Author Topic: National Novel Writing Month - NaNoWriMo 2011, get writing! (Read 59219 times)

Alfred F. Jones · « **on:** October 08, 2011, 01:51:20 AM »

http://www.nanowrimo.org/
Last year's thread

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Currently, there are 24 days left 'till NaNoWriMo begins. (Again, as last year, if you want to post your story in PSL, just put [NaNoWriMo] in the subject for ease of organizing.) But I'd like to mention it slightly earlier than the announcement last year, mostly because of this little snippet in the novel-writing guidelines on the official website:

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Outlines and plot notes are very much encouraged, and can be started months ahead of the actual novel-writing adventure.

So: ladies, gentlemen, fairies, start your outlines!

Who's in this year? I am totally going to give this a second try. :dragonforce:

Confirmed participants' NaNoWriMo profiles:

Sakana	Ruro
Moerin	TAC
Squawkers	Sect
Sanrisa Laser	~~GuardianTempest~~
Affinity	TranceHime
Prody	TheShim
Anathe	JT
DarkSlimeZ	Squidtentacle
GreenVirus	Himiko
Desu Cake	Suikama
XephyrEnigma	Garlyle

Tamer Anode/Cathode · « **Reply #1 on:** October 08, 2011, 01:57:37 AM »

I'm actually thinking of entering this year even though I haven't done so previously. I have some ideas, it's just a matter of compiling them together into a cohesive narrative.

Moerin · « **Reply #2 on:** October 08, 2011, 02:08:51 AM »

Well, I failed miserably last year and all, but, um, hmmm...

Oh screw it here goes nothing! Allons-y~! >.< I am totally just going to be making this up as I go along and it will be a trainwreck, but who cares!? I can at least try to get further than last time before burning out!

Suikama · « **Reply #3 on:** October 08, 2011, 02:40:17 AM »

nope.avi :V

But yeah no way I'll have time for this. At most I'll have like a week that isn't totally packed with school work in November and I don't really have any story ideas at the moment anyways so good luck to those are particiapting. BV

Polaris · « **Reply #4 on:** October 08, 2011, 02:56:59 AM »

Definitely going to try this again, and I even joined my school's Writers' Club for this! :V I should get an outline done sometime soon though.

JT · « **Reply #5 on:** October 08, 2011, 03:07:34 AM »

Sure why not

trancehime · « **Reply #6 on:** October 08, 2011, 03:31:12 AM »

Can I win NaNoWriMo '11 in two weeks again?!

Let's find out!

Aya Squawkermaru · « **Reply #7 on:** October 08, 2011, 03:34:35 AM »

I'll definitely be doing this. Haven't written a damned thing for TGWWtB since NDK, I really need to get back to work on that. And no, I won't expect you to proofread it. I'll do that myself this time, you'll be plenty busy with your own. (Is addressing Ruro)

...Or I could write something entirely new and be all "Pfft what's The Girl Who Walks the Border? :derp:"

Dead Princess Sakana · « **Reply #8 on:** October 08, 2011, 05:18:08 AM »

Definitely doing this again, just for the fun :V

An Odd Sea Slug · « **Reply #9 on:** October 08, 2011, 06:19:54 AM »

Uhh, not sure, didn't get much done last time. We'll just have to see. Hopefully, my work schedule will be less of a bitch this time.

Prody · « **Reply #10 on:** October 08, 2011, 06:23:16 AM »

Last's year experience tells me that wiritng 50k words would be an extremely difficult adventure...

But still going to do it anyway.

GuardianTempest · « **Reply #11 on:** October 08, 2011, 06:27:05 AM »

DAYDREAMER AHOY!!

I have hundreds of ideas I wanna manifest right now but the freshest is about a honeypot game called 'Grieferlands', an unholy amalgalm.

Pesco · « **Reply #12 on:** October 08, 2011, 07:06:12 AM »

Does my documentation for Lord of Maidens count? I think it's definitely going to be more than 50k words when it's done.

Chaore · « **Reply #13 on:** October 08, 2011, 07:08:03 AM »

Considering seriously this time. I've had this one nagging story in the back of my head for over a year. Might be a good excuse to try and get it out into something concrete.

There is also the fact I'd be endangering the lives of potentially millions by even daring to write something so maybe that's not a good idea.

Bias Bus · « **Reply #14 on:** October 08, 2011, 01:50:53 PM »

Toss up.

My last attempt resulted in a shit-ton of frustration and rushing which produced less than stellar results. I have an idea of what I want to do this time (especially since I spent nearly a year creating and mapping out an original universe to use for future projects), but I'm not entirely sure I want to even try it again with how much stress the last one put me through.

Dead Princess Sakana · « **Reply #15 on:** October 08, 2011, 03:47:35 PM »

Oh yeah, we should exchange our profile links as we did last year so we can add everyone as writing buddies :3
Here, have some fish.

Also, I think it would be cool to hear what everyone that considers participating has in mind for their stories.
I'm going for a continuation of the story I started last year, since I conveniently dropped it right at a point where the story changed to another group of characters, thus I can easily pick it up again right there.

I have a feeling I'm way too hyped for something that is essentially a month of self-torture \o/

Moerin · « **Reply #16 on:** October 08, 2011, 03:50:08 PM »

Oh, um... Does my account from last year carry on to this year, then? If so, then, uh... Here~

...Oh god oh god oh god this won't go well at all. >.<

Dead Princess Sakana · « **Reply #17 on:** October 08, 2011, 04:42:45 PM »

Accounts are permanent, yeah.

Tamer Anode/Cathode · « **Reply #18 on:** October 08, 2011, 04:59:40 PM »

Well, here's my page for whoever's interested

Aya Squawkermaru · « **Reply #19 on:** October 08, 2011, 06:52:02 PM »

Well, just made mine, so here it is. No real name for you <3
http://www.nanowrimo.org/eng/user/859312

I've decided that I'm not going to do The Girl Who Walks the Border, but something entirely different for this. Just going to wing it, no clue what it is now. Maybe I'll have an idea, I don't know. Either way, this will be hellish fun~

Alfred F. Jones · « **Reply #20 on:** October 08, 2011, 07:17:13 PM »

Right, I should probably add everyone to the OP like JT did last year. _{and then make janitors update it for me}

Sect · « **Reply #21 on:** October 08, 2011, 08:45:01 PM »

I'll actually compete this year.

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Phlegeth · « **Reply #22 on:** October 08, 2011, 09:21:20 PM »

I'm going to do it. I'm going to continue from that post apocalyptic WWC. Except of course no Touhou. So it's all pirates with magic.

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Tamer Anode/Cathode · « **Reply #23 on:** October 08, 2011, 09:32:29 PM »

I'm still trying to figure out which idea specifically I want to pull out of the filing cabinet and write; I'm currently split between a sci-fi magical girl story or a superhero story.

GuardianTempest · « **Reply #24 on:** October 08, 2011, 10:18:26 PM »

Ghost: "I'm here.

Alfred F. Jones · « **Reply #25 on:** October 08, 2011, 11:22:17 PM »

Quote from: The Nekolossal on October 08, 2011, 09:32:29 PM

I'm still trying to figure out which idea specifically I want to pull out of the filing cabinet and write; I'm currently split between a sci-fi magical girl story or a superhero story.

I'm actually doing something that's almost exactly what Anathe told me to write up there. So, mahou shoujo for me. I just need to think of a good title...

GuardianTempest · « **Reply #26 on:** October 08, 2011, 11:39:16 PM »

Quote from: The Nekolossal on October 08, 2011, 09:32:29 PM

I'm still trying to figure out which idea specifically I want to pull out of the filing cabinet and write; I'm currently split between a sci-fi magical girl story or a superhero story.

Hey! Why not a Sci-Fi Gadgeteer Mahou Shoujo superheroine?

EDIT: Oh how embarrassing, banned within a couple of hours. TT_TT There's always next year....always next year... Dear christ I SUCK!

Time to go into hiatus. WHY do I always get carried away at the most critical of times...

Affinity · « **Reply #27 on:** October 09, 2011, 12:05:39 AM »

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Will be pursuing this too. It's time I started actually finishing a novel. Maybe touhou, maybe not. Would love to read everyone else's potential 50000 word novels.

Moerin · « **Reply #28 on:** October 09, 2011, 12:19:45 AM »

Aw man, Ruro's doing a magical girl story? But but but that's my thing...

...Ahem. Nah, I'm going to try something different this time. Even if odds are it'll transform into a magical girl eventually no matter how I approach it. >.<

Alfred F. Jones · « **Reply #29 on:** October 09, 2011, 12:25:26 AM »

Quote from: Magical Moerin~♥ on October 09, 2011, 12:19:45 AM

Aw man, Ruro's doing a magical girl story? But but but that's my thing...

We're clones, so it's our thing.