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ci5_boxoftricksHey hey! How's it going with those stories, writers?
This week I'd like to link you all to a few sites that are helpful in, well, getting those words out. I have the feeling we've mentioned them before, but I am sure they are just as good the second time.
750 Words is a site that encourages you to write 750 words per day, and rewards you with points and such for staying on target.
Write or Die, which you have probably heard of, is the, let's say, slightly more evil version of the same concept. (You probably want the left-hand link that says "web app.") Basically, start typing, and if you stop typing, hideous things will happen. On the highest setting, if you stop typing, the program begins to delete your text.
Written? Kitten! (made by, I think, a couple of fannish people) is the kinder, nicer version of Write or Die. Every hundred words (or whatever increment you like), you are rewarded with a cute kitten. Yes. A kitten. This one is my favorite.
I hope some of those are helpful! (Don't forget to copy your text back to your word processor when you're done.) Happy writing!
This week I'd like to link you all to a few sites that are helpful in, well, getting those words out. I have the feeling we've mentioned them before, but I am sure they are just as good the second time.
750 Words is a site that encourages you to write 750 words per day, and rewards you with points and such for staying on target.
Write or Die, which you have probably heard of, is the, let's say, slightly more evil version of the same concept. (You probably want the left-hand link that says "web app.") Basically, start typing, and if you stop typing, hideous things will happen. On the highest setting, if you stop typing, the program begins to delete your text.
Written? Kitten! (made by, I think, a couple of fannish people) is the kinder, nicer version of Write or Die. Every hundred words (or whatever increment you like), you are rewarded with a cute kitten. Yes. A kitten. This one is my favorite.
I hope some of those are helpful! (Don't forget to copy your text back to your word processor when you're done.) Happy writing!
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Date: 2012-04-04 08:19 pm (UTC)Starting epilogue
Date: 2012-04-04 08:57 pm (UTC)lbc
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Date: 2012-04-04 10:38 pm (UTC)And then I broke my foot. :O
I *have* had a mini-inspiration in the last day around the next stuff to write, so all is not lost. But I need to get crackin', wah.
BTW,
That? That is *not* helpful.
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Date: 2012-04-05 03:34 am (UTC):O
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Date: 2012-04-05 10:01 pm (UTC)Well, I can still write, though. :D
That sounds not fun at all
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Date: 2012-04-05 06:52 am (UTC)Sorry, know it's not a laughing matter. Hope you're not in too much pain and that the recovery will be speedy.
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Date: 2012-04-05 10:55 am (UTC)I do hope your foot mends quickly. At least it's not your writing hand.
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Date: 2012-04-05 10:05 pm (UTC)The guy next to me seemed pretty mellow, I'd've been a little freaked out if he started getting into it (especially since I was in the window seat).
I should go write, but maybe I'll take a nap and then watch some Sherlock.
LOL, I really need to stop the procrastination.
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Date: 2012-04-05 10:08 pm (UTC)Maybe I'll slow down enough to write, too...
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Date: 2012-04-04 10:47 pm (UTC)Things coming along really well. Over 14,000 words done (even though there are some blanks and lots of revision needed) so I'm over the moon.
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Date: 2012-04-05 03:32 am (UTC)There IS time to start fresh if I need to!
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Date: 2012-04-05 07:03 am (UTC)Not as much as I'd wanted, but hey, it's still progress!
And just quietly, I would not be happy if a program started deleting my text on me!
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Date: 2012-04-05 10:58 am (UTC)The two scenes I have, totalling around 6,000 words, seem sort of okay-ish, but I'm still not quite sure what happens in between.
I think I might need a beta... :(
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Date: 2012-04-05 11:46 am (UTC)Anything that eats your words has to be teh eevil.
Anyway, just passed 6000. Would have got further but I stabbed my finger with a knife while prepping veg and the sticking plaster made me make so many typos it slowed me down. I've sent a summary to my beta who is away for Easter and hopes to come back to something to edit. The trouble is, the story has decided that it wants about 27k words to do itself justice rather than 15k and I can't dissuade it.
Plus - does anyone else have the sensation of a film running and rerunning in their head once they start writing and the only way to stop it is to get to the end? The plot etc. (even some of the dialogue) is all there - it just has to get written down.
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Date: 2012-04-05 07:02 pm (UTC)All the time! It's how I write and read also. I hve to see and hear the story as it unfolds or it doesn't work for me.
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Date: 2012-04-07 12:42 am (UTC)And it does unspool - I just have to sit down and
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