:43 PM

I fancy having a go. I haven't written much for ages. Particularly not fiction.

Steppenwolf · 11-21-2008, 03:22 PM

Here is yet another winner of Nanowrimo 2008 . I just can't believe I made it , a few minutes ago , I'm soooo happy!
Writers out there , don't give up!

HumanePain · 11-23-2008, 11:40 PM

At 21070 words so far, I am not going to make it in the next 7 days. I thought I had 29,000 but the NaNo word counter said 21070. Well even with a week off for Thanksgiving vacation I won't make it but I don't care, it's my first NaNoWriMo so I am happy to just figure the damn thing out and practice for winning next year!

HumanePain · 11-23-2008, 11:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Steppenwolf

Here is yet another winner of Nanowrimo 2008 . I just can't believe I made it , a few minutes ago , I'm soooo happy!
Writers out there , don't give up!

Congratulations! Only hard work and dedication got you there! I hope to join your ranks next year.

Fae-wolf · 11-24-2008, 10:53 AM

Go!!! Write And Write!

Minyaliel · 11-24-2008, 11:11 AM

Oh deary deary me... Yeah, I tried and failed miserably. Everything seemed to just crash with NaNo this year. Exams, relocating, surgery... *sigh* I guess I´ll just try again next year.

Jaye Jang · 11-30-2008, 10:34 PM

Well folks. I tried. And I can relate to HP's dilemma. (How's that for a book title?) Job, work, work, job. Interestingly, even though there has been a slowdown at both jobs -- (I work as a medical editor on one and a medical typist on the other) the work backlogged and swamped us over the last month. So, I had to subit the novel today with the last seven chapters only partially finished. But, despite the obstacles, I still managed to write over 50 chapters, and I misseditbythatmuch. I have never written a novel before in my entire life. And I got e-mails of encouragement from no less writers than Piers Anthony and Chris Baty. WooHoo. Next year in NaNoWriMo folks. In 2009, obstacles notwithstanding, I'm goin' for the gold.

Hades · 12-08-2008, 01:46 PM

Dammit, the quest is over? And here i was getting ready to set free the beast... wish i'd known of this event earlier =/ maybe next year xD 'sides, 50k in 30 days sounds like eating cheesecake haha, i wrote my story-project of 30k words in some... 3-4 days, alltogether xD there was a lot of procrastination involved. @_@
Grats to those who made it!

Jaye Jang · 10-04-2009, 08:10 PM

You folks better start putting your 'thinking caps' on. NaNoWriMo time is almost here!

Saya · 10-04-2009, 08:31 PM

Thanks for the reminder Jaye! I swear this time I'll make a better attempt, I have an idea, it won't be a GOOD idea but I think I need the practice.

Still Jack · 10-04-2009, 10:42 PM

Someone should plagiarize the finish a sentence thread.

alchemie · 10-08-2009, 12:32 AM

That sounds interesting. Might try it.

Jaye Jang · 10-19-2009, 07:15 PM

Well I officially signed up today. May be masochistic. Have to check that.

Delkaetre · 10-20-2009, 12:07 PM

I'm going for it.
It'll just be trashy swords-and-sorcery fantasy immortal-with-vengeance-issues stuff, but may as well go for it. How hard can it be to write 50,000 words about an undying mercenary with a grudge against the guys who took her death away from her?