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Post by butterflywings on Feb 26, 2011 23:36:14 GMT -5
Hello fellow MarNo writers! Come over and introduce yourselves! I'm butterflywings, or butterfly if you like to shorten things down. Please don't call me butter I don't even like butter! Well, maybe on popcorn.... Back to introducing myself! I have four kids, a hubby and a fish. The fish is the only character in the house I haven't put in a story yet. *grabs notepad: Add a pet fish!* Between school and everything else that goes on around here, (I don't count feeding the fish. She is easy to take care of) I found I really needed to start writing again. I found some notebooks, pencils, etc. Next thing I knew my hubby gave me this laptop and I found wonderful forums (go MarNo!) to keep my writing on track! So, come on, let me hear about you, how you started out, and about what you like to write!
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Post by marsbareater12 on Feb 26, 2011 23:51:16 GMT -5
Hi Butter! ( ) I'm mars, creator of this lovely forum Umm..I live in Australia, I go to school, and I write. A lot. I'm hoping to win FebNo with 50,000 words-but that damm near killed me. Plus, I hate the story. So, for March, I'm writing crack, 20,000 words, while revamping the plots of my FebNo, and fanfiction Plus plotting out other things, such as my NEPMo. I like to run people over with ride-on lawnmowers or stab them with a javelin in the heart...hehe I'm also a member of Crazy Club, which you'll hear Lou talk about a lot 14 WriMo's this year...wish me luck!
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Post by butterflywings on Feb 27, 2011 0:19:52 GMT -5
*throws popcorn at mars* I'm going to count the WriMo's as I go... 2 down! There. That felt far less stressful than counting the ones ahead of me! LOL!
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Post by Siana Blackwood on Feb 27, 2011 2:00:10 GMT -5
Hi, it's me again. Siana Blackwood, Oskar's fangirl. I'm a library tech in training who likes heavy metal, sci-fi/fantasy/horror, cats, goats and writing! I also like having completed first drafts, because I get to use italics when I'm posting about them... This year I'm aiming to do 12 wrimos plus edmo and any side projects that take my fancy. Oh, and a million words (yes, just toss that lightly in like it doesn't scare the living daylights out of me). I like to collect stuff from my stories, so at the moment I'm looking for a small black dragon. For March I'm going to be editing Fangs, a vampire story from last year, and writing Dispersion: Life, the second part of my FebNo story. That means I get to spend March with Blade and Oskar, two of my favourite (but really scary) guys.
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Post by butterflywings on Feb 27, 2011 2:52:26 GMT -5
Siana! My family had goats when I was growing up, LOL. They are terribly cute. They had kids every year for us to play with. I only have a green dragon, sorry. Collecting things from your stories sounds like fun! I think I'll steal that idea! I can already think of a few things.... No black dragons. Maybe a demon. A fallen angel.... Okay, I'll stop making a list!
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Post by RJA on Feb 27, 2011 9:10:49 GMT -5
Hi guys, well ofcourse I'll be joining you as well. I'm RJA, a 23 year old college student and a writer of course. I'm from Holland, Europe so excuse me for my English not always being perfect Completed my first succesful NaNo last november and won with 70k. And I've been writing 50k every month since. Well I'm doing WriYe in 2011 and I'm in Crazy Club. Aiming to do at least 10 WriMo's this year, but thus far I'm not even concidering taking a break yet. I'm working on quite some projects at the moment. But planning to spend March writing on: Insecurities Romance, 15k. Started writing on this one in the last week of February, so it's still freash and have a lot of work there. Deadly affairs Romance, 19k. Quite a complicated story about 6 people that are in different affairs. Beginnings end Romantic drama, 86k. It's the second book of a trilogy I'm writing on. It was my NaNo '10 which I picked up on last month. Got tons of other WiP and some WiM, but mostly want to focus on these three.
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Post by marielaurent2223 on Feb 27, 2011 10:31:10 GMT -5
hi everyone,
my name is Marielaurent2223, but everyone can just call me Marie, and i have been writing for a long time since 09, 10, and now this year for 2011, i am also in crazy club and my goal is to write for 12 wrimos this time. I hope to complete my word count goals and goals for this year to finish my novels besides starting on new ones from the wims i have in my head that i need to start writing on.
And my goal for each month is 50k too and i hope to reach 50k before February is over and march begins. Since i am starting on new projects of writing and finishing old ones i will also be rewriting, editing, and then writing, and rewriting some more! I hope to make friends here and look forward to talking to anyone who wants to get to know me here. As well as talk to them about writing that is all i have to say for right now hope to continue my writing soon!
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Post by marsbareater12 on Feb 27, 2011 16:28:38 GMT -5
50k each month? Wow, Marie, you're crazy! That would kill me!
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Post by butterflywings on Feb 28, 2011 2:16:00 GMT -5
RJA & Marie: You both sound crazy busy with the writing 50k each month was my goal for awhile but I started burning out! Great going keeping it up!
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Post by elf101 on Feb 28, 2011 8:59:24 GMT -5
Hi all, I'm Elf! I'm 15 and I live in San Lucia, but I grew up in America. This will be my third Wrimo this year and I am planning on doing on every month. YAy for Crazy club members!!! I'm going for 50k this month.
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Post by RJA on Feb 28, 2011 10:07:17 GMT -5
Marie and elf, welcome as well! And 50k a month has been going quite well actually. I always have had loads of inspiration, but never had the presure to write. Since I discovered NaNo in '09 I've been able to set a goal for myself and it keeps me going... But like I said, probably will have 1 or 2 months in which I won't succed, I'm ok with that.
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Post by marsbareater12 on Feb 28, 2011 16:29:15 GMT -5
Yayfor CraClu! Welcome RJA-Good luck! You'll need it!
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Post by fayola on Feb 28, 2011 17:07:41 GMT -5
Hello there! My name is Faye, I'm 17 (it also happens to be my birthday today. It feels weird introducing myself as "I'm 17.") and I'm from England.
I've done NaNoWriMo 5 times and won it 3 times. I also won JulNoWriMo last year.
I decided on the spur of the moment that I wanted to do MarNoWriMo. And it begins in 2 hours. This should be interesting.
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Post by RJA on Feb 28, 2011 18:07:42 GMT -5
Faye, welcome and happy birthday! I tend to use my 'old' age for at least three months after my birthday -lol- But I've reached an age where I almost wish I was still 17 -ok and now I overreact, but still haha-
And yay for more people from Europe! I like people being awake on the same hours I am ^_^
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Post by marsbareater12 on Feb 28, 2011 20:54:00 GMT -5
Hi Faye Oh yes, very interesting! I look forward to hearing how it goes!
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