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Post by ◊◊BLOODBEASTER◊◊ on Nov 1, 2014 17:00:41 GMT -8
Post here with ideas for how you will bribe yourself to continue, treats you will give yourself at milestones, etc. Don't forget for the typical NaNo you need 50k, and that's 1,667 words a day. If you are doing less, calculate accordingly.
I'll edit finished ideas into the post below this one.
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Post by ◊◊BLOODBEASTER◊◊ on Nov 1, 2014 17:02:35 GMT -8
IDEA 1 -
Candy bribes-- I thought of making a sort of game where we would reward ourselves for various goals with candy. (Or popcorn and salty stuff/cookies etc) You could eat them as you go, or save up and eat them all at once.
Because I like making weird lists...
Every 10 words -- a very small treat - an M&M, skittle, a popcorn, a peanut, a gummy bear, a sour patch kid, junior mint, raisinet Every 100 words - a small treat - a gummy worm, a cheeto puff/ball, little tootsie roll, Every 250 words - a medium treat - (must be able to be eaten in single bite) little peanut butter cup, animal cookie, miniature candy bar, monster money, small handful of nerds Every 500 words - a bigish treat (can take more than one bite to eat, not full size tho) larger peanut butter cup/peppermint patty etc, chips ahoy styled cookie, oreo Every 1500 words - a bigger treat but not like a full meal - larger candy bar-- snickers/3 musketeers/milky way etc, nerds rope, pizza slice, big cookie, taco bell taco etc
I'm not sure on those numbers, initially I had the last treat at 1000 words but you'd end up eating 50 pizza slices in the month and that might be a bit excessive?
So you could just keep turning in your words to eat a bunch of popcorn, or save up for a slice of pizza. You guys have any ideas for other foods etc? Plz don't make it be not about food tho, do another goal idea for that.
IDEA 2 -
A simple one, time for time. If you want to play a game, watch a movie, etc for 1 hour, you must write for 1 hour. Or change it into word count, 1 hour for 1,000 words etc.
IDEA 3 -
(Thanks Milo!) Make a music playlist and write until it's over.
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Post by Thy Dungyeon Maestyr on Nov 1, 2014 20:05:17 GMT -8
Zwoinks, I dunno. What is best in life?
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Post by ◊◊BLOODBEASTER◊◊ on Nov 1, 2014 20:06:23 GMT -8
True that, you must write at least 15 words for each lamentation.
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Post by Sir Milo Quartermass on Nov 2, 2014 10:03:02 GMT -8
Thy Dungyeon Maestyr - Crush your enemies, see them driven before you and hear the lamentations of their women. Too bad that's a hard thing to bribe yourself with...on a continual basis anyway. Since I'm essentially a house-husband at the moment, I tend to put on my music-writing playlist and tell myself that I don't get to leave my room until I jam through today's writing requirements. Essentially, I take myself hostage...then I reward myself with Netflix.
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Post by Thy Dungyeon Maestyr on Nov 2, 2014 13:28:07 GMT -8
You're already doing rewards then. Tremendous!
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Post by ◊◊BLOODBEASTER◊◊ on Nov 2, 2014 15:48:25 GMT -8
Thanks Milo, I added it to the list!
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