NaNoWriMo - Page 12

VydorScope · 11-14-2011, 02:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Birds

Save me, VydorScope.

Use a new word doc every time you sit down so that you cant see your old work to edit, then paste together later.

teh603 · 11-14-2011, 09:01 PM

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Originally Posted by VydorScope

Use a new word doc every time you sit down so that you cant see your old work to edit, then paste together later.

I use a separate .txt file for each chapter. It helps lock in stuff already written and prevents massive plot changes.

mrscoach · 11-15-2011, 10:16 PM

Day 15 almost down, and I am up to 23,953. I'm CLOSE to halfway done, word wise.

M T McGuire · 11-16-2011, 06:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Birds

Uch! How is everyone else being so successful? No one character will do what I tell them to or go where I tell them to. The events are becoming a law to themselves. Whenever I write a thousand words I find myself thinking: 'No, that's wrong.' Then I cut and start again.

And I can't stop myself going back and editing what is left... my word count is going backwards...

Aaargh that's me! I've only one scene to write and it's so not happening and the ones I have written in the last month are awful. Gah! It's all very frustrating. Clearly I've lost my mojo and my lap top battery has died so I can't do my usual and move around the house to write, I'm chained to my desk (tripple gah). It seems I've lost my mojo.

Oh and whoever was asking, mine's fantasy too. Heaven help me though, it's the second book in a trilogy but I'm not even sure what the title is yet.

Cheers

MTM

crich70 · 11-16-2011, 01:35 PM

Only at 15,379 at the moment. Course I have had to use my desktop as my netbook wasn't working right (mouse needed replacement) and the few around here were fairly expensive. Sitting at the desktop isn't the most comfortable unlike having the netbook on my lap. Anyway I found one through Amazon for just $3.05 total. No s/h costs added (or maybe it's part of the $3.05, I don't know. Anyway it arrived in the mail today so I hope to catch up a bit soon.

Birds · 11-17-2011, 02:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by VydorScope

Use a new word doc every time you sit down so that you cant see your old work to edit, then paste together later.

Right. Okay. Good. Thank you.

LynnaMerrill · 11-27-2011, 01:24 AM

Passed the 40k line today. 50k suddenly seems much closer.

mrscoach · 11-27-2011, 08:23 AM

I've had trouble because of family, I'm only sitting at 34k. But I'm starting to get back in it and really type away. I'm determined to get there, even though I have to do over 3k a day to get there.

teh603 · 11-27-2011, 09:22 AM

I finished this past tuesday, got my certificate and everything. Now to clean up the manuscript and get it copyrighted and stuff.

LynnaMerrill · 11-29-2011, 09:07 PM

Congratulations, teh603! mrscoach, good luck to you!

I just won today.

50k words in 17 days. Of course, now I have to write at least 50k more in order to finish the book...

mrscoach · 11-29-2011, 10:43 PM

I give, I won't win this year, but since I'll only be about 5k short, I feel that is an accomplishment. My husband came up lame tonight and might have torn something in his foot, otherwise I was on track to finish up tonight and tomorrow. For my first year I feel like I did great.

LynnaMerrill · 11-30-2011, 12:13 AM

mrscoach, I am very sorry about your husband's problem. Take care of him, and take care of yourself, and know that you did your best and did great!

mrscoach · 11-30-2011, 07:38 AM

At least I have the book planned out, I just have to put some meat on the bones. That's farther than I've gotten before, on a book. I am about to head to town to take him to see the LAT and probably the doc, so I'm taking my laptop to type up what I have hand written and then continue writing. Maybe I'll get even closer than I thought.
The 5k short was including hand written portion as being typed, so that won't help.

LynnaMerrill · 11-30-2011, 09:00 PM

mrscoach, how did it go?

My husband and just bought ourselves a Kindle as a reward for my NaNoWriMo. Believe it or not, so far I have been reading e-books on a desktop.

mrscoach · 11-30-2011, 10:07 PM

I'm still short, but I'm ok with that. I wouldn't give up the time I spent with my family this month. Especially because my children no longer live at home.
As for my husband, he tore his plantar fascia in his foot. That's good news because it will cure the plantar fasciitis (spelling?) he has had bothering him. He just has to get past initial pain.
Maybe next year.

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11-15-2011, 10:16 PM	#168
mrscoach Guru Posts: 767 Karma: 4837659 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: San Angelo Texas Device: Samsung Galaxy tab	Day 15 almost down, and I am up to 23,953. I'm CLOSE to halfway done, word wise.

11-16-2011, 01:35 PM	#170
crich70 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,310 Karma: 43993832 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Monroe Wisconsin Device: K3, Kindle Paperwhite, Calibre, and Mobipocket for Pc (netbook)	Only at 15,379 at the moment. Course I have had to use my desktop as my netbook wasn't working right (mouse needed replacement) and the few around here were fairly expensive. Sitting at the desktop isn't the most comfortable unlike having the netbook on my lap. Anyway I found one through Amazon for just $3.05 total. No s/h costs added (or maybe it's part of the $3.05, I don't know. Anyway it arrived in the mail today so I hope to catch up a bit soon.

11-27-2011, 01:24 AM	#172
LynnaMerrill SF/F writer, programmer Posts: 34 Karma: 509838 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: USA Device: Kindle 4	Passed the 40k line today. 50k suddenly seems much closer.

11-27-2011, 08:23 AM	#173
mrscoach Guru Posts: 767 Karma: 4837659 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: San Angelo Texas Device: Samsung Galaxy tab	I've had trouble because of family, I'm only sitting at 34k. But I'm starting to get back in it and really type away. I'm determined to get there, even though I have to do over 3k a day to get there.

11-27-2011, 09:22 AM	#174
teh603 Autism Spectrum Disorder Posts: 1,212 Karma: 6244877 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Coastal Texas Device: Android Phone	I finished this past tuesday, got my certificate and everything. Now to clean up the manuscript and get it copyrighted and stuff.

11-29-2011, 09:07 PM	#175
LynnaMerrill SF/F writer, programmer Posts: 34 Karma: 509838 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: USA Device: Kindle 4	Congratulations, teh603! mrscoach, good luck to you! I just won today. 50k words in 17 days. Of course, now I have to write at least 50k more in order to finish the book...

11-29-2011, 10:43 PM	#176
mrscoach Guru Posts: 767 Karma: 4837659 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: San Angelo Texas Device: Samsung Galaxy tab	I give, I won't win this year, but since I'll only be about 5k short, I feel that is an accomplishment. My husband came up lame tonight and might have torn something in his foot, otherwise I was on track to finish up tonight and tomorrow. For my first year I feel like I did great.

11-30-2011, 12:13 AM	#177
LynnaMerrill SF/F writer, programmer Posts: 34 Karma: 509838 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: USA Device: Kindle 4	mrscoach, I am very sorry about your husband's problem. Take care of him, and take care of yourself, and know that you did your best and did great!

11-30-2011, 07:38 AM	#178
mrscoach Guru Posts: 767 Karma: 4837659 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: San Angelo Texas Device: Samsung Galaxy tab	At least I have the book planned out, I just have to put some meat on the bones. That's farther than I've gotten before, on a book. I am about to head to town to take him to see the LAT and probably the doc, so I'm taking my laptop to type up what I have hand written and then continue writing. Maybe I'll get even closer than I thought. The 5k short was including hand written portion as being typed, so that won't help.

11-30-2011, 09:00 PM	#179
LynnaMerrill SF/F writer, programmer Posts: 34 Karma: 509838 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: USA Device: Kindle 4	mrscoach, how did it go? My husband and just bought ourselves a Kindle as a reward for my NaNoWriMo. Believe it or not, so far I have been reading e-books on a desktop.

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11-30-2011, 10:07 PM	#180
mrscoach Guru Posts: 767 Karma: 4837659 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: San Angelo Texas Device: Samsung Galaxy tab	I'm still short, but I'm ok with that. I wouldn't give up the time I spent with my family this month. Especially because my children no longer live at home. As for my husband, he tore his plantar fascia in his foot. That's good news because it will cure the plantar fasciitis (spelling?) he has had bothering him. He just has to get past initial pain. Maybe next year.