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      CommentAuthorswenson
    • CommentTimeJun 3rd 2009
     

    Ooo, I can’t believe I missed this before! Some people are doing NaNoWriMo in July. I’m thinking about joining in… now if only I could think of something to write about…

    JulNoWriMo.Com

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    sounds interesting. I might do the same…

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      CommentAuthorPuppet
    • CommentTimeJun 3rd 2009
     
    YAY! now I don't have to wait until November!
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      CommentAuthorCGilga
    • CommentTimeJun 3rd 2009
     

    I was born in July, my sister in November. I’m a little scared to attempt NaNoWriMo, simply because I had things thrown at me when I tried to blow off cake to work on my NaNo. Maybe I’ll have more luck on my own birthday.

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      CommentAuthorMoldorm
    • CommentTimeJun 3rd 2009
     
    Writing talent or ability isn't a prerequisite for taking part in these things, is it?
    • CommentAuthorSlyShy
    • CommentTimeJun 3rd 2009
     

    It is not. :D We should make pledges to work on JulNoWriMo together.

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      CommentAuthorswenson
    • CommentTimeJun 3rd 2009
     

    Nah, NaNoWriMo is where you write pages and pages of horrible writing so you can go “Ha, I finished a novel!” at the end. Mine was awful. I mean, I kind of liked the story, but the writing itself? Not pretty!

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      CommentAuthorPuppet
    • CommentTimeJun 3rd 2009
     
    That's exactly what I did. :P
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      CommentAuthorRand
    • CommentTimeJun 3rd 2009
     
    I was going to do it but I have camp till the eighteenth and they don't so much as let us touch a keyboard there. Unless you're waiting for your laundry to come out and there's a computer lab down the hall from the washing machines.

    Anyway, I'm thinking of doing short stories if I do this thing.
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      CommentAuthorApep
    • CommentTimeJun 3rd 2009
     
    That sounds like a good idea. I probably don't have the focus/determination/foresight to write a 50,000 word story. A handful of short stories though, I can do.
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      CommentAuthorDiamonte
    • CommentTimeJun 3rd 2009
     
    I think I'm going to enter the July one. I'll miss the first three days of July, but it would be way more convenient for me to attempt the 50,000 words during the summer than during November.
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      CommentAuthorRand
    • CommentTimeJun 3rd 2009
     
    Yeah, exactly. I'm lacking the concentration as well.
    • CommentAuthorEric
    • CommentTimeJun 3rd 2009
     
    I'd love to do it, but I'm touring Europe through the 10th of July. And by touring, I mean nonstop walking and stuff. I'd probably be leaving the hotel from about 7 a.m. and won't get back until around 9 p.m. Then it'll take me a couple days to readjust to the time zones here. =/ I'd have to catch up like crazy. I might still try it, though, just to see how much I can get done. I seriously doubt I'd be able to finish, though.
    • CommentAuthorSlyShy
    • CommentTimeJun 3rd 2009
     

    Well, I’m going to sticky this and do a roll call. If we get enough interest we can do something like what we did for NaNoWriMo, but better.

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      CommentAuthorswenson
    • CommentTimeJun 3rd 2009
     

    I wasn’t around then- what’d you do?

    • CommentAuthorSlyShy
    • CommentTimeJun 3rd 2009
     

    We posted our daily progress for each other to see.

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      CommentAuthorswenson
    • CommentTimeJun 3rd 2009 edited
     

    Ahhh… yeah, that would be a good incentive. I still need something to write about, though. My NaNo was a modern-day fantasy/adventure with parallel worlds and another intelligent species living on Earth that conveniently looked humanoid. And one I did before that was actually about Clue (the board game). That one was truly terribly written, but it was an interesting story idea.

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      CommentAuthorInkasrain
    • CommentTimeJun 3rd 2009
     

    I really might do this; November is always smack in the middle of my midterm exams, and I wouldn’t have an inch of time. July, though… it’s certainly tempting.

    • CommentAuthorSlyShy
    • CommentTimeJun 3rd 2009
     

    November is about the worst month I could devise.

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    Agreed. :( I missed NaNo '08 precisely because of my (very important, university-determining) exams.
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      CommentAuthorswenson
    • CommentTimeJun 3rd 2009 edited
     

    Nothing ever happens in my Novembers except for Thanksgiving, Black Friday, and releases of terrifying zombie games. And elections every once in a while.

    EDIT: Ooo! And horrible vampire movies!

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    Hmm. I will have exams in November.

    • CommentAuthorAri
    • CommentTimeJun 4th 2009
     

    I’m waiting for NaNo so I can hopefully finish my NaNo 08 before that. D: It’s still not done.

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    I have been thinking about this. JulNoWriMo actually sounds better to my mother, too. Guess I’d better get planning.

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    @Swenson: Terrifying zombie games? Their not so bad..

    :D

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    On the other hand, you get a bound proofbook of your NaNo if you finish it…

    ...I’ve always been a sucker for free gifts.

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      CommentAuthorMoldorm
    • CommentTimeJun 4th 2009
     

    I think I’ll enter, if I can think of a story idea. I can always recycle one of my awful ones from years ago.

    • CommentAuthorAri
    • CommentTimeJun 4th 2009
     

    I just started a new story today. :) But it’s a prologue of another one I’ve been working on. I suppose I could stop and used it as a JulMo, but I’m too impatient.

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    I'd like to be part of the Impish JulNo Team! (I just made that up off the top of my head.)

    I haven't officially signed up on the website, but I'll be participating anyway. I never went to any of the NaNoWrimo Parties or on their forum anyway, so why bother registering? However, posting on this site was very helpful for me, so I'd love it if we could organize something like that again.
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    July sounds much better than November. I wanted to do NaNoWriMo last year, but school got in the way.
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    Exactly. Why didn't they have it in the summer in the first place? Well, people are on vacation and all that, but it's easier for me, because I almost never go on vacation. (Well, I'm going to Northern California and San Francisco, but that's only for a week and in June, so doesn't really count)
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      CommentAuthorRand
    • CommentTimeJun 4th 2009
     
    You're almost on vacation all year. I'm casting around for a little more inspiration but I will certainly be doing it. Fo sho.
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    YES!

    Victory at last!
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      CommentAuthorZombie Devin
    • CommentTimeJun 4th 2009 edited
     
    Northern California is beautiful, and San Francisco is, too. I live about 70 miles south of there, and I must say it is one of the coolest cities in the world.

    Edit: except for the many, many, homeless people, that is.
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      CommentAuthorDiamonte
    • CommentTimeJun 6th 2009
     
    So, do you guys have any ideas yet on what you'll write about? I'm either going to (A) try to finish my story that I have been working on for the past three years, or (B) Re-write Eragon from Galbatorix and Murtagh's point of view and make it AWESOMENESS.
    • CommentAuthorSlyShy
    • CommentTimeJun 6th 2009
     

    I’ve got two ideas.

    1) Actually finish my NaNoWriMo with a fresh start.
    2) Vampire noir!

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    I want to revise my NaNo from November. Well, start over really, but with the same general idea significantly changed.
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      CommentAuthorMlarg
    • CommentTimeJun 6th 2009
     
    Hmm...despite the fact that I am going to be gone for the entire month of July this seems like a fine idea. I think I might just write one in August and hope no one notices.
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      CommentAuthorPuppet
    • CommentTimeJun 6th 2009
     
    The only reason I do NaNoWriMo and JulNoWriMo, is because it's the only time in the year when I have a inspiration to write. :P
    • CommentAuthorAri
    • CommentTimeJun 6th 2009
     

    Sly, you should totally do the vamp noir story. :D

    • CommentAuthorSlyShy
    • CommentTimeJun 6th 2009
     

    Sure thing. :D

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    Yeah, vampire noir sounds good.

    @ swenson:

    The Clue one sounds so cool!

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    Me and my friend used to play a Mad Clue game. Good times. We even started on a story on it when we were about twelve!
    • CommentAuthorAri
    • CommentTimeJun 7th 2009
     
    Yes! You have to dedicate the book to me when it's published. With little hearts and everything. ^^ "This book is dedicated to Ari simply because she is so awesome."
    • CommentAuthorSlyShy
    • CommentTimeJun 7th 2009 edited
     

    Well, if I ever get a book published I’ll dedicate it to all the great people at II, how about? xP

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    That would be nice. :D

    Although, it might be odd to see a dedication to a Complete Bastard.
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      CommentAuthorMoldorm
    • CommentTimeJun 7th 2009
     

    It would probably be easier to dedicate it to the “II Community” or something similar than listing all of our usernames. It would save a lot of ink, for a start.

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    I’m dedicating my book to “My Own Grave”

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    And I'm sure it'll respect that. I dedicated a story (that I actually finished! Woah!) to Linda once. Just because.
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      CommentAuthorAmelie
    • CommentTimeJun 8th 2009
     
    This is exciting. Is it like a NaNoWriMo for when people actually have time to do it?
    • CommentAuthorSlyShy
    • CommentTimeJun 8th 2009
     

    It exactly is. :D

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      CommentAuthorswenson
    • CommentTimeJun 8th 2009
     

    I’m still not sure what I’m going to write about… although I’m considering something sci-fi. Never really written anything sci-fi before, so it’d be interesting.

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      CommentAuthorAmelie
    • CommentTimeJun 8th 2009
     

    I might continue my languishing and neglected NaNoWriMo story. Maybe.

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      CommentAuthorRand
    • CommentTimeJun 8th 2009
     
    I can't. I locked mine under some Microsoft document page-protect password lock and tossed out the key. No password, no service. I console myself by saying I didn't like that story anyway.
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    I managed to save my nanowrimo from virus-land, but I'm rewriting anyway.
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    I'll join.
    • CommentAuthorSlyShy
    • CommentTimeJun 9th 2009
     

    Cool. Looks like we definitely have enough interest then. I should definitely make sure the site is cleaned up enough to accommodate JulNoWriMo then. I’ve finished planning the new layout, so I’ll be working on it over the next three days.

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      CommentAuthorAmelie
    • CommentTimeJun 9th 2009
     
    *two thumbs up for SlyShy*
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    He deserves twelve, actually, Amelie. Being a bit stingy, aren’t we?

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    @ Shy Slushie: Can we accommodate ScriptFrenzy, too? I know it’s just been, buuuttt…

    • CommentAuthorSlyShy
    • CommentTimeJun 9th 2009
     

    Yeah, we can if we’ve got enough interest. ScriptFrenzy is pretty difficult though, and not as many people seem to do it. We seem to have missed it already. It happens in April?

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      CommentAuthorswenson
    • CommentTimeJun 9th 2009
     

    Yeah. I think a friend of mine did it, but I didn’t.

    • CommentAuthorSlyShy
    • CommentTimeJun 9th 2009
     

    At least they reduced it from 50,000 words. That turned out to be nearly impossible for screen plays, since all you’ve got to work with are dialogue.

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    I dunno about you guys, but my summer doesn’t even start until July 23rd. It couldn’t have been named AugNoWriMo? :P

    • CommentAuthorSlyShy
    • CommentTimeJun 9th 2009
     

    Your summer starts on my birthday. Coincidence? I think not.

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    There is an AugNoWriMo, or so I heard. I don't know if it's legit though. It doesn't really matter though- I just like the whole '___nowrimo' because it really motivates me when everyone does it together.
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    On the other hand, you get a bound proofbook of your NaNo if you finish it…

    Well… now I may have to sign up for that then.

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    @SlyShy

    Your birthday is the same as the Amiga’s official launch date. Coincidence?

    Yeah, lots of things happened on July 23. It’s still a cool coincidence, though.

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      CommentAuthorPuppet
    • CommentTimeJun 10th 2009
     
    Damn, lots of conflict happens on my birthday, and I also share my birthday with Amelia Earhart. :)

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_12
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    No kidding, your birthday is March 12?! That's my mom's birthday! And it's also a day after my birthday...
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      CommentAuthorswenson
    • CommentTimeJun 10th 2009
     

    And it’s four months before mine!

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      CommentAuthorPuppet
    • CommentTimeJun 10th 2009 edited
     

    No kidding, your birthday is March 12?! That’s my mom’s birthday! And it’s also a day after my birthday…

    Heh, cake two days in a row. :)

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    Yeah. I was *supposed* to be her 'birthday present' as it were, but I was a day early.

    I used to live near a family where the mother gave birth to a set of twins on her birthday. Three cakes in one day! Or one mega cake.
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    My grandmother’s birthday is on October 30, and my mom’s is on November 1.

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      CommentAuthorswenson
    • CommentTimeJun 10th 2009
     

    And my cousin’s is October 31!

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      CommentAuthorRand
    • CommentTimeJun 10th 2009 edited
     
    I vote for doing a ScriptFrenzy section too. I didn't get it done at all this year but I think I'm a little bad at these things. Its fun while it lasts though.

    EDIT: Well, I did do it but I just didn't finish to 100 pages, as is the children's goal thingy.
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      CommentAuthorPuppet
    • CommentTimeJun 16th 2009
     
    Yay! only 15 more days!
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      CommentAuthorDiamonte
    • CommentTimeJun 17th 2009
     

    I’m excited. I’m already warming up to this, and getting 1000 words per day. I think this time around, I’ll actually be a winner at NaNo. I’m trying to up my daily totals to 2000 words.

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      CommentAuthorMoldorm
    • CommentTimeJun 18th 2009
     

    If I know that I’ll be unable to do anything on the first 3/4 days of July, is it acceptable for me to start mine 3 days early?

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    @ Moldorm:

    I believe it is.

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    I started on the plane home from my vacation. :D

    I’ve actually made some promising revisions to my NaNo from november, so maybe this will be better!

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    Lol. I’m not sure if I’ll end up completing this, but I’ve got my first setence memorised. I can’t wait to actually type it!

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    Ooh, nice pic SWQ. ;)

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      CommentAuthorPuppet
    • CommentTimeJun 24th 2009
     

    Lol. I’m not sure if I’ll end up completing this, but I’ve got my first setence memorised. I can’t wait to actually type it!

    Only 6 more days!

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    WHEE!!!

    (@ RVL- thanks. Thought it was time for something new)

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    SIX DAYS!!! HOW WILL I LIVE???

    • CommentAuthorCodeWizard
    • CommentTimeJun 25th 2009
     

    CUT YOURSELF AND GOOOO TO THE ER.

    By the time you’re out it will be July.

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    WELL, I CUT MYSELF LIKE YOU SAID. ON MY LEG. IT HEALED PRETTY QUICKLY, AND THEY LAUGHED ME OUT OF THE ER. WHAT DO I DOOOOOO?????

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      CommentAuthorVirgil
    • CommentTimeJun 25th 2009
     

    Just sparkle.

    • CommentAuthorCodeWizard
    • CommentTimeJun 25th 2009
     

    KIDNAP A CHILD AND ASK FOR RANSOM.

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    HOW THE HECK IS THAT GONNA HELP?

    • CommentAuthorCodeWizard
    • CommentTimeJun 25th 2009
     

    WHEN YOU GET OUT OF JAIL IT MIGHT BE JULY.

    Of what year I’m not too certain.

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    I TRIED THAT WITH A GUY WHO’S A BIT OLDER THAN A KID, BUT HE RAN AWAY AND I TRIED TO FOLLOW HIM BUT THEN HE TURNED HIS HEAD AND HE LOOKED LIKE ROBERT PATTINSON, AND I WENT SQUEE AND TRIPPED OVER.

    • CommentAuthorCodeWizard
    • CommentTimeJun 25th 2009
     

    PICS OR IT DIDN’T HAPPEN

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      CommentAuthorVirgil
    • CommentTimeJun 25th 2009
     

    more like gif or it didn’t happen.

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      CommentAuthorswenson
    • CommentTimeJun 25th 2009 edited
     

    I think it just didn’t happen in general.

    EDIT: AND I REFUSE TO MAKE A SPARKLY PICTURE OF IT.

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    Daveykins Foxfire is watching you.

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    To get this thread back on topic…

    For JulNoWriMo, where do we post work in progress?

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    Daveykins Foxfire is watching you.

    That’s terrifying.

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    @ CB:

    OKAY. YOU GOT ME.

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