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bitJericho
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Posted: 2nd Nov 2005 03:10 Edited at: 2nd Nov 2005 03:11
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Yet again, it is time!

The first day is almost gone, have you started yet?? Oh the pressure...

My novel's started off well, though I haven't hit my 2000 words a a day goal yet, and probably won't today.

I'm not going to tell you what my story's about, because you'll have to read it! But I will tell you it'll be a lot of short stories based around a single plot. Basically, a history book

When I finish my first short, I'll publish it here, but for the rest of my awesome works, you'll have to go through lulu

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Ohh, ok, here's a short excerpt from my novel.

Quote: "The dreaded cannibalistic aliens of the enemy ship telebeam aboard the craft. The crew scramble for cover as the aliens start mutilating the helpless unarmed civilians that unexpectedly are in the way."


Yah, it's that good


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Izzy545
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Posted: 2nd Nov 2005 03:19
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Woo hoo for NaNoWriMo! Here's a quick excerpt from my novel:

"Kevin saw the gun sitting in his fathers closet at the worst possible moment. He hadn't even known his father had owned a gun. His parents were both out, picking up the final things they would need before they moved. He took it out of the closet and walked to his bed, sitting down. He knew he couldn't do it. Yet there he was, a gun in his hands."

Mmm, teen angst. I'm about 3000 words in at this point

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bitJericho
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Posted: 2nd Nov 2005 03:24
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"And then suddenly, the aliens burst into Kevin's room. Armed, Kevin tried to fight, but he couldn't hold them off. Just before his limbs were torn off and his head thrown into the door, he knocked off seven of the hungry beasts. Not enough... not enough."

Wait no... I've got my stories mixed up x_x


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Jimmy
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Posted: 2nd Nov 2005 06:27 Edited at: 2nd Nov 2005 06:45
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Here is an excerpt from MINE

Quote: "Dear Jerico2day,

Yes, I do want your body as you suggested I may have earlier today."


Wait, wrong one.

Quote: "There was a short pause in their conversation and the morning bustle of the village market seemed to amplify itself as Jon shifted nervously and his gaze slowly fell to the lower left."



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JoelJ
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Posted: 2nd Nov 2005 06:53
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here's mine:

Quote: "Outline:




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I was so going to do it this time... but it's only one day! I'll start in the morning

I'll give you some toast
My BLOG really sucks...
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Jimmy
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Posted: 2nd Nov 2005 07:31
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Yay for siggy!


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Jiffy
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Posted: 2nd Nov 2005 07:33
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Excerpt:

Quote: "There was a murderer in the house and she pushed him down the stairs. The End."


Didn't quite reach my goal of 50,000 words, but oh well.


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Mnemonix
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Posted: 2nd Nov 2005 08:25
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What a fantastic twist.

WE SHALL BECOME ALL POWERFUL! CRUSH THE LESSER RACES! CONQUER THE GALAXY! UNIMAGINABLE POWER! UNLIMITED RICE PUDDING ! ! ! ETC. ! ! ! ETC.! ! !
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Ian T
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Posted: 2nd Nov 2005 09:18
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Excerpts? Excerpts? We don't need no bloody excerpts!

Okay, here's something...

Quote: "The late October rain poured down ceaselessly."


Okay, that doesn't really tell a story. Let's try this.

Quote: "Two figures occupied the front seats, almost invisible behind the sheets of rain coating the windows."


You want MORE, don't you? Okay, here's a super spoiler!

Quote: "and"


CAN YOU FEEL THE DRAMA???

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Killswitch
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Posted: 2nd Nov 2005 10:55
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Jerico2Day your grammer is appaling!

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bitJericho
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Posted: 2nd Nov 2005 19:47 Edited at: 2nd Nov 2005 19:48
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Quote: "Dear Jerico2day,

Yes, I do want your body as you suggested I may have earlier today.""


...
Uh...

Quote: "Jerico2Day your grammer (sic) is appaling!"


If you're going to comment on my grammar, at least spell grammer correctly, and capitalize my name correctly^_^


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Jimmy
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Posted: 2nd Nov 2005 19:52
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"at least spell grammer correctly"


*gigglies*


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Benjamin
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Posted: 2nd Nov 2005 19:59 Edited at: 2nd Nov 2005 20:00
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Quote: "If you're going to comment on my grammar, at least spell grammer correctly, and capitalize my name correctly"

Spelling != Grammar
Punctuation != Grammar

Grammer != A word

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Megaton Cat
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Posted: 2nd Nov 2005 20:07 Edited at: 2nd Nov 2005 20:08
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I absolutly hate extremly descriptive writing. Holy crap, honestly.

That is why I find books like LOTR and Lord of The Flies extremly f'ing dull.

Anyway, about this nanowrimo thing, is someone actually going to be judging the entries? Are winners even chosen?


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Peter H
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Posted: 2nd Nov 2005 20:12
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Here's mine.

Quote: "Your wife is death!!!! how?? no idea, but it is murder.. REVENGE!!!!!"


slightly paraphrased.

"We make the worst games in the universe."

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Ace Of Spades
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Well, I don't read much as I hate books in general, but LOTR WAS horrible(quit after first chapter/part) however I DID have to read Lord of The Flies in school and I actually liked that book, could have been far less boring, but overall, a very good book. No I did not read this thread, my post was just off of the last post.

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Ian T
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Posted: 2nd Nov 2005 20:36 Edited at: 2nd Nov 2005 20:40
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Quote: "LOTR WAS horrible(quit after first chapter/part)"


It's a higher level of reading... sixty years ago, writing as simplistic as, say, Dan Brown's would have been reserved for children.

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Killswitch
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Posted: 2nd Nov 2005 20:41
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Quote: "
Quote: "If you're going to comment on my grammar, at least spell grammer correctly, and capitalize my name correctly"
Spelling != Grammar
Punctuation != Grammar

Grammer != A word
"


Exactly....*hides error, subtley*

See! I've heard of commas!

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Megaton Cat
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Posted: 2nd Nov 2005 20:46 Edited at: 2nd Nov 2005 20:49
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LOTR wasn't a horrible book. It just wasn't my style.

J.R.R Tolkien does know his literature, but god he just puts people like me to sleep.

I don't need 3 pages of text only describing Frodo. I prefer to visualize characters/places/events in my head from brief introductions.

Also, books that start out with "The boy looked from atop the mountain down at the countryside..." are kinda sleeping pills already.

Start with a bang atleast.


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Posted: 2nd Nov 2005 20:51
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BANG!

Yeah, I agree. That's exactly the same reason why I gave up on LORT. Just the other day I finished reading 'Strangers' by Dean Koontz. Out of 708 pages 688 amazing - the last 20 ruined it all!

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Peter H
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Posted: 2nd Nov 2005 20:52 Edited at: 2nd Nov 2005 20:52
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yeah the first LOTR book is pretty boring until you get to rivendale...

then things pick up a little... but it's still not for those people who need action packed books to stay awake...

(ok so i've read them at least 4 times.... )

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Quote: "Also, books that start out with "The boy looked from atop the mountain down at the countryside..." are kinda sleeping pills already."


You mean like THIS?

My story is not actually written like that, however, which is a bleeding gum shame.

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Megaton Cat
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Posted: 2nd Nov 2005 21:14 Edited at: 2nd Nov 2005 21:14
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Yeah, like Jimmy here for example, who used to have a very amusing style of writing, but now writes like a 90-year-old J.K Rowling.

(Read: Poor writing he has)


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Quote: "quote: There was a short pause in their conversation and the morning bustle of the village market seemed to amplify itself as Jon shifted nervously and his gaze slowly fell to the lower left"

Ok that's scarey... my name is Jon, and I don't have a "h" either... And I even live in a rinkydink little town!

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Ian T
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I always preffered the Jon without an H. Of course I prefer the Sara without an H too. I like cutting off letters. Arr!

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Jimmy
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Posted: 2nd Nov 2005 23:29
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Quote: "Ok that's scarey... my name is Jon, and I don't have a "h" either... And I even live in a rinkydink little town!"


It gets scarier, Hawk. The Jon in my story is a Bard! AND YOU MAKE MUSIC!

AAGH

Quote: "Yeah, like Jimmy here for example, who used to have a very amusing style of writing, but now writes like a 90-year-old J.K Rowling.

(Read: Poor writing he has)"


Well, like I said, I am not actually writing my story that way. And what do you know? You have not read anything I have writed!


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Megaton Cat
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Posted: 3rd Nov 2005 15:41
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As a devoted reader of your Blog, I am insulted by that.


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Jimmy
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Posted: 3rd Nov 2005 18:24
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You have read blog??

I HAVE BLOG

YOU HAVE READ

I am sorry, kitty one. Please accept my apologies and his caserole dish. It's just the dish. Not the caserole.

Cheers


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JoelJ
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Posted: 3rd Nov 2005 21:27
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you can check out my entry in my blog (teh link in teh siggy)

I'll post new chapters as I finish.
You have to read from the bottom up, I was trying to see if I could make new posts added to the bottom, but you can't, oh well, not my problem

Please post your comments on my entry on my blog

thanks much.


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