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C1-J2 Registered: May '07	Date Posted: 10/4/08 10:35pm Subject: NaNoWriMo 2008 - Post NaNo Depressions! - Date Edited: 12/4/08 11:53am (3 edits total) Edited By: C1-J2
	Hello! Nearly a year has past, and everyone's arms are finally just about rested by now, right? Well, it's time to break out the wrist braces and pain killers once more, because NaNoWriMo is back! Now I'm sure some of you are wondering "What exactly is NaNoWriMo?" It's an event called National Novel Writing Month that occurs every November amongst writers throughout the entire world. That's right, an entire month dedicated to the art of writing a novel. Now I'm certain your next question is probably along the lines of "What do I have to do during November?" All you have to do is go to the website in the link above and sign up. Then you have to write 50,000 words. Simple. There is a catch though. Every single word of that has to be written between midnight on November 1st and 11:59 pm on November 30th (Please Note: this is your local time, so make sure that your account on the NaNo website is set to the proper timezone. I wouldn't want you losing because of something like that). Still with me? Good. Now you are probably wondering what grand prize you could possibly win for such a grand feat. A Wii? A brand new car? A visit from Master Qui-Gon Jinn himself? Nope. You earn a certificate with your name on it. Oh, and you have to use your own ink. But that's not the best part, you get the satisfaction of having completed this on top of your already crazy DRL's and you have 50,000 words of a novel begun. That's 50,000 words more than you might have had if you had not decided to join. Those are the basics of NaNoWriMo. Here's a list of other things you might be wondering: Q: Can I write fanfiction? A: Yes, fanfiction is perfectly fine. Q: Can I continue a story I've already started? A: Technically, no. They want you to start a novel from scratch, but many people in the past have continued theirs, and it was accepted, as long as they did not count any words written before November. Q: Can I write more than 50,000? A: Yes, you can write as many words as you want. Q: What if I don't make the 50,000? A: You will be banished to a far away land, where you will be quartered and burned at the stake. Actually nothing happens. You don't get the certificate, but you were actually willing to give it a try, and you got words down on a page. That's better than a whole lot of people. Q: Can I use an outline? A: Yes. Those are some of the more common questions. Here's a link to the FAQ: NaNoWriMo FAQ Any other questions you have can be asked here, and can probably be answered by someone who has participated in past years or by me. I went ahead and started a hangout for us on the NaNo forums: The Crossed Sabers Lounge It's not the greatest name in the world, so feel free to come up with a better name and I'll change it. Here's the link to the Official Nanowrimo Chat Room Thanks moosemousse! I'm going to try my best to keep a list of everyone participating, so either post here or PM me, and I'll add you to the list. As November progresses I plan on updating everyone's word counts daily so please keep me updated. A few questions to start us off: How many years have you participated in NaNo? How many years have you completed NaNo? Do you have any suggestions for the new participants? If this is your first NaNo, what got you interested in it? Are you excited, terrified, or (insert random emotion here)? Geesh, it's still October and my wrist already hurts. Best of Luck and Take Care, C1 -----signature----- The Lord is my light and my salvation. Whom shall I fear? Psalm 27:1 ". . . you will never again be frightened by what you might have become. Or indeed, by what your future might make you." -Lucien Percival Smith, The Boys Next Door Christian1st-Jedi2n
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C1-J2 Registered: May '07	Date Posted: 10/4/08 10:36pm Subject: RE: NaNoWriMo 2008 - Reporting for Duty - Date Edited: 12/1/08 11:04pm (24 edits total) Edited By: C1-J2
	List of Participants and Word Counts: Alexis_Wingstar: 12,172 Alley_Skywalker: 4,000 BigFatty (aka Call_Me_Lydia): 50,875 C1-J2: 24,444 Ceillean: 50,089 Corellian_Ale: 2,628 Darkwriter: darth_grievous1 (aka davetek_1212): DarthIshtar: 2,012 DarthXan318: 50,210 divapilot: 7,700 earlybird-obi-wan: 60,000+ Force-sensitiveLyn23 (aka LightsOfBroadway): Idrelle_Miocovani: 50,256 Independence1776: 100,065 InsaneIsta: jaina_clan_solo (aka jcs_52462): 31,268 Jedi_Perigrine: 53,535 JediNemisis: 80,357 Jinngerbread: 50,022 LadyLunas: 50,584 LAJ_FETT: 50,803 Lord_Zeron: 67,661 mavjade: 16,482 mikky-nikki: moosemousse (aka moosemouse): 50,085 MsLanna: 50,029 Myriad_Daydreams: Obi-Gon_Skywalker (aka Alatarielf): PulsarSkate: Quigonjecca: silverfighter (aka Silent_Thunder): 11,800 SithGirl132: 50,447 Thumper09 (aka chrononaut67): 50,118 Ubersue: 4,000 Ultima_1: 50,024 -----signature----- The Lord is my light and my salvation. Whom shall I fear? Psalm 27:1 ". . . you will never again be frightened by what you might have become. Or indeed, by what your future might make you." -Lucien Percival Smith, The Boys Next Door Christian1st-Jedi2n
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C1-J2 Registered: May '07	Date Posted: 10/4/08 10:45pm Subject: RE: NaNoWriMo 2008 - Reporting for Duty
	How many years have you participated in NaNo? How many years have you completed NaNo? Do you have any suggestions for the new participants? This will be my third year participating in NaNoWriMo. My first year I wrote a SW fanfic, and just barely managed to win. Last year, I hit the sophomore slump and failed miserably, plus I decided to write an original fantasy, and I had no idea what I was doing. I'm going back to fanfiction. My suggestions for new NaNoers: Turn off the editor, this is about getting that story out, not about perfection - that's for NaNoEdMo. Write about something you know, if you're spending more time during November researching, then you probably aren't going to finish. Research it as much as possible during October, so that you're prepared when you're writing under pressure. Also, chocolate and/or coffee may quickly become your best friend. Peanut butter and SunnyD work just as well for me though, so just find something that can help you stay up later. That's about all I can think about at the moment. I'll say more if I think of anything else! -----signature----- The Lord is my light and my salvation. Whom shall I fear? Psalm 27:1 ". . . you will never again be frightened by what you might have become. Or indeed, by what your future might make you." -Lucien Percival Smith, The Boys Next Door Christian1st-Jedi2n
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LAJ_FETT Title: •Tech Admin, Collecting • CCG/TCG Boardgames Registered: May '02	Date Posted: 10/5/08 2:43am Subject: RE: NaNoWriMo 2008 - Reporting for Duty
	I've done it the last 3 years (and won). However, I was not working then. I haven't decided yet about this year as I am now working full-time. The last couple of years we've had icons for NaNo. So if any icon makers want to do a couple for this year I'll try to get them loaded. -----signature----- BF - 'Bounty Hunter Wars': "Don't be an idiot. Or at least not any more of one than you have to be." "All that matters is my life and my business." "I do the things I'm good at, and for which I get paid the best." http://www.lajfett.yolasite.com
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Ceillean Title: Scattergories and 20 Questions Hostess Registered: Nov '01	Date Posted: 10/5/08 2:52am Subject: RE: NaNoWriMo 2008 - Reporting for Duty
	This is my third year participating in Nano. Sadly, I've never once finished it because I still have a bunch of stuff to do besides write. I've already planned my story but I doubt I'll finish on time. Have to wait and see, I guess. -----signature----- I claim Kyp Durron. Personal Assassin in Charn's Empire -- so watch it.
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DarthXan318 Title: RPF Moderatrix Registered: Sep '02	Date Posted: 10/5/08 3:29am Subject: RE: NaNoWriMo 2008 - Reporting for Duty
	I might try this this year. I've always meant to, but November is also exams month... -----signature----- In place of a Dark Lord, you would have a queen! Not dark, but beautiful and terrible as the dawn Treacherous as the sea Stronger than the foundations of the earth All shall love me, and despair!
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LilyHobbitJedi Registered: Aug '05	Date Posted: 10/5/08 6:38am Subject: RE: NaNoWriMo 2008 - Reporting for Duty
	Sigh Sadly I can't participate in NaNoWriMo this year since I have WAY too many projects going at the moment and writing a 50,000 word novel would be too much right now. -----signature----- Proud Master to eboneya & Alassë Eärfalas! Everybody Lies- House/SW Crossover! http://boards.theforce.net/the_saga/b10476/28032689/r28039379/ A Light In The Darkness http://boards.theforce.net/the_saga/b1047
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SithGirl132 Registered: Dec '05	Date Posted: 10/5/08 8:14am Subject: RE: NaNoWriMo 2008 - Reporting for Duty
	Of course I'm in! Last year I completed it with a few days to spare, and it was SW fanfic, of course. I don't know what I'm going to write this year- considering the way my Muse has been lately, it might just be fanfic again. I'm exciyed, even though I know November is a hard month for me- exams, Thanksgiving break away from computer, schoolwork, start of fencing season. -----signature----- Unexpected Heirs: http://boards.theforce.net/beyond_the_saga/b10477/30746386/p1/?2 The Way of the Sith: http://boards.theforce.net/beyond_the_saga/b10477/29545048/r29567455/
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JediNemesis Registered: Mar '03	Date Posted: 10/5/08 8:47am Subject: RE: NaNoWriMo 2008 - Reporting for Duty
	This will be my third year. I won with eight days to spare in '06, went to uni and crashed and burned utterly last year at 12K. This year? I'm in my second year of uni (way harder), have three essays due mid-Nov, and am helping produce a play to go on in the first week of Dec. And doing NaNo. Bring it on . . . -----signature----- BeTS Best Author '08 NEW Bad Dreams - http://boards.theforce.net/a/b1/29893091 Eleven Summers - http://boards.theforce.net/a/b1/29657584 Into The Shining Day - http://boards.theforce.net/a/b1/29224914
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Quigonjecca Registered: Jul '07	Date Posted: 10/5/08 10:00am Subject: RE: NaNoWriMo 2008 - Reporting for Duty
	I'm in this year! I've never done it before, but I've worked it around school, and I think I can manage. I'm psyched, terrified, excited, think I'm going crazy, etc. Normal stuff, you know? Anyway, I'm not doing fanfic though. I'm doing a historical fiction novel-- something I haven't done. All my previous attempts at writing have been fantasy, so this is going to be fun! -----signature----- I'm baaaack! Haha, no one even knew I was gone On NaNoWriMo: TheJestersDaughter Blog: http://www.reviewsfromthenotebook.blogspot.com Feel free to PM me. I've got to get back into the spirit of things somehow Best New Author in the 2008 Saga Awards!
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JediXManSerenaKenobi Registered: Jul '07	Date Posted: 10/5/08 10:38am Subject: RE: NaNoWriMo 2008 - Reporting for Duty
	Man! I just wrote two 50,000 + novels over the summer - I'm still working on one of them. Guess I started too early. I'm a member, but I don't think I'm going to do it this year. Maybe next year. -----signature----- Crucified, laid behind a stone, You lived to die, rejected and alone, Like a Rose, trampled on the ground, You took the Fall and thought of me... Above All. - Jesus is Love. Proud Artist and member of the Talon Family! T-Squad 4ever!
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Alexis_Wingstar Registered: Sep '06	Date Posted: 10/5/08 10:52am Subject: RE: NaNoWriMo 2008 - Reporting for Duty
	How many years have you participated in NaNo? How many years have you completed NaNo? Do you have any suggestions for the new participants? This will be my second year. I didn't complete the story last year. My suggestion is just keep on writing, no matter if it's stupid... don't edit yourself. You can cut out and edit things after November. Let your muse run wild, and who knows, maybe that stuff you thought was stupid as you were writing it may not be so bad after you take a step back and look at it a month later. If this is your first NaNo, what got you interested in it? Are you excited, terrified, or (insert random emotion here)? It's not my first NaNo, but, to answer the second question, I'm not sure what emotion I feel towards this right now. I definitely think I'm insane for trying this once more. -----signature----- Driving down life's highway, I have reached a very rough patch. I didn't realize it was still under construction! Mayhap I took a wrong turn?
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micky-nikki Registered: Dec '05	Date Posted: 10/5/08 10:57am Subject: RE: NaNoWriMo 2008 - Reporting for Duty
	I'm in! This will be my third year doing NaNoWriMo. I've never won, as highschool sucks the life out of me, and I don't actually have high expectations for this year, since I have a part time job on top of everything else. But NaNoWriMo is just too much fun to pass up. If anyone has checked out the November calendar, it's actually looking pretty decent, weekend and vacation wise. NaNo starts on a Saturday, ends on a Sunday, and there are five Saturdays as opposed to the normal four. Thanksgiving also falls so that most schools/businesses will be closed sometime in the last week, when we're all frantically trying to force out the last few thousands. Perfect storm. For newcomers, I'd really recommend writing out some form of an outline for your story, even if you don't normally use one. You may never give it a second glance once November starts, but it's a great thing to fall back on if you're in the slums and having trouble pushing out the next word. -----signature----- e-sister of jackyyy17 and Trimaj Proud Padawan of DaenaBenjen42 ~Fics~in~*Bio
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C1-J2 Registered: May '07	Date Posted: 10/5/08 11:59am Subject: RE: NaNoWriMo 2008 - Reporting for Duty
	Glad to see this many people already deciding to jump in! I applaude those of you who are choosing not to participate this year, you're all way smarter than I am. This is my first year of college and my first year working, and among everything else, I have no idea when I'll find the time, but I beyond excited this year. I don't think I've ever been this stoked for NaNo before. I actually came up with an idea, before November, so I plan on getting it done. Plus I plan on actually being more social with other NaNoers, which hasn't happened much, so that should help a lot. As mikky-nikki just said, "NaNoWriMo is just too much fun to pass up." Great advice from all of you! I think I will actually try an outline this year. My first year I started mid-November, and last year I was too focused on theatre ( is that even possible?) to even have an outline either year. Since I have one now, I might try to come up with a basic outline and run with it. I'm writing a novel about Siri Tachi during her time undercover as a space pirate. I have two possible titles, but I can't decide which to use, since I haven't decided if it's better as 1st person or third. -----signature----- The Lord is my light and my salvation. Whom shall I fear? Psalm 27:1 ". . . you will never again be frightened by what you might have become. Or indeed, by what your future might make you." -Lucien Percival Smith, The Boys Next Door Christian1st-Jedi2n
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SithGirl132 Registered: Dec '05	Date Posted: 10/5/08 12:05pm Subject: RE: NaNoWriMo 2008 - Reporting for Duty
	I was listening to music as I attempted to write my paper today, and I think I might actually branch out and try another fandom than SW or even try original historical fiction/fantasy, depending on how the bunnies go. I know NaNo isn't smart, since I'm a science major and swamped with work, but it sure is a lot of fun. And the bunnies are biting well, so I think I'm going to have a good idea. question: where would you go to find if a work is in the public domain or still under copyright? -----signature----- Unexpected Heirs: http://boards.theforce.net/beyond_the_saga/b10477/30746386/p1/?2 The Way of the Sith: http://boards.theforce.net/beyond_the_saga/b10477/29545048/r29567455/
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MsLanna Title: CR GSFF Central Registered: Jul '05	Date Posted: 10/5/08 12:14pm Subject: RE: NaNoWriMo 2008 - Reporting for Duty
	I'll try too. I just promised my dad to write a book in two weeks. Okay, this will take eight now, but it won't get faster than that, does it. I'll certainly do an outline, topic and title are already there. Now I have some time to find a plot. -----signature----- "What would you have me do?" "Endure." . Proud Master and buir'ika of Commander_Ducky. Alcohol is not a solution – it's a compound. Master of spycoder9
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