1K 2Day

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Lori Basiewicz

In this week's WPR, Barb proposed a challenge to anyone foolish, er brave, enough to accept it. She challenged each of us to write 1000 words each and every day in the month of November.

So as not to clutter up WPR, I am taking the initiative to start a new thread so the thrill-seekers who have taken Barb up on this challenge can commiserate and encourage one another. Everyone else should feel free to torment us mercilessly.

Today was the first day in Barb's 1K 2Day Challenge. I was worried at first that I was going to stumble straight out of the gate, but after a late and shaky start, I finished with 1200 words written today.
 

batyler65

Yay, Lori! Way to go!:thumbs

I managed 1,566 words on day one.
 

ChunkyC

I added another 750 words to FATL yesterday, but like you all know, I only have an hour for lunch in which to write. I know I won't be able to do near that much every day, so I must regretfully and officially opt out of the challenge.

Though I accept the role of tormentor with glee. :evil
 

Kida Adelyn

I wrote 1800 words yesterday, because I am doing Nano, but I guess I can do both chanllenges.:b
 

batyler65

Yay, ALLY! good for you with nano. You have to write more than us anyway... you might as well play in our challenge too.

Whee! This is fun!

My progress for the day as of this post:

1,300 words.

Still have some more work ahead, as I have a noon deadline tomorrow.
 

Lori Basiewicz

Way to go, Ally! You, too, Barb. Excellent.

I divided my time between two different projects today and completed a total 1146 words.
 

Cate

November 3

Starting in a little late, but I am on board.

Did 1,000 on Tuesday.
So far, so good.

Cate
 

batyler65

Re: November 3

Good for you, Cate! See? I knew you wanted to play. ;)
 

Cate

Thanks and . . .

Thanks Barb!!

This is a challenge, but I am finding that it is kicking out my productivity in a great way.

It is 10 am on Wed. and I have already written 1,010 words today!!

This is fun-
Thanks for giving me the push to do it!
Cate
 

Lori Basiewicz

Question

*raises hand*

Whipmistress Barb? I have a question?

If I delete the 1000 words I wrote on Monday and replace them with 1000 different words today, does that still count towards the challenge?

Monday's words were written for a scene in TBWN. A member of my writing group looked at them and pointed out that the voice for the barracuda-like character was all wrong. Glancing back over them, I have to agree. And I think I know how to fix it now.
 

batyler65

Um... In response to the question.

I'm up for discussion, but I think if they are NEW words, they count.
 

ChunkyC

Re: Um... In response to the question.

First torment:
I think if they are NEW words, they count
Click to expand...
:evil Playing fast and loose with the rules, are we? Bwuahahaha! :evil
 

Lori Basiewicz

Re: Um... In response to the question.

Oh, CC, you don't know this character. She is always fast. Not quite loose, unless it suits her, but definitely fast. :grin
 

Yeshanu

Re: Um... In response to the question.

Typed up yesterday's stuff -- word count for NaNo is at 1800. Gotta go write more. Must beat Ally. :gone
 

MacAl Stone

Re: Um... In response to the question.

Okay--eked out 1100 words on the WIP on Monday, didn't write yesterday (election day and all--and I spent around 12 hours driving)

But managed to do a little over 700 words on the blog rant about the election results...and another 412 words in the WIP--which is nearing the 30K point.

What an awesome idea this was! :grin
 

Kida Adelyn

Re: Um... In response to the question.

I didn't get much done yesterday :head My word couts only at around 4000, should be 5100. :head Stupid life, keeps interfering.
 

batyler65

Head Banging

Ally: don't be so hard on yourself. Just try to make it up at the next writing session. 4,000 words in 4 days is nothing to sneeze at.
 

batyler65

Okay, Mac

You get a reprieve for having to drive so far to vote.

But despite that lapse, you are still kicking butt with the rest of us!

Keep it up!
 

Kida Adelyn

Re: Okay, Mac

Update: I caught up on my word count so I have 6824 word written so far. That means I wrote a lot today. Now I'm going to die from exaustion.
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Lori Basiewicz

What's Going On?

So, last night, I deleted 408 words and wrote 1104. Tonight, I wrote 1001. Just like the Arabian Nights. Each one different. Well, maybe there were a few duplicates. Can I go to bed now?
 

MacAl Stone

Re: What's Going On?

1052 words today...and it's only 11:21 p.m. or thereabouts, here--so that still counts as today, right?
 

Lori Basiewicz

Introspective Writing Thoughts

After completing the first five days of the 1K 2day challenge, I have written a total of 5519 new words, most of them, but not all, in TBWN. Those of you who participate in WPR may remember that last week Barb was teasing me about TBWN moving backwards. It's grown by leaps and bounds this week. Not all the words are good words, many will not survive the impending rewrites, but the story is moving forward once again.

As I've watched the word count grow, even on a day when I whined because I was exhausted and a fellow challenger had to cajole me into writing my 1K, I've had some mixed emotions about the outcome. Pride of accomplishment, certainly. A look at how much I've done giddy feeling. But, early in the week, I also felt a little guilt, because I knew if I'd been even a fraction as dedicated as I'd been in the last week, this story might actually be done by now.

It's led me to be a little introspective about my writing habits and to examine them a little more closely and to consider what is and is not working for me.

Have any of you other 1K 2dayers experienced similar things as you've progressed?
 

batyler65

Re: Introspective Writing Thoughts

Lori,
I know what you mean. It's funny how our perceptions of our abilities change when we push ourselves. I'm always amazed at how little time it actually takes to get to 1,000 words if I will just sit down and focus on WRITING them.

B
 

Yeshanu

Re: Introspective Writing Thoughts

Since the 1K 2Day challenge doesn't specify "novel" here's my word count for the week:

7095 on NaNo novel
2300 typed (got more on paper, handwritten) on non-fic book
928 typed on school assignment, with one more handwritten assignment done.

Must beat Ally... :ack

(Barb, don't call the child protection people. Ally doesn't need it -- I'm only trying to beat her at writing, and she's the one who's beating me. Is there any protection service for parents?) :b
 
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