I'm going to have a go. No idea what I'll write, but there can't be any harm in trying.
The girl's not playing with a full deck, Giles. She has almost no deck. She has a three.
Buffy ,'Same Time, Same Place'
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Am-Chau Yarkona - Oct 18, 2003 10:56:05 pm PDT #2320 of 10001
I bop to Wittgenstein. -- Nutty
Anne W. - Oct 19, 2003 2:09:34 am PDT #2321 of 10001
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
I'll have to try this NaNoWriMo thing as well. Now I've just got to think of something to write about.
Deena - Oct 19, 2003 4:55:21 am PDT #2322 of 10001
How are you me? You need to stop that. Only I can be me. ~Kara
Anne, Am-Chau, I'm so excited that you're doing it too. I looked and decided I didn't really want to do it with a bunch of strangers, and now all these wonderful buffista writers are doing it.
I figured out that at my usual, comfortable-for-me layout and font (arial, 11 pt., 1" margins), if I write 5 pages a day, then I'll have 5 days for editing.
I have no clue what I'm writing either, though I'm mulling over some ideas. In the profile, where it asked for title of WIP, I put Influx. I'm trying to figure out why, because I kind of like that. I don't think I've ever tried to write something to fit a title before.
Nilly - Oct 19, 2003 5:07:34 am PDT #2323 of 10001
Swouncing
t ignorant What is this National Novel Writing Month all you lovely people are planning on doing? t can't turn the 'ignorant' tag off
Deb, Susan, it's always so wonderful, to lurk in this thread and read your ongoing good news - I'm very happy for both of you (even happier 'cause I've read "Weaver" and loved it a lot, and currently loving FFoSM).
Deena - Oct 19, 2003 5:19:10 am PDT #2324 of 10001
How are you me? You need to stop that. Only I can be me. ~Kara
Nilly, NaNoWriMo is here: [link]
You sign up to try to write a complete, 50 thousand word story during the month of November, beginning on the first and ending by midnight, November 30. You e-mail them your story and they certify it as 50 thousand words, but don't read for content or quality. If you've got 50 thousand words, you won. You don't actually win a prize (though you can buy a t-shirt), you just have the knowledge that you did it with a whole bunch of other people all over the world. This is the 5th year. So far, from what I understand, 3 people have had, or will have, their stories published.
Nilly - Oct 19, 2003 5:22:30 am PDT #2325 of 10001
Swouncing
Thanks, Deena! (and, sorry, natter, but it's great to post 'with' you again, after too long I haven't 'seen' you here).
you just have the knowledge that you did it with a whole bunch of other people all over the world
Oh, I think that this is a great idea! You know, for people who can put words together in a way that looks good.
It's also great to see that so many of you are going to do this (and, of course, I'm curious to read what you may create). Good luck!
Am-Chau Yarkona - Oct 20, 2003 6:59:53 am PDT #2326 of 10001
I bop to Wittgenstein. -- Nutty
Anne, Am-Chau, I'm so excited that you're doing it too. I looked and decided I didn't really want to do it with a bunch of strangers, and now all these wonderful buffista writers are doing it.
Deena, I have a special filter in my lj to post my word counts and keep track of and encourage other people who're doing it. Want me to add you? (Anne, and anyone else, the same to you if you have ljs. Let me know your lj names.) (edit: and if you don't have an lj and you want one, e-mail me and I'll send you a code. I have several spare at the moment.)
deborah grabien - Oct 20, 2003 7:28:21 am PDT #2327 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
I love the concept of nanowrimo. Funny storylet, is that one of our writers group, Melissa, pinged a group email asking if anyone else was doing it, and I said shit, I can't, I'm in the middle of two novels already. So I'm a-pass-a-deena on it. And was promptly laughed it. I'm in a period of hyperextended creativity and diggin' it.
BTW, no idea when Ruth and Jenn are going to get on the phone and hammer out the series deal, so I can't ask for specific timing vibes. Just general would be great....
deborah grabien - Oct 20, 2003 7:28:43 am PDT #2328 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
I love the concept of nanowrimo. Funny storylet, is that one of our writers group, Melissa, pinged a group email asking if anyone else was doing it, and I said shit, I can't, I'm in the middle of two novels already. So I'm a-pass-a-deena on it. And was promptly laughed it. I'm in a period of hyperextended creativity and diggin' it.
BTW, no idea when Ruth and Jenn are going to get on the phone and hammer out the series deal, so I can't ask for specific timing vibes. Just general would be great....
(edit: fucking buggy-assed crap - I'm still getting the error message every post. Back to PF I go...)
amych - Oct 20, 2003 7:29:41 am PDT #2329 of 10001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
General vibes are always there for you, Deb. And as soon as you know when you'll need the specific ones, just ask.
WRT nanowrimo, found out yesterday that my best local meatspace friend is doing it too -- it was one of those "oh god, this might sound silly to you, but I'm doing this thing" conversations.