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figuring it all out
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Santiago, Chile
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Almost game time, folks
Less than 24 hours now. I've got my outline, I've got the story, the characters, and I actually think I've never been quite as ready to write a novel as I am now. I'm not terribly desperate to hit 50k, though I'd like to, yet I'm still nervous just to get started!
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Gone insane. Be right back.
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Underground, trying to bomb the headquarters of evil carrots who are trying to take over the world
Posts: 1,472
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Me too! I'm a first time Nano-er, I'm not doing too good in Physics and I've got to stay in the cemetery all day during November 1 and 2. I wonder if I can keep life together while trying to salvage my physics grade.
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The coordinates keep changing...
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Australia
Posts: 4,503
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Lol, for me it's less than fifteen minutes till midnight and the first of November, now. Fingers crossed that I get off to a good start
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figuring it all out
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Santiago, Chile
Posts: 65
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Good luck Ink!
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practical experience, FTW
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 937
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I <bounce> CAN'T <bounce> WAIT! <bounce>
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A bit of snow's better than nothing
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Lost in the Wyoming mountains. Don't try to rescue me.
Posts: 10,436
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Go inkspatters and the rest you Australians!
Type! Type! Type you lucky dogs!
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Abnormal Romance Author
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Omahabad, Nebraskastan
Posts: 17,858
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20 more minutes for me...*taps foot*
19 more minutes...
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Lori Website * Blog * Twitter AW Library: Lauren Gallagher * L. A. Witt In-Progress: Enjoy the Silence - 10,076 / 30,000 Peer Review - 3,515 / 75,000 If It Drives (w/Aleksandr Voinov) - 38,082 / 75,000 The Only One Who Matters (w/Cat Grant) - 2,201 / 75,000 Finding Master Right - Available June 17th! |
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defying grabbity
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Spending one short day in the Emerald City
Posts: 1,379
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Hmm... that's something I've been wondering about. Does NaNo start when it's the first of November in the US, in the country (pacific island?) that's most to the east or at Greenwich? Because I'm on GMT and I was wondering
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Abnormal Romance Author
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Omahabad, Nebraskastan
Posts: 17,858
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It starts whenever it's Nov 1 locally. For me, that's about 16 minutes from now...
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Lori Website * Blog * Twitter AW Library: Lauren Gallagher * L. A. Witt In-Progress: Enjoy the Silence - 10,076 / 30,000 Peer Review - 3,515 / 75,000 If It Drives (w/Aleksandr Voinov) - 38,082 / 75,000 The Only One Who Matters (w/Cat Grant) - 2,201 / 75,000 Finding Master Right - Available June 17th! |
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Geekzilla
AW Moderator
Join Date: May 2009
Location: inside the machine
Posts: 10,680
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There are hours and hours and hours to go... I'm killing time by chain-smoking, drinking and being unsociable. Nothing special, then...
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defying grabbity
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Spending one short day in the Emerald City
Posts: 1,379
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I'm itching to start... I've got my snacks, caffeine, time, a purry cat, my friends are busy... The housemates are around and being annoying though, that's about the only bad thing. An advantage to NaNo is that it gives me something to do that helps me ignore the people I live with.
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In the fantasy word.
Join Date: Oct 2009
Posts: 2,452
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aaaahhhhhh! almost there!!!! 8 hours and 30 mins to go here!!!
Fingers crossed and best of luck to who has already started and to who's going to be soon!!! I will have my coffe with me!
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Everything has been composed, just not yet written down. -- Wolfgan Amadeus Mozart (1780) My shiny and sparkling blog! |
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Come on you stranger, you legend,
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: you martyr and shine.
Posts: 7,621
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I have 5 characters, a location, a crucible and a plot.
I can't wait to start writing. Right now I'm just hashing out some of the complications and details.
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Abnormal Romance Author
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Omahabad, Nebraskastan
Posts: 17,858
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It's 12:52 am and I'm 1,019 words in. Time to call it a night and then tomorrow? Oh, it's AWN...
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Lori Website * Blog * Twitter AW Library: Lauren Gallagher * L. A. Witt In-Progress: Enjoy the Silence - 10,076 / 30,000 Peer Review - 3,515 / 75,000 If It Drives (w/Aleksandr Voinov) - 38,082 / 75,000 The Only One Who Matters (w/Cat Grant) - 2,201 / 75,000 Finding Master Right - Available June 17th! |
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I see you!
SuperModerator
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Midwest
Posts: 12,886
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I haven't decided on *anything*, not even a setting or a scene or a character. I'm thinking I might be screwed. Or it'll end up being a work of heartbreaking GENIUS!
Or is it heartbreaking work of genius? Details, details.
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Banned
Join Date: Aug 2005
Posts: 48,359
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GOD I am so Jonesing to start this novel.
At midnight I shall reveal the title and UNTOLD levels of filth. Oh yes. It will be AWN. |
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Abnormal Romance Author
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Omahabad, Nebraskastan
Posts: 17,858
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I can't wait. That book is going to kick ASS.
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Lori Website * Blog * Twitter AW Library: Lauren Gallagher * L. A. Witt In-Progress: Enjoy the Silence - 10,076 / 30,000 Peer Review - 3,515 / 75,000 If It Drives (w/Aleksandr Voinov) - 38,082 / 75,000 The Only One Who Matters (w/Cat Grant) - 2,201 / 75,000 Finding Master Right - Available June 17th! |
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practical experience, FTW
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Scotland, UK
Posts: 1,380
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God, this day is dragging on.
*sigh* Let's get this show on the road. |
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Tlilticcíhuatl
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Mexico!!
Posts: 6,215
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Augh, 13 hours to go
My fingers have been itching so bad I started a short story just to keep myself busy. Good thing I've got many errands to do today, or I'd go mad from waiting.
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Kissin' frogs!
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Middle TN
Posts: 3,298
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I'm so ready to get going in, oh, 10 1/2 hours.... I'll be hosting a write in at local late-night coffee shop, so should be nice and caffeinated and ready to type when the midnight hour is upon us... Lori is still gonna kick my ass, wordcount-wise, but I don't care. I'm ready to get this story down on paper.
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practical experience, FTW
Join Date: Mar 2009
Posts: 385
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Since we're supposed to set our clocks back tonight, does that mean we get an extra hour compared to people who don't do the daylight savings time thingie? Does that mean we cheated?
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there's no more room in hell, boys
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: ain't a plot of ground to keep a dead man down
Posts: 22,260
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A bit of snow's better than nothing
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Lost in the Wyoming mountains. Don't try to rescue me.
Posts: 10,436
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We can't help that we have to set our clocks back. It's not cheating. I guess if someone felt strongly enough about the issue, they could submit their final NaNo novel file no later than 11 p.m. local time, November 30.
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figuring it all out
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Nowhere
Posts: 76
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I have the whole idea minus a complete outline....and ive had no idea how unready i am until this point. Shit im screwed im in no way ready and i have less than 6 hours to be ready.
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