tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5170131154051867994.post5045883438156437340..comments2023-09-30T10:39:38.126-05:00Comments on Fresh Ribbon: Word Counts and Plot Twists and Whiners...oh myMondahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00498572527807167970noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5170131154051867994.post-4658496686588944142008-11-28T20:42:00.000-06:002008-11-28T20:42:00.000-06:00My hands are so stiff I can't hold my coffee cup.I...My hands are so stiff I can't hold my coffee cup.<BR/><BR/>I'm going to get a straw for the coffee and finish this thing up.Mondahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00498572527807167970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5170131154051867994.post-3247966738115377422008-11-28T16:14:00.000-06:002008-11-28T16:14:00.000-06:00Love to see all those green bars in that graph, Mo...Love to see all those green bars in that graph, Monda. You're close enough to taste victory now... go go go!mpclemenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12807147515549175803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5170131154051867994.post-15403389518733257942008-11-23T19:26:00.000-06:002008-11-23T19:26:00.000-06:00Back from the National Writing Project Conference!...Back from the National Writing Project Conference! Although I'm woefully behind on word count, that's not going to stop me. <BR/><BR/>Everyone, put on your seatbelts...bumpy ride and such. I'm finishing this NaNo and so can all of you!<BR/><BR/>By the way, the folks at the conference ALL agreed - NaNoWriMo is a useful writing experience in and out of the classroom. Period.Mondahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00498572527807167970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5170131154051867994.post-65624167464438628912008-11-20T13:41:00.000-06:002008-11-20T13:41:00.000-06:00What Strikethru said!I cleared 30k yesterday. I'm...What Strikethru said!<BR/><BR/>I cleared 30k yesterday. I'm still about a day behind, mostly because I took Saturday off to go to another music workshop dealie and a concert. Hopefully I can still get there....<BR/><BR/>And of course my story doesn't remotely resemble what I set out to write. But I've come to expect that.Elizabeth H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09161162407130146871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5170131154051867994.post-14785857647724819452008-11-20T12:23:00.000-06:002008-11-20T12:23:00.000-06:00As far as I am concerned, a writing professor has ...As far as I am concerned, a writing professor has the last say on whether Nano is a worthwhile exercise. <BR/><BR/>Hear that interweb? Case closed.Strikethruhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07797111328778577303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5170131154051867994.post-49310714154587392412008-11-20T08:54:00.000-06:002008-11-20T08:54:00.000-06:00I spend the first five minutes of every NaNo typin...I spend the first five minutes of every NaNo typing session in the self-martyrdom of NaNoMath:<BR/>How many words per day from NOW until the end of the month do I need to finish?<BR/>It's a constantly changing figure as I fall further behind, then catch up a little, then stumble again.<BR/>But each time I come up with a sum (currently 2295, or about four typewritten, single-spaced pages) it sounds do-able. Heck, I can do four pages. Anyone can do four pages.<BR/>Right?Duffy Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10105074089216551597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5170131154051867994.post-30035235641235231902008-11-19T16:59:00.000-06:002008-11-19T16:59:00.000-06:00I'm still not above 10,000 but I have written ever...I'm still not above 10,000 but I have written every day this week. Couldn't write the first two weeks. I've got a three day weekend and will see if I can make some headway. Plenty of time yet to make the word count.Terihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13382050215676302342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5170131154051867994.post-62857585790642852812008-11-15T12:58:00.000-06:002008-11-15T12:58:00.000-06:00Look at you and your word count!It IS fun. Despite...Look at you and your word count!It IS fun. Despite my completely frantic schedule this month, I wouldn't have missed it for the world. I'm so glad you're having a good time. <BR/><BR/>The conference I'm attending in San Antonio next week means I'll probably be writing by hand for a few days myself. I look forward to it, actually. Not the transcribing, though.<BR/><BR/>And just so you know, there are also three profs in my department plugging away at this NaNo, and all of us are first-timers. We're delighted with the experience. <BR/><BR/>Keep crossing your fingers (if you can still move them) on that word count. And plan a celebration for the end!Mondahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00498572527807167970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5170131154051867994.post-57878942198938359492008-11-15T12:23:00.000-06:002008-11-15T12:23:00.000-06:00She shoots...she SCORES!!Very nice. I didn't link...She shoots...she SCORES!!<BR/><BR/>Very nice. I didn't link to the haters either, for much the same reasons.<BR/><BR/>I'm slightly behind you on word count, hovering somewhere around the 22000 mark, I think. I'm guesstimating until I get around to digitizing, and I have a feeling I'll get a pleasant surprise then. I'm estimating 250 a page (still hand-writing, I confess), but last batch I typed up came to an average of 265. Pretty close, but the extra adds up, especially when I fall twenty or forty pages behind on transcription (oops). I have my fingers crossed.<BR/><BR/>I'n't this FUN? :-)Elizabeth H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09161162407130146871noreply@blogger.com