UNBELIEVABLE!

[foryoualone.livejournal.com]

OMG, you guys will never believe it. My laptop -- the beloved one I've worked on for six years -- completely died Sunday morning! So, as of this minute, I can't write at a coffeehouse or away and I'm sitting at my daughter's computer next to a cold window. Is this fate? Should I give up now? What do you think?

UNBELIEVABLE!

[foryoualone.livejournal.com]

OMG, you guys will never believe it. My laptop -- the beloved one I've worked on for six years -- completely died Sunday morning! So, as of this minute, I can't write at a coffeehouse or away and I'm sitting at my daughter's computer next to a cold window. Is this fate? Should I give up now? What do you think?

[frustrating]

[calming.livejournal.com]

Sorry for the multiple updates. I meant to only post it once, and LJ posted it a bunch of times. There seems to be a system problem, because there are several people on my friend's list whom have duplicate of their entries. I tried to go back and delete the multiple entries I have here, but LJ is still down.

[frustrating]

[calming.livejournal.com]

Sorry for the multiple updates. I meant to only post it once, and LJ posted it a bunch of times. There seems to be a system problem, because there are several people on my friend's list whom have duplicate of their entries. I tried to go back and delete the multiple entries I have here, but LJ is still down.

Behold

[trufflehunting.livejournal.com]

Behold... my cool new Snoopy NaNo icon!

*A post just for my icon; eithor it's really late or I'm really lame... or both."

Behold

[trufflehunting.livejournal.com]

Behold... my cool new Snoopy NaNo icon!

*A post just for my icon; eithor it's really late or I'm really lame... or both."

Progress report

[nano-azar.livejournal.com]

Okay, stopping for the night finally...even if it is tomorrow already. Meep?

Final total for the night:

1,793 / 50,000 (3.0%)

I may or may not post the first chapter to my journal, nano_azar, tomorrow if I get it finished. The journal is, however, Friends Only, so if you want to read it, please comment here and I'll friend people accordingly. :-)

I didn't think I had it in me. . .

[ex-darshan119.livejournal.com]

2,379 / 50,000 (4.0%)

I got home a little after 11 p.m. this evening, and had no energy to write anything. When last I left my pages, I was a couple hundred words short of a full day's work. Something got me into the chair, and writing and a couple hours later, I had almost doubled my work.

I am doing this totally by the seat of my pants folks. There IS NO outline. . . There's one character, and I hardly know where he is going. I got to the point where I didn't know what to write, but then I put my physical feelings into words and just let the words flow. . . And they did flow. . . I also kept the internal censor at bay. . . Said some things that I didn't think I could ever say. Things came out of me that surprised me. . .

So, I feel good about it. Tomorrow's a wash out for writing, but I'll try to get something done. . . In the meantime, sleep is good. . .

'Night,

--D.

Racing Away - 1 Giant Leap (Featuring Grant Lee Phillips & Horace Andy) - 1 Giant Leap

I didn't think I had it in me. . .

[ex-darshan119.livejournal.com]

2,379 / 50,000 (4.0%)

I got home a little after 11 p.m. this evening, and had no energy to write anything. When last I left my pages, I was a couple hundred words short of a full day's work. Something got me into the chair, and writing and a couple hours later, I had almost doubled my work.

I am doing this totally by the seat of my pants folks. There IS NO outline. . . There's one character, and I hardly know where he is going. I got to the point where I didn't know what to write, but then I put my physical feelings into words and just let the words flow. . . And they did flow. . . I also kept the internal censor at bay. . . Said some things that I didn't think I could ever say. Things came out of me that surprised me. . .

So, I feel good about it. Tomorrow's a wash out for writing, but I'll try to get something done. . . In the meantime, sleep is good. . .

'Night,

--D.

Racing Away - 1 Giant Leap (Featuring Grant Lee Phillips & Horace Andy) - 1 Giant Leap

(no subject)

[sephyroth.livejournal.com]

696 / 50,000 (1.4%)

...

...

...

*cries*

(no subject)

[sephyroth.livejournal.com]

696 / 50,000 (1.4%)

...

...

...

*cries*

I got my goal for the first day

[wutabouttharum.livejournal.com]

My goal was 2000 words. and I beat it just a barely :) i'll be posting excerts as I start to get my story more in order. Right now i'm just sorta writing what comes to mind. SO I can piece is together.
later ..

aren

(no subject)

[watchmebe.livejournal.com]

I'm so lame. I swore I'd have 2000 by tonight but....I'd rather get a plot outline together and get 2000 good words in then pound away for 2000 crap ones. Day one and I'm already behind. What a loser.

(no subject)

[watchmebe.livejournal.com]

I'm so lame. I swore I'd have 2000 by tonight but....I'd rather get a plot outline together and get 2000 good words in then pound away for 2000 crap ones. Day one and I'm already behind. What a loser.

Q about Microsoft Office 2003

[trufflehunting.livejournal.com]

How do you get that "Getting Started" window to go away for good? I keep closign it, but it is back every time I open Word again.

Arg, I hate it. Can anyone help?

Q about Microsoft Office 2003

[trufflehunting.livejournal.com]

How do you get that "Getting Started" window to go away for good? I keep closign it, but it is back every time I open Word again.

Arg, I hate it. Can anyone help?

(no subject)

[mintblast.livejournal.com]

Word Count at the end of day one was :

2,931 / 50,000 (5.9%)

and may this wicked funeral scene that is illuding me come together smoothly in the morning... I hope.

(no subject)

[mintblast.livejournal.com]

Word Count at the end of day one was :

2,931 / 50,000 (5.9%)

and may this wicked funeral scene that is illuding me come together smoothly in the morning... I hope.

(no subject)

[dusk-dragon.livejournal.com]

Hi, this is my first year doing Nano. I'm just wondering... Is anyone else changing sleeping pattern for it? I find that if I sleep for an hour in the afternoon, I can work until 4am without over-tiring.

Still, it's taking me forever to write those words. Took me four hours to do the first 1500 words. How comes most of you write so fast?

(Oh, and a little wave to Nano-ers in the UK.
The end of Summer Time saved me. Wish there was an extra hour every day...)

(no subject)

[dusk-dragon.livejournal.com]

Hi, this is my first year doing Nano. I'm just wondering... Is anyone else changing sleeping pattern for it? I find that if I sleep for an hour in the afternoon, I can work until 4am without over-tiring.

Still, it's taking me forever to write those words. Took me four hours to do the first 1500 words. How comes most of you write so fast?

(Oh, and a little wave to Nano-ers in the UK.
The end of Summer Time saved me. Wish there was an extra hour every day...)

(no subject)

[lilerthkwake.livejournal.com]

Okay! It's 5 a.m. 11/02/04, but as I have been awake since 6 a.m. 11/01/04, I still count this as my FIRST day of NaNo. So I am very proud to announce my progress:

2,390 / 50,000 (4.0%)

Go me! I feel that I'm doing great on drive, creativity, productivity, but I am being hounded by my inner critic. My natural instinct is to re-read and re-write something right away--but that often leads to endless navel-gazing and not so much in the way of a finished product. Must keep writing, no matter how deeply I feel it sucks! But first I will sleep...

(no subject)

[lilerthkwake.livejournal.com]

Okay! It's 5 a.m. 11/02/04, but as I have been awake since 6 a.m. 11/01/04, I still count this as my FIRST day of NaNo. So I am very proud to announce my progress:

2,390 / 50,000 (4.0%)

Go me! I feel that I'm doing great on drive, creativity, productivity, but I am being hounded by my inner critic. My natural instinct is to re-read and re-write something right away--but that often leads to endless navel-gazing and not so much in the way of a finished product. Must keep writing, no matter how deeply I feel it sucks! But first I will sleep...

Excerpt, Day One, Chapter One.

[apothsis.livejournal.com]

( Meet Jane )

Excerpt, Day One, Chapter One.

[apothsis.livejournal.com]

( Meet Jane )

One Day Down!

[theonlygrinch-.livejournal.com]

Okay, finished first day of nano with 2,091 words. Not a bad start, certainly off and running much faster than last year. I guess pre-plotting DOES work! I'm definitely more relaxed about it this year. Maybe for Nano 2005 I'll start plotting in oh....February? *G* It just feels good to be ahead of the pace, and hopefully I can keep it ahead....

One Day Down!

[theonlygrinch-.livejournal.com]

Okay, finished first day of nano with 2,091 words. Not a bad start, certainly off and running much faster than last year. I guess pre-plotting DOES work! I'm definitely more relaxed about it this year. Maybe for Nano 2005 I'll start plotting in oh....February? *G* It just feels good to be ahead of the pace, and hopefully I can keep it ahead....

(no subject)

[vegaslife.livejournal.com]

Howdy,

Best of luck to everyone this year.

I'll figure out that counter / wordtracker thing eventually.

Since I don't have that handy, here's what I ate yesterday :)

Food: (Monday)

Apple
Pear
Banana
Bowl of Whole Wheat Pasta, Ground Soy, Tomato Marinara
4 Liters of Water
4oz Raisins
Small Bag of Corn Chips (I'm so weak)
4oz Pinto Beans

(no subject)

[vegaslife.livejournal.com]

Howdy,

Best of luck to everyone this year.

I'll figure out that counter / wordtracker thing eventually.

Since I don't have that handy, here's what I ate yesterday :)

Food: (Monday)

Apple
Pear
Banana
Bowl of Whole Wheat Pasta, Ground Soy, Tomato Marinara
4 Liters of Water
4oz Raisins
Small Bag of Corn Chips (I'm so weak)
4oz Pinto Beans

!! Word Count Posts !!

[jenjiyana.livejournal.com]

Please people, let's limit the word count posts to one per day for the community. Someone has already did an "official" one for day two. It's tiresome wading through word count posts at work and I'm sure people with slower connections are getting frustrated also. So before you post, look for a word count thread!

!! Word Count Posts !!

[jenjiyana.livejournal.com]

Please people, let's limit the word count posts to one per day for the community. Someone has already did an "official" one for day two. It's tiresome wading through word count posts at work and I'm sure people with slower connections are getting frustrated also. So before you post, look for a word count thread!

New Journal!

[darlingnano.livejournal.com]

I've decided to start a Nano Journal. I used to post here as darlingfreak and now it's DarlingNano! I will post my daily word count, make observations and so on.

I'll add anyone as a friend who adds me, we're all in this together.

Thank you!

Check this personal journal for my word count and more.

Query .. ?

[rhetoricians.livejournal.com]

Am I the only one who hit under 1,000 words yesterday, so has to press herself really hard to get the 3,332 words today? Eek, I'm already falling behind.

Query .. ?

[rhetoricians.livejournal.com]

Am I the only one who hit under 1,000 words yesterday, so has to press herself really hard to get the 3,332 words today? Eek, I'm already falling behind.

I've got the solution

[sahara-dreams.livejournal.com]

Do you enjoy reading Nanowrimo posts, but would like to actually read some non-nano related posts? Are the nano posts filling up your friends list?
Are people posting too many word counts (Yes, and I am guilty of this as well)

If you answered yes to any of the above questions, I have the solution for you. It's a nifty LJ feature called Friends Groups.
Go to Manage Friends. Edit Custom Friends Groups. Create a new group, call it Nano, call it Wrimo, call it whatever you want. Then go through the list and put your nano communities in that filter, add and save. Then take the nano communities out of the default friends groups. Walla! And there you have it.

I actually split my posts into four groups:

Friends
Nanowrimo Friends
Communities
Nano Communities

That way you can separate the posts. Everyone is excited and wants to post their progress. Some won't stick to one post. That's the way of the wrimo.
Trust me, you'll thank me for this.

Don't forget to vote. Our country is depending on you.

I've got the solution

[sahara-dreams.livejournal.com]

Do you enjoy reading Nanowrimo posts, but would like to actually read some non-nano related posts? Are the nano posts filling up your friends list?
Are people posting too many word counts (Yes, and I am guilty of this as well)

If you answered yes to any of the above questions, I have the solution for you. It's a nifty LJ feature called Friends Groups.
Go to Manage Friends. Edit Custom Friends Groups. Create a new group, call it Nano, call it Wrimo, call it whatever you want. Then go through the list and put your nano communities in that filter, add and save. Then take the nano communities out of the default friends groups. Walla! And there you have it.

I actually split my posts into four groups:

Friends
Nanowrimo Friends
Communities
Nano Communities

That way you can separate the posts. Everyone is excited and wants to post their progress. Some won't stick to one post. That's the way of the wrimo.
Trust me, you'll thank me for this.

Don't forget to vote. Our country is depending on you.

OT - Election Day

[jenjiyana.livejournal.com]

I apologize in advance for the OT post.

If you are a eligible American voter, please take time out of your busy work/school/writing schedule to get out and vote! Bring a notebook with you to the polls so you can write if the line is long. People have died and continue to die for the right to vote the world over. Show the world that Americans are not apathetic and exercise your right!

OT - Election Day

[jenjiyana.livejournal.com]

I apologize in advance for the OT post.

If you are a eligible American voter, please take time out of your busy work/school/writing schedule to get out and vote! Bring a notebook with you to the polls so you can write if the line is long. People have died and continue to die for the right to vote the world over. Show the world that Americans are not apathetic and exercise your right!

(no subject)

[iris-magic.livejournal.com]

Consider me Really Annoyed (tm).

Apparently the computers at work are locked in such a way that I can't access my floppy disk and work on my novel. And I'm behind, of course, because what is November if you can't be behind on your NaNoWriMo? :P

I suppose tomorrow I'll bring in my laptop so I can work on it during lunch. And slow times. Actually, the laptop idea might be better...

I suddenly feel very evil. Muah ha ha.

But goodluck to all the rest of you today. :D

(no subject)

[iris-magic.livejournal.com]

Consider me Really Annoyed (tm).

Apparently the computers at work are locked in such a way that I can't access my floppy disk and work on my novel. And I'm behind, of course, because what is November if you can't be behind on your NaNoWriMo? :P

I suppose tomorrow I'll bring in my laptop so I can work on it during lunch. And slow times. Actually, the laptop idea might be better...

I suddenly feel very evil. Muah ha ha.

But goodluck to all the rest of you today. :D

(no subject)

[iris-magic.livejournal.com]

Consider me Really Annoyed (tm).

Apparently the computers at work are locked in such a way that I can't access my floppy disk and work on my novel. And I'm behind, of course, because what is November if you can't be behind on your NaNoWriMo? :P

I suppose tomorrow I'll bring in my laptop so I can work on it during lunch. And slow times. Actually, the laptop idea might be better...

I suddenly feel very evil. Muah ha ha.

But goodluck to all the rest of you today. :D

November 2'th Progress reports

[geekling.livejournal.com]

Post your word count here.

Please do not fill the community and our friends pages up with your word count posts. Post them as a comment to this post if you want to share it with the community.

November 2'th Progress reports

[geekling.livejournal.com]

Post your word count here.

Please do not fill the community and our friends pages up with your word count posts. Post them as a comment to this post if you want to share it with the community.

New nano journal!

[the-namo-novel.livejournal.com]

I started a nano journal, so that you could all read my story if you so choose.

hurray! It's nano time!

New nano journal!

[the-namo-novel.livejournal.com]

I started a nano journal, so that you could all read my story if you so choose.

hurray! It's nano time!

Character development

[aten-ra.livejournal.com]

If any of you guys are having difficulty hammering out your characters (like me...the character I started on turned out to be an uncooperative prat), you may find this an invaluable resource:

Character Development Chart

Much thanks to kekewy  for showing this to me.  ^_^  We'll get through this somehow!

Chapters

[alexabexis.livejournal.com]

How does everyone break their novel up? Into chapters? Parts? Do any of you have a general guideline for how many pages or words goes into one of these divisions? I used to separate my writing into numbered parts, with anywhere from 3 to 8 pages in each, sometimes more or less depending on what's going on. And, just because I'm interested, what do you call these parts? Do you give the chapters names, or just a number?

Just want to see how everyone answers, since I still haven't decided how I'm dividing mine.

Edit: Many apologies for this posting itself 5 times. LJ is having problems with at least a few people. I deleted the extras. Sorry!

Chapters

[alexabexis.livejournal.com]

How does everyone break their novel up? Into chapters? Parts? Do any of you have a general guideline for how many pages or words goes into one of these divisions? I used to separate my writing into numbered parts, with anywhere from 3 to 8 pages in each, sometimes more or less depending on what's going on. And, just because I'm interested, what do you call these parts? Do you give the chapters names, or just a number?

Just want to see how everyone answers, since I still haven't decided how I'm dividing mine.

Edit: Many apologies for this posting itself 5 times. LJ is having problems with at least a few people. I deleted the extras. Sorry!

I have a plan, methinks

[elvenwanderer.livejournal.com]

Hello, my name's Alyssa and I'm *tear* a Nanoholic.

...yes...

Anyway. I'm a junior in high school in New York, USA, and this is my first time participating in NaNo.

---

I had a problem yesterday afternoon... *sigh*

My cat found the plot bunny I was going to use for my novel. I took a nap after school, xc and homework (I'm usually beat around five), and when I woke up, the poor was nowhere to be found. I was devastated. Still am... But yeah, I actually had another idea in my head... thankfully... that I decided to do. I really did not want to lose time.

It's actually a Silmarillion fanfiction, but my goals for NaNo were to quicken my typing speed, and of course, just write 50k words in 30 days, and there was no way I would ever publish anything I wrote (up to this time), so I can accomplish the same goals with fanfiction. I have never really been able to do "long-distance" writing, as it were, so working with something I'm familiar with is helpful. For the other one, I was going to have to invent many things and terms, and I just don't think I could handle that.

I have new goals now... to not make my main OFC a MS (which I have a terrible tendency of doing), develop characters better, learn something about writing, and how to make different aspects of a longer plot fit together and work, and, in the end, to have something (no matter how long) that I have written to be proud of.

Next November, I plan on writing my own work, something that I could hypothetically publish. I think if I had had more notice, say found out about NaNo back in the summer when I didn't have so much stuff on my plate, I would have been able to think up and plan out a novel sort of thing. But I am not blaming anyone but myself for that. :)

Good thing is though, I already have over a thousand words for the new story and have at least 8 more "scenes" in my mind... so, it's all good.

Good luck to all throughout the duration of the next few weeks!

I have a plan, methinks

[elvenwanderer.livejournal.com]

Hello, my name's Alyssa and I'm *tear* a Nanoholic.

...yes...

Anyway. I'm a junior in high school in New York, USA, and this is my first time participating in NaNo.

---

I had a problem yesterday afternoon... *sigh*

My cat found the plot bunny I was going to use for my novel. I took a nap after school, xc and homework (I'm usually beat around five), and when I woke up, the poor was nowhere to be found. I was devastated. Still am... But yeah, I actually had another idea in my head... thankfully... that I decided to do. I really did not want to lose time.

It's actually a Silmarillion fanfiction, but my goals for NaNo were to quicken my typing speed, and of course, just write 50k words in 30 days, and there was no way I would ever publish anything I wrote (up to this time), so I can accomplish the same goals with fanfiction. I have never really been able to do "long-distance" writing, as it were, so working with something I'm familiar with is helpful. For the other one, I was going to have to invent many things and terms, and I just don't think I could handle that.

I have new goals now... to not make my main OFC a MS (which I have a terrible tendency of doing), develop characters better, learn something about writing, and how to make different aspects of a longer plot fit together and work, and, in the end, to have something (no matter how long) that I have written to be proud of.

Next November, I plan on writing my own work, something that I could hypothetically publish. I think if I had had more notice, say found out about NaNo back in the summer when I didn't have so much stuff on my plate, I would have been able to think up and plan out a novel sort of thing. But I am not blaming anyone but myself for that. :)

Good thing is though, I already have over a thousand words for the new story and have at least 8 more "scenes" in my mind... so, it's all good.

Good luck to all throughout the duration of the next few weeks!

Grrr

[scorpio-32.livejournal.com]

Nearly at today's minimum amount of words and there's a thunder storm rolling in! Nooooooooooo, not in NaNo month!

Grrr

[scorpio-32.livejournal.com]

Nearly at today's minimum amount of words and there's a thunder storm rolling in! Nooooooooooo, not in NaNo month!

Grrr

[scorpio-32.livejournal.com]

Nearly at today's minimum amount of words and there's a thunder storm rolling in! Nooooooooooo, not in NaNo month!

Grrr

[scorpio-32.livejournal.com]

Nearly at today's minimum amount of words and there's a thunder storm rolling in! Nooooooooooo, not in NaNo month!

(no subject)

[anovelin30days.livejournal.com]

It feels so weird to post stuff I've written without even looking over it again. ^_^; Oh well. Here goes! My outline's changed quite a bit since I first updated...

( Chapter 1 )

(no subject)

[anovelin30days.livejournal.com]

It feels so weird to post stuff I've written without even looking over it again. ^_^; Oh well. Here goes! My outline's changed quite a bit since I first updated...

( Chapter 1 )

(no subject)

[maladaptive.livejournal.com]

I don't usually write outlines.

Normally, I have the middle of a story in my head, and often the end. Which is why I'm having issues getting rolling, because I hate writing the intro (I'm about 4,000 words in and another 2,000 to write tonight).

Yet, oddly. I have two plausible endings. So I just wrote up an extra epilogue and later on I'll pad it so it's as pretty as the first. Whichever way the plot takes me. It's just strange, because normally I know the ending long before I know anything else. It kind of scares me.

Does this happen to anyone else?

Oh yeah, and the stats:

Title: In Mercy's Shadow
Plot: Who are the Seraphim? Why is the courier company Ryokei so desperate to keep their origins under wraps? And why in the hell is one of them convinced that he's Bren's wife reincarnated!? I mean, I know the answers to these questions. But you plebes don't! Bwaha, I feel like a god.
Word count: 3,777 at this very second.

(no subject)

[maladaptive.livejournal.com]

I don't usually write outlines.

Normally, I have the middle of a story in my head, and often the end. Which is why I'm having issues getting rolling, because I hate writing the intro (I'm about 4,000 words in and another 2,000 to write tonight).

Yet, oddly. I have two plausible endings. So I just wrote up an extra epilogue and later on I'll pad it so it's as pretty as the first. Whichever way the plot takes me. It's just strange, because normally I know the ending long before I know anything else. It kind of scares me.

Does this happen to anyone else?

Oh yeah, and the stats:

Title: In Mercy's Shadow
Plot: Who are the Seraphim? Why is the courier company Ryokei so desperate to keep their origins under wraps? And why in the hell is one of them convinced that he's Bren's wife reincarnated!? I mean, I know the answers to these questions. But you plebes don't! Bwaha, I feel like a god.
Word count: 3,777 at this very second.

Nanowrimo Progress Meter

[blue-fenix.livejournal.com]

Day 2...

2,783 / 50,000 (5.0%)

.
.
.
.
.
.
I'm slow :(

(no subject)

[zoeyblue2003.livejournal.com]

Not too bad. I got a lot done while my husband was taking a nap. Sometime's it pays to have an old husband.

3,981 / 50,000 (7.0%)

(no subject)

[zoeyblue2003.livejournal.com]

Not too bad. I got a lot done while my husband was taking a nap. Sometime's it pays to have an old husband.

3,981 / 50,000 (7.0%)

(no subject)

[mintblast.livejournal.com]

I think this story has taken an unexpected turn for the better. Somehow I'm getting a whole lot of writing done in which it can only be defined as such...

"Haha! I'm making you like my main character in all her cute little girl cute naivety and then when she grows up I'm gonna torture her, and almost kill her!"

Oh, the joys of horror. Anyway the stats are right now at...

4,881 / 50,000 (9.0%)

(no subject)

[mintblast.livejournal.com]

I think this story has taken an unexpected turn for the better. Somehow I'm getting a whole lot of writing done in which it can only be defined as such...

"Haha! I'm making you like my main character in all her cute little girl cute naivety and then when she grows up I'm gonna torture her, and almost kill her!"

Oh, the joys of horror. Anyway the stats are right now at...

4,881 / 50,000 (9.0%)

Is this even POSSIBLE???

[beth-tsany.livejournal.com]

Is this even POSSIBLE???

[beth-tsany.livejournal.com]

Hello Hello!

[nanokatiedid717.livejournal.com]

Hi!

My name is Katie. I'm a 19 year old from Connecticut (USA), and this is my first year participating in NaNoWriMo.

I figured that I'd join here, since I have an LJ just for my NaNoWriMo stuff anyways. Feel free to go there to check out the first chapter!

Just in case it matters...

I'm currently planning on writing 25 chapters, at least 2000 words each. I currently have the completed first chapter (2066 words) that I wrote yesterday, and I'm partially finished with the second (only 671 words so far).

I plan on writing a chapter a day until it's completed. However, I have to grab my time in bits and pieces, and the times when I'm online aren't the times when I'm on my computer.

So, I'd appreciate if y'all (or at least some of you) would check out the first chapter, and give constructive criticism. (I kinda need feedback in order to keep going...I know, it's pretty pathetic, but I'm not really much of a writer...I've only written fan fiction before).

Thank you!
-Katie

election

[scootah.livejournal.com]

I'd hoped to get a night of election coverage and Nano writing in tonight.. I had all these great plans for three, or maybe four thousand words.. Where am I left? NOTHING! I wrote nothing tonight, and I anticipate writing nothing until I head to sleep. Is anyone else watching or listening to the election and just not getting the word count they'd hoped for tonight?

Argh!!

Plagarism?

[ambernano.livejournal.com]

I'm trying to write a college acceptance letter for part of my novel, but I realized that I CAN'T! I wrote one, but it sounds very un-professional, not to mention too short. I searched around online and found an example of an acceptance letter (here)... do you think it's alright to use in my novel as a template? Or would it be considered plagarism? :(

A Tale of Woe AND Optimism!

[mochajoy13.livejournal.com]

Oh my God. Today was... oh my god. I wrote for an hour and bit, getting about 1500 words done, and then tried to save it. Instead, my whole document DISAPPEARED. I panicked, went to retrieve it, and none of my work from today was saved. I seriously freaked out, since I'd stumbled through some pretty cool sentences and such, and spent about fifteen minutes trying to retrieve it. I couldn't, and it turns out it was lost forever.

NOT GOOD.

After about five more minutes of insanity, running around the house and wailing to people, I sat back down at the computer. In the past forty-five minutes, I wrote 2723 words over the exact same subkect, redoing what I'd done before—about twice as many as I'd written previously in only a little less than double the time. So, when reading, keep in mind: this was frantically banged out, and although I was only recently cursing Neal (my computer's name, by the by), I now have reestablished our relationship, and we're getting along fine.

Random: Hemingway lost an entire novel once, moved on, and wrote something he said was so much better because the first was crap. Am not alone.

The moral of the story? If you ever do something REALLY REALLY REALLY STUPID ON ACCIDENT, come straight to me. I'll pep talk you to death, since I KNOW you can overcome it. I did, and I'm much happier with this version than my last. The hardest part was just moving on from the bad stuff, and making myself write despite it.

Night all, and best of luck on your WriMos. We can make it through.

A Tale of Woe AND Optimism!

[mochajoy13.livejournal.com]

Oh my God. Today was... oh my god. I wrote for an hour and bit, getting about 1500 words done, and then tried to save it. Instead, my whole document DISAPPEARED. I panicked, went to retrieve it, and none of my work from today was saved. I seriously freaked out, since I'd stumbled through some pretty cool sentences and such, and spent about fifteen minutes trying to retrieve it. I couldn't, and it turns out it was lost forever.

NOT GOOD.

After about five more minutes of insanity, running around the house and wailing to people, I sat back down at the computer. In the past forty-five minutes, I wrote 2723 words over the exact same subkect, redoing what I'd done before—about twice as many as I'd written previously in only a little less than double the time. So, when reading, keep in mind: this was frantically banged out, and although I was only recently cursing Neal (my computer's name, by the by), I now have reestablished our relationship, and we're getting along fine.

Random: Hemingway lost an entire novel once, moved on, and wrote something he said was so much better because the first was crap. Am not alone.

The moral of the story? If you ever do something REALLY REALLY REALLY STUPID ON ACCIDENT, come straight to me. I'll pep talk you to death, since I KNOW you can overcome it. I did, and I'm much happier with this version than my last. The hardest part was just moving on from the bad stuff, and making myself write despite it.

Night all, and best of luck on your WriMos. We can make it through.

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[beth-tsany.livejournal.com]

Read (and Review) my CRAP, please!

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[beth-tsany.livejournal.com]

Read (and Review) my CRAP, please!

Practical question

[greekgladiators.livejournal.com]

In the first chapter of my story, one of the characters is offered a choice. My plan was to write two scenarios simultaneously, for either of the choices this character makes. I thought it would be quite easy to do this, but now that I'm actually writing, I'm finding it difficult. How do I do this practically, do I split up chapters between plot A and plot B or do I let the reader decide which of the plots I'm actually writing in? I'm almost at the point where the choice of my character becomes clear and where I need to start splitting them. I'm going to end this current chapter at that moment, but I'd love to continue to write tomorrow and I fear this might seriously block my creativity (which, I admit, I want to take advantage of while it lasts!)
Any ideas, suggestions? Help!

Practical question

[greekgladiators.livejournal.com]

In the first chapter of my story, one of the characters is offered a choice. My plan was to write two scenarios simultaneously, for either of the choices this character makes. I thought it would be quite easy to do this, but now that I'm actually writing, I'm finding it difficult. How do I do this practically, do I split up chapters between plot A and plot B or do I let the reader decide which of the plots I'm actually writing in? I'm almost at the point where the choice of my character becomes clear and where I need to start splitting them. I'm going to end this current chapter at that moment, but I'd love to continue to write tomorrow and I fear this might seriously block my creativity (which, I admit, I want to take advantage of while it lasts!)
Any ideas, suggestions? Help!

Well...there are still 28 days left.

[thegreateze.livejournal.com]

With classes until 4:30, projects to work on, and being glued to the election coverage on TV, it looks like sadly I'll have to sit on the pitiful 830 words I managed yesterday.

Is anybody else finding themselves getting off on the wrong foot these past two days because they never anticipated life events getting in the way so much?

Well...there are still 28 days left.

[thegreateze.livejournal.com]

With classes until 4:30, projects to work on, and being glued to the election coverage on TV, it looks like sadly I'll have to sit on the pitiful 830 words I managed yesterday.

Is anybody else finding themselves getting off on the wrong foot these past two days because they never anticipated life events getting in the way so much?

NaNoWriMo 2004- Day Two.

[hasfartogo.livejournal.com]

I can see why a lot writers say you need to exercise. My upper back and shoulders ache and I have only been typing for a couple of hours.

Now I have a delimma. It has come to my attention that publisher won't publish stuff posted to the web and I would like to publish this once I get out of my system for further polishing.

If you liked what I wrote I could make an lj and just make friends only if you still want to read it.

What do you all think who are participating in NaNoWriMo 2004?

NaNoWriMo 2004- Day Two.

[hasfartogo.livejournal.com]

I can see why a lot writers say you need to exercise. My upper back and shoulders ache and I have only been typing for a couple of hours.

Now I have a delimma. It has come to my attention that publisher won't publish stuff posted to the web and I would like to publish this once I get out of my system for further polishing.

If you liked what I wrote I could make an lj and just make friends only if you still want to read it.

What do you all think who are participating in NaNoWriMo 2004?

My poor pen

[sephyroth.livejournal.com]

So I had this nice new pen that I had gotten specifically for NaNoWriMo, and I carried it everywhere with me, along with my NaNo notebook. You know, writing down ideas and such. Well, I grew quite attatched to that pen. It was my goal to use up all of the ink in it before November was out.

And I lost it today. I work in a bookstore, and I think I set it down for a moment (it usually resides in my ponytail where I can't lose it, but I had been using it), and I think a customer scored a nice new pen for themselves.

I'm so sad about that pen...

I'm pathetic.

My poor pen

[sephyroth.livejournal.com]

So I had this nice new pen that I had gotten specifically for NaNoWriMo, and I carried it everywhere with me, along with my NaNo notebook. You know, writing down ideas and such. Well, I grew quite attatched to that pen. It was my goal to use up all of the ink in it before November was out.

And I lost it today. I work in a bookstore, and I think I set it down for a moment (it usually resides in my ponytail where I can't lose it, but I had been using it), and I think a customer scored a nice new pen for themselves.

I'm so sad about that pen...

I'm pathetic.

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[therearenonames.livejournal.com]

I've decided to make an official appearance, largely because I am procrastinating watching the election and thinking about my plot. I have never written a novel before. I have never written a short story before (that wasn't fanfic). I've never even so much as scribbled a poem before. So very doomed (not that this is a bad thing, mind you).

How on earth do I stop mentally yelling "SCRAP IT! FOR THE LOVE OF GOD KILL IT NOW!" when I'm typing?

And I have these three plots for my fantasy novel, and I recently realized that I can combine them, rounding off the exploration of relationships quite nicely. but I could just stick with the first, even though the story looks like it's going to be short.

( Plot: A young, rough-and-tumble boy vampire is adopted by a sophisticated, classy werewolf. )

( Second optional plot: A girl meets and befriends a down-and-out werewolf, eventually becoming inseparable friends. )

( Third optional plot: A werewolf hunter that is bitten and forced to learn the other side of war. )

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[griett.livejournal.com]

That's good for me! I'm happy!

3,909 / 50,000 (7.0%)

Yiiiija *___*

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[griett.livejournal.com]

That's good for me! I'm happy!

3,909 / 50,000 (7.0%)

Yiiiija *___*

the election and NaNo

[unkwillow.livejournal.com]

Well as much as the election tried to distract me today I sitll managed to write 1,756 words today bringing me up to 4,550 words.

Did anyone else watch election coverage and then have problems getting that off the brain when you sat down to write? I'm really glad i got most of my writing done earlier today.

the election and NaNo

[unkwillow.livejournal.com]

Well as much as the election tried to distract me today I sitll managed to write 1,756 words today bringing me up to 4,550 words.

Did anyone else watch election coverage and then have problems getting that off the brain when you sat down to write? I'm really glad i got most of my writing done earlier today.

Little new me...

[sorenr.livejournal.com]

I really, I mean really, don't have time for this, but it sounds like excellent fun, so here goes:

Title: ??? (Unsure, as Dickens came first with "A Tale of Two Cities"... Something suitably Euro-trashy, though...)
Plot: Not so much a plot as a structure, oscillating between two main characters arriving in different cities at different times... I still don't know for sure if they might actually be the same person at two different ages; it could very well be. -Or maybe they'll end up humping each other; what do I know!
Words: 1744 (Decent, I think, as I just started tonight...)

( so far, so good... )

Little new me...

[sorenr.livejournal.com]

I really, I mean really, don't have time for this, but it sounds like excellent fun, so here goes:

Title: ??? (Unsure, as Dickens came first with "A Tale of Two Cities"... Something suitably Euro-trashy, though...)
Plot: Not so much a plot as a structure, oscillating between two main characters arriving in different cities at different times... I still don't know for sure if they might actually be the same person at two different ages; it could very well be. -Or maybe they'll end up humping each other; what do I know!
Words: 1744 (Decent, I think, as I just started tonight...)

( so far, so good... )

My progress

[sircraigmorgan.livejournal.com]

6,287 / 50,000 (12.0%)

My progress

[sircraigmorgan.livejournal.com]

6,287 / 50,000 (12.0%)

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[retch.livejournal.com]

The election made the South Bay Write-In a bit distracting I only wrote for 3 hours, and much of that was spent chatting with other people. I got as much done in the last hour after most people had left as I did in the first 2. Still, my wordcount is at 8380, that's 2730 for the day, which is ok, though I really had wanted to do another 5k+. Tomorrow. :)

Now I am going to head home to get to bed at a reasonable time so I can actually spend most of tomorrow writing. I must not stay online obsessively clicking cnn and npr.

Heh.