NaNoWriMo 2020!

[fferyllt]

13500 and change. I'm very happy with how it's going this week. But, week 2 is usually when I slump for a few days.

[4nxi3ty]

blehh only got like 1400 words
kinda a major buzzkill that I got a bunch of other stuff on my plate that I want/need to get to but I really wanna finish this year cause I haven't eventhough I've been trying for a few years

[T-Bone]

You should join our skype room, seems to be working for most of us.

[4nxi3ty]

I don't have a skype

don't own a comp
just ipad with bluetooth keyboard, not sure how well, or if, skype works with that

[Accountant]

I don't have a skype

don't own a comp
just ipad with bluetooth keyboard, not sure how well, or if, skype works with that

Skype should work with that.

[T-Bone]

If you download the app and make an account it'll work perfect.

[4nxi3ty]

alright cool I'll set it up tomorrow and give it a shot

[Heat]

lmao I wrote like 300 words

I just wasn't into it today whoops

[Save The Dragons]

6770, on par for 4 days will be writing while im working to hopefully get higher. Good luck everyone~ you can do it!

[Accountant]

8400

[T-Bone]

7460 is my final.

#gethype

Ladies and gentlemen don't forget tomorrow we are exchanging excerpts from our stories and talking about them a bit. Tomorrow evening this is happening at an undetermined time, get excited!

Also if you haven't joined our NaNo skype room, now would be the time.

[Natirasha]

13145 is where I'm at.

I've impressed myself by finishing that much in a week.

[Heat]

I've fallen behind :/ I mean, not by much, 500 words or so, but I wanted to be well over 10000 by now and I'm only just nearing 8000 so I have a bit to catch up on

well, that's what the weekend is for

[4nxi3ty]

hey skype handle is anxiehhty
I'm down for chatting about excerpts

still only 1400 words, but I have a bunch of ideas of where to go written down, and I finally set aside some time today to start slogging away

[T-Bone]

I'll add you as soon as I can.

[fferyllt]

hey skype handle is anxiehhty
I'm down for chatting about excerpts

still only 1400 words, but I have a bunch of ideas of where to go written down, and I finally set aside some time today to start slogging away

I've added you as a contact. You should have a new message. If you add me back, then I can add you to the nanowrimo group.

[T-Bone]

CLIFF NOTES

From our skype swap meet!

T-Bone: Tense…decide if you are using past or present please…at least don’t change mid sentence!

Nati: Voice, your characters sound all alike, and the male protagonist is way too comfortable with his circumstances

Ffery: Voice, your characters all sound the same, and the tension is not there when it should be.

Anx: Need to write more! No idea what is going on right now.

Heiro: Mature the characters, make evil quips setting appropriate, remember that everyone thinks they are the good guy

Klaz: Office guy is kinda a dick for no reason, both to his co-workers and family. The jump from the first scene to the office is jarring, and the story is progressing really really fast.

Kuribo: Show, don’t tell. Don’t let others sound like John, maybe set the story before the 2200s.

[Accountant]

Hierophant is me, by the way. Just so T-Bone's cliff notes makes sense.

Also, our swap meet was really good.

Word count update: 10000

[fferyllt]

I hit 20k today. I think it's going to slow down from here.

[AGar]

Oh god this past week went entirely down the shitter.

Guess I have to start making up ground this coming week, got two days off in a row with not much planned, probably gonna try and hammer out a TON then.

[T-Bone]

We're here for you, don't forget.

[Cyrus]

I'm giving this a shot this year, too. I'm only at about 7,700 words, though. Really need to pick up the pace. I've already got an outline to work off of, though, so my planning is pretty good. I'm hoping to get caught up today.

Edit

: And I just figured out how many words I'll need to catch up. Over 5k Hahaha, that's not happening.

[4nxi3ty]

slow going at 2,100

goal: hit 10-15k by weekend

[4nxi3ty]

leaving some comments for the excerpts I didn't get the chance to read before leaving at the skype swap

Klazam: I'm not sure why the narrator was being mean to the secretary. I think audiences can enjoy mean characters/moments if they understand where it is coming from though.

There some good tension starting between narrator and his family with the move. Don't know how this is going to relate to the other stuff flashing to the mystery room narrative, but maybe that's the point: it's going to be revealed later.

Kuribo: I liked the pacing in the excerpt: starts with a little bit of action, then you get some backstory, dialogue, character development, and finally rounding off into the main bit with the daughter. Felt balanced.

I'd suggest try varying your sentence structures; they're similar in length. You also fall into a habit of starting off with dialogue followed by further explaining the dialogue or explaining something else.

[T-Bone]

Don't forget skype-writers we're doing another round of sharing excerpts tomorrow evening!