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Colorful Kalika
Minion
The Original
Ameera
Welcome to NaNoWriMo 2020!
November is National Novel Writing Month and it's swiftly approaching! So ready your keyboard, typewriter, quill and parchment or whatever writing tool you happen to favor as we get ready to dash toward a 50,000 word finish line!
List of Participants
Giggler -The StoneGrey's Arena - Science Fiction, Romance
Dragongirl - Unknown - Fanfiction, Fantasy
SedaYue - Unknown Fantasy - Fantasy
Rhee - Space AU with eggs - Science Fiction, Erotic
To be added as a participant please link to your NaNoWriMo website profile!
Cheering section!
withoutwords
Helpful Links & Information
Official NaNoWriMo Website
From 2,000 to 10,000 words a Day: By Rachel Aaron
How to (Successfully) Write Everyday: By Rachel Aaron
yWriter (PM Kalika with questions)
Progress Bar Generator
ZenWriter
My Noise
Just For Fun
Lulu Titlescorer
Written? Kitten!
Colorful Kalika
Minion
The Original
Ameera
Rhowyn aka Lucille
Administrator
Lady Awesomesauce
Magda
"I, Sesshomaru, have no one to protect." - Sesshomaru, Swords of an Honorable Ruler
"I don't understand a word you say, but I'll defend to the death your right to confuse me."
- Captain Hawkeye Pierce
~Formerly Lucille~
trystan
trystan
Kiwiana the Magic Fairy
Backer
Stargazer
Kiwi
Kiran the Calligrapher
Contributor
High Priestess Kiranut
Nimrodel
Flederfalle the BatTrap
Ko-fi Bean
🌼☕🍣🐈🥗💛
Astrid
Giggler
Giggler
Rhowyn aka Lucille
Administrator
Lady Awesomesauce
Magda
Actually, yes. That goes for anyone else, too. If you can link your profile and have won previous years, let me know and I'll send you the FA rewards for said years.
"I, Sesshomaru, have no one to protect." - Sesshomaru, Swords of an Honorable Ruler
"I don't understand a word you say, but I'll defend to the death your right to confuse me."
- Captain Hawkeye Pierce
~Formerly Lucille~
Lady Dragongirl
Ko-fi Bean
Dragon Guardian
Dragongirl
trystan
trystan
so, uhm..... My Projects - I've done and won in 2011, 12, 13, 14, 16, 18, and 19. feel free to NOT give me anything
Flederfalle the BatTrap
Ko-fi Bean
🌼☕🍣🐈🥗💛
Astrid
Princess SedaYue
Backer
Lunar Dragon
Seda
Giggler
Zilver
Kiran the Calligrapher
Contributor
High Priestess Kiranut
Nimrodel
Rhowyn aka Lucille
Administrator
Lady Awesomesauce
"I, Sesshomaru, have no one to protect." - Sesshomaru, Swords of an Honorable Ruler
"I don't understand a word you say, but I'll defend to the death your right to confuse me."
- Captain Hawkeye Pierce
~Formerly Lucille~
Colorful Kalika
Minion
The Original
Ameera
trystan
trystan
THIS. my first NaNo i ever did, someone mentioned this, and it's awesome. if i want to change a word, i crtl-x the old one, type the new one, and then ctrl-v the old word into the graveyard.
when i start each new writing session, i scan back through what i wrote - can i make it a little clearer? did i forget some detail that might be important? do i want to add some lines of dialogue?
my NaNos are all in a nice neat index in my sig at the link "nanowrimo" - but this year'r progress is right at the top of my sig
Rhowyn aka Lucille
Administrator
Lady Awesomesauce
"I, Sesshomaru, have no one to protect." - Sesshomaru, Swords of an Honorable Ruler
"I don't understand a word you say, but I'll defend to the death your right to confuse me."
- Captain Hawkeye Pierce
~Formerly Lucille~
Giggler
Zilver
Minion
The Original
Ameera
Welcome to NaNoWriMo 2020!
November is National Novel Writing Month and it's swiftly approaching! So ready your keyboard, typewriter, quill and parchment or whatever writing tool you happen to favor as we get ready to dash toward a 50,000 word finish line!
List of Participants
Giggler -The StoneGrey's Arena - Science Fiction, Romance
Dragongirl - Unknown - Fanfiction, Fantasy
SedaYue - Unknown Fantasy - Fantasy
Rhee - Space AU with eggs - Science Fiction, Erotic
To be added as a participant please link to your NaNoWriMo website profile!
Cheering section!
withoutwords
Helpful Links & Information
Official NaNoWriMo Website
From 2,000 to 10,000 words a Day: By Rachel Aaron
How to (Successfully) Write Everyday: By Rachel Aaron
yWriter (PM Kalika with questions)
Progress Bar Generator
ZenWriter
My Noise
Just For Fun
Lulu Titlescorer
Written? Kitten!
Minion
The Original
Ameera
Prizes & Winners
Like previous years we've come up with a great list of prizes/incentives for those brave (or foolish) enough to attempt this challenge!
It all starts with a star! Whenever you reach a milestone (10k words, 20k words, all the way up to 50k words!) you will receive one star! If you collect five stars (and reach 50,000 words) you will receive prizes as follows!
Star Prize Tiers:
1st Star at 10,000 Words - 10,000 WS
2nd Star at 20,000 Words - 20,000 WS
3rd Star at 30,000 Words - 30,000 WS + 10 DS
4th Star at 40,000 Words - 40,000 WS
5th Star at 50,000 Words - 20 DS
For a total prize list of:
30 DS
100,000 WS
Winners!!
Lucille - Forbidden Magic - Fantasy
trystan - Untitled SciFi Novel - Science Fiction
Kiwiana - Space to Space - Science Fiction
Kiran - Untitled - Fantasy
Flederfalle - Untitled - Unknown
Like previous years we've come up with a great list of prizes/incentives for those brave (or foolish) enough to attempt this challenge!
It all starts with a star! Whenever you reach a milestone (10k words, 20k words, all the way up to 50k words!) you will receive one star! If you collect five stars (and reach 50,000 words) you will receive prizes as follows!
Star Prize Tiers:
1st Star at 10,000 Words - 10,000 WS2nd Star at 20,000 Words - 20,000 WS3rd Star at 30,000 Words - 30,000 WS + 10 DS4th Star at 40,000 Words - 40,000 WS 5th Star at 50,000 Words - 20 DSFor a total prize list of:
30 DS
100,000 WS
Winners!!
Lucille - Forbidden Magic - Fantasy
trystan - Untitled SciFi Novel - Science Fiction
Kiwiana - Space to Space - Science Fiction
Kiran - Untitled - Fantasy
Flederfalle - Untitled - Unknown
Administrator
Lady Awesomesauce
Magda
Add me, add me!
Untitled Fantasy My Profile
Untitled Fantasy My Profile
"I, Sesshomaru, have no one to protect." - Sesshomaru, Swords of an Honorable Ruler
"I don't understand a word you say, but I'll defend to the death your right to confuse me."
- Captain Hawkeye Pierce
~Formerly Lucille~
trystan
Queen of Typoes
insta / snap / discord: trystan830 | she / her / hers | stories
currently reading: (#20) | currently watching:
thanks!!: yumekaczorek for cauldron & bubbles | weezee for mini Tabby & arachne skirt
Kalika for pens and quills
Flederfalle for Sorako; Vamp Underskirt & Ruffles; Vamp Necklace Ribbon & Cameo
insta / snap / discord: trystan830 | she / her / hers | stories
currently reading: (#20) | currently watching:
thanks!!: yumekaczorek for cauldron & bubbles | weezee for mini Tabby & arachne skirt
Kalika for pens and quills
Flederfalle for Sorako; Vamp Underskirt & Ruffles; Vamp Necklace Ribbon & Cameo
Backer
Stargazer
Kiwi
*waves wildly*
Title 'Space to Space', Scifi-Crime-Fantasy-Mystery-Thriller! (ok, Scifi will do lol)
https://nanowrimo.org/participants/suzann
Title 'Space to Space', Scifi-Crime-Fantasy-Mystery-Thriller! (ok, Scifi will do lol)
https://nanowrimo.org/participants/suzann
Contributor
High Priestess Kiranut
Nimrodel
Ko-fi Bean
🌼☕🍣🐈🥗💛
Astrid
https://nanowrimo.org/participants/fluchtpunkt
Untitled yet
Oh hey, I just noticed that they now display my previous 2 projects entered. May I have the 2015 quill now?
Untitled yet
Oh hey, I just noticed that they now display my previous 2 projects entered. May I have the 2015 quill now?
Giggler
I am going to try it this year.
https://nanowrimo.org/participants/janie-8f15f913-37a5-41f3-8308-850057c2edad
https://nanowrimo.org/participants/janie-8f15f913-37a5-41f3-8308-850057c2edad
Administrator
Lady Awesomesauce
Magda
FlederfalleOh hey, I just noticed that they now display my previous 2 projects entered. May I have the 2015 quill now?
Actually, yes. That goes for anyone else, too. If you can link your profile and have won previous years, let me know and I'll send you the FA rewards for said years.
"I, Sesshomaru, have no one to protect." - Sesshomaru, Swords of an Honorable Ruler
"I don't understand a word you say, but I'll defend to the death your right to confuse me."
- Captain Hawkeye Pierce
~Formerly Lucille~
Ko-fi Bean
Dragon Guardian
Dragongirl
I'm going to give it another try https://nanowrimo.org/participants/lady-dragongirl/projects/unknown-729f9374-e9ca-4c9e-84b7-18a13aa88acf. Have to set up the rest of it tough.
trystan
LucilleActually, yes. That goes for anyone else, too. If you can link your profile and have won previous years, let me know and I'll send you the FA rewards for said years.
so, uhm..... My Projects - I've done and won in 2011, 12, 13, 14, 16, 18, and 19. feel free to NOT give me anything
Queen of Typoes
insta / snap / discord: trystan830 | she / her / hers | stories
currently reading: (#20) | currently watching:
thanks!!: yumekaczorek for cauldron & bubbles | weezee for mini Tabby & arachne skirt
Kalika for pens and quills
Flederfalle for Sorako; Vamp Underskirt & Ruffles; Vamp Necklace Ribbon & Cameo
insta / snap / discord: trystan830 | she / her / hers | stories
currently reading: (#20) | currently watching:
thanks!!: yumekaczorek for cauldron & bubbles | weezee for mini Tabby & arachne skirt
Kalika for pens and quills
Flederfalle for Sorako; Vamp Underskirt & Ruffles; Vamp Necklace Ribbon & Cameo
Ko-fi Bean
🌼☕🍣🐈🥗💛
Astrid
Well, I've just let you know in my sign-up post above? Do you need anything else?
Backer
Lunar Dragon
Seda
https://nanowrimo.org/participants/seda-yue
Here's hoping I can do more than I have in previous years.
Here's hoping I can do more than I have in previous years.
Zilver
I know we are only on day two, but is anyone else having trouble not going back and editing?
My fingers are itching to edit already and I haven't finished chapter one yet.
I have to keep pushing myself NOT to look back. Anyone else?
My fingers are itching to edit already and I haven't finished chapter one yet.
I have to keep pushing myself NOT to look back. Anyone else?
Contributor
High Priestess Kiranut
Nimrodel
It's a temptation, for sure, Giggler! I am kiiinda in an editing position. The problem is that I had so little planning before NaNo suddenly started, that my first writing session became horribly muddled. I was very much exploring some basic stuff that I needed to figure out before I could continue with the story, but though there was necessary information here and there it did not come out in a sensible order at all, and when finishing writing for the day I discovered that some things had just been plain left out. That annoys me too much, I can't continue without dealing with it, so I'm doing a sort of sneaky editing, I suppose 
I've worked for the messy words, they are definitely staying in the statistics, but I am allowing myself to pretend that they're not sitting around in my document. I'm simply taking the significant details I discovered yesterday, and writing it all in a more sensible order today. That way I can continue my story without that stuff bugging me forever, and I don't actually lose any progress over it either
I've worked for the messy words, they are definitely staying in the statistics, but I am allowing myself to pretend that they're not sitting around in my document. I'm simply taking the significant details I discovered yesterday, and writing it all in a more sensible order today. That way I can continue my story without that stuff bugging me forever, and I don't actually lose any progress over it either "Books are a uniquely portable magic" - Stephen King
Administrator
Lady Awesomesauce
Resisting the urge to edit is always hard for me, too. If I'm taking my time writing something, I might fiddle more. But for NaNo I give myself permission to leave the mess.
However, I also keep a "word graveyard". Similarly to what Kiran described. If I decide to rework something and it means losing a bunch of words (more than like 50) I'll keep them separated from the rest and keep going with the changes.
However, I also keep a "word graveyard". Similarly to what Kiran described. If I decide to rework something and it means losing a bunch of words (more than like 50) I'll keep them separated from the rest and keep going with the changes.
"I, Sesshomaru, have no one to protect." - Sesshomaru, Swords of an Honorable Ruler
"I don't understand a word you say, but I'll defend to the death your right to confuse me."
- Captain Hawkeye Pierce
~Formerly Lucille~
Minion
The Original
Ameera
I think I finally got everyone added! Except myself since I'm seeing about coming up with a project name and.....I need some coffee....
trystan
LucilleHowever, I also keep a "word graveyard". Similarly to what Kiran described. If I decide to rework something and it means losing a bunch of words (more than like 50) I'll keep them separated from the rest and keep going with the changes.
THIS. my first NaNo i ever did, someone mentioned this, and it's awesome. if i want to change a word, i crtl-x the old one, type the new one, and then ctrl-v the old word into the graveyard.
when i start each new writing session, i scan back through what i wrote - can i make it a little clearer? did i forget some detail that might be important? do i want to add some lines of dialogue?
my NaNos are all in a nice neat index in my sig at the link "nanowrimo" - but this year'r progress is right at the top of my sig
Queen of Typoes
insta / snap / discord: trystan830 | she / her / hers | stories
currently reading: (#20) | currently watching:
thanks!!: yumekaczorek for cauldron & bubbles | weezee for mini Tabby & arachne skirt
Kalika for pens and quills
Flederfalle for Sorako; Vamp Underskirt & Ruffles; Vamp Necklace Ribbon & Cameo
insta / snap / discord: trystan830 | she / her / hers | stories
currently reading: (#20) | currently watching:
thanks!!: yumekaczorek for cauldron & bubbles | weezee for mini Tabby & arachne skirt
Kalika for pens and quills
Flederfalle for Sorako; Vamp Underskirt & Ruffles; Vamp Necklace Ribbon & Cameo
Administrator
Lady Awesomesauce
I think you're the one who told me about the graveyard, trystan! I remember going "Ohhh that's brilliant!" lol
"I, Sesshomaru, have no one to protect." - Sesshomaru, Swords of an Honorable Ruler
"I don't understand a word you say, but I'll defend to the death your right to confuse me."
- Captain Hawkeye Pierce
~Formerly Lucille~
Zilver
Wow you are all full of great idea's. I might have to do a little editing at the end of the day. The graveyard sounds cool. I might do that too. Not sure yet.
One fun thing with my writing today, I was scrambling around looking for a date to set my novel in. I knew it took place in the far future, but how far to go?
I was rather pleased with the date I came up with. 4907. It was the word count at that point in the novel.
I wrote off and on all day long. I am not thrilled with it but I guess at this point it's ok. Now to just keep slogging forward and not scrapping the whole thing (Which is my norm.).
Anyone else have something fun in theirs today they want to share?
One fun thing with my writing today, I was scrambling around looking for a date to set my novel in. I knew it took place in the far future, but how far to go?
I was rather pleased with the date I came up with. 4907. It was the word count at that point in the novel.
I wrote off and on all day long. I am not thrilled with it but I guess at this point it's ok. Now to just keep slogging forward and not scrapping the whole thing (Which is my norm.).
Anyone else have something fun in theirs today they want to share?
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