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nanowrimovember

Posted on October 31, 2007 by caspar

Yes, it’s that time of the year again. Starting at midnight, thousands of people all around the world are racing to write a 50,000 word novel from beginning to end in the 30 days that November hath. Yes, it’s (Inter)NAtional … Continue reading →

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nanowrimo 2006

Posted on October 30, 2006 by caspar

For the uninitiated, it is a internet thing where one aims to write a 50,000 word novel from beginning to end all in a month. The aim is not craft a masterpiece but on the contrary to trade in all … Continue reading →

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NaNoWriMo Loser

Posted on December 1, 2005 by caspar

i managed 12,570 words this month, 1/4 of the required amount… rather ridiculous considering that technically i have had more free time this year than last year when i did the full thing.. i think the problem was being slow … Continue reading →

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nanowrimo agogo

Posted on October 30, 2005 by caspar

http://www.nanowrimo.org it is that time of the year again where i spend a month writing a 50,000 word novel.. me and 38,000 other merrie fooles. i met about forty of them last night at the london nanowrimo start party. it … Continue reading →

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nanowrimo a go go

Posted on October 29, 2004 by caspar

http://nanowrimo.org/ last night I figured out an ending for my november novel.. this is a double-edged sword, on one side it is a great ending and so I know where the book is going and where i have to get … Continue reading →

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nanowrimo

Posted on October 18, 2004 by caspar

http://www.nanowrimo.org As if I don’t have enough to do with my time I’ve decided to sign up for the National Novel Writing month (aka nanowrimo). The aim is to write a novel of at least 50,000 words in the month … Continue reading →

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Steady on, old chap.

Posted on July 31, 2010 by caspar

Paste some of your writing into the box on this site and they’ll tell you which author your style or vocabluary most resembles. It’s very frustrating that they don’t give any details of how they decide it or what stats … Continue reading →

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One Hundred Days

Posted on December 1, 2009 by caspar

http://hundreddays.net Do you want to one thing to do for each the next hundred days to make things better? Tessa and I are both going to do it. And we are not the only ones. Each day she is going … Continue reading →

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metal fatigue

Posted on January 12, 2007 by caspar

Call me stupid but I’ve only just discovered that when it comes to naming heavy metal bands, people lack a little imagination. Not least me. In my first nanowrimo in nov 2004, there was a small event at Earl’s Court. … Continue reading →

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nanowri not this time

Posted on December 4, 2006 by caspar

Come midnight on the 30th November I was sitting here with 31,301 words on the page.. so my second glorious failure.. that’s three unfinished novels under my belt now: 2004 – 52,300 words which is about 85% of what i … Continue reading →

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10/500 = 50,000 ???

Posted on October 31, 2006 by caspar

I climbed into bed last night without the slightest clue what this year’s Nano would be about. But thanks to some sleeping tablets that has all changed. Previous years inspiration has come from a combination of a germ of an … Continue reading →

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Piety and Wit

Posted on December 14, 2004 by caspar

LI. The Moving Finger writes; and, having writ, Moves on: nor all thy Piety nor Wit Shall lure it back to cancel half a Line, Nor all thy Tears wash out a Word of it. -Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam Rendered … Continue reading →

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52,627 and nanomore to come..

Posted on December 1, 2004 by caspar

http://www.nanowrimo.org/ It has been a fantastic 30 days. I never expected it to turn out the way it has. I started the month with a germ of drug addled inspiration and two paragraphs that i was quite proud of but … Continue reading →

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Posted on November 6, 2004 by caspar

http://nanowrimo.org procrastinating by plotting my progress 🙂

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48163 words to go

Posted on November 2, 2004 by caspar

I am happy enough with my first days nanowriming, i’ve done 1837 words so far which ahead of the 1666 per diem requirement and i didn’t even use those 160 words I had ready and waiting. Of course, at the … Continue reading →

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