NaNos Unite! Summer WriMos is here!

[Hiriyou]

I guess I have to join. 3nodding I've been working on trying to pump out a story and this will at least force me to try. Since you said that we can work on works that have already begun.

[The Sauce Boss]

I think I will try this, but I'm not garenteeing anything.

[Soulside Journey]

acheron beach

Soulside Journey

Ooo Vegan gummi bears, I've never had those. I'm going to hunt for them. Hmm, I don't think I've ever had those either. I went straight from being a meat-eater to being a vegan, with no phases in between. It took a while to get use to, but now it's just how things are, and I don't ever really have difficulty when my friends are eating other things.

I'm just glad there's vegan ice cream.

Yeah, I've spent more time posting than writing today. >_>

I dislike most milky foods, including ice cream, so I'm not going to buy Rice Dream or Tofutti or the like. I don't know where you live, but here in Southern Ontario, the Fortino's/Loblaws chain usually has a health foods section where you can get oddities like vegan protein bars, gummi bears, jellybeans, marshmallows, etc. They have a lot of store-brand vegan-organic food, so... that usually works for me. smile Thank goodness my parents indulge my oddities like eating pizza without cheese.

Heh. I've been sitting here at the comp for 3 hours and have managed a pathetic 2k. *cringes*

I live in downtown Toronto. Woah, Loblaws? I worked there and didn't even know that. Heh. Well I know where I'm going tomorrow. Ha, my family is very..weird about it. And everytime I go over for dinner it's always the same. If you've seen My Big Fat Greek Wedding the part when someone says, "What do you mean you don't eat no meat? That's okay, I cook lamb" pretty much sums it all up. And the Greeks with their cheese thing doesn't help any.

I've been sitting here on and off all day (from 8AM) and I've only gotten 2k. I keep getting distracted.

[Soulside Journey]

Eirein

I'm interested in orienting myself towards being a vegetarian, but I feel that there's nothing wrong with the occasional animal product every now and then. I also have no problem with Mcdonald's...because when you are an athlete, you'd like your sodium and fats. (Not that I'm athletic anymore.) There's also nothing wrong with a burger after a long camping trip devoid of fats.

And now, I must run for vegetable soup. I just happen to like vegetables better than meat, so I eat mosly vegetarian styled foods naturally.

If you're going to do it that way, just be sure that you don't leave too much of a gap in between meals consiting of meat. It can make you sick, depending on how long it's been since you ate meat last. I personally have nothing wrong with eating meat, I just don't like the taste of it. Oh I love camping! I lived in solitude for a year, I just treated it as a giant camping trip...without all my friends.

I wish I could eat soup, but for some reason it makes me incredibly sick. Should probably get that checked out.

[TechGeff]

Whoo!
3,013 words to the story which isn't even technically my team NaNo! (d'oh)
Also, nano is a prefix which means x10^-9. That is to say, 1 meter = 1,000,000,000 nanometers. It's pretty small.

There are so many vegetarians... o.O I feel outnumbered. In fact, I bet that I am.

Yay distractions!

[Rifted]

Talking about distractions...

I sit down at my desk, laptop in front of me, pumped up and ready to write. I say to myself, "this time there won't be any distractions!"

And I suddenly hear the sound of fire roaring. I turn to look out my window, but the entire view is blocked out by a multicolored portion of billowing striped fabric. Turns out that a hot air balloon landed right in front of my house.

Damn hot air balloons. Always sneaking up on you. domokun

[acheron beach]

Soulside Journey

If you're going to do it that way, just be sure that you don't leave too much of a gap in between meals consiting of meat. It can make you sick, depending on how long it's been since you ate meat last.

I ate turkey after about 3 months of not eating meat and I got SO sick, and the doctor later told me it was psychosomatic... sad I knew that guy was a moron.

Ugh. I didn't even realize I was doing it, and now my main character won't eat meat. Must change that, it's not realistic...

[erikakaiser]

Rifted

Talking about distractions...

I sit down at my desk, laptop in front of me, pumped up and ready to write. I say to myself, "this time there won't be any distractions!"

And I suddenly hear the sound of fire roaring. I turn to look out my window, but the entire view is blocked out by a multicolored portion of billowing striped fabric. Turns out that a hot air balloon landed right in front of my house.

Damn hot air balloons. Always sneaking up on you. domokun

That is, by far, the coolest distraction ever. o_o

[acheron beach]

Rifted

Talking about distractions...

I sit down at my desk, laptop in front of me, pumped up and ready to write. I say to myself, "this time there won't be any distractions!"

And I suddenly hear the sound of fire roaring. I turn to look out my window, but the entire view is blocked out by a multicolored portion of billowing striped fabric. Turns out that a hot air balloon landed right in front of my house.

Damn hot air balloons. Always sneaking up on you. domokun

... really... eek ?

Why is there a hot air balloon in front of your house???

[Rifted]

I live in the Napa Valley in California, which is popular for all the vineyards and the such. Hot air balloon rides through the valley are very popular amongst the tourists, and since I live in a neighborhood near many vineyards, you can always see hot air balloons hovering above in the morning.

But anywhere there's an open area, that's fair game for a balloon to land, be it the local playground, a school's football field, or in the middle of a residential street. whee


(Taken out of my brother's window.)

[Sky_Pirate_Tat]

Rifted

Talking about distractions...

I sit down at my desk, laptop in front of me, pumped up and ready to write. I say to myself, "this time there won't be any distractions!"

And I suddenly hear the sound of fire roaring. I turn to look out my window, but the entire view is blocked out by a multicolored portion of billowing striped fabric. Turns out that a hot air balloon landed right in front of my house.

Damn hot air balloons. Always sneaking up on you. domokun

eek Why are there hot air balloons near your house?

[Veive]

Bah, I'm only at 2283 words.

one thousand more to go today gonk

I'm sad because I used the "ohsnap, kidnapping!" plot device. Although it has meaning- my main character is the daughter of the guy who discovered that if you bond two souls together, you get magic power that can easily be used without requiring physical bodies to fuel it.

[acheron beach]

Veive

Bah, I'm only at 2283 words.

one thousand more to go today gonk

I'm sad because I used the "ohsnap, kidnapping!" plot device. Although it has meaning- my main character is the daughter of the guy who discovered that if you bond two souls together, you get magic power that can easily be used without requiring physical bodies to fuel it.

Meh, my character, despite her shrewishness and plain appearance, is hovering towards Mary Sue-ishness... to make the plot work I had to give her a troubled past. rolleyes Plus, all the characters now love her. Cliche, cliche, cliche.

At least by the end of the story, most of the characters will hate her. That's what's keeping me going.


The kidnapping thing doesn't seem all that bad, especially since you have a reason...

[MrsMica]

Veive

Bah, I'm only at 2283 words.

one thousand more to go today gonk

I'm sad because I used the "ohsnap, kidnapping!" plot device. Although it has meaning- my main character is the daughter of the guy who discovered that if you bond two souls together, you get magic power that can easily be used without requiring physical bodies to fuel it.

That sounds nifty. ninja

[Rifted]

I'm trying to keep my main character normal, without all the "OMG SPESHULNESS" that many main characters in modern fantasy stories have. However, despite him having a balanced personality and the such, I'm getting...bored of him. I'm thinking of giving him at least some kind of special power, but... I guess I'll just have to plow on and see if he needs it or not.

And hey, kidnapping as a plot device is not as bad as killing off an important character as a plot device. 3nodding