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Post by Birdy on Sept 30, 2009 23:00:34 GMT -5
It was a dark and stormy night.
Suddenly, a shot rang out! The maid screamed! Suddenly, a pirate ship appeared on the horizon! And then"SNOOPY!"WHAT DID I TELL YOU ABOUT SNEAKING UP ON ME?! Now I have ANOTHER scrawl across my pages! What is wrong with you?!"Sorry, sorry! But Snoopy! Guess what!"You've finally sought out professional psychiatric help?"Nope! Better!"I can hardly imagine anything better than that... ... You're laughing at me."No, no I'm not! I just got the most epic idea ever, that's all!"You mean like your "epic idea" of mixing milk and water together because you couldn't decide which one you wanted to drink?"Aw, come on! I was like, seven years old then."And?"And nothing. Now, about my idea... Have you ever heard of 'NaNoWriMo'?"Nano who?"NaNoWriMo. National Novel Writing Month. Basically, authors try and write fifty thousands words in only one month."And this concerns me...how?"Well... I was kinda sorta wondering if you'd like to try it? With me?"..."Say something!"...You expect me to write fifty thousand words... In one month... With you?"Uh-huh!"I've said it before, and I'll say it again. You're insane."Why, thank-you Snoopy! You're not so bad yourself."Why do I even bother...
And so began The Epic Collaborative NaNo of Miss Author and Snoopy. =D Will they succeed? Will they fail? Will they drive each other absolutely crazy in the process? Only time will tell...
Oh, and if anyone wants to post questions/comments/HOEMWURD, U IZ KRAZY/whatever here, they're more than welcome. 8D
.:Excerpts:. |~| Excerpt One |~| Excerpt Two |~|
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Post by Birdy on Sept 30, 2009 23:25:11 GMT -5
~The Post of Novel Information~ So... What's this thing about, anyway?Short Version: It's Birdy attempting to write a NaNo about attempting to write a NaNo. Long Version: Miss Author (a faerie Pteri) and Snoopy (a Magical Quill and Book), have set out to collaborate on writing 50,000 words in one month. The NaNo covers (or plans to cover) them trying to find the Perfect Idea, and then write said Idea. It also covers all the things that happen along the way, good or bad (auch as typewriter-flinging due to Writer's Block, one of the main characters getting lost in the Catacombs, epic fights, and all that kinda of fun stuff). ...Birdy phails at describing things, lulz. =D Main CharactersIt's just not a story without the characters, now is it?Name: Miss Author Age: She's certainly not telling Gender: Female, of course Sepcies: Neopet; A Pteri of the faerie colouring Brief Bio: Author of One Crazy day. Notorious for trapping famous Neopians on deserted islands for her own sadistic and twisted enjoyment. Favourite colour is pink. Name: Snoopy Age: Not telling Gender: If it's even possible for a book to have a gender, then male. Species: Magical Quill and Book Brief Bio: Snarky, cynical, and haughty. That about covers it. =D DaresBecause every good NaNo needs to be daring. =D ((Note: Miss Author and Snoopy may not use all of them, but they're ones they'd like to at least try and incorporate into the story. =3))From Killix: Dare 1: Reference the current wordcount at random intervals in descriptions, quotes, objects, whatever! Dare 3: Have one of the characters say to the antagonist something simple like "You're doing bad things!" and have the antagonist stop and think about it, and then come to realise the error of their ways, thus ending that plot. - Bonus Points: If it ends the entire story. (lawlfailending) Dare 4: Start one of the paragraphs/chapters with the line "The sun shines brighter on a town that is not already on fire" Dare 5: Include Chet Flash references throughout your NaNo. Dare 10: Suddenly — ninjas! - Bonus Points: They start throwing grenades. Someone comments "Ah yes, grenades, a staple of ninja weaponry!" From Wip: Dare 9: Have an important discussion occur over e-mail. - Bonus points: Include smilies and chatspeak. Dare 10: If at some point someone starts saying something in a different language that doesn't exist in RL, use the names of Netwiffers spelled incorrectly as the words of that language. - Bonus points: If you use the correct spelling of the names. From Zylaa: Dare: Work in song lyrics at random parts of your story, so they make sense in context. -- Bonus: If you can fit an entire song in. Dare: Have some character, at some point, say "It's okay, I'm a doctor!" Bonus points: If the situation at hand has nothing to do with doctoring. Double bonus: If the character isn't even a doctor. From PFA: [ Dare: Include NTWFers in your NaNo. Double: If they're main characters. Obligatory Dare: EPIC EQUIPMENT, PLEASE DO NOT USE Dare: When one of your characters gets mad at someone else, have them use the line "There are a lot of hatred!" Bonus: If this is a character who speaks fluent English. Double: If it's a serious character who would never say anything like that. Triple: If no one questions it. From Allyson: Dare: Have your main character argue with the narrator. - Bonus points: If no one knows who he's talking to. - Double bonus points: If people think he's insane because of it. From Celestial: x3 All these dares look so fun! Dare: Have ninjas randomly burst into a dramatic scene. Bonus: If the characters keep discussing where the ninjas came from. Double: If the ninjas turn out to be relevant to the plot. Dare: Have one of your characters say 'OMNOMNOMNOM' From Wanderer: Dare: Include as many cringe-worthy puns in your story, as humanly possible. (And I'll let you guys determine what the definition of "cringe-worthy" is) From Kina: Dare: If you reference NaNoWriMo. From Elycien: Dare: Reference another NTWFer's NaNo in your own. Bonus Points: if you have one of your characters reading that NaNo. Triple Points: if the author of said book shows up as an NTWFer cameo. From Tamia: Dare: Have your protagonist call the antagonist a fiend to his/her face. Bonus: Include the word "dastardly" in the dialogue of the same scene. From Bananas: Dare: Include a delicate crystal trinket somewhere in the story. Have it glow with untold power, be engraved with intricate magical runes, be stored in a prominent place of honor, and always be referred to in capital letters (as in, The Crystal of Light.) Write a lengthy description of it. Have one or more characters stop to admire it, and possibly feel an immediate magical connection to it. In other words, set it up as if it's going to be a major plot device. Then have somebody drop it, shattering it into a million pieces. Oops. Bonus points if everyone just shrugs it off and moves on, and the incident is never brought up again. Ah well, powerful magical artifacts are a dime a dozen these days. Triple points if the story isn't fantasy. From GLQ: Dare: At the very start of the novel, have there be someone saying "This is the beginning." (Choose a puncuation.) Bonus: Put it in all caps and put many exclamation marks at the end. ("THIS IS THE BEGINNING!!!") Double Bonus: No quotation marks or anyone saying it, just have it there randomly. ;D Dare: End your novel with "The End". Bonus: End your novel with "And they lived happily ever after. The End." Regardless of how it ended. ...Wow, I'm taking a lot of Dares. @_@ |
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Post by Zylaa on Oct 1, 2009 14:40:50 GMT -5
=D I love Snoopy typewriter comics! <3
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Post by Rikku on Oct 1, 2009 23:44:11 GMT -5
Nice concept. Probably gonna be fun to write, with two narrators.
... Can you tell us what you're actually going to be writing about/i], though? D=
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Post by Birdy on Oct 3, 2009 23:00:48 GMT -5
=D I love Snoopy typewriter comics! <3 YAY YOU GOT THE REFERENCE! *HUG* Nice concept. Probably gonna be fun to write, with two narrators. ... Can you tell us what you're actually going to be writing about, though? D= Short Version: It's Birdy attempting to write a NaNo about attempting to write a NaNo. Long Version: Miss Author (a faerie Pteri) and Snoopy (a Magical Quill and Book), have set out to collaborate on writing 50,000 words in one month. The NaNo covers (or plans to cover) them trying to find the Perfect Idea, and then write said Idea. It also covers all the things that happen along the way, good or bad (auch as typewriter-flinging due to Writer's Block, one of the main characters getting lost in the Catacombs, epic fights, and all that kinda of fun stuff). ...Birdy phails at describing things, lulz. =D |
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Post by Rikku on Oct 4, 2009 18:05:21 GMT -5
Ooho. Meta. =D Sounds fantastic! Though I must confess to feeling a stab of pity for the poor, shattered fourth wall.
... Nah, gone now.
Bonus points for starting it with 'It was a dark and stormy night'. xD Snoopy is <3.
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Post by Birdy on Oct 4, 2009 18:43:29 GMT -5
Ooho. Meta. =D Sounds fantastic! Though I must confess to feeling a stab of pity for the poor, shattered fourth wall. ... Nah, gone now. Bonus points for starting it with 'It was a dark and stormy night'. xD Snoopy is <3. xD *glomps* 8D YAY ANOTHER FANGIRL--Imean, glad you like him, Rikku! 8D; Pssst! If you'd like to read the first Miss Author and Snoopy story, click here. Note that that's the unedited version; the edited version was (re)submitted back on September 28th. Hope to hear back this week. =P
I shall stop my shameless plugging and talking in small text now. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 4, 2009 21:55:33 GMT -5
Heck yes, it's Snoopy!  He needed more than just one story. Have fun with him. ^^ This looks to be a good read for November. Especially since I think you can pull off the 'writing what you're writing' meta-awesome thing I never have been able to. ^^ I wanna see torture of Snoopy. A lot. ^^ |
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Post by Birdy on Oct 14, 2009 23:18:36 GMT -5
Heck yes, it's Snoopy! He needed more than just one story. Have fun with him. ^^ This looks to be a good read for November. Especially since I think you can pull off the 'writing what you're writing' meta-awesome thing I never have been able to. ^^ I wanna see torture of Snoopy. A lot. ^^ Yay for Snoopy! And don't worry - he'll be getting more than just that one story and this NaNo...  Oh, you bet I'll have fun! *cackles* And as for updates, I took some more dares. One being... Dare: If you reference NaNoWriMo. I mean, honestly. How could I not take this one? xD |
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Post by Kina, Grovyle Fangirl on Oct 15, 2009 19:28:23 GMT -5
*gigglesnerk* Why thank you very much, Birdy. xD Will there be Parlax?  |
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Post by Birdy on Oct 28, 2009 14:44:33 GMT -5
*gigglesnerk* Why thank you very much, Birdy. xD Will there be Parlax? You're very welcome, Kinadear. ^_^ Hmm, you never know... :3
Update: Added another dare. |
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Post by Birdy on Nov 1, 2009 1:16:34 GMT -5
1:08 AM, EST. Officially started NaNoWriMo. |
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Post by Birdy on Nov 1, 2009 18:55:05 GMT -5
Random Update Time!
Wordcount: 243 (lululz, phail. |D)
And I just printed off a list of the dares I've taken for easy access. =D Yay!
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No, I'm not procrastinating on my NaNo by writing this. Why do you ask? *coughs*
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Post by Birdy on Nov 3, 2009 2:07:53 GMT -5
Update: 520 words.
Yeah, I fail. xD
*should stop posting random updates and lurking around and actually WRITE*
Edit: Oh, and I'll probably post an excerpt once I pass 1,000 words. ^^ ((What? Me, bribe myself to write? Psssh... |D))
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Post by Birdy on Nov 10, 2009 23:07:15 GMT -5
EXCERPT TAIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIM~! 8DDDDDDD 1,000th word: and ... Such a common word. xD It was a dark and stormy night. *SHOT* Kidding, kidding. XD It was a dark and stormy night.
“How did I know you were going to start our NaNo that way?” sighed the faerie Pteri, shaking her head in amusement as she watched her Magical Quill and Book.
There was the scratching sound of quill on paper as words appeared on the pages of the book.
Oh, and you have something better, Miss Author?
“Maybe,” she grinned.
Such as...?
Miss Author cleared her throat.
“This is the beginning!” she declared, striking a pose.
...That's it?
“Yup!”
...That's
“Careful!” she cautioned. “I'm not the one who came up with it. I was dared to do it.”
Dared?
“Uh-huh!” the Pteri nodded enthusiastically. “By an Entwuffer!”
A what?
“Entwuffer. You know, someone from Entwuff?”
…
“...Also knows as the Neopian Times Writer's Forum?”
More of your crazy Weewoo-loving friends, I assume?
“'Crazy' is putting it lightly, Snoopy.”
And would it be safe to assume this 'dare' won't be the last?
“You bet it would.” The Pteri was unable to keep from breaking out into a huge grin. “I have lots more!” She waved a piece of paper in the air. “Plenty of things to keep us occupied.”
...Remind me again why I agreed to do this?
“Because you had nothing better to do?”
Ah. Right. How silly of me not to plan something else to keep me occupied for this month instead of attempting INSANITY.
“Of course it's insane – that's what makes it so fun!”
The book did not respond.
Miss Author sighed.
“C'mon, Snoopy; we've gotta start somewhere.”
We have. 'It was a dark and stormy night', remember?
“Well, yeah; but what else? Who saw it? What were the effects of the storm? Why was it storming? Where is the story taking place? When is it taking place? How is the main character reacting to the storm?”
She began to pace.
“Who saw it? Well, obviously the main character, whoever they are. And anyone else really couldn't avoid seeing or hearing it, depending on how big the storm was or where the main character lived. What were the effects of the storm? Well, mud and puddles everywhere, plus tree limbs blown down, to name a few things. Why was it storming? Because, um, it's some chemical-reaction-type-thing in the sky, I think...” She shrugged and continued on. “Where is the story taking place? I imagine Neopia Central, but that's me. It could be anywhere, really. ...Well, except Maraqua or Kreludor or the Space Station. Hmm. We'll have to think on that one. When is it taking place? Summer, perhaps? A nice summer thunderstorm? And finally, how is the main character reacting to the storm?” Miss Author finally stopped pacing and turned to Snoopy, who was sitting on the desk. “What do you think, Snoopy?”
I think you think too much. was the response.
“Snoopy, be serious!” Miss Author said, her voice almost a groan.
I was. But if you really want my opinion, perhaps the proposed main character has brontophobia, the fear of thunderstorms?
Miss Author, who had begun pacing again, stopped in her tracks.
“Brontopho-- Snoopy, that's it!” Miss Author squealed, starting to reach for the book.
No hugs, no hugs! was the frantically scribbled response.
“Aw, c'mon, Snoopy!”
No.
“Please?”
No.
“Just a little one?”
NO!
Miss Author sighed. “Okay, fine. I'll not hug you...”
Thank-you.
“...This time.” A grin spread across the Pteri's face.
Snoopy did not deign himself to respond. That's the first 600 words. Y'all like? 83 |
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He needed more than just one story.
