JuNo! Challenge - MR Style

jaxx6166 · 06-06-2010, 08:25 PM

I probably should have mentioned this back in May, but a bunch of friends from my seminar have decided we wanted to start an (Un)official NaNoWriMo. We're all competing against one another on a quest to 50k. Or -50k.

Some are editing, some are writing, some are even just cheering us on from the sidelines.

I figured it was a good way to get the juices flowing. Anybody here interested in participating in a miniWrimo?

But, be warned - I've got a 15k lead on everyone

Cheers!

Oh..and as always.
Please don't feed the trolls. They'll only bite your fingers off. Ktxbi

Moejoe · 06-08-2010, 06:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jaxx6166

I probably should have mentioned this back in May, but a bunch of friends from my seminar have decided we wanted to start an (Un)official NaNoWriMo. We're all competing against one another on a quest to 50k. Or -50k.

Some are editing, some are writing, some are even just cheering us on from the sidelines.

I figured it was a good way to get the juices flowing. Anybody here interested in participating in a miniWrimo?

But, be warned - I've got a 15k lead on everyone

Cheers!

Oh..and as always.
Please don't feed the trolls. They'll only bite your fingers off. Ktxbi

I wish to subscribe to your newsletter and know more about your organisation. Also, I like the name JuNo more than NaNoWriMo and would like some kind of website and or merchandise to go along with said name. Plus, tell me much more.

Also, ducks...

dadioflex · 06-08-2010, 04:32 PM

Edit.

NickSpalding · 06-08-2010, 04:39 PM

I wrote 56,000 words in 30 hours.

Can I have a medal?

Or possibly a straight jacket?

I might have a pop at yours (or the official one) if my sanity can take it

jaxx6166 · 06-08-2010, 08:23 PM

I'm at close to 19,000 as of right now.

Nick, there's a nice padded room waiting for you somewhere out there

How did you manage that? My highest productive day was around 4,200.

Dadio,

I haven't even touched my NaNo for last year. Ugh...thanks for reminding me.

Holy Horseflies!!! There's a ghost in the room!!!!
Welcome back MJ

NickSpalding · 06-09-2010, 05:27 AM

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Originally Posted by jaxx6166

I'm at close to 19,000 as of right now.

Nick, there's a nice padded room waiting for you somewhere out there

How did you manage that? My highest productive day was around 4,200.

I couldn't quite honestly say now. It seemed like a good idea at the time, just to see if it could be done!

I can usually bash out a high rate of words anyway, so figured if I could just keep going I'd make it. Making the book a series of anecdotes and comedy musings made it a bit easier, as I wasn't trying to constantly think up new plot developments.

I don't recommend anyone else give it a go, unless you like a bit of self-torture of a weekend

jaxx6166 · 06-12-2010, 05:56 PM

Ugh. Today, MobileMe ate my homework

I lost 2800+ words and am trying desperately to get that back. Serves me right for trusting an "autosync"

I went to load my most recent version to the laptop, and instead it copied the old version from the laptop to the digital disk, thereby erasing the current one I had been in for the past six hours. Picking up where I left off is really hard when your morale is crushed.

Moejoe · 06-13-2010, 02:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jaxx6166

Ugh. Today, MobileMe ate my homework

I lost 2800+ words and am trying desperately to get that back. Serves me right for trusting an "autosync"

I went to load my most recent version to the laptop, and instead it copied the old version from the laptop to the digital disk, thereby erasing the current one I had been in for the past six hours. Picking up where I left off is really hard when your morale is crushed.

Doh! Try Dropbox, it's free, 2gb of storage, and it does multiple backups so you can choose whichever one you like. It's saved more than one of my abandoned attempts at something or other.

http://www.dropbox.com

dadioflex · 06-13-2010, 04:07 AM

Edit.

Moejoe · 06-13-2010, 11:50 AM

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Originally Posted by dadioflex

Self-torture? Don't be sick. Why self-torture, when Mistress Dezire's rates are so affordable?

Re: Dropbox - I swear by it but I've never had to make use of the backups. My WP automatically saves so there would be a lot of incremental back-ups. I should probably stick an end of session back-up somewhere else.

I reinstall, upgrade and try different Operating Systems and other software multiple times a week and Dropbox has saved some of my most important documents on at least two occasions, everything else (meaning media files) I have backed up over removable hard-drives.

DaringNovelist · 06-13-2010, 12:06 PM

The reason my blog is called "The Daring Novelist" is because I have put myself on a continuous novel dare. I have to blog every day with my progress.

I set the goals specific to my calendar. For instance, right now I just finished up one go at W.I.P. and I'm going on a trip next week, so I'm doing outlines and prep-work for two weeks. When I come back, I was going to do a six-week dare on rewriting the next novel, but I may shorten that time frame. I think the draft is in better shape than I thought.

Then I can get on to NEW stuff.

Camille

jaxx6166 · 06-13-2010, 08:13 PM

MJ, this is probably the fifth time I've heard about DropBox this week. I'm going to check it out. Work continued on Blood Moon (You may like it actually, MJ - it's that "western" I'd been trying to get started)

Went to write the ending today because if I don't do it today, I'll never do it. That's when I realized the whole 4th act was just one big scene. Blech. Reworked it to make it make sense

We'll see where it goes from here..I'm at 27K

06-06-2010, 08:25 PM	#1
jaxx6166 Wizard Posts: 1,222 Karma: 769316 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Eternal summer Device: 350, iPad, PW	JuNo! Challenge - MR Style I probably should have mentioned this back in May, but a bunch of friends from my seminar have decided we wanted to start an (Un)official NaNoWriMo. We're all competing against one another on a quest to 50k. Or -50k. Some are editing, some are writing, some are even just cheering us on from the sidelines. I figured it was a good way to get the juices flowing. Anybody here interested in participating in a miniWrimo? But, be warned - I've got a 15k lead on everyone Cheers! Oh..and as always. Please don't feed the trolls. They'll only bite your fingers off. Ktxbi

06-08-2010, 04:32 PM	#3
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06-13-2010, 04:07 AM	#9
dadioflex Dyslexic Count Posts: 526 Karma: 5041991 Join Date: Aug 2008 Device: Palm TX, Advent Vega, iPad, iPod Touch, Kindle	Edit. Last edited by dadioflex; 12-15-2010 at 05:27 PM.

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06-08-2010, 04:39 PM	#4
NickSpalding Addict Posts: 270 Karma: 1041222 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: UK Device: Kindle	I wrote 56,000 words in 30 hours. Can I have a medal? Or possibly a straight jacket? I might have a pop at yours (or the official one) if my sanity can take it

06-08-2010, 08:23 PM	#5
jaxx6166 Wizard Posts: 1,222 Karma: 769316 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Eternal summer Device: 350, iPad, PW	I'm at close to 19,000 as of right now. Nick, there's a nice padded room waiting for you somewhere out there How did you manage that? My highest productive day was around 4,200. Dadio, I haven't even touched my NaNo for last year. Ugh...thanks for reminding me. Holy Horseflies!!! There's a ghost in the room!!!! Welcome back MJ

06-12-2010, 05:56 PM	#7
jaxx6166 Wizard Posts: 1,222 Karma: 769316 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Eternal summer Device: 350, iPad, PW	Ugh. Today, MobileMe ate my homework I lost 2800+ words and am trying desperately to get that back. Serves me right for trusting an "autosync" I went to load my most recent version to the laptop, and instead it copied the old version from the laptop to the digital disk, thereby erasing the current one I had been in for the past six hours. Picking up where I left off is really hard when your morale is crushed.

06-13-2010, 12:06 PM	#11
DaringNovelist Addict Posts: 197 Karma: 1010202 Join Date: Mar 2010 Device: iPod Touch	The reason my blog is called "The Daring Novelist" is because I have put myself on a continuous novel dare. I have to blog every day with my progress. I set the goals specific to my calendar. For instance, right now I just finished up one go at W.I.P. and I'm going on a trip next week, so I'm doing outlines and prep-work for two weeks. When I come back, I was going to do a six-week dare on rewriting the next novel, but I may shorten that time frame. I think the draft is in better shape than I thought. Then I can get on to NEW stuff. Camille

06-13-2010, 08:13 PM	#12
jaxx6166 Wizard Posts: 1,222 Karma: 769316 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Eternal summer Device: 350, iPad, PW	MJ, this is probably the fifth time I've heard about DropBox this week. I'm going to check it out. Work continued on Blood Moon (You may like it actually, MJ - it's that "western" I'd been trying to get started) Went to write the ending today because if I don't do it today, I'll never do it. That's when I realized the whole 4th act was just one big scene. Blech. Reworked it to make it make sense We'll see where it goes from here..I'm at 27K