NaNoWriMo 2009

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Permalink Reply by Winceline on October 7, 2009 at 12:18pm

http://www.nanowrimo.org/eng/user/517582

instead of going over every little detail I'll let you read it there =)

I'd be willing to create a Word Wars chat room if enough people are interested. Just let me know.

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Permalink Reply by Seize_the_Day on October 7, 2009 at 3:51pm

ahhhh! completely forgot about it. I was planning on trying it this year too. I'm gonna have to think about something to write.

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Permalink Reply by girlwithasong1133 on October 7, 2009 at 4:51pm

I'm in for this year. (: I'm really excited. I had such a good experience last year. (Thank you Leanna! for everything for you did. <3 you) I'm writing a novel about a couple who are in love but the timing isn't right. And that's all I know about the story. I need to do some plotting and brainstorming.

I have a NaNo account. Same name here and there. (:

And, well, hoping this thread will keep me accountable. (:

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Permalink Reply by Banana on October 7, 2009 at 5:23pm

I'm hoping to write... although I don't see how it's possible. I did sign up though... And I have a plot idea. Came from a nightmare I had...

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Permalink Reply by FreedomForeverWishes on October 7, 2009 at 5:57pm

I'm in it for the first time ever! My name is FreedomBlossom. I think my novel is kinda spiritual in a way. I don't really know.

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Permalink Reply by DvineJoy on October 7, 2009 at 9:44pm

I'm in. My name on there is . . . hope you're ready for it . . . DvineJoy. Heh, who woulda thought?

Though I should be starting college classes at the end of the month. So depending on the work load--only 3 classes, but all the work in half the time--I may have to pull out.

I've got something sorta planned to write. It'll be interesting to see where it goes. This is the first time I'll be participating in NaNo. I've written about 50,000 words before so I know the ups and downs of it, and accountability would be GREAT!

Word Wars? Mind explaining that just a bit?

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Permalink Reply by living sacrifice on October 8, 2009 at 7:09am

I just might be in. Despite all that's going on, I've got tons of idle time on my hands just perfect for writing. I'm dying for activities I can do in a hospital room.

Word wars are where we set a time limit, like say 5 minutes and then everyone types at lightning fast speeds and we see who can get the most words. It's lots of fun and offers a really great boost, especially if you're lagging or are a compulsive editor(both of which I have been known for).

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Permalink Reply by living sacrifice on October 8, 2009 at 7:48am

Oh and forgot to mention that my genre is fantasy and I did Nano last year. I'm debating between continuing the novel I started in nano last year or starting a new one. The one I started last year is a mega-novel that I'm progressively working on, but I'm thinking it might be nice to take a break from that one and do something different for awhile. Not sure yet.

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Permalink Reply by CrimsonWaters on October 8, 2009 at 10:09am

Go to www.thewordsmithsshelf.blogspot.com for an explanition of my two possibilities. Votes appreciated!

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Permalink Reply by thetwitchycamel on October 8, 2009 at 4:09pm

I would love to do this, but I really don't know if I'll be able to find the time. I'm bouncing a few ideas around--thrillers, mostly--but we'll have to see...

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Permalink Reply by Liquid on October 13, 2009 at 4:58pm

I think I'm going to be in! I'm busier than I ever have been, and it'll make my girlfriend a bit grumpy to lose me this much more often, but I think on the whole everybody will enjoy it if I try for number three. I have absolutely no idea of plot, genre, or anything else yet. Sometimes it takes me a few days into November to get anything going, anyways. Whee.

I need to go check out that site. I wonder how many friends I have still on there.

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Permalink Reply by CrimsonWaters on October 13, 2009 at 5:53pm

Skye
format: 1st person

Structure:Two parts
1.Kestrel
2.Skye—after Kes’s death

Opening:
Kestrel’s story/dream of the fire and escape

Main Characters:
Kestrel—18, homo avius with brown eyes and wings
Sky—15, homo avius with blue eyes and wings
Hannah—60s, homo sapiens with blue eyes

Minor Characters:
Lark, Cardinal, Swallow, Sparrow, Wren—female homo avius
Hawk, Heron, Raven, Jay, Oriole, Finch—male homo avius
Masks--scientists

Background:
Homo avius [Keslings] came from another world. Adonai opened a door into ours. Some younglings lost at separate times and were caught by scientists. The ‘Masks’ fed them on kibble like beasts.

Plot:
Kestrel and Skye escape and are found by Hannah, a compassionate older women. Kestrel and Hannah try to convince the scientists to let the fledglings go, but they are murdered. Skye returns six months later and sets them free.

Inspiration:
Not Maximum Ride, but a dream

Untouchable
Format: 3rd person

Opening: Kimaya driving Pari and Kelvyn away from a wedding

Main Characters:
Kimaya—17, JaThal’s daughter who foolishly [secretly] lost magic
Hasani—15, crippled left leg ‘since birth,’
MiłjǎtaanPari—12, lost magic to save boy
Rađmœr~ mage, restores magic

Minor Characters
Æva; 14, granddaughter of cleanser, kept in isolation
Aulis, 19, Kimaya’s brother, falls in love with Æva

Background:
All women born with potential for growing magic, which wakens from ages 5-8. It is ‘lost’ by touch between individuals. Most high class women wear gloves and veils. But one village, Miłjǎta, ‘cleanses’ girls as toddlers, to avoid ‘evil’ magic.

Plot:
Kimaya, Hasani, and Pari set out to find a mage—Kimaya to restore her magic, Hasani to kill him, and Pari because her father ordered her to. Kimaya’s father has Æva pose as Kimaya, but Aulis falls in love with her.

Source:
An abandoned group story on a forum

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