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Starting at 4:30 (six minutes) I'm going to write for half an hour. Anyone want to war with me, see how much we can accomplish in 30 minutes?

PS, just separating this out from Judg's thread so we have a daily war and individual wars whenever someone feels like it. :D
 

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Great! Post your results at 5:00. :D Here goes! Feel free to join us late.
 

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Okay, not too shabby: 1,344 in 30 minutes. It's mostly dialogue.

ETA: Woohoo! 910 is awesome. :D
 

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nice!! I think I would like to do another one later tonight too, if you want to rematch. :)
 

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nice!! I think I would like to do another one later tonight too, if you want to rematch. :)

Sure thing. I probably won't be around until really late though, midnight-ish, if you feel like staying up!
 

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What time? I wouldn't mind joining in. My head's not too clear right now, and I have to go to orchestra, but I should be back around tennish, if that's a good time for you.

Just saw Katie's post. I'll probably be around at midnight... :D
 

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I joined in ten minutes late, but only made it to 311. :)

Which isn't even all that slow for me, heheh.
 

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That's 311 words more than you had an hour ago, Flu. Way to go!
 

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Indeed. :)
At least it made me mute the tv and focus for 20 minutes, instead of writing one sentence every five minutes, heheh.
 

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Oooh, I'm sorry I missed this! Any plans for a word war later this evening?
 

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Blah, I start my new job tomorrow, so it is an early night for me. I was thinking more like 6:00 - 6:30 EST. (about 50 minutes from the time stamp on this post) Maybe you two late nighters can word war later.
Anyone interested in a 30 minute word war starting at 6:00 pm EST? Rep point to the winner!
 
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Indeed.
At least it made me mute the tv and focus for 20 minutes, instead of writing one sentence every five minutes, heheh.

Now take a break, and in an hour, mute the tv for another twenty minutes. Then you'll have over six hundred words. Five times a day, and you're coming close to your needed word count!

ETA Flu's quote, because I cross-posted, so without the quote it doesn't make much sense. :tongue
 

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Blah, I start my new job tomorrow, so it is an early night for me. I was thinking more like 6:00 - 6:30 EST. (about 80 minutes from the time stamp on this post) Maybe you two late nighters can word war later.
Anyone interested in a 30 minute word war starting at 6:00 pm EST? Rep point to the winner!

Sorry. Have to leave for orchestra in half an hour or so. But I'm definitely in with Katie later. :D
 

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Oooh, I'm sorry I missed this! Any plans for a word war later this evening?

Six o'clock is prime crazy time around here, but I'm game for a word war after 8pm, CST....
 

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Now take a break, and in an hour, mute the tv for another twenty minutes. Then you'll have over six hundred words. Five times a day, and you're coming close to your needed word count!

Yep, that's pretty much what I've been doing today - though I didn't plan it that way. A few short, focused bursts of writing, and in between those a few hours of watching tv while writing a few sentences during commercial breaks etc. 1,100 words so far today, while I still had a fairly lazy Sunday afternoon.
My really focused writing period is after midnight, so I should be able to double that daily total still. :)
 

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Word War starting in 3 minutes!

Blah, I start my new job tomorrow, so it is an early night for me. I was thinking more like 6:00 - 6:30 EST. (about 50 minutes from the time stamp on this post) Maybe you two late nighters can word war later.
Anyone interested in a 30 minute word war starting at 6:00 pm EST? Rep point to the winner!
 

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Let's have a word orgy!
 

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lol, Dclary! Whatever works for ya!
I came in at 842 words. I was going for faster, but I was sort of winging this scene so it is my own fault.
Anyone else?
 

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Alright. I might be on my own again, but I am doing another 30 minute sprint.
:stretch: :deep breath: 30 minutes starting at 10:30 pm, EST. 2.5 minutes from now.
 

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Alright. I might be on my own again, but I am doing another 30 minute sprint.
:stretch: :deep breath: 30 minutes starting at 10:30 pm, EST. 2.5 minutes from now.


I'm in. Wonder what time it is? (My computer time is off...)

ETA: One minute to go!
 

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Oh man, I suspected this, but I was locked outta AW. I'll give it a go 10 minutes late.