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Re: NaNoWriMo 2008
« Reply #30 on: November 06, 2008, 10:53:59 PM »
I'm currently having a writer's crisis. One of those ones where you debating eating a shotgun.

Turns out my character's name is VERY similar to another one in a similar book, and the setting is in the same general area. And every day I'm hearing more and more about my story (keep in mind I've already finished one book and this is number two) that are seeming more and more similar to another author's work.

I want to die.

The worst part is that the book has been made into a motion picture and it's coming out soon, and until today I didn't know ANYTHING about it. Hadn't read it, hadn't heard about it, hadn't watched a trailer. I'm not going to say what film/book, but I might quit NaNoWriMo this year.
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Re: NaNoWriMo 2008
« Reply #31 on: November 06, 2008, 11:47:47 PM »
Don't give up.
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Re: NaNoWriMo 2008
« Reply #32 on: November 07, 2008, 12:05:38 AM »
Quote from: Nighthavok on November 06, 2008, 11:47:47 PM
Don't give up.

Never Give up....

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Re: NaNoWriMo 2008
« Reply #33 on: November 07, 2008, 12:29:48 AM »
I love you more and more each day.  8)
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Re: NaNoWriMo 2008
« Reply #34 on: November 07, 2008, 06:58:02 AM »
Please, no awkward adolescent internet flirting in the nanowrimo thread.  Some of us are trying to fail at things we care about.
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Re: NaNoWriMo 2008
« Reply #35 on: November 07, 2008, 04:19:05 PM »
Quote from: Thanatos on November 07, 2008, 06:58:02 AM
Please, no awkward adolescent internet flirting in the nanowrimo thread.  Some of us are trying to fail at things we care about.

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Re: NaNoWriMo 2008
« Reply #36 on: November 07, 2008, 05:40:10 PM »
I had to look up 'QFT' on urban dictionary.
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Re: NaNoWriMo 2008
« Reply #37 on: November 07, 2008, 05:53:56 PM »
My planned book on philosophical symbolism has changed into a hand-painting and paper mache project.  It will say essentially the same thing.
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Re: NaNoWriMo 2008
« Reply #38 on: November 07, 2008, 07:44:42 PM »
my campus is closed due to what is being known as plague 2008. classes resume tuesday. (as of this writing i am showing no symptoms of plague *knocks on wood*)

so my weekend has pretty much been reduced to: NaNo or hw.
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Re: NaNoWriMo 2008
« Reply #39 on: November 07, 2008, 11:51:40 PM »
I stopped being suicidal, and I think my goal for this year's NaNoWriMo will be to make revisions to the original story as to make it not seem like a terrible plagiarism.

To be honest, the character's name and the setting are the two things that are truly similar, EVERY other aspect of the story just happens to be the same genre, not at all similar.

Also, I'll try to bring the word count from 60k to 80k, so I'll be writing AT LEAST 20k words (probably way more since as I edit I'm going to take giant chunks out).

Wish me luck!
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Re: NaNoWriMo 2008
« Reply #40 on: November 08, 2008, 12:02:47 AM »
Quote from: AcdQueen89 on November 07, 2008, 07:44:42 PM
my campus is closed due to what is being known as plague 2008. classes resume tuesday. (as of this writing i am showing no symptoms of plague *knocks on wood*)

so my weekend has pretty much been reduced to: NaNo or hw.

Is it a zombie plague or a mutant plague?
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Re: NaNoWriMo 2008
« Reply #41 on: November 08, 2008, 12:05:15 AM »
norovirus

so, at this rate it could be either. if your in western michigan its on the news this hour.
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Re: NaNoWriMo 2008
« Reply #42 on: November 08, 2008, 12:12:09 AM »
I finally got off my ass, deleted the mishmash that I had already written in an unfocused halfassed attempt, and really started writing. I only got 1500 words done before I had to go to work but I felt back, to an extent. I was having fun doing it. I'm going to start again in a little bit. Technically I'm still a little over ten thousand words shy of my deadline, but I wrote 1500 words so quickly and enjoyed doing it so much  that I can see myself pulling a few 3-4000 word days to make up the time.
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Re: NaNoWriMo 2008
« Reply #43 on: November 14, 2008, 11:21:58 PM »
Halfway point, how ya'll doing?

hang in there, I've faith in you. :D

I have added people who I thought wouldn't mind me adding them, feel free to add me if you have an account there.  *nods*

For myself, I thought I gave up - as I have not written anything for a week...but today I got the urge to start again. So yay me.  lol

word count wise I am horribly behind, and I am still nameless. Well, I am not...but my book is. if ya got book name Ideas I'll take em!  :D
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Re: NaNoWriMo 2008
« Reply #44 on: November 15, 2008, 12:04:15 AM »
i havent really written past the first wedensday. under 1,000 with what i have typed up.

your title should have something to do with the perils of gaining a roommate with less than a month left in the semester.
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