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Drew
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You're all evil.
You're evil and I hate you and you're evil.
Grumble, grumble, grumble.
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eladnarra
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| THG wrote: | | You're evil and I hate you and you're evil. |
Gasp! The unthinkable has happened!
I wonder, is the sky going to fall and the world end, or is is safe to come out from under my desk? ;}
I have been bad at keeping up these past few days, but I'm trying to catch up a bit today. No idea if it'll work, but I've written a bit for the chain story thing in any case. ^_^
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Marrowmeld
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Oh my sweet jesus. I mean... welcome!
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Tue Jun 24, 2008 8:29 pm
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interrodactyl
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Whoa. Whoa. This is unprecedented. THG actually doing work?
I am shocked. At the same time, I'm glad that I have another blog to gaze at! (Read: PEOPLE SERIOUSLY STOP THIS I CAN'T READ ALL OF THEM AT ONCE!)
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Wed Jun 25, 2008 12:16 am
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meristele
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| DNA.Styx wrote: | | Whoa. Whoa. This is unprecedented. THG actually doing work? |
Hurray! Double whammy~ THG confounded and DNA drowning in artistic words! Mmmn. I need some chocolate after that.
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Wed Jun 25, 2008 2:12 am
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Random
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| meristele wrote: | | We'd be neck and neck, Fuchsia, if you weren't one day ahead! One day missed each. ;> |
I missed yesterday, though, so now I guess you're winning?
\o/ for you, Meri!
T_T for me.
| Quote: | | This is turning out to be a really fun experience. It's getting easier and easier to write. Not that the quality or quantity is going up, but it's no longer about pulling teeth or flogging myself. I love it. |
I'm enjoying myself as well, although I'm finding it harder to come up with ideas as the 30 days progress, not easier. I also think the quality of my submissions has gone down over the past week or so, but it's probably because I'm been sick. Still, posting (far) less than perfect writings has been good for me, and so has the discipline. And some days I've been pleasantly surprised at my output. Only trouble is, I can't wait to start revising some of the better pieces I've written.
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Welcome aboard, THG. You're gonna love it. ^_^
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Wed Jun 25, 2008 1:24 pm
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Roux
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| Since a lot of people have hit the halfway mark or more, who is up for a follow-up challenge? 30 days of revising and editing! Each day you have to revise and edit something you wrote during your 30 days of creativity (obviously). I know that after Nanowrimo there is a month for editing what you wrote that month, I think it would be suitable.
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Thu Jun 26, 2008 12:03 am
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interrodactyl
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NaNoEdMo used to be in March...
And then they canceled it.
I think the hard part about trying that here is the fact that really, some of the stuff you write in the 30 days will suck, and there's nothing left to do but scrap it and start anew. It would be interesting to try, though.
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Thu Jun 26, 2008 12:12 am
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Roux
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Editing is different, yeah. I don't think the rules should be replicated from Marrow's challenge. You wouldn't have to edit something new everyday, but you would have to edit something everyday. I think that's a useful follow-up. As writers we're bound to produce a lot of trash, but we have to sift through it to find the gold. I think there's a big chance that what we do in Marrow's challenge might be left hanging unless we do something with it.
The goal is to start a habit of writing and that's a good goal, but the material produced should be considered too, not just automatically thrown on the scrapheap.
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Thu Jun 26, 2008 12:55 am
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I think Roux has a good idea. I'm literally dying to work on some of the stuff I've written so far during the 30 days (hrm, okay, not literally). Some of it will be scrapped, yes, but some of it can be salvaged and made into something. Some of it needs to be rewritten entirely, so I think that should be allowed as well. Anything to help me (and everyone) get into a healthy routine of writing and editing = goodness.
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Thu Jun 26, 2008 2:08 am
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eladnarra
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Editing? Wazzat?
Just kidding. ^_^ I usually edit as I go, and I've found editing something I've written previously tricky. Guess I could do with the practice!
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Thu Jun 26, 2008 2:34 am
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meristele
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I'm willing to edit something each week, but I don't know if I'd be able to produce enough to edit every day. I'd be willing to develop a few more paragraphs of a long term project every day, but not edit it.
My problem is that I've just been promoted to be a full time trainer in my department~ with a specific eye towards writing a whole new curriculum, syllabus, and evaluation system. Visual aids and study materials required. I'm wonderfully excited. I think the program has a good foundation to build on, but needs a lot of work to get it where it needs to be. I'm projecting the basics to be done around the end of November.
It's one reason my 30 days is so light minded and short. I'm using it as a cornerstone to sanity.
How about this: I am willing to write something for an additional 30 days, to include editing on previous items.
:/ Can I still play...?
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Thu Jun 26, 2008 2:43 am
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Marrowmeld
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| meristele wrote: | | :/ Can I still play...? |
Since this is what I was planning to do, I certainly hope so. :)
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Thu Jun 26, 2008 3:23 am
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Roux
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| I think that sounds swell. How's this, I'll write up and post guidelines for the 30 days of developing and editing your ideas from the 30 day creative challenge? I'll even come up with a shorter and less confusing name! At the very least an amusing acronym. I'll implement what's been said here, I think it'll be great. People can post to sign-up once they're done with their 30 days of creativity or some such.
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Thu Jun 26, 2008 10:20 am
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meristele
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| I think it's a great idea too. ;> Go go Roux!
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Thu Jun 26, 2008 2:54 pm
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meristele
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Finis.
I'm very, very happy now. Especially because it's my day off and I get to take a nap.
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Fri Jul 11, 2008 6:00 pm
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TracerBullet
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I feel so dirty...almost halfway through July and I'm nowhere near finished with this contest. Guess I shouldn't have joined when I was jetting off to Cleveland for work.
I can haz restart?
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Marrowmeld
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I think a few of us are going to need a restart, tracer... :(
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Drew
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Yay, an opprotunity to restart. I think the second attempt will be as short-lived and forgotten as the first, but whatev'.
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