http://nanowrimo.groups.vox.com/library/posts/page/1/ Because being caffienated and writing at breakneck speed is always better in good company en Vox Mon, 30 Nov 2009 23:05:31 -0800 Copyright 2009 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://nanowrimo.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00c2251e5f388e1d01240b7fb8d8860e.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(madeline) http://nanowrimo.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00c2251e5f388e1d01240b7fb8d8860e.html?_c=feed-rss http://nanowrimo.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00c2251e5f388e1d01240b7fb8d8860e.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 30 Nov 2009 23:05:31 -0800 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://nanowrimo.groups.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2251e5f388e1d0123f18323b6860f.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a6.vox.com/6a00c2251e5f388e1d0123f18323b6860f-50si" alt="Nano &#39;09 Winner" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Congrats to the participants of NaNoWriMo 2009! I just finished my novel with a couple hours to spare and it feels so good-- just not at the moment. I'm so tired right now, but I'm sure it will really feel good tomorrow! If you want to know what... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://nanowrimo.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00c2251e5f388e1d01240b7fb8d8860e.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2251e5f388e1d01240b7fb8d8860e?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> nanowrimo winner nano 2009 http://nanowrimo.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00d4141fbb73685e01240b7f8826860e.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Lindsay Erika) http://nanowrimo.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00d4141fbb73685e01240b7f8826860e.html?_c=feed-rss http://nanowrimo.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00d4141fbb73685e01240b7f8826860e.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 30 Nov 2009 09:45:38 -0800 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://nanowrimo.groups.vox.com/library/photo/6a00d4141fbb73685e0123ddc43782860b.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a2.vox.com/6a00d4141fbb73685e0123ddc43782860b-50si" alt="NaNo Winners page" /></a> <a href="http://nanowrimo.groups.vox.com/library/photo/6a00d4141fbb73685e0123ddc43798860b.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a0.vox.com/6a00d4141fbb73685e0123ddc43798860b-50si" alt="Nano_09_winner_certificate" /></a> <a href="http://nanowrimo.groups.vox.com/library/photo/6a00d4141fbb73685e0123ddecd41d860d.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00d4141fbb73685e0123ddecd41d860d-50si" alt="Earth Guardian" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Woohoo! Why yes, Virginia, I can write 50,000 words worth of fiction in thirty days. However crappy those words may be, they are mine all mine. Of course, I may only be a third of the way through the book. And I am certainly ready for a vacation ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://nanowrimo.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00d4141fbb73685e01240b7f8826860e.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d4141fbb73685e01240b7f8826860e?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> writing nanowrimo http://nanowrimo.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00d4141fbb73685e0123ddecbba6860d.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Lindsay Erika) http://nanowrimo.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00d4141fbb73685e0123ddecbba6860d.html?_c=feed-rss http://nanowrimo.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00d4141fbb73685e0123ddecbba6860d.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 30 Nov 2009 04:06:04 -0800 Eek! It's the final day, and I'm behind! Stupid Thanksgiving. I've been trying to catch up for the last couple days, but I have the attention span of a peanut. Seriously. One or two sentences and I'm off piddling away on the internet or - get this... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://nanowrimo.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00d4141fbb73685e0123ddecbba6860d.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d4141fbb73685e0123ddecbba6860d?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> writing nanowrimo http://nanowrimo.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a0100a7fd5747000e0123ddc40d35860b.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Peculiarist) http://nanowrimo.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a0100a7fd5747000e0123ddc40d35860b.html?_c=feed-rss http://nanowrimo.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a0100a7fd5747000e0123ddc40d35860b.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 29 Nov 2009 23:32:07 -0800 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://nanowrimo.groups.vox.com/library/photo/6a0100a7fd5747000e0123ddeca8e0860d.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a0.vox.com/6a0100a7fd5747000e0123ddeca8e0860d-50si" alt="NanoWIN" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> I pulled it off at 1.28 am on November 30! The novel isn't finished of course, not even half-finished, and the editing will be a killer. But the important thing is, I did it. A careful look at the image will show you the usual suspects of procras... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://nanowrimo.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a0100a7fd5747000e0123ddc40d35860b.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a0100a7fd5747000e0123ddc40d35860b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> novel nanowrimo ftw http://nanowrimo.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00c22525529e8fdb01240b79cd9c860e.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Susan Ee) http://nanowrimo.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00c22525529e8fdb01240b79cd9c860e.html?_c=feed-rss http://nanowrimo.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00c22525529e8fdb01240b79cd9c860e.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:42:59 -0800 For the first time, I have heavily censored a post. I am strongly pro-1st Amendment, and it doesn't sit right with me to do this. But there is no resolution of this situation that is going to make anyone feel better, so I have decided to respect... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://nanowrimo.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00c22525529e8fdb01240b79cd9c860e.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22525529e8fdb01240b79cd9c860e?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> suicide http://nanowrimo.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00c22525529e8fdb011016c52fe6860d.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Susan Ee) http://nanowrimo.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00c22525529e8fdb011016c52fe6860d.html?_c=feed-rss http://nanowrimo.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00c22525529e8fdb011016c52fe6860d.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 20 Aug 2009 13:44:09 -0700 I stopped posting to my blog when something shocking and personal happened, and I didn't know whether it was right to post it for the world to read or not. On the one hand, a woman cutting herself off from her friends and committing suicide in a ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://nanowrimo.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00c22525529e8fdb011016c52fe6860d.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22525529e8fdb011016c52fe6860d?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> suicide http://nanowrimo.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00d4141fbb73685e0123f17cfa96860f.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Lindsay Erika) http://nanowrimo.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00d4141fbb73685e0123f17cfa96860f.html?_c=feed-rss http://nanowrimo.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00d4141fbb73685e0123f17cfa96860f.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:30:57 -0800 It's November 15 (well, it was a few minutes ago) - the half way point. The day when NaNoers ought to reach 25,000 words of their 50k target if they want that steady-paced success. And I am so there! Past there, actually. After a week of the dull... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://nanowrimo.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00d4141fbb73685e0123f17cfa96860f.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d4141fbb73685e0123f17cfa96860f?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> writing nanowrimo http://nanowrimo.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00c22525529e8fdb01240b77db40860e.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Susan Ee) http://nanowrimo.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00c22525529e8fdb01240b77db40860e.html?_c=feed-rss http://nanowrimo.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00c22525529e8fdb01240b77db40860e.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:03:20 -0800 This month is National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo). The challenge is to write 50,000 words during the month of Nov. I dove in immediately after the World Fantasy Convention. The great people I met at the convention must have inspired me bec... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://nanowrimo.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00c22525529e8fdb01240b77db40860e.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22525529e8fdb01240b77db40860e?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> novel writing http://nanowrimo.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00d4141fbb73685e0123ddd0de3b860c.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Lindsay Erika) http://nanowrimo.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00d4141fbb73685e0123ddd0de3b860c.html?_c=feed-rss http://nanowrimo.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00d4141fbb73685e0123ddd0de3b860c.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:42:37 -0800 Forgot to update yesterday. But I guess now that I'm caught up, the drama of the daily struggle has lessened and the only jucy thing remaining is what story elements I will choose to divulge. (Am I sounding like a writer yet? ^__^) Also, being ca... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://nanowrimo.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00d4141fbb73685e0123ddd0de3b860c.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d4141fbb73685e0123ddd0de3b860c?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> writing nanowrimo http://nanowrimo.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00d4141fbb73685e0123ddd0044a860c.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Lindsay Erika) http://nanowrimo.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00d4141fbb73685e0123ddd0044a860c.html?_c=feed-rss http://nanowrimo.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00d4141fbb73685e0123ddd0044a860c.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:27:59 -0800 Whew! I caught up (13,407 words)! [hoorah! hoorah! - the crowd of one in my apartment goes wild!] And I just barely made it. Okay, I sort of cheated, but not really. I'd written a couple hundred words in Michigan on the first day, but decided I d... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://nanowrimo.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00d4141fbb73685e0123ddd0044a860c.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d4141fbb73685e0123ddd0044a860c?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> writing nanowrimo