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David Friedman
Nov 2, 2012, 10:07:55 PM11/2/12
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I am, for the second time, doing my modified version--50,000 words from
all serious writing projects combined, rather than as the draft of a new
novel. As it happens, I have three different books I should be working
on逆he third edition of my first (nonfiction) book, the partly written
sequel to Salamander, and a new book on legal systems very different
from ours. I also count blog posts, since my blog posts are essays, not
gossip.
Two days in I'm ahead, mostly from two draft chapters for my third
edition. I don't expect the new chapters to add up to 50,000 words,
although they might, and things may get harder when that project is done.
--
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http://daviddfriedman.blogspot.com/
_Salamander_: http://tinyurl.com/6957y7e
_How to Milk an Almond,..._ http://tinyurl.com/63xg8gx
all serious writing projects combined, rather than as the draft of a new
novel. As it happens, I have three different books I should be working
on逆he third edition of my first (nonfiction) book, the partly written
sequel to Salamander, and a new book on legal systems very different
from ours. I also count blog posts, since my blog posts are essays, not
gossip.
Two days in I'm ahead, mostly from two draft chapters for my third
edition. I don't expect the new chapters to add up to 50,000 words,
although they might, and things may get harder when that project is done.
--
http://www.daviddfriedman.com/
http://daviddfriedman.blogspot.com/
_Salamander_: http://tinyurl.com/6957y7e
_How to Milk an Almond,..._ http://tinyurl.com/63xg8gx
Nicky
Nov 3, 2012, 12:39:44 PM11/3/12
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On Saturday, November 3, 2012 2:07:56 AM UTC, David Friedman wrote:
> I am, for the second time, doing my modified version--50,000 words from
>
> all serious writing projects combined, rather than as the draft of a new
>
> novel. As it happens, I have three different books I should be working
>
> on逆he third edition of my first (nonfiction) book, the partly written
>
> sequel to Salamander, and a new book on legal systems very different
>
> from ours. I also count blog posts, since my blog posts are essays, not
>
> gossip.
>
>
>
> Two days in I'm ahead, mostly from two draft chapters for my third
>
> edition. I don't expect the new chapters to add up to 50,000 words,
>
> although they might, and things may get harder when that project is done.
>
I'm not doing it formally but I'm using the buzz to help me finish a couple of projects. One a short novel for younger readers the other a novel I need to revise for young teens.
> I am, for the second time, doing my modified version--50,000 words from
>
> all serious writing projects combined, rather than as the draft of a new
>
> novel. As it happens, I have three different books I should be working
>
> on逆he third edition of my first (nonfiction) book, the partly written
>
> sequel to Salamander, and a new book on legal systems very different
>
> from ours. I also count blog posts, since my blog posts are essays, not
>
> gossip.
>
>
>
> Two days in I'm ahead, mostly from two draft chapters for my third
>
> edition. I don't expect the new chapters to add up to 50,000 words,
>
> although they might, and things may get harder when that project is done.
>
I actually started on Wednesday (to be perverse )and wrote 3k Wednesday and Thursday and 2k yesterday and today. I have to prep for a job interview so I will up the word count when that's over.\
Nicky
Jacey Bedford
Nov 3, 2012, 11:06:25 PM11/3/12
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In message <81f58d0f-c9e8-41d2...@googlegroups.com>,
Nicky <nicky.m...@btinternet.com> writes
on this project, so I'm not sticking to the rules exactly. I am only
counting words written in November, however, so I need to get the
project to 60k words by the end of the month..
I won't have any time for writing over this weekend, however as I have a
Northwrite meeting here on Sunday and today has been a prep day.
Http://www.northwriteSF.com
And next weekend is Novacon in Nottingham, so I'll be away from Friday
morning to Sunday night. That's already reduced my 30 days to 25.
Jacey
--
Jacey Bedford
Nicky <nicky.m...@btinternet.com> writes
>On Saturday, November 3, 2012 2:07:56 AM UTC, David Friedman wrote:
>> I am, for the second time, doing my modified version--50,000 words from
>>
>> all serious writing projects combined, rather than as the draft of a new
>>
>> novel. As it happens, I have three different books I should be working
>>
>> on0 >>
>> I am, for the second time, doing my modified version--50,000 words from
>>
>> all serious writing projects combined, rather than as the draft of a new
>>
>> novel. As it happens, I have three different books I should be working
>>
>> sequel to Salamander, and a new book on legal systems very different
>>
>> from ours. I also count blog posts, since my blog posts are essays, not
>>
>> gossip.
>>
>>
>>
>> Two days in I'm ahead, mostly from two draft chapters for my third
>>
>> edition. I don't expect the new chapters to add up to 50,000 words,
>>
>> although they might, and things may get harder when that project is done.
>>
>I'm not doing it formally but I'm using the buzz to help me finish a
>couple of projects. One a short novel for younger readers the other a
>novel I need to revise for young teens.
>I actually started on Wednesday (to be perverse )and wrote 3k
>Wednesday and Thursday and 2k yesterday and today. I have to prep for a
>job interview so I will up the word count when that's over.\
>
>Nicky
I've managed 8,100 new words so far, but I have 10k in the pot already
>>
>> from ours. I also count blog posts, since my blog posts are essays, not
>>
>> gossip.
>>
>>
>>
>> Two days in I'm ahead, mostly from two draft chapters for my third
>>
>> edition. I don't expect the new chapters to add up to 50,000 words,
>>
>> although they might, and things may get harder when that project is done.
>>
>I'm not doing it formally but I'm using the buzz to help me finish a
>couple of projects. One a short novel for younger readers the other a
>novel I need to revise for young teens.
>I actually started on Wednesday (to be perverse )and wrote 3k
>Wednesday and Thursday and 2k yesterday and today. I have to prep for a
>job interview so I will up the word count when that's over.\
>
>Nicky
on this project, so I'm not sticking to the rules exactly. I am only
counting words written in November, however, so I need to get the
project to 60k words by the end of the month..
I won't have any time for writing over this weekend, however as I have a
Northwrite meeting here on Sunday and today has been a prep day.
Http://www.northwriteSF.com
And next weekend is Novacon in Nottingham, so I'll be away from Friday
morning to Sunday night. That's already reduced my 30 days to 25.
Jacey
--
Jacey Bedford
Bill Swears
Nov 4, 2012, 2:03:56 AM11/4/12
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On 11/3/2012 7:06 PM, Jacey Bedford wrote:
> In message <81f58d0f-c9e8-41d2...@googlegroups.com>,
> Nicky <nicky.m...@btinternet.com> writes
>> On Saturday, November 3, 2012 2:07:56 AM UTC, David Friedman wrote:
>>> I am, for the second time, doing my modified version--50,000 words from
>>>
>>> all serious writing projects combined, rather than as the draft of a new
>>>
>>> novel.
> In message <81f58d0f-c9e8-41d2...@googlegroups.com>,
> Nicky <nicky.m...@btinternet.com> writes
>> On Saturday, November 3, 2012 2:07:56 AM UTC, David Friedman wrote:
>>> I am, for the second time, doing my modified version--50,000 words from
>>>
>>> all serious writing projects combined, rather than as the draft of a new
>>>
>>> novel.
>> I'm not doing it formally but I'm using the buzz to help me finish a
>> couple of projects. One a short novel for younger readers the other a
>> novel I need to revise for young teens.
>> couple of projects. One a short novel for younger readers the other a
>> novel I need to revise for young teens.
> I've managed 8,100 new words so far, but I have 10k in the pot already
> on this project, so I'm not sticking to the rules exactly. I am only
> counting words written in November, however, so I need to get the
> project to 60k words by the end of the month..
> Jacey
> on this project, so I'm not sticking to the rules exactly. I am only
> counting words written in November, however, so I need to get the
> project to 60k words by the end of the month..
I got just at 1500 words today, so I'm only half a day behind. Trying to
write in a room full of running and screaming children may be
counterproductive.
I'm almost certain it is. I remember, however, that Asimov could do
that. Jacey, I'm suffering from production envy.
Bill
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Dirk van den Boom
Nov 4, 2012, 3:39:24 AM11/4/12
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Am 03.11.2012 03:07, schrieb David Friedman:
> I am, for the second time,
I'm on permanent Nanowrimo. Currently writing three novels in parallel.
> I am, for the second time,
Have to finish them not within a month, but until the end of the year
would be nice :-)
--
www.sf-boom-blog.de
Suzanne
Nov 4, 2012, 11:41:10 AM11/4/12
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On 11/2/2012 10:07 PM, David Friedman wrote:
> I am, for the second time, doing my modified version--50,000 words from
> all serious writing projects combined, rather than as the draft of a new
> novel.
That's pretty much what I'm doing, and have for years. I call it NaNoCheaMo.
> I am, for the second time, doing my modified version--50,000 words from
> all serious writing projects combined, rather than as the draft of a new
> novel.
Hoping to finish the current story, will count new words added to that
(so I'll lose some on revision, but whatever) and then if I still have
time, I do want to start a novel. Honestly if I get anything done I'll
consider myself as having "won".
-Suzanne
JF
Nov 5, 2012, 2:51:27 AM11/5/12
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On 03/11/2012 16:39, Nicky wrote:
> I'm not doing it formally but I'm using the buzz to help me finish a couple of projects. One a short novel for younger readers the other a novel I need to revise for young teens.
> I actually started on Wednesday (to be perverse )and wrote 3k Wednesday and Thursday and 2k yesterday and today. I have to prep for a job interview so I will up the word count when that's over.\
We used to have a poster here who would drop numbers like that
> I'm not doing it formally but I'm using the buzz to help me finish a couple of projects. One a short novel for younger readers the other a novel I need to revise for young teens.
> I actually started on Wednesday (to be perverse )and wrote 3k Wednesday and Thursday and 2k yesterday and today. I have to prep for a job interview so I will up the word count when that's over.\
into the conversation. 2k, 3k. It always got me going. Please
twist the knife more often, it might just get me going.
I've written nothing for 2 years until last week when I extruded
2.5k about a holiday destination. But, big buts, I've bought a
keyboard with a functioning u. On the last walk in La Taha past
the place where the lady in the suspended novel sits straddling
the threshold, we were accompanied by a pair of dogs which
appeared from nowhere. Thresholds, lady, dogs, I think she's
trying to tell me something. So, for nanowrimo I need to bone up
on Cervantes and Shakespeare and then plan. Or maybe I'll just
wing it. We'll see.
Lytton Strachey with piles on a mule, how have I resisted all
this time?
JF
Jacey Bedford
Nov 5, 2012, 5:55:55 AM11/5/12
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In message <38KdnSRrkJHRjgvN...@posted.mtasolutions>, Bill
Swears <wsw...@gci.net> writes
Don't - it won't last.
Jacey
--
Jacey Bedford
Swears <wsw...@gci.net> writes
>On 11/3/2012 7:06 PM, Jacey Bedford wrote:
>> In message <81f58d0f-c9e8-41d2...@googlegroups.com>,
>> Nicky <nicky.m...@btinternet.com> writes
>>> On Saturday, November 3, 2012 2:07:56 AM UTC, David Friedman wrote:
>>>> I am, for the second time, doing my modified version--50,000 words from
>>>>
>>>> all serious writing projects combined, rather than as the draft of a new
>>>>
>>>> novel.
>>> I'm not doing it formally but I'm using the buzz to help me finish a
>>> couple of projects. One a short novel for younger readers the other a
>>> novel I need to revise for young teens.
>> I've managed 8,100 new words so far, but I have 10k in the pot already
>> on this project, so I'm not sticking to the rules exactly. I am only
>> counting words written in November, however, so I need to get the
>> project to 60k words by the end of the month..
>> Jacey
>I got just at 1500 words today, so I'm only half a day behind. Trying
>to write in a room full of running and screaming children may be
>counterproductive.
>
>I'm almost certain it is. I remember, however, that Asimov could do
>that. Jacey, I'm suffering from production envy.
>
>Bill
>
:-)
>> In message <81f58d0f-c9e8-41d2...@googlegroups.com>,
>> Nicky <nicky.m...@btinternet.com> writes
>>> On Saturday, November 3, 2012 2:07:56 AM UTC, David Friedman wrote:
>>>> I am, for the second time, doing my modified version--50,000 words from
>>>>
>>>> all serious writing projects combined, rather than as the draft of a new
>>>>
>>>> novel.
>>> I'm not doing it formally but I'm using the buzz to help me finish a
>>> couple of projects. One a short novel for younger readers the other a
>>> novel I need to revise for young teens.
>> I've managed 8,100 new words so far, but I have 10k in the pot already
>> on this project, so I'm not sticking to the rules exactly. I am only
>> counting words written in November, however, so I need to get the
>> project to 60k words by the end of the month..
>> Jacey
>I got just at 1500 words today, so I'm only half a day behind. Trying
>to write in a room full of running and screaming children may be
>counterproductive.
>
>I'm almost certain it is. I remember, however, that Asimov could do
>that. Jacey, I'm suffering from production envy.
>
>Bill
>
Don't - it won't last.
Jacey
--
Jacey Bedford
Sea Wasp (Ryk E. Spoor)
Nov 5, 2012, 7:05:17 AM11/5/12
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On 11/5/12 2:51 AM, JF wrote:
> On 03/11/2012 16:39, Nicky wrote:
>
>> I'm not doing it formally but I'm using the buzz to help me finish a
>> couple of projects. One a short novel for younger readers the other a
>> novel I need to revise for young teens.
>> I actually started on Wednesday (to be perverse )and wrote 3k
>> Wednesday and Thursday and 2k yesterday and today. I have to prep for
>> a job interview so I will up the word count when that's over.\
>
>
> We used to have a poster here who would drop numbers like that into the
> conversation. 2k, 3k. It always got me going. Please twist the knife
> more often, it might just get me going.
>
Okay, well, I average about 1.2k per hour. How's that?
> On 03/11/2012 16:39, Nicky wrote:
>
>> I'm not doing it formally but I'm using the buzz to help me finish a
>> couple of projects. One a short novel for younger readers the other a
>> novel I need to revise for young teens.
>> I actually started on Wednesday (to be perverse )and wrote 3k
>> Wednesday and Thursday and 2k yesterday and today. I have to prep for
>> a job interview so I will up the word count when that's over.\
>
>
> We used to have a poster here who would drop numbers like that into the
> conversation. 2k, 3k. It always got me going. Please twist the knife
> more often, it might just get me going.
>
--
Sea Wasp
/^\
;;;
Website: http://www.grandcentralarena.com Blog:
http://seawasp.livejournal.com
JF
Nov 5, 2012, 8:33:05 AM11/5/12
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On 05/11/2012 12:05, Sea Wasp (Ryk E. Spoor) wrote:
> Okay, well, I average about 1.2k per hour. How's that?
My ambitions are set lower.
> Okay, well, I average about 1.2k per hour. How's that?
JF
Bill Swears
Nov 5, 2012, 11:39:01 AM11/5/12
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for yesterday. I'll try to get back on step tonight after work.
NANOWRIMO group meeting.
"Hi, I'm Bill and I write novels."
"Hi Bill, shut up and write novels."
There is no healing save catharsis, here.
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