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Re: National Novel Writing Month Kriston #27092 09/28/08 07:05 PM
Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 2,231 up in my head....... incogneato Member
incogneato Member Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 2,231 up in my head.......	I'm tempted,,,I just don't think I could possibly write 50,000 words in a month. Unless rantings about the frustrations with dealing with the schools would count.....

Re: National Novel Writing Month incogneato #27096 09/28/08 07:18 PM
Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 6,145 Midwest Kriston OP Member
OP Kriston Member Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 6,145 Midwest	Hey, put quotation marks around your rants and call the whole thing "dramatic conflict." Kriston

Re: National Novel Writing Month Kriston #27097 09/28/08 07:26 PM
Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 2,231 up in my head....... incogneato Member
incogneato Member Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 2,231 up in my head.......	Can I put everything in past tense and call it historical fiction?

Re: National Novel Writing Month incogneato #27098 09/28/08 07:27 PM
Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 6,145 Midwest Kriston OP Member
OP Kriston Member Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 6,145 Midwest	LOL! That's what I'm doing! Kriston

Re: National Novel Writing Month Kriston #29413 10/31/08 08:23 PM
Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 6,145 Midwest Kriston OP Member
OP Kriston Member Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 6,145 Midwest	Just reposting here so that everyone won't think I'm lying in a ditch somewhere when I go rather inactive all of a sudden... I plan to be busy writing book #2 for NaNoWriMo, so I don't expect to post much on the forum in November. I'm shooting for writing 2000 words per day so that if I miss my goal some days, I can still make 50,000 words by the month's end. If anyone really wants to get my attention, PM me. I'll still check my PMs daily! You can't stop a true obsessive! See you in December! Kriston

Re: National Novel Writing Month Kriston #29415 10/31/08 09:00 PM
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lanfan Member L Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 180	Anyone else have kids doing it? My dd7 is signed up. I'd do it but I'm afraid nobody will piss me off enough everyday for the month of November for me to write a whole book...Aahh! That's just crazy! Of course they will!!

Re: National Novel Writing Month lanfan #29416 10/31/08 09:08 PM
Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 6,145 Midwest Kriston OP Member
OP Kriston Member Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 6,145 Midwest	LOL! My DS7 is signed up, but I'm not sure how motivated he is to actually do the work. Nov. 1 is here as of 10 minutes ago! I'll see you all in Dec.! Kriston

Re: National Novel Writing Month Kriston #29420 11/01/08 06:44 AM
Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 1,815 Dazed&Confuzed Member
Dazed&Confuzed Member Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 1,815	Good luck Kriston! I printed out the elementary workbook. DS said he wants to work on it and give it a try.

Re: National Novel Writing Month Dazed&Confuzed #29425 11/01/08 08:50 AM
Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 31 21 28N 157 59W hi_corinna Junior Member
hi_corinna Junior Member Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 31 21 28N 157 59W	My DD11 signed up enthusiastically and set her goal at 20,000 words! We went to a kick off event here last weekend. The regional coordinators (or whatever they are called) Jon and Kelly were great. They welcomed her and her sister to the event and were really enthusiastic about kids participating. They even made them a special goodie bag. Here's the message that was in the survival pack, for a little inspiration. Quote Hark, intrepid Nano explorer! You shal embark upon a journey of delight and discovery. Use the contents of this bag wisely, and you may come out a noveling superhero. Plot Ninja: Steals his way into your novel when needed. Planted firmly on your shoulder with his menacing glare, he will motivate your wordcount. (little plastic ninja figure) Marbles: Because you have clearly lost yours. (glass marbles) Writer's Block: Friend or Foe? With your writer's block in tangible form you may choose to: burn it, bury it, drown it, mock it, threaten compteting novelists or ignore it as it sits in the corner and crys. (small wooden block) Candy: Essential dietary supplement. Nano-approved. Caffeine not included. (Tootsie Roll) Unfortunately, the NaNoWriMo website has had some problems. Their server crashed a couple of weeks ago and their web hosting company took a hit a couple of days ago. So if you have trouble getting on their website (www.nanowrimo.org) try, try again...later. By the way, I have 650 words today, so far... Last edited by hi_corinna; 11/01/08 08:52 AM.

Re: National Novel Writing Month #31825 11/30/08 06:26 PM
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acs Member Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 797	Whew! DS13 set his goal at 30,000 words. He has consistently written his 1000 words each day and has done make-up writing when needed to catch up after having the flu or traveling. He is entirely self-motivated and has really done this on his own. We are so proud!!!! Thanks Kriston for getting DS going on this. We would never have known about it without you! How are others doing?

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