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Post by Dr. Maneep Pamplemousse on Oct 30, 2013 15:03:16 GMT -8
Oh shits. Running out of time to set my goal. I might have to put this off until next year, when I am in India with little else to do.
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Only One Skeleton has the Power to Control both Life and Death, Light and Dark, Words and Blank Space, Our Humble Lives Continue Only by the Grace and Magnanimity of This Skeleton
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Post by DKender on Oct 30, 2013 18:30:27 GMT -8
Wait, you're running out of time? Is it almost November? Whaaaaat!
I'm ready! And what better way to pass the 1st than a needlessly long trip back to Texas, courtesy of United Airlines? I may finish all 50K in one day.
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Post by Thy Dungyeon Maestyr on Oct 31, 2013 0:20:16 GMT -8
Come on, Brett! The minimum goal to collect the HorrorBoys NaNo prize is a paltry 10,001 words - about half a page of text in a standard Word document. You don't even have to declare what your concept is & can change it partway through, as long as you state your goal before you start writing in November.
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Post by Dr. Maneep Pamplemousse on Oct 31, 2013 2:42:46 GMT -8
My debate is between narrative fiction or poetry. I guess if I don't need to specify then I would say my goal is 10,001 words.
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Post by ∆§Indea§∆ on Oct 31, 2013 17:22:37 GMT -8
I've started since it's November 1st for me. It's 12pm and I have 500 words, only 333 from my daily goal. Whooo. I'm going for 25,000 as said before. Not sure if I should post it up today or wait until your today to post. I'll make a thread anyhow. Edit: I got in 861 by Nano count, it's so weird I got 864 by my computer and 858 by another online word count thing. I'll post it when I get home from work.
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Post by Dr. Maneep Pamplemousse on Nov 1, 2013 3:46:14 GMT -8
Indea, I can't remember, did you say you were open to criticism on your story? (No worries, it's all positive.)
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DKender
Only One Skeleton has the Power to Control both Life and Death, Light and Dark, Words and Blank Space, Our Humble Lives Continue Only by the Grace and Magnanimity of This Skeleton
Nay, let us walk from fire unto firey skeleton ...
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Gender: Unknown Skeleton
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Post by DKender on Nov 1, 2013 3:57:48 GMT -8
OMG I love this intro, Indea, thank you!!!
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Post by Kristi is prescribed skeletons on Nov 1, 2013 5:45:27 GMT -8
Yeeeeaaaaahhh this is happening! My first entry into my November writing is progress for my vegetable horror story. So far I have successfully tied everything to the brassicaceae family of plants! I wonder if anybody will catch some of the sneakier details...
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Post by ∆§Indea§∆ on Nov 1, 2013 14:18:18 GMT -8
Thanks guys. ;D @brett- I'm good with criticism as long as it's constructive, I think we agreed here to leave it until after November unless it's just encouragements. @deek- I can't wait to read yours!! Kristi is prescribed skeletons- Hmm those flowerets on her skin sound ominous, I'm looking forward to more. I wonder what their weakness will be.
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Post by Thy Dungyeon Maestyr on Nov 1, 2013 21:53:09 GMT -8
@ Brett, Indea's right. It was edited in as rule 6 on the first post of this thread.
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Post by kilnarak on Nov 2, 2013 3:39:43 GMT -8
So. I wanna try this. >> Does 15k words sound like a good goal? I'm... not sure. I haven't written anything serious in so long, but I wanna try to get more into it. (And I've had an idea about something involving creepy selkie/finfolk/watermonster people floating around in my head for a few weeks. >>
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Post by Dr. Maneep Pamplemousse on Nov 2, 2013 7:30:32 GMT -8
Alrighty then! I am realizing now with my school work load and other obligations, I won't be able to read all of everyone's stuff during the month. I do plan on reading them eventually, but I just can't commit right now.
Indea, the first installment of your story was pretty freaking sweet. The imagery was loaded with some heavy-duty emotion, the kind of stuff that helps you get pulled into a location or scene as if you were actually there. I mean phrases like "revelling in it's unique lack of character" says as much or more about an object than two or three sentences about how, despite an object's mundane appearance, it still holds people and attracts them and becomes an anchor for memory and social blah blah blah.
Just awesome.
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Post by Thy Dungyeon Maestyr on Nov 2, 2013 12:06:26 GMT -8
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Post by ∆§Indea§∆ on Nov 2, 2013 13:24:31 GMT -8
@brett- Thanks heaps! A tale of thing thingies; Things happen in which things battle it out but things get in the way of other things, causing things to happen. Things turn out alright in the end. ;D @chris- Your first bit is just fantastic, great character set up!
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Post by Thy Dungyeon Maestyr on Nov 2, 2013 14:52:09 GMT -8
Thanks Indea! I'm still feeling awkward, but must remember - it's only a first draft! Meanwhile, I'm in Brett's position as not having the time to read everything everyone writes, so if you've got a bit you're especially proud of, post it in excerpts. ;D
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