# The NaNoWriMo Support Group for Novice Novel Writers with Too Much Time Thread! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 7, 2004, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nanowrimo-support-group-for-novice-novel-writers-with-too-much-time-thread/268081 "2004-10-07T19:41:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 13
**Author:** ![Steve\_Wright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@Steve\_Wright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_Wright)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2004, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nanowrimo-support-group-for-novice-novel-writers-with-too-much-time-thread/268081/241 "2004-11-15T16:30:54Z")
**lno** , that’s the _last_ place you want to have zombies. NaNoWriMo will eat holes in your brain quite nicely, without the zombies helping. (Bit over 26k. Out of plot. Out of coffee. Problems.) ---
**Author:** ![CandidGamera](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/candidgamera/32/2878_2.png) [@CandidGamera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CandidGamera)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2004, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nanowrimo-support-group-for-novice-novel-writers-with-too-much-time-thread/268081/242 "2004-11-15T16:50:42Z")
> [@Draelin](#): > > I’m over 30K! _miniature 60% victory dance_ > > And I managed to get there _without_ incorporating my extreme talent for … ahem … erotic passages. Still very interested here in seeing those passages of yours… What? ---
**Author:** ![smartini](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/22d042/32.png) [@smartini](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smartini)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2004, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nanowrimo-support-group-for-novice-novel-writers-with-too-much-time-thread/268081/243 "2004-11-15T17:08:58Z")
Confession is good for the soul so here it goes… 0 word count big **fat** zero! :eek: :eek: :eek: My life has gone a bit astray this month so far and even though I can be a prolific writer when I get going **and** even though I function at top speed when I am waaay behind… I’m getting that all too familiar uneasy feeling in my gut. I hope it’s around 50,000 words that need to be spit up. Word count soon. _maybe I can slack off at work some today 🙂_ ---
**Author:** ![Draelin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce73a5/32.png) [@Draelin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Draelin)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2004, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nanowrimo-support-group-for-novice-novel-writers-with-too-much-time-thread/268081/244 "2004-11-15T18:07:33Z")
> [@CandidGamera](#): > > Still very interested here in seeing those passages of yours… That may actually have been a _triple_ entendre. I think I’m terribly impressed. ---
**Author:** ![CandidGamera](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/candidgamera/32/2878_2.png) [@CandidGamera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CandidGamera)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2004, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nanowrimo-support-group-for-novice-novel-writers-with-too-much-time-thread/268081/245 "2004-11-15T18:25:47Z")
> [@Draelin](#): > > That may actually have been a _triple_ entendre. I think I’m terribly impressed. Well, I could scarcely ignore an opening like that… 😉 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Hoshiko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Hoshiko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hoshiko)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2004, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nanowrimo-support-group-for-novice-novel-writers-with-too-much-time-thread/268081/246 "2004-11-15T19:12:55Z")
I just discovered the best thing ever: word wars. You get a partner and time yourself for 10, 15 or 30 minutes. You write as much as you can as quickly as you can, bad grammar and all. When your time’s up you see who wrote the most words, and that person wins. I posted my AIM on the NaNoWriMo boards and in 2, 15 minute sessions wrote over 1000 words. They’re actually not that bad. If anyone’s interested I’ll be at OnKeeny on AIM for at least a few more hours, so feel free to IM me if you need that extra push. Oh, and there’s still hope for you yet **smartini** , but get started already! 😛 ---
**Author:** ![lno](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a8b319/32.png) [@lno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lno)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2004, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nanowrimo-support-group-for-novice-novel-writers-with-too-much-time-thread/268081/247 "2004-11-15T19:40:16Z")
I can’t believe I just wrote 300 words on zombie reactions to class struggle and worker revolution. But hey, 300 words is 300 words… ---
**Author:** ![amarinth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3be4f8/32.png) [@amarinth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarinth)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2004, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nanowrimo-support-group-for-novice-novel-writers-with-too-much-time-thread/268081/248 "2004-11-15T19:51:53Z")
> [@Hoshiko](#): > > I just discovered the best thing ever: word wars. You get a partner and time yourself for 10, 15 or 30 minutes. You write as much as you can as quickly as you can, bad grammar and all. When your time’s up you see who wrote the most words, and that person wins. I posted my AIM on the NaNoWriMo boards and in 2, 15 minute sessions wrote over 1000 words. They’re actually not that bad. > > If anyone’s interested I’ll be at OnKeeny on AIM for at least a few more hours, so feel free to IM me if you need that extra push. > > Oh, and there’s still hope for you yet **smartini** , but get started already! 😛 Thanks. I’m about 4 days behind right now, and need the kick in the ass. ---
**Author:** ![Draelin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce73a5/32.png) [@Draelin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Draelin)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2004, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nanowrimo-support-group-for-novice-novel-writers-with-too-much-time-thread/268081/249 "2004-11-15T19:59:10Z")
> [@lno](#): > > I can’t believe I just wrote 300 words on zombie reactions to class struggle and worker revolution. Well, the Zombie Proletariat is the backbone of any post-death society, really. If the zombies start revolting … Heh. Zombies. Revolting. What? I thought it was funny. ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2004, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nanowrimo-support-group-for-novice-novel-writers-with-too-much-time-thread/268081/250 "2004-11-15T22:54:42Z")
HAH! I have zero words written. Motivation isn’t the problem, I have zero inspiration. ---
**Author:** ![lel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8797f3/32.png) [@lel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lel)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2004, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nanowrimo-support-group-for-novice-novel-writers-with-too-much-time-thread/268081/251 "2004-11-16T00:08:58Z")
> [@Draelin](#): > > I’m over 30K! _miniature 60% victory dance_ > > And I managed to get there _without_ incorporating my extreme talent for … ahem … erotic passages. There’s nothing wrong with using erotic passages to boost your word count, not a single thing wrong with it at all. 😃 lel, who has 26k words and 7 erotic passages…so far (no, you may not read them) ---
**Author:** ![Oregon\_sunshine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/50afbb/32.png) [@Oregon\_sunshine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oregon_sunshine)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2004, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nanowrimo-support-group-for-novice-novel-writers-with-too-much-time-thread/268081/252 "2004-11-16T00:32:26Z")
_Erotic_ passages! What a great idea!!! So far, all I have is a (slight) drug overdose, visions (and hearing voices) of angels, performance art, the MC breaking into a house, and a cat-assaulting mob of teenagers. A \*sex scene \* would be GREAT!!! ::runs off to write some more:: ---
**Author:** ![lno](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a8b319/32.png) [@lno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lno)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2004, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nanowrimo-support-group-for-novice-novel-writers-with-too-much-time-thread/268081/253 "2004-11-16T00:44:16Z")
Hmm, zombie sex. ---
**Author:** ![lel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8797f3/32.png) [@lel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lel)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2004, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nanowrimo-support-group-for-novice-novel-writers-with-too-much-time-thread/268081/254 "2004-11-16T03:06:45Z")
All I have to say about sex scenes is this: about 1000 words a pop, quick to write, and a bit more fun to go back and read. But don’t read them now, wait until December. 😉 Waiting for **lno** ’s zombie sex, lel ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2004, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nanowrimo-support-group-for-novice-novel-writers-with-too-much-time-thread/268081/255 "2004-11-16T04:10:11Z")
> [@lno](#): > > Hmm, zombie sex. Oh dear. Parts don’t, well, fall off, do they? Though I supposed you could get a nice word count describing that… ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2004, 8:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nanowrimo-support-group-for-novice-novel-writers-with-too-much-time-thread/268081/256 "2004-11-16T08:17:36Z")
In an incredible fit of exposition, I am now up to 23,000 words! (On the other hand, I’m only on chapter 4 of 14 planned chapters :eek: ) And geesh, folks, keep it clean. How can any smutty passage even begin to measure up to this innocent gem from my Chapter 2: > [@Myself](#): > > Strolling to the checkout, I see the display of Little Debbie cream-filled oatmeal raisin cookies. Too tempting to resist. I even open one up when I’m back in my car before I hit the road. The vacuum of the individually-wrapped disc I ease out of the package resists my gentle yet persistent fingers. Not eager to give up its sweet secrets, it remains bulbous yet supple and coyly squirms out of my every attempt to firmly grip it by both lips and part them. I whip out my key and stab its unbroken foil: it finally accedes to my wishes and spreads its sides: I get a whiff of expected pleasure and my digits penetrate deep inside. ---
**Author:** ![StarvingButStrong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/starvingbutstrong/32/335_2.png) [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2004, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nanowrimo-support-group-for-novice-novel-writers-with-too-much-time-thread/268081/257 "2004-11-16T13:49:57Z")
:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: That’s a rotten way to treat your dates! Stabbing them with your keys, just because they didn’t strip fast enough? For shame! Some of us just a bit of foreplay first, you know? ---
**Author:** ![StarvingButStrong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/starvingbutstrong/32/335_2.png) [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2004, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nanowrimo-support-group-for-novice-novel-writers-with-too-much-time-thread/268081/258 "2004-11-16T13:51:01Z")
And on further thought: LITTLE Debbie. You filthy pedophile! ---
**Author:** ![Draelin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce73a5/32.png) [@Draelin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Draelin)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2004, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nanowrimo-support-group-for-novice-novel-writers-with-too-much-time-thread/268081/259 "2004-11-16T14:10:22Z")
Wow. I’m honestly not sure if I’m hungry or horny. Strangely enough, I seem to get that feeling a lot. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![CandidGamera](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/candidgamera/32/2878_2.png) [@CandidGamera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CandidGamera)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2004, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nanowrimo-support-group-for-novice-novel-writers-with-too-much-time-thread/268081/260 "2004-11-16T14:12:37Z")
> [@Draelin](#): > > Wow. I’m honestly not sure if I’m hungry or horny. > > Strangely enough, I seem to get that feeling a lot. 😉 Why must you tempt me with these nigh-irresistable straight-lines? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nanowrimo-support-group-for-novice-novel-writers-with-too-much-time-thread/268081.md?page=12) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nanowrimo-support-group-for-novice-novel-writers-with-too-much-time-thread/268081.md?page=14)