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TextFIGHT: It is completed.
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Monday, September 2, 2013. I finished the book at 11:25. I then did frantic typo correction and a few minor tightens. At 37,707 words it's a long three day novel. As usual, I think the ending is a little rushed. I sort of planned for it plot wise. The ending of the world in the book, is a but rushed. I wanted to capture a sense of things falling apart. Of things spiraling out of control. I guess we'll see if people like it. Aside from a bit of an abrupt ending, I think it's pretty coherent.
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TextFIGHT: September 2013
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Monday, September 2, 2013. I finished the book at 11:25. I then did frantic typo correction and a few minor tightens. At 37,707 words it's a long three day novel. As usual, I think the ending is a little rushed. I sort of planned for it plot wise. The ending of the world in the book, is a but rushed. I wanted to capture a sense of things falling apart. Of things spiraling out of control. I guess we'll see if people like it. Aside from a bit of an abrupt ending, I think it's pretty coherent. Their science...
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TextFIGHT: August 2012
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Friday, August 31, 2012. Just returned from my evening walk, bringing me up to my 10,000 step a day goal. I am now listening to Prince Hal's Dirge. By Loudon Wainwright, and trying to psych myself up for the opening scenes. It's a good song for that. I would like this twenty minutes to go away now please. T-2 hours, more or less. Music is kind of important to this book, also. One of the main characters is a musician. This time right now? The time a couple of hours before the work starts? So this year, I'...
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TextFIGHT: August 2013
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Saturday, August 31, 2013. My hands started to hurt, so I took a break to read and tighten what I'd written. I changed a name, and fixed some typos. It's a very tight manuscript so far. I think that, as an oral history, the plot is a little less direct than many readers will expect. It's a mood piece, and a character piece primarily. I think I'm starting to be okay with it. Im still very much in need of feedback. Okay, so that's the first section done. I am so smart. Progress Report Day 1 so far. Time to...
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TextFIGHT: September 2010
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Monday, September 6, 2010. I meant, as good as I cam make it today. At 11:30 pm I realized that this book is as good as I can make it. I have, as I've said, no idea what level of quality that is. If I do this next year, I'm going in with an outline. Of the three years, this was, by far the closest I've come to giving up. Happily, I got a burst in home stretch when everything became clear plotwise. I believe I will sacrifice half an hour to relax, and clear my head. And all is well? Gayleen just finished ...
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TextFIGHT: April 2011
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Thursday, April 7, 2011. After much deliberation (and a generous amount of gin), I have declared the winner of the True Story (or make me believe you if it's not) contest to be Anndraya. Anndraya, you need to tell me which batch of winnin's you'd like. Best opening line. Go. I'll put up a voting poll thingummy. Enter as many times as you'd like. Best line wins, and sets the next challenge. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Contact us at textfight@gmail.com. It WILL kill me someday. 3 Day Novel Contest.
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TextFIGHT: 20,000 words
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Sunday, September 1, 2013. I just broke 20k. I think it's the halfway point, or just past it. Earlier today, I was worried that it was wandering. Now I worry that it may be too focused. There is, at this point, absolutely a narrative. My outline, not so much being followed. I had a sort of moment of story clarity that changed a few things. Also, I think I'll be writing straight text pieces about these characters for the next several months. It's a big canvas story. This is one of those latter years.
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TextFIGHT: Omigodomigodomigod
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Monday, September 2, 2013. I have 10 hours left. I hope this manuscript is tight because I have no goddamned idea if I'll have time to fix typos and stuff. I have so much story left to tell. I'm cutting things left and right, trying to use the minimum I need for the plot. I have a plot now. I think this book will be frighteningly easy to double in length should I choose to. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Contact us at textfight@gmail.com. It WILL kill me someday. 3 Day Novel Contest. The book is done.
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TextFIGHT: March 2011
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Wednesday, March 9, 2011. I AM SUPREME RULER. As I have declared myself, because I totally effing won that last textFIGHT. Since losers never decide the path history shall take, *I* will do that. Because I effing WON. Bitches. Again, whether it actually *is* fictional, I don't care. Nobody will know but you if it *actually* happened. It doesn't even have to be something that happened to *you*. Just something that happened which you know about. Here are the judging criteria:. Content - 25 points. The winn...
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