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Novel Writing-Age: NaNoWriMo 2014
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CyclopsRock
Member
WC: 50569
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Sadly I was not able to get even close to how far I wanted to get... With school and such I found it hard to make time... But...
While it won't be for anything, I do plan to put myself to the challenge to at least get to 50,000 by the end of the year. Obviously would be a month late, but I still just want to reach that...
While it won't be for anything, I do plan to put myself to the challenge to at least get to 50,000 by the end of the year. Obviously would be a month late, but I still just want to reach that...
Collete
Member
Oh yeah, does anyone know if Nano steals words from your novel if you try to validate your word count?
I totally believe you...
But congrats at any rate, cyan!
WC: 50447
Whew! Made it. Not that I ever doubted.
I totally believe you...
But congrats at any rate, cyan!
WC: 50002
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I have made it! Just barely by like...2 words...Insane. This month was incredibly stressful, but it's done.
Heck yeah!
Book's not done yet, but it's getting near it's climax soon, so hopefully it won't take me as long as my first book to finish it up, but we'll see![/QUOTE]
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Congrats, Messiah of Earth! I always believed in you.
Good deal. It really does help to come up with some stuff first, to give yourself direction and somewhere to go.
It does have a lower word count usually. I think their algorithm is different from most word processing programs for some reason.
I totally believe you...
But congrats at any rate, cyan!
Awww, dude! Well at least you're rested up for the next challenge, right?
Collete
Member
Nah I mean..does it like steal your content to use some how for copyrights and things?
Oh, I see. No, nothing like that, though they do tell people to use a letter scrambler before submitting to avert those kind of concerns. I don't bother since I'm not really worried about the possibility.
Nope. The writing isn't stored on their servers, it counts the words and then immediately tosses it.
ThoseDeafMutes
Member
Still hovering at like 4000.
I just stopped
I just stopped
WC: 50447
Whew! Made it. Not that I ever doubted.
You deserve an image too for all your hard works!
WC: 50592
My story isn't done but I reached the goal and I'm happy right now
The site says I actually have a few more words than what MS word is telling me but I'm going with the MS word count for here. Time to celebrate by taking a long break and playing a bunch of video games!
My story isn't done but I reached the goal and I'm happy right now
The site says I actually have a few more words than what MS word is telling me but I'm going with the MS word count for here. Time to celebrate by taking a long break and playing a bunch of video games!
I hope so! I need to save the little face I have left!
WC: 30014
A pity, but not all that surprising after deciding not to start at the very beginning of the month, and then not getting serious about attempting the challenge until the month was about halfway over (around the same time that I figured out what I wanted to do with what I was writing). Still, this has been good experience for understanding just what it takes to sit down and produce enough content in order to write an entire novel, and I'm satisfied enough with what I do have so far to want to keep writing it until it is finished.
Congratulations to all of the winners, and good luck to anyone still closing in on the goal.
A pity, but not all that surprising after deciding not to start at the very beginning of the month, and then not getting serious about attempting the challenge until the month was about halfway over (around the same time that I figured out what I wanted to do with what I was writing). Still, this has been good experience for understanding just what it takes to sit down and produce enough content in order to write an entire novel, and I'm satisfied enough with what I do have so far to want to keep writing it until it is finished.
Congratulations to all of the winners, and good luck to anyone still closing in on the goal.
WC: 50447
Whew! Made it. Not that I ever doubted.
I have found the most appropriate end screen I could think of for Nanowrimo.... or the closest thing to it, which is the final end text for Zork. This is for you Cyan! Thanks for hosting this thread year after year!
Everyone else, you're so close! You can do it everyone! Except for those that aren't, at which point there is always next year. Mwahahah.
Huw_Dawson
Member
WC: 38000
Missed too many days and lost yesterday's progress due to Scivener losing the data. Sigh. See you guys next year.
Missed too many days and lost yesterday's progress due to Scivener losing the data. Sigh. See you guys next year.
Orbis Tabula
Member
Someday, I will learn not to procrastinate. But it is not this day.
WC: 50447
Whew! Made it. Not that I ever doubted.
You deserve an image too for all your hard works!
I have found the most appropriate end screen I could think of for Nanowrimo.... or the closest thing to it, which is the final end text for Zork. This is for you Cyan! Thanks for hosting this thread year after year!
Hahaha, thanks guys!
WC: 50592
My story isn't done but I reached the goal and I'm happy right now
The site says I actually have a few more words than what MS word is telling me but I'm going with the MS word count for here. Time to celebrate by taking a long break and playing a bunch of video games!
Congrats, Legend!
WC: 50447
Whew! Made it. Not that I ever doubted.
Yay!
Orbis Tabula
Member
WC: 52163
Whatever people may say about me, let it never be said that I don't thrive in crunch time.
More details on those last few days.
11/27: 19,059
11/28: 31,039
11/29: 40,195
11/30: 52,163
Whatever people may say about me, let it never be said that I don't thrive in crunch time.
More details on those last few days.
11/27: 19,059
11/28: 31,039
11/29: 40,195
11/30: 52,163
WC: 52163
Whatever people may say about me, let it never be said that I don't thrive in crunch time.
Gat damn
Conglats! Now go and rest our heroes.
WC: 52163
Whatever people may say about me, let it never be said that I don't thrive in crunch time.
More details on those last few days.
11/27: 19,059
11/28: 31,039
11/29: 40,195
11/30: 52,163
:O That is hardcore!
bluepolicebox
Member
Elfforkusu
Member
For posterity.
WC: 14715
Worse than last year.
WC: 14715
Worse than last year.
was about to go off to sleep when I remembered this:
WC: 54,665
final tally. I'm not finished and there's a lot of crap in it. I'll keep working but at least I made it. Took way to much work. Had to do 2-4k every day since I started late. gaah I don't even want to think about it now I feel like writing more, but I'm tired.
WC: 54,665
final tally. I'm not finished and there's a lot of crap in it. I'll keep working but at least I made it. Took way to much work. Had to do 2-4k every day since I started late. gaah I don't even want to think about it now I feel like writing more, but I'm tired.
Chapter 23 will be my last upload. I've taken down the rest of the chapters. But Chapter 23 will be up for as long as Dropbox servers are up.
It's about a day in the life of an unnamed school girl. She's waking up to a more adult view of society and has started to notice things in her area.
It was quite a task to talk about her education, her school life, her responsibilities in such a nonchalant way. Her role as a friend, a neighbour, and a pupil were easy enough to do. But she does have a real live living breathing mind and heart of her own. And that was a little bit more difficult to get through.
& most of all I took a decision which was challenging at first, but gratifying at the end of it all. The decision was to make the reader the school girl her self. Isn't that what reading is about? Putting your self in the character's shoes?
It is a long chapter. And it comes at the end of a long month. So do, if you do choose to read it, read it at your own leisure. Read it >here<.
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My final count for this year was at 50,342. I like NaNo's winner banner. Always nice to wake up to that on your birthday.
I can close the 30+tabs I have on Chrome right now. I have learnt so so much this year. The thing that hit me hardest was about how we frame the world we live in. Why do we concentrate on our failures so much? Focusing on the positives gives a more balanced and realistic picture of the world we live in.
Us last day winners, we've all done a pretty good job, I'd say. Very well done.
Now how do we get off this mountain of words? Is there a lift? Anybody have rope?
It's about a day in the life of an unnamed school girl. She's waking up to a more adult view of society and has started to notice things in her area.
It was quite a task to talk about her education, her school life, her responsibilities in such a nonchalant way. Her role as a friend, a neighbour, and a pupil were easy enough to do. But she does have a real live living breathing mind and heart of her own. And that was a little bit more difficult to get through.
& most of all I took a decision which was challenging at first, but gratifying at the end of it all. The decision was to make the reader the school girl her self. Isn't that what reading is about? Putting your self in the character's shoes?
It is a long chapter. And it comes at the end of a long month. So do, if you do choose to read it, read it at your own leisure. Read it >here<.
#
My final count for this year was at 50,342. I like NaNo's winner banner. Always nice to wake up to that on your birthday.
I can close the 30+tabs I have on Chrome right now. I have learnt so so much this year. The thing that hit me hardest was about how we frame the world we live in. Why do we concentrate on our failures so much? Focusing on the positives gives a more balanced and realistic picture of the world we live in.
Us last day winners, we've all done a pretty good job, I'd say. Very well done.
Now how do we get off this mountain of words? Is there a lift? Anybody have rope?
no. see you all next year.
timetokill
Banned
Congrats to everyone that finished I didn't even come close. Oh well.
I didn't even come close. Oh well.Orbis Tabula
Member
Man were those last few days tough. Thank God NaNo is in November or I would never have finished. Ending in a holiday weekend was a godsend. I couldn't ask for a better conglaturation than the one I got, and it's awesome to see my name in red! Now I can't wait to see the cool things the winners get!
viciouskillersquirrel
Member
I started editing my 2012/2013 novel and some parts are the best work I've ever produced, whereas other parts are crap, just pure crap. Trimming, replacing and fixing this stuff is going to take a little while, I think.
Orbis Tabula
Member
Nothing would be cooler than actually getting a copy of my book printed. To sit on my shelf, like a trophy! I notice the NaNoWriMo website has links to partners that can provide you with such a service. Has anyone used them before? Is there any sort of drawback? I notice they have deals for Winners to get free copies from various partners, and I'd be very interested in doing so, if the service is good. Anyone have any experience?
I haven't used them before, but I've seen people generally be happy with the Createspace offer, although formatting is apparently annoying. I think the guys offering a hardcover are new this year.
e: I just realized it's Lulu, so it's at least a legit company. Don't know if there are any catches.
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