Monday, 6 May 2024
Life, the universe, pies, hot-pink bunnies, world domination, and everything
MuseBlog Novel Writing Month lasts from February 1 through the end of March 2. (It spills over into March because February is such a short month.)
MBers who couldn’t take part in National Novel Writing Month, or who have unfinished business from that month, or who are gluttons for novelistic punishment are welcome to take part and report on their progress here.
Date: February 1, 2010
Categories: Fiction, poetry, and fanfiction, Nonrandom Craziness
Everybody, I strongly suggest you do this. It’s fun!
Anyways, no novel for me. iPhone app time instead. It’s all been mapped out all ready. Gnatt chart = win.
Oh, I’m still doing the 100 miles statonary bike as well.
Progress reports:
percent done with app: 0%
miles done: 0
more updates coming soon.
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I’ll be running/jogging and I’ll try to write too (though it’s doubtful that I’ll make 50k: more like 20 or 30).
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Wish me luck, all!
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Thank you ever so much, GAPAs!
Me doing thirty thousand. I’m also ‘cheating’ and using some previously written prose. (For shame, Errata!)
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First update (yes, there will be lots of these):
Miles run: 4, 805
Words written: 0
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Four thousand, eight hundred five miles? Impressive!
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Sorry, 4.805 miles 
*is tired*
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Right. I’m not writing anything until I finish Sense and Sensibility, because I really want/need to finish it by tomorrow. I’m only trying for a thousand a day, and given that I could get at least two thousand in, usually somewhat more, during NaNo, I think I can catch up without too much difficulty.
Of course, I had more free time in November due to the lack of a dog…
Anyway, off to read, so I can write sooner.
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I’ve started a prologue. So far, I’ve no idea where this story is going, but I’ll be sure to tell you when I find out.
Word count: 1,106
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Started writing. 1040 words so far. At least this won’t be an epic 0 word fail like I feared…
Words: 1,040
Miles: 4.805
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1523!
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Right. Now the book is finished, I just need to do a bit of school, and then I’ll be free to write. *sigh* A thousand demands on my time…
In further news, I’ve decided that though I’m using previously-written prose as a prologue/launching board, I’m not counting it in my word count.
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Okay, I’m turning in for the day, so here’s the score:
Ran: 4.9 miles (I miscalculated last time)
Wrote: 2, 134 words. Out of ideas *headdesk*
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OK, so I’m in the middle of writing a book, and I figure I might as well use this to help myself get farther along on my project.
words so far: 9571 (from the past two years. Yeah. I have no discipline)
goal: 50000
Oh, boy. I’d better get started.
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Words so far: How many words do “MuNoWriMo” and a dash count as? I know, I seriously fail.
*procrastinates*
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Ugh. Haven’t really quite started yet. Somewhat. Cannot motivate myself.
*turns off Wi-Fi*
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c+p’d from the last random thread:
Going to go with something completely different from the story I do in Nano, because this has even more freedom. I’m going to try not one story but a series of interconnected scenes, each a fragment but when read together at once adding up to something greater. It’s something I’ve wanted to try for a long time now, and I think I could really make it work (more than linear writing, which is hard for me), but I’ve never had time to try it before. It’s slightly inspired by Kurt Vonnegut’s Tralfamedorian (oh god no idea ont he spelling there) literature in Slaughterhouse Five and the poem “Spaces†by Arkaye Kierulf and partly just who I write normally.
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Words: 0
Homework assignments done: 0
Rubber bands on braces: 2
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Going to call this “Fragments” I think. Have a sort-of intro story thing done and two shortish sections, for 493 words in all. Homework time now, then hockey game, then more writing after hopefully.
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App: 7% done!
way to sick to bike today…
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My planned NaNo…
Magic users in the style of the Magic RPG.
The Woven Beyond as a means of getting from one dimension to another.
A group of MBer-aged friends who can travel to the Woven Beyond.
A daring rescue.
And probably much, much, more.
Words so far: 210
School assignments still due today: 3
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I am using my old NaNo, and, if I become desperate for plot, I may shamelessly steal other people’s ideas. Do not be offended. It is an honor. 
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Meh, I shamelessly stole one of Cat’s Eye’s ideas. That and the Woven Beyond means that this goes on MB when it’s finished.
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2,003 words! Horrary!
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Words: 0 as of yet. But then, I haven’t yet begun to write.
Went to the fitness centre…
Miles run: 3.33. Or so.
(Miles biked: Maybe one. Or so.)
-A
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Maybe I should use this as my own personal NaNoWriMo editing month… NaNoEdMo, isn’t it?
Anyway, I should probably do that. But then again, I did promise someone that I’d write a novel with them…
-A
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jadestone i think we are riding the same brain wave because “fragments” is something that is probably going to figure significantly into my story…
I know what you mean about linear storytelling!
For this…I’m just gonna let it take me where it wants to go. I wrote 206 words this morning in the library since i don’t have a first period anymore (from now on i’ll just go late though…haha)
I am so excited! I did some sketches too…ahh this is great
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Need… To… Keep… Writing…
I have 367 words so far, and way too little time, especially since I want to do some school before bed, since I really don’t want to be behind going into tomorrow. In schoolwork; much as I hate to say it, MuNo takes second priority right now. I’m going to try, and I’ll try hard. But if MuNo starts meaning I can’t do the things I need to do, MuNo will be the first to go.
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Teaser for my MuNaNoWriMo.
It has:
The Butterfly effect, change something small, and the universe is different.
Ontological Paradox (Your knowledge/ an item is passed to your previous self)
Teenage angst. (Gotta love it)
Destiny and depression (And denial of the former)
Blue People (Don’t worry. The story stays on Earth)
And much, much more insanity, including *deep breath* The Middle Ages, Space Stations, time travel, plans going horribly wrong, everybody messing up, altered futures, and that’s only just the beginning.
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MuNo not going to well.
Words: 1183
Goal for today: 2000.
And I need to get off and do school. Now.
I can write more this evening, I suppose. Gah.
And a character that wasn’t intended to be anything, I just introduced to fulfill a purpose, has now become a much larger character, and with a few sentences, wormed her way into a large part in the plot. And I’m having trouble motivating myself.
This isn’t NaNo yet.
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My idea so far: something to do with Swan Lake. And stories coming true, and possible reborn characters, or just a retelling of Swan Lake. But I have no idea right now. *siiiigh*
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I need to name my story… It currently is a long combination of the three elements I combined to make it. Let me think…
Not supposed to be here. Must… Do… School…
Right. Leaving now.
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I’m trying to fit this into my busy schedule, working on Project M&M, but I didn’t manage to start on it yesterday. We’ll see how this works out.
I really want to go thru with PM&M, btw. Really. (if I do, it’ll be the first project I’ve ever finished, too….)
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Wow, I fail at this. I’m still around the hundred mark. Thankfully, somebody let me steal one of their unused ideas, because I couldn’t think of a dang thing. By now. I have to work.
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I’m at the zero wordcount mark, except for a song brewing in my head…. I’m trying to decide whether to start with Janet or Kite.
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You don’t fail! You just got off to a rough start! I did too, actually! I’m still at 1183 words. I need to be at two thousand.
Gah.
Off to write now…
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Yeah. I did get off to a bad start, meaning my brain imploded slightly, and I can’t think of anything.
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23- Axa sometimes I think we are long lost twins.
Wrote like, 30 words today, if that. But I’m going to go sleep now because I am too tired to do anything. Maybe I’ll get an idea when I wake up or am lying there…
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book one: 9744/60000 words
book two: 2199/10000 words
I guess I’m writing two books now, because I’m co writing the second one with a friend of mine, so even though the first book is my top priority, I have to do the second book, too.
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Actually… I need to stop writing. Not that I started- just… I can’t do this right now. My grades are not optimal- and though they’re not bad and that’s not disastrous, per se, first of all, this detracts from the specialness of NaNoWriMo, and second of all, I really need to focus if I want to have a chance of getting into Middlebury. Which I do.
So no writing. Running, maybe yes. I missed today because when I went downstairs in my shorts and all, I found that our treadmill is covered in a mountain of stuff that was not there last I checked. So I’ll be either digging it out or just running extra at school.
Anyone else think it would be cool to get a Muser team entered in a marathon?
Oh, and I forgot to mention: I’ve christened this little gig we’ve got going MuRuRuMo. Or MuBiBiMo, in The Man for Aeiou’s case. You can guess what it means.
-A
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1580… Not good… Ugh, ugh ugh…
But not terrible either. I could’ve gotten more in, but I spent some hours away from home, and didn’t think to bring my computer. That and school is high priority right now. Anyway.
I’m on the second chapter, anyway. Not… Okay, so terrible.
Who knows, I was behind for NaNo too. I’ve pretty much decided that it’s really hard (Not impossible, but hard) to lose if you try the entire month. Really, sincerely, try.
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So… (Final goals are 50 miles and 50k words):
Day 1:
Ran: 4.9 miles
Wrote: 2, 134 words
Day 2:
Sat around and felt depressed.
Day 3:
Is going to go running. (hopefully)
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‘Kay, I’m halving the 50k words, because I have much to do. School related.
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Okay, another progress report:
Today:
Wrote about 200 words (I’m at 2303 words now), and ran another 4.092 miles (I do the comma digits ’cause I keep having to do km-mile), making that a total of 8.992 miles /50 miles.
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Got up, watched Biggest Loser. That was so inspiring that I biked 7 miles.
Words so far: 2,109
Motivation: Much.
Free Time: Little.
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Words so far: 1,901
Goal for today: 4,000.
As you can see, I’m way behind. And lacking enthusiasm. I don’t know why, but the magic of NaNo just isn’t there. Maybe when I got up the first day and didn’t write because I had something else I really wanted to do, and that had a much closer deadline, destroyed the possible enthusiasm. Maybe I need the pep talks, word count updates, shiny NaNo site, and all more then I think I do. I don’t know. But in any case, it just isn’t working.
Not that I’m quitting. I’m just switching my project. Instead of what I was planning to do, I’m going to work on editing my NaNo. I’ll try for finishing editing completely by the end of the month. I mean, enough to call it second draft. Completely finishing editing isn’t going to happen for some time.
Anyway, I think this has morphed from ‘MuNoWriMo’ to ‘MuMotivateYourselfToDoWhateverYou’veBeenMeaningToDoMo’
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39- *is way behind too* No no, I was always aiming for 5k words, not 50k. That was a typo
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Indeed. I would never dream of even pretending to duplicate NaNo. I just meant 3k.
Seriously though, I could probably make it if I was motivated to. I just can’t get enthusiasm. But I am enthusiastic about editing, so I’m working on that instead.
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Editing going much better than expected. I’m mostly reading, and adjusting a few mistakes/inconsistencies/awkwardly-worded phases here and there. I’m also removing all contractions from the main character, since I decided she didn’t use them for added words part way through. And it’ll probably be easier to remove them then to put them back.
Anyway, off to do schoolwork.
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I don’t know my word count. Not typing yet, note-booking. Can we post excerpts?
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I think the general policy is short excerpts allowed. Less than five hundred words, if I’m not mistaken.
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Words so far: Zero.
Bio projects: One, unfinished, and nearly impossible.
Rubber bands on braces: None right now, but two normally.
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Feeling awful still. Not working.
Maybe later.
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I’m in. Because I’m just a glutton for novelistic punishment. (Nice phrase, by the way.)
But I’ll only go for 20 K. I’m not THAT cruel to myself.
Or I’ll just see how ridiculously stupid I can make my novel, and how many dumb ideas I can throw into it.
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I’d do this if I knew how to know how many words I’d written.
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The Randomizer is evil for taking me here!! And reminding me I am 6,000 words behind my schedule!
Ducky- We type on computers, and the word-processing programs can tell you how many words.
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Word count: don’t ask. About… 5,5 days behind.
Running is on track though.
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Sososososo behind. Not going to make it. There has ben more going on this month than expected.
But still going to keep writing.
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My favorite line from my WAY-behind novel:
I let out a sound that resembled a vacuum cleaner that had sucked up one too many plastic baby toys.
“Please tell me that was your death rattle and I’m going to be an only child again,” Eddie mumbled.
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I’ve given up writing, but running is going well.
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And now I’ve lost my 2k words… *sigh*
Am I the only one still doing this?
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Oh my god I am so behid it’s not even funny.
But it’s nice to be writing. All these essays keep getting in the way though x_x
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7613 words and way, way behind. *is RoseQuartz third*
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I forgot about this most of the month…
And I started the month with so much enthusiasm, and then it all… Vanished. Very quickly.
I finished the first edit of my NaNo, though.
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Oh, well, instead of finishing my NaNo, I’ve been editing… Well, mostly letting other people edit. It’s alright, though. I plan to finish my NaNo in the Summer, or once we lose NHD and are done with that horrible project.
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I’ve finished! *happydance*
Details/progress log tomorrow.
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Stone is friggin confused. Her novel is turning out really, really strange and she only has 8804 words so far. She will never ever make the deadline, so she has decided not to try. *sighh*
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