I Did It!

[kimberlyfdr.livejournal.com]

This was my first year doing NaNoWriMo. Earlier this year I finished my first novel, an urban fantasy that took me three months for the first draft and is currently on its sixth (and final?) polished draft to get ready for agent querying.

Since that project was out of the way, and I had a novella idea I wanted to try, I decided to use the structure of NaNoWriMo to get a daily wordcount. I was shooting for 30,000...but I HAVE FINISHED NATIONAL NOVEL WRITING MONTH AS A WINNER!

Open Office says 51,414 and NaNo's site verification says 50,122. (Really don't like the discrepancy, grrr.) Either way, I'm a winner!

I still have about 8 more outline points to go (so, 14,000 words?) and then I'll be truly done with the first draft. Then its onwards to redrafting, critiques, editing, round and round until a final draft can be accomplished. I'm very happy to have succeeded in my first NaNoWriMo ever. This was fun!

YAYYYYYY

[barrelofrain.livejournal.com]

Me too, me too!!!!!!

YAYYYYYY

[barrelofrain.livejournal.com]

Me too, me too!!!!!!

YAYYYYYY

[barrelofrain.livejournal.com]

Me too, me too!!!!!!

Our last scheduled sprints :( - anyone else feeling blue?

[writingvixen.livejournal.com]

‎8:31-11am EST DaySprints Host: alethessa9
12-3pm EST DaySprints Host: jupitersings
4-7pm EST DaySprints Host: sketchybrunette
8-11pm EST NaNoEveningSprints Host: SarahCB1208
11-3am EST NaNoIntoTheNight Host: writingixen87 - which is midnight PST. :)

Our last scheduled sprints :( - anyone else feeling blue?

[writingvixen.livejournal.com]

‎8:31-11am EST DaySprints Host: alethessa9
12-3pm EST DaySprints Host: jupitersings
4-7pm EST DaySprints Host: sketchybrunette
8-11pm EST NaNoEveningSprints Host: SarahCB1208
11-3am EST NaNoIntoTheNight Host: writingixen87 - which is midnight PST. :)

Our last scheduled sprints :( - anyone else feeling blue?

[writingvixen.livejournal.com]

‎8:31-11am EST DaySprints Host: alethessa9
12-3pm EST DaySprints Host: jupitersings
4-7pm EST DaySprints Host: sketchybrunette
8-11pm EST NaNoEveningSprints Host: SarahCB1208
11-3am EST NaNoIntoTheNight Host: writingixen87 - which is midnight PST. :)

YAYWARGARBLE.

[dethas.livejournal.com]

WON.

Day 30 Daysprints

[alethessa.livejournal.com]

Who: YOU!  and me, too, as your host-- alethessa9.

What: Day sprints round one on day 30 of NaNo!

Where: daysprints

When: now until at least 11am EST

Why: because you need to finish your novel.  (even if you're already done, come hang out and/or write with us!)

Don't be the first to speak when you enter!

Day 30 Daysprints

[alethessa.livejournal.com]

Who: YOU!  and me, too, as your host-- alethessa9.

What: Day sprints round one on day 30 of NaNo!

Where: daysprints

When: now until at least 11am EST

Why: because you need to finish your novel.  (even if you're already done, come hang out and/or write with us!)

Don't be the first to speak when you enter!

Day 30 Daysprints

[alethessa.livejournal.com]

Who: YOU!  and me, too, as your host-- alethessa9.

What: Day sprints round one on day 30 of NaNo!

Where: daysprints

When: now until at least 11am EST

Why: because you need to finish your novel.  (even if you're already done, come hang out and/or write with us!)

Don't be the first to speak when you enter!

DaySprints!

[jupitersings.livejournal.com]

Apparently I can't tell time and somehow forgot that EST was three, not two, hours ahead of me. IDEK. I'm going to blame last day of NaNo frazzling me. Anyway!


What?: Day sprints! To get those words out and win nano!
When?: Until 4pm EST
Where?: DaySprints on AIM
Host?: JupiterSings86

DaySprints!

[jupitersings.livejournal.com]

Apparently I can't tell time and somehow forgot that EST was three, not two, hours ahead of me. IDEK. I'm going to blame last day of NaNo frazzling me. Anyway!


What?: Day sprints! To get those words out and win nano!
When?: Until 4pm EST
Where?: DaySprints on AIM
Host?: JupiterSings86

DaySprints!

[jupitersings.livejournal.com]

Apparently I can't tell time and somehow forgot that EST was three, not two, hours ahead of me. IDEK. I'm going to blame last day of NaNo frazzling me. Anyway!


What?: Day sprints! To get those words out and win nano!
When?: Until 4pm EST
Where?: DaySprints on AIM
Host?: JupiterSings86

fail/win

[desert-jess.livejournal.com]

So this was my first year, and I lost big time. I plan to write a bunch tonight, but I'm only around 25k right now. Unless my muse goes nuts, I don't think it's possible to get the other half done in one night.

Nowhere near the amount to win, but I'm still really proud that I even got that many, as crazy as the month has been. lol
I will keep working on my novel and hopefully can finish by the end of the year. :-)

Congrats to all the awesome people that did it!!

I'm done!

[pet-lunatic.livejournal.com]

50,873 words! I can't believe it...really thought I wasn't going to make it this year, with a couple of crises, a week-long visit to family, and lots of work-related stuff happening. I missed eight days of writing entirely and wrote well under the wordcount for six more, and was almost ten thousand words behind until a couple of days ago! :D

My novella was finished at about 48,000 words, so I wrote a short story expanding on the history of one of the minor characters. Might integrate it, might leave it as a standalone.

Congrats to everyone else who has won so far, and good luck to those still writing! :D Now begins the editing phase...

I'm done!

[pet-lunatic.livejournal.com]

50,873 words! I can't believe it...really thought I wasn't going to make it this year, with a couple of crises, a week-long visit to family, and lots of work-related stuff happening. I missed eight days of writing entirely and wrote well under the wordcount for six more, and was almost ten thousand words behind until a couple of days ago! :D

My novella was finished at about 48,000 words, so I wrote a short story expanding on the history of one of the minor characters. Might integrate it, might leave it as a standalone.

Congrats to everyone else who has won so far, and good luck to those still writing! :D Now begins the editing phase...

I'm done!

[pet-lunatic.livejournal.com]

50,873 words! I can't believe it...really thought I wasn't going to make it this year, with a couple of crises, a week-long visit to family, and lots of work-related stuff happening. I missed eight days of writing entirely and wrote well under the wordcount for six more, and was almost ten thousand words behind until a couple of days ago! :D

My novella was finished at about 48,000 words, so I wrote a short story expanding on the history of one of the minor characters. Might integrate it, might leave it as a standalone.

Congrats to everyone else who has won so far, and good luck to those still writing! :D Now begins the editing phase...

(no subject)

[writingvixen.livejournal.com]

I just wanted to wish everyone who's still running this race good luck! Know that all of us here at the finish line are jumping up and down and screaming for you! We're clacking our clackers and ringing our bells and screaming so loudly our throats are sore. You're still in this race. This final time has not been called. You can still win. DO NOT GIVE UP! DO NOT SURRENDER! NOW IS NOT THE TIME TO STOP AND SMELL THE ROSES!

I know you're going to make it. I know it. If you feel like you should just give up, don't. Write. Keep writing. Keep writing until the very last second. Even if you don't hit 50k you will have given it your all and trust me if you get to the end time and you're still diligently working, you will feel like you've won.

Trust.

(no subject)

[writingvixen.livejournal.com]

I just wanted to wish everyone who's still running this race good luck! Know that all of us here at the finish line are jumping up and down and screaming for you! We're clacking our clackers and ringing our bells and screaming so loudly our throats are sore. You're still in this race. This final time has not been called. You can still win. DO NOT GIVE UP! DO NOT SURRENDER! NOW IS NOT THE TIME TO STOP AND SMELL THE ROSES!

I know you're going to make it. I know it. If you feel like you should just give up, don't. Write. Keep writing. Keep writing until the very last second. Even if you don't hit 50k you will have given it your all and trust me if you get to the end time and you're still diligently working, you will feel like you've won.

Trust.

(no subject)

[writingvixen.livejournal.com]

I just wanted to wish everyone who's still running this race good luck! Know that all of us here at the finish line are jumping up and down and screaming for you! We're clacking our clackers and ringing our bells and screaming so loudly our throats are sore. You're still in this race. This final time has not been called. You can still win. DO NOT GIVE UP! DO NOT SURRENDER! NOW IS NOT THE TIME TO STOP AND SMELL THE ROSES!

I know you're going to make it. I know it. If you feel like you should just give up, don't. Write. Keep writing. Keep writing until the very last second. Even if you don't hit 50k you will have given it your all and trust me if you get to the end time and you're still diligently working, you will feel like you've won.

Trust.

I just realized...

[kaleidodope]

That I am about 7000 words away from winning nanowrimo this year.

My Daughter is asleep... Everyone is at work... I have HOURS to spare...

Should I even try to finish???

I just realized...

[kaleidodope]

That I am about 7000 words away from winning nanowrimo this year.

My Daughter is asleep... Everyone is at work... I have HOURS to spare...

Should I even try to finish???

I just realized...

[kaleidodope]

That I am about 7000 words away from winning nanowrimo this year.

My Daughter is asleep... Everyone is at work... I have HOURS to spare...

Should I even try to finish???

(no subject)

[janetlin.livejournal.com]

I crossed the finish line during sprints this afternoon. Wheee! Hubs (also a winner) and I are taking the kids out to dinner tonight to celebrate.

(no subject)

[janetlin.livejournal.com]

I crossed the finish line during sprints this afternoon. Wheee! Hubs (also a winner) and I are taking the kids out to dinner tonight to celebrate.

(no subject)

[janetlin.livejournal.com]

I crossed the finish line during sprints this afternoon. Wheee! Hubs (also a winner) and I are taking the kids out to dinner tonight to celebrate.

(no subject)

[kallaneboi.livejournal.com]

It's the last day! Come and hang out! Or write like mad, whichever works for you!

NaNoWriteIn is open on AIM! 
IM xcagesorwingsx if you need an invite and/or help getting in!

I'll be in there from now until sometime around midnight Central time. 

This is a general chatroom, so come on in and say hello!

(ADDENDUM: AIM Express does not support the chat function. If you aren't using your normal AIM client, try www.meebo.com and log into AIM through there by clicking the little yellow running dude in the upper right-hand corner.)

(no subject)

[kallaneboi.livejournal.com]

It's the last day! Come and hang out! Or write like mad, whichever works for you!

NaNoWriteIn is open on AIM! 
IM xcagesorwingsx if you need an invite and/or help getting in!

I'll be in there from now until sometime around midnight Central time. 

This is a general chatroom, so come on in and say hello!

(ADDENDUM: AIM Express does not support the chat function. If you aren't using your normal AIM client, try www.meebo.com and log into AIM through there by clicking the little yellow running dude in the upper right-hand corner.)

(no subject)

[kallaneboi.livejournal.com]

It's the last day! Come and hang out! Or write like mad, whichever works for you!

NaNoWriteIn is open on AIM! 
IM xcagesorwingsx if you need an invite and/or help getting in!

I'll be in there from now until sometime around midnight Central time. 

This is a general chatroom, so come on in and say hello!

(ADDENDUM: AIM Express does not support the chat function. If you aren't using your normal AIM client, try www.meebo.com and log into AIM through there by clicking the little yellow running dude in the upper right-hand corner.)

Have You Won?

[sarahcb1208]

NO?
No excuses!
Get into NANOEVENINGSPRINTS right now!! SPRINTS after SPRINTS after SPRINTS.
WRITE!

If you've won, come encourage others so they can feel the amazing feeling you feel!!

Have You Won?

[sarahcb1208]

NO?
No excuses!
Get into NANOEVENINGSPRINTS right now!! SPRINTS after SPRINTS after SPRINTS.
WRITE!

If you've won, come encourage others so they can feel the amazing feeling you feel!!

Have You Won?

[sarahcb1208]

NO?
No excuses!
Get into NANOEVENINGSPRINTS right now!! SPRINTS after SPRINTS after SPRINTS.
WRITE!

If you've won, come encourage others so they can feel the amazing feeling you feel!!

(no subject)

[writingvixen.livejournal.com]

IT'S OUR LAST SPRINT ROOM OF NANO

GET IN HERE:

NANOINTOTHENIGHT

(no subject)

[writingvixen.livejournal.com]

IT'S OUR LAST SPRINT ROOM OF NANO

GET IN HERE:

NANOINTOTHENIGHT

(no subject)

[writingvixen.livejournal.com]

IT'S OUR LAST SPRINT ROOM OF NANO

GET IN HERE:

NANOINTOTHENIGHT