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NaNoWriMo anyone?
Starbeam:
--- Quote from: Kali on October 28, 2009, 09:46:24 AM ---
I kinda hope ninja bunnies attack. The next couple of lines write themselves.
"What the hell is that?!"
"That," she said grimly, "is a plot twist."
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Followed by her putting on sunglasses and "Yeaaaaaaaaaaahhh!" going into "Won't Get Fooled Again"?
LizW65:
For those still on the fence, FYI: 50,000 words in a month works out to just over 1600 words/day--sounds like a lot, but really isn't... ;)
Cooper:
--- Quote from: LizW65 on October 28, 2009, 01:10:55 PM ---For those still on the fence, FYI: 50,000 words in a month works out to just over 1600 words/day--sounds like a lot, but really isn't... ;)
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I agree. On a good day, I can meet my word count quota in two hours or less. If I get bored, i space out and go beyond my quota
meg_evonne:
--- Quote from: belial.1980 on October 28, 2009, 03:35:01 AM ---Now as far as NaNoWriMo goes I have absolutely NO IDEA what I'm going to write. Eh. I've been keeping a big-big-of-random-thoughts-and-ideas for the past 5 years. I figure I'll go in there, snatch up a few ideas, characters, grab a handful of quotes and write.
User ID is belial.1980. (Which is, of course, the same user ID for my bank, credit cards, work computer, etc. Same password too. :-\) Good luck to everybody!
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S'okay, I do the same. i know--shouldn't do that. :-(
However for those of us NOT doing NaNoWritMo, can we give you a list of words to use in your book? Might stimulate your creative juices and I suspect you could get such an odd mix that it's sure to be original? Let us know if you want us to help with that jump start.
Same for you J3nee! or anyone else? I don't know maybe ten from your writing buddies? You could post when the words show up in your posting.
belial.1980:
--- Quote from: meg_evonne on October 28, 2009, 05:25:36 PM --- S'okay, I do the same. i know--shouldn't do that. :-(
However for those of us NOT doing NaNoWritMo, can we give you a list of words to use in your book? Might stimulate your creative juices and I suspect you could get such an odd mix that it's sure to be original? Let us know if you want us to help with that jump start.
Same for you J3nee! or anyone else? I don't know maybe ten from your writing buddies? You could post when the words show up in your posting.
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Sound like a great idea! The more unusual the word the better, lol. Hmm that reminds me...there's a word that Shakespeare used in one of his plays, and it received a special designation because it's only been published once in English literature. Anybody know what I'm talking about? I had it written down somewhere but have since lost it and haven't had any luck looking it up online. I always thought it would be funny to use it and, if ever published, make it the second occurrance.
Now as far as the nanowrimo goes, is it kosher to use old story ideas and such? Years ago I wrote a 4000 word story that I was thinking about expounding upon. I woudn't copy and paste anything; I'd just keep the characters/premise in mind and make a bigger work out of it? Is this kosher? Is it skirting the edges of "cheating?" I think some people have used outlines and such. Is it more in the spirit of the thing to go into it blindly or is it okay to have some forumalated ideas about what you plan to write?
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