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Write a novel in November
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casey's moon



Joined: 14 Sep 2004
Location: Daejeon

PostPosted: Sat Nov 19, 2005 5:17 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

VanIslander, you still in on this project?

I am scheduled to hit 50 K tomorrow, according to the spread sheet, but I'm thinking Tuesday is more reasonable.

I have barely read a thing that I've written so far (yeah, that means there will be some inconsistencies that will need cleaning up during the editing process), and am looking forward to seeing what I actually wrote!!! I was going to read it all once I hit 50K, but now I think I'm going to keep going and not do any reading or editing until the story has some kind of conclusion.
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Dan The Chainsawman



Joined: 05 May 2005

PostPosted: Sat Nov 19, 2005 6:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Pretty much the same plan for me CM. Finish the story then go over it with a fine tooth brush.
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casey's moon



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PostPosted: Mon Nov 21, 2005 3:08 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

386 words until I reach 50,000..... Cool Cool Cool
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Dan The Chainsawman



Joined: 05 May 2005

PostPosted: Mon Nov 21, 2005 3:21 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

YOU go girl! Very Happy
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casey's moon



Joined: 14 Sep 2004
Location: Daejeon

PostPosted: Mon Nov 21, 2005 3:55 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Dan The Chainsawman wrote:
YOU go girl! Very Happy


And GO went I!

I finished 50 K!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Very Happy Very Happy Very Happy Very Happy Very Happy

If my husband wasn't passed out from jet lag I'd insist he share a glass of wine with me. But since he's not, I guess I'll just have to share with my dog. Confused

Still have to keep up the pace to finish the story by the end of the month though....
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waterbaby



Joined: 01 Feb 2003
Location: Baking Gord a Cheescake pie

PostPosted: Mon Nov 21, 2005 4:41 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Congrats CM!

I feel like I'm lagging so far behind you guys with my measly 34K Sad

Dan, this is for you... I wrote this during one of my word wars so it's a bit messy...

Quote:
I was surprised. There was Thag, sitting right there in the sun, just three feet away from me outside the cafe, sipping his latte and with a bored looking woman. Usually Patty and I gave nicknames to all the guys we dated, but Thag didn��t require one as his real name was synchronistic with his Neanderthalish behaviour.

His name was Doctor Jeffery P. Thag and we went on a blind date that my parents forced me into. My mother thought it would be wonderful if I dated a doctor, something perhaps to tell her lady friends at Yoga. Thag was the youngest son of a building contact of my dad��s. I don��t know how the subject came up, perhaps dad was worried about me and my ��spinster�� ways at the ripe old age of 24 and he suggested to his contact that they get their kids together to see what would happen.

What a disaster! How on earth the man had a medical degree was beyond me. I pitied any patient who had the misfortune of being attended to by Thag. I thought it would be best if he took on a role as a coroner, far away from living beings and was allowed only to work on dead bodies or one of those research people experimenting on cadavers.

He had absolutely no personality to speak of and was interested in only trying to impress me with vomitous stories from the ER. He talked in a monotone with his eyes downcast and grunted his yes or no answers. It was really difficult to tell the difference between his yes grunt and his no grunt. Just thinking about the kinds of grunts he��d make during other recreational activities was enough to make me skip dessert and head home at 9:30pm on a Saturday night.
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Dan The Chainsawman



Joined: 05 May 2005

PostPosted: Tue Nov 22, 2005 3:33 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

WB Laughing


That hit the spot, just in time for a well need pick me up!

Thanks I needed the laugh!


Congrats CM, feels great don't it?
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waterbaby



Joined: 01 Feb 2003
Location: Baking Gord a Cheescake pie

PostPosted: Tue Nov 22, 2005 11:15 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

9960 words to go... I just cracked the BIG four oh Very Happy, but I won't finish the whole novel by the end of the month. I think I'm only about 40 percent there.
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casey's moon



Joined: 14 Sep 2004
Location: Daejeon

PostPosted: Wed Nov 23, 2005 1:46 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Dan The Chainsawman wrote:


Congrats CM, feels great don't it?


Thank you Dan, and yes, it does!!!

Congrats on crossing 40 K WB!!!

I'm starting to think that I might not be able to finish my novel by the end of the month either, but I'm going to skip to the end if I have to, so that I can say that my first draft is finished (with a big hole in it!)
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Dan The Chainsawman



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PostPosted: Wed Nov 23, 2005 4:06 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I don't think i am even going to bother finishing mine. Or if I do I might cut out a bunch of stuff and finish it up a great deal shorter than I thought. I am going to chalk up this experience as a good learning experience and move onto my next writing project of a bit more serious nature.





Vampire Neanderthals from hell!!!!!
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casey's moon



Joined: 14 Sep 2004
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PostPosted: Sat Nov 26, 2005 6:11 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Just wanted to show off my new (temporary) avatar

Woo hoooooo!!!!!!!

Very Happy Very Happy Very Happy
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Dan The Chainsawman



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PostPosted: Sat Nov 26, 2005 6:44 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Good point CM nice Avatar!
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casey's moon



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PostPosted: Sat Nov 26, 2005 6:50 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Dan, did you validate your word count yet? It's quite a feeling... Cool
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Corporal



Joined: 25 Jan 2003

PostPosted: Sun Nov 27, 2005 2:33 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Still have 2,500 words to do. Blah.
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casey's moon



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PostPosted: Sun Nov 27, 2005 3:58 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Logged in to respond to VanIslander's most recent post, but it disappeared.... what the??? Confused
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