http://www.bigdumptruck.com/nanowrimo/index.php Watch Jody and friends create a novel in a mere 30 days! 2006-10-12T03:07:01Z en-US http://www.bigdumptruck.com/nanowrimo/2006/10/ding-ding.htm Okay, I'm in for this year again. And I promise to do my best to finish more than 200 words this time. Reid 2006-10-12T03:06:00Z http://www.bigdumptruck.com/nanowrimo/2005/12/congrats-good-luck.htm Congratulations to everybody who got farther than me (112 words). Although I obviously punked out pretty early (roughly 2:03am, November 1), I enjoyed everybody else keeping us up to date on their efforts. Here's my question, now that the forced period o Reid 2005-12-02T23:08:00Z http://www.bigdumptruck.com/nanowrimo/2005/11/close-but-no-cigar.htm Well, I'm up to 32721 - but can't really see how I can make it with so little time left. But at least I got a bit closer. Maybe I can make 40000. A personal best is better than none, eh? ;-) Kathleen 2005-11-29T20:02:00Z http://www.bigdumptruck.com/nanowrimo/2005/11/not-gonna-happen.htm I just don't see myself finishing this year. That makes me a little bit sad. On the other hand, on Sunday night the novel veered off in a new direction and it occurred to me that the new material might make an interesting chapter book (as a novel for elem Jody 2005-11-29T18:59:00Z http://www.bigdumptruck.com/nanowrimo/2005/11/making-progress.htm Well, I'm making a little bit of progress. It might not be enough, but what the heck, I won't admit defeat until it's too late to actually finish. Here's a quote for you from tonight's batch of words: "She is going to rue the day that she did not put in Jody 2005-11-28T00:50:00Z http://www.bigdumptruck.com/nanowrimo/2005/11/hey-i-may-join-you-in-not-finishing.htm Man oh man, what a month. I am dangerously close to not trying to finish right now. I just have so much work ahead of me, like real work, and it's not like I am going to take the day off to try to catch up. I am going to start writing at 4 o'clock (which Jody 2005-11-27T20:54:00Z http://www.bigdumptruck.com/nanowrimo/2005/11/lazy-bones.htm My complete and utter lack of a plot (or any desire to create one) has slowed my output to a dribble. I am getting behind-er and behind-er. And coming up with a plot just feels too much like work. I think this is why I am not a professional novelist. Jody 2005-11-21T18:06:00Z http://www.bigdumptruck.com/nanowrimo/2005/11/week-three-gets-stupid.htm Man alive, we're in week three. Today, by the way, is the halfway point. I'm not at the halfway point yet. I'm just sayin. We all got a rah-rah letter from Chris Baty yesterday, and it did boost my confidence. He also reminded us that we have to put a li Jody 2005-11-15T20:02:00Z http://www.bigdumptruck.com/nanowrimo/2005/11/so-is-everyone-gone-now.htm You bums, letting real life get in the way of your Nano novels! Why I outta... I hit the 20,000 word mark at some point last night. 20,000 words, only 400 or so worth keeping. But forward, ever forward. I'm almost exactly 1 day behind in word count. As i Jody 2005-11-14T17:38:00Z http://www.bigdumptruck.com/nanowrimo/2005/11/done.htm I'm out, guys. Can't do it. I've got too much going on to start from scratch and keep this up, so I'm one of the fallen ones for this year. I am taking this time to add on to an already completed novel, though, that's not quite at novel-length yet. I'm go Reid 2005-11-10T21:00:00Z http://www.bigdumptruck.com/nanowrimo/2005/11/bored-try-word-summary.htm Getting nowhere fast? Want to see what Microsoft Word thinks of your novel? Put your whole novel in one word file, then click Tools>Autosummarize. I like to keep my summary to less than 2% under 100 words, and have it open in a new document. Eye opening Jody 2005-11-09T17:13:00Z Autosummarize. I like to keep my summary to less than 2% under 100 words, and have it open in a new document. Eye opening]]> http://www.bigdumptruck.com/nanowrimo/2005/11/sleep-typing.htm Last night, as I was hovering around 12600 words (short of the daily goal, but not by much) I apparently wrote the following lucid thought right before I turned off the laptop and put it on the floor (I was typing in bed): Lucikly, since moving in four y Jody 2005-11-09T14:18:00Z http://www.bigdumptruck.com/nanowrimo/2005/11/closing-in-on-10000.htm Wow, I'm doing really well this year! I probably just jinxed myself, but I seem to recall not being up-to-date going into the second week any other time I've done this. Well, week two is when I usually lose steam anyway. Maybe I'll have a better time of i Jody 2005-11-07T00:55:00Z http://www.bigdumptruck.com/nanowrimo/2005/11/over-2000-just.htm Over 2000, just. But haven't written anything today. [OK, except this, but this doesn't count. ::sob::] But I found this 'creativity boosting' site that I'm hoping will help inspire me, and I thought I'd share it here: http://www.languageisavirus.com/ Kathleen 2005-11-06T04:43:00Z http://www.bigdumptruck.com/nanowrimo/2005/11/broke-5000now-what.htm Man, I'm already in the week 2 slump, a whole week early. I have 5000 words, but all of it (well, almost all of it) is total crap. Am I going to obtain a plot any time soon? Cause that really does help with the word count, if you know what direction to he Jody 2005-11-04T15:14:00Z