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Post by Tiger on Nov 4, 2009 21:14:06 GMT -5
0.o Laggy Word at 50,000? I've never had that problem, even with my NaNo from last year, now almost three times that length. Very odd...
Uhm. Yeah. On-topic. This is officially my toughest year doing NaNo. I feel like I have to squeeze it into very small periods of spare time. Various escapades with my neighbor's cat did not help me get non-NaNo stuff out of the way (although, admitedly, it stalled my dinner preparations rather advantageously).
Today saw the rise of a totally random fight, and a kind of creepy bit of foreshadowing-ish kinda thing for one of my villains. I'm hoping to wrap up this chapter soon. I don't want a repeat of last year's "NaNo and chapter divisions" experience, where chapters went on for pages and pages and pages and pages and- *thwacked*
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Post by Deleted on Nov 4, 2009 21:45:38 GMT -5
I'm almost to yesterday's quota, so I'm taking a little Key Quest break. Can't spend my entire day at the computer.  I feel like my chapters are too short. I had one chapter where the story bounced around everywhere and wouldn't stay in any one place for more than two seconds, though.  They argued with a begging n00b, set out to avenge their hometown, learned a little bit of HTML, got lost in the woods, and battled a man with a lightsaber. XD I like the man with the lightsaber. He's supposed to be another character in disguise, but I'm thinking of making him his own character. |
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Post by Tam on Nov 5, 2009 1:03:35 GMT -5
I promise I'm going to catch up with everyone's stories as soon as I get the chance. <3
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Post by Butterfly on Nov 5, 2009 1:20:02 GMT -5
Write or Die has been so helpful for me tonight. Got stuck in a rut, and managed to break some writers block with some random danger. But I needed some extra motivation to actually get somewhere. Managed a little over 1000 words in under an hour when I had a reason to keep going. |
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Post by Nut on Nov 5, 2009 16:49:34 GMT -5
If I had any money, I would download that desktop version of Write or Die. The Internet has been the main reason I have gotten zero writing done today. ><; I had loads of free time today and I squandered it all doing stuff like answering emails and clicking Pokémon adoptables. I should probably just disconnect my internet, but then I won't be able to use Write or Die, and I need that to keep my writing speed up. That tool makes everything go so much faster that I don't know how I managed without it.
And I'm already having the inevitable doubts about the the plot I decided to do, and wanting to restart completely. This happens every year. Gah, I've got to stay focused.
...it's midnight and I have school tomorrow and I haven't written at all. ;-;
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Post by Deleted on Nov 5, 2009 18:41:20 GMT -5
I'm almost considering giving up. I don't know what on Earth I'm going to do with this horrible plot, and all I can think of is how much I miss my old cast of characters. I got my head stuck in that world, and now I can't get it out.  I keep telling myself, "the sooner you write 50k, the sooner you see Gabriel". But it's just so WAAAAAAUGH it's only day 5 and I miss him like heck! When I was working with him, I thought he was the most problematic character I ever designed and couldn't do a THING with him. Now every time I boot up Word, I think, "hey, what if Gabe did X? Oh...wait." At the same time, though, I don't want to let go of the guys I'm using in my NaNo. I love how Marcus makes the most sarcastic comments sound so polite. And I love how blunt and rude Tex is. Amazing...the only cure for writer's block was having it for another story.  Is it healthy to be that wrapped up in my writing? |
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Post by Craig on Nov 5, 2009 20:35:49 GMT -5
I'm amazed at how well I'm doing this year. I'm finding it fairly easy to maintain my trajectory and stay on track with the daily word count goals. The characters are coming alive decently well, although they're starting to become a bit too similar, something I'll need to fix. But the plot isn't getting stale, which was one of my fears, and that's a relief.
I think the reason it's going well is that I'm structuring the novel as more of a series of short stories. The change to different POV in each chapter so far has also been helpful. This is something I've never tried before, and I'm glad to see that it's working. ^_^
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Post by Deleted on Nov 5, 2009 23:36:23 GMT -5
I've never done this before, so frankly I'm shocked that I'm keeping up with my word count so far. I'm hoping to hit 10k before going to bed tonight.
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Post by Butterfly on Nov 6, 2009 1:44:54 GMT -5
I want to hit 8k before I fall asleep tonight so I can finally be at least close to caught up. And then I might be able to hit 10k tomorrow and actually be caught up...lol
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Post by Sq on Nov 6, 2009 2:08:11 GMT -5
=D Hit 8k tonight...finally nearly caught up.
My story is soooo...convoluted. I just wrote 1000 words of nonsense.
OHWELL.
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Post by Tam on Nov 6, 2009 2:27:07 GMT -5
Whoa, congrats, Squieshy. =D You've made a lot of progress!
I hit 8500 tonight, which was my goal for the day. I didn't think I'd hit it, since Thursdays are kind of a write-off until about 7, at which point I'm usually half-asleep. So now I can sleep in peace. <3
Hoping to *maybe* hit 11k tomorrow, depending on how long it takes me to clean my room, which has become an expressive masterpiece in its own right. =D Even bigger goals for the weekend, since I'll be at home and relaxed.
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Post by Tiger on Nov 6, 2009 8:03:59 GMT -5
I'm almost considering giving up. I don't know what on Earth I'm going to do with this horrible plot, and all I can think of is how much I miss my old cast of characters. I got my head stuck in that world, and now I can't get it out. I keep telling myself, "the sooner you write 50k, the sooner you see Gabriel". But it's just so WAAAAAAUGH it's only day 5 and I miss him like heck! When I was working with him, I thought he was the most problematic character I ever designed and couldn't do a THING with him. Now every time I boot up Word, I think, "hey, what if Gabe did X? Oh...wait." At the same time, though, I don't want to let go of the guys I'm using in my NaNo. I love how Marcus makes the most sarcastic comments sound so polite. And I love how blunt and rude Tex is. Amazing...the only cure for writer's block was having it for another story. Is it healthy to be that wrapped up in my writing? Oh, I know that feeling...I had to make sure I set aside last year's NaNo early in October, since I was okay at that point letting it slide by the wayside, and I knew if I got too involved in it too close to NaNo, I was going to be in serious trouble =/ And yes, even now, in the middle of writing this crazy thing, I'm thinking about and getting ideas for the world's of stories I haven't even started writing yet. I blame it on "trigger music". It may help some to just jot the idea you have down. I know I always get anxious about forgetting it, and feel like I have to work on that story now, or else I'll loose it. It's not quite the same, I know, but maybe it'll help tide you over, at least? |
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Post by M is for Morphine on Nov 6, 2009 12:58:13 GMT -5
'sup dawgs?
After a lot of debate about wether or not I wanted to NaNo this year, I'm just now starting. XD I'm just not happy if I'm not procrastinating.
First sentance:
"There were a lot of rumors going around about the town of Marshside, and most of them were true."
I've got a little more than that, of course, but posting excerpts will come way later.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 6, 2009 14:15:05 GMT -5
Tiger - Yeah, I've been writing it down a lot. I hit my NaNo quota for today, just not for my NaNo - I've got an entire notebook full of new ideas and characters my old story. I've also filled in two plotholes, rewritten the entire ending, and scribble down a thousand words of those characters arguing with me.  On a note actually related to NaNo, though, Write or Die is helping me a lot. I think I may actually hit 10,000 today...if that pesky sleepover and new SpongeBob episode don't distract me. XD But I don't think they will. Trevor - I feel like I may as well have just started. Catching up is always a pain for me. T_T It finally occurred to me that it's easier to add more to my daily quota and catch up that way than try it all at once. I'm slow. EDIT: Just noticed something. Most major characters in my story have a name that's somehow a reference to something geeky or a larger set of puns...then there's a guy named Egon Drake. His name doesn't fit AT ALL. XD |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 6, 2009 21:54:43 GMT -5
Ergh. Plot. PLOT. I need a lousy' PLOT. (that, and how to write battles, that'd be useful. XD) I may be too hard on myself, but seriously, I can't stop thinking that my writing is bad...
And yet, I still want to get that free proof copy and hand this to people and tell them to edit it. >.< What the heck am I thinking? *headdesk. repeatedly*
*sighs* I'll go get through it, I swear. At least I have building an imaginary language when I have to procrastinate. XD
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They argued with a begging n00b, set out to avenge their hometown, learned a little bit of HTML, got lost in the woods, and battled a man with a lightsaber. XD
Is it healthy to be that wrapped up in my writing?
