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Bearzy 10-26-2015 06:31 AM

Yes, I am because I have never won before. I think I have a good chance this year but I am not going to expect more than the minimum of myself. If I can get past 30k I will be happy I think, because my record is 25.

xuvrette 10-26-2015 09:50 AM

I think last year I didnt achieve 50k, my first November with full time job. Only reached 25k, I think. This time I want to reach 50k. Though I can see that there are important deadlines for November.

Bearzy 10-27-2015 01:35 AM

Ahh, I'm sure you will do it Xuvie! Also, didn't your laptop break down last year?

xuvrette 10-27-2015 11:35 AM

Laptop not broken.
Wow, I had so many things broken since last year.
My HP desktop officially retire this April, my Seagate hard disk died of falling trauma and my Wacom tablet may have been delayed drowning.

Bearzy 10-28-2015 01:49 AM

Maybe it was somebody else? I remember that someone was saying that they couldn't keep up because their laptop couldn't save anything, I think.

xuvrette 10-28-2015 12:13 PM

I already forgot who else join NaNo in Menewsha...T__T

numerica 10-28-2015 08:19 PM

Three more days, and I am woefully underprepared. Still, I think I've got a good shot this year. I do wish I had a laptop instead of a surface to use. The surface keyboard requires a hard surface underneath it, which limits my ability to sit on my bed or the couch and type...

Bearzy 10-29-2015 01:55 AM

Two (and a bit) days left for me, because time zones. I think I am prepared, story and character wise, but I'm still doing a little bit of worldbuilding and fleshing out so that my descriptions make sense.

numerica 10-29-2015 02:04 AM

I can't wait! I'm so excited, I don't have to work Sunday, so I can spend the whole day writing.

Right now I'm debating how I want to structure my daily goals. Should I have the same word goal each day, or should it be less on work days and more on my days off? Right now I'm leaning toward 2,000 words each day as my goal regardless of schedule. (I know that would have me done five days early. I want to be done early, or have a few days leeway if I get sick or something.)

Bearzy 10-29-2015 06:15 AM

2,000 a day is a pretty worthy goal! I'm not going to aim that high myself, but good for you!

xuvrette 10-29-2015 11:36 AM

I finished my timeline... now I can see clearly what is the sequence of things happening. XD
hmm, how will my multi fight scenes ends. x.x The question now.

Bearzy 10-30-2015 02:42 AM

Fight scenes are tricky, I'm not looking forward to the ones I'll be writing next month.

xuvrette 10-30-2015 11:49 AM

Fight scenes is tricky enough, but having 4 different fight scenes happen simultaneously is even more difficult.
:X Have to balance out the intertwine timeline... those cut in points are why I must do the time line... x.x

numerica 10-30-2015 01:49 PM

Ugh... I had a scene like that year before last. I ended up using post it notes with plot events to figure out the order in which I wanted things to happen. I need to get a laptop of my own, rather then the work one, so I can install scrivener.

xuvrette 10-30-2015 04:53 PM

Things happening in one straight direction, but narrating the scenes is not necessary following that sequence.

NUmericaca, use Scrivener too?

numerica 10-30-2015 04:59 PM

I've used it in the past on a trial on my brother's laptop, but I only have a surface from work which I can't install anything on, so I can't get use it right now. :C

Bearzy 10-30-2015 05:55 PM

That's bad luck. I love scrivener, but I find it's too distracting when I'm doing NaNo, so I'm using Word this year.

xuvrette 10-31-2015 03:52 AM

Scrivener too... distracting? XD How so?

Bearzy 10-31-2015 04:20 AM

It's too easy to go "ugh, I don't like this chapter, I'll trash it and start it again." Scrivener is awful for my inner editor.

xuvrette 10-31-2015 06:30 AM

LOL. Did you delete it from trash? If not you cans till save it.

Bearzy 11-01-2015 02:31 AM

I delete from trash constantly because I hate full trash on the computer, it drives me nuts.

xuvrette 11-01-2015 03:32 AM

How is it that easy to delete chapters compare to microsoft words?

Bearzy 11-01-2015 07:10 PM

Because in word I have to scroll to see where my other chapters are, but in scrivener they're right there by my side, telling me to look at them.

xuvrette 11-02-2015 10:55 AM

oh... lol. Too convenient is also a problem, eh?

Bearzy 11-03-2015 12:06 AM

Yup! Too convenient is definitely a problem.


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