I've been feeling inspired lately, so I'll aim for 5K and hope it doesn't desert me in the meantime!
Sounds good, QM. And welcome to Writersmerge :). What will you be writing - short stories, a novel?
Thank you, I think I'm going to like it here :)
I'm planning on a novel, though I do have one question. Does the rule "You must be the sole author of your work" mean fanfiction isn't allowed? It wasn't entirely clear in the information thread, or maybe I just didn't interpret it correctly.
You can write fanfiction--and honestly, the rules are kinda just there. As long as your not plagarising things, it really doesn't matter. Mostly this is just about getting people writing :)
Okay, thanks! I've written 610 words today already, I'd call that a good start. :)
Very good, feel free to start your own thread so you can track your progress or share things if you like :D
Eh jusy discovered this thread and I am aiming for 50 000 words by the end of July.
How is everyone going? Half way through - posts have dropped off a bit. Be motivated, people! Let the words flow!
Maybe Darga should make words to motivate us with :nods:
Mystic Guilden
10 years ago
Sun Jun 30 2013, 02:33pm
Mystic Guilden
Mage
:nods: Yes Shonk. You and Darga should write words to motivate us with :) ;)
Normally Winter is my more productive time, but not this year. My muse must be off skiing somewhere.....
I have actually added some words to my book, but they aren't PG friendly words, so sorry. I don't expect many sharable words in the future, either.
So you lot are going to have to keep the posts flowing in here! My task will be prodding... :D
I have to change my word count goal due to RL stuff. I'll be lucky to make 15 000 words of my new ms by the end of the winter.
Don't get too upset, Dweo. These word counts we set for ourselves are nice to haves - they aren't life or death.
Mystic Guilden
10 years ago
Mystic Guilden
Mage
I second Darga. Nothing is set in stone with OberNo, it's just nice to have the motivation and the online atmosphere to get you writing whatever amount comes.
Also, 15,000 is nothing to sneeze at. And when RL gets all demanding, even 100 words can be a massive achievement, so don't let it get you down.
If it makes you feel better Dweo, I haven't yet reached one of the goals I've set during these things :P
Hey everyone - only four days to go! Plenty of time still to hack away at your assorted writing projects.
How's everyone going? Are the writing fairies fluttering their little wings in your eyes? And if they are, does that help you write, or do you just swat the little buggers away?
Good luck, with or without mystical assistance :P. Lets keep those words rolling!
So, I have to write 10,000 words in four days then . . . hmm . . . yeah not gonna happen. [act]flutters off with the fairies[/act]
Can I manage 1872 words in the next 4 days? Maybe. Hopefully. Yes. Maybe? Ugh, I'll force myself to. Damn me and my procrastination.
So, fellow writers.
OberNoWriWin is over. Your friendly mods will be closing your threads in a day or two, but please feel free to post final comments and snippets until that time.
Also, give us a sum-up of how the winter writing period went for you. Sounds like a lot of you got close to your targets. Sounds like others didn't go so well.
What got in the way? Is there anything we can help with? Any achievements you'd like us to celebrate with you?
As for me, I didn't put a goal in this thread, but I did mention in my Prodders thread that I planned to finish the second edit of my novel by the end of July. Well, I did, as it turns out - sitting on 100,300 words and now resting for a month or so before edit #3 (which will probably be the last big one because I get bored reading my stuff over and over :P).
