The September Gauntlet is Thrown...

[ficwize]

Last year, I attempted to participate in Nanowrimo for the first time. It was a miserable failure, for various reasons.

But I won't fail this year. I'm prepared! I'm set! Any I've got a writing buddy who wants to go through a practice round in September. It seemed like a good idea, and I thought I would share it.

So here it is! The Gauntlet!

Challenge: Write 10,000 words (approximately 30 pages Times New Roman) on any one story in the month of September.

I figured the more the merrier, so I am throwing this open to anyone who wants to play. You pick the story, I don't care if its original fiction or fanfiction. But the challenge is 10,000 words, one story, one month.

So, does anyone want to play? *grins*

If you do, drop a note here in the comments. I'll post weekly update posts, and once it's over, I'll put together a Master List and pimp it out a bit.

So... jump on in. :D

Comments

[rchevalier.livejournal.com]

This sounds interesting - I've got a sci fi story I've been meaning to write, but I don't want to waste NaNoWriMo on it. Perhaps, though - why not start an LJ comm? It'd only be active that one month, and more people might participate. *shrug*

Hmmm...

[ficwize.livejournal.com]

Honestly, I wasn't sure that many people would participate anyway... that's why I didn't go the community route to begin with.

But... if you think it would encourage people...?

Re: Hmmm...

[rchevalier.livejournal.com]

*nod* Yeah - a professional-looking community as opposed to something just at someone's journal... It'd be work, though, you'd have to drop by a few spots to advertise it properly. But once it gets going, word gets out. *shrug* If you want to start something like that, it would be pretty cool.

Re: Hmmm...

[ficwize.livejournal.com]

Thank you for the encouragement and suggestion!

The Gauntlet will now be hosted at nano_tavern and a more official "sign up" post can be found here (http://community.livejournal.com/nano_tavern/4613.html).

I hope you'll join us!

[snapes-angel.livejournal.com]

40 pages Courier, double-spaced. ;-)

[snapes-angel.livejournal.com]

If you need a community. then you can borrow nano_tavern. It's set up year round.

[snapes-angel.livejournal.com]

nano_tavern Something disappeared between here and there. Sorry. /endspam

[ficwize.livejournal.com]

LOL! Spamming is lovely.

Now, I checked out the community and I take it that you are the owner/maintainer?

How do I 'borrow' it for a month?

Thanks for the generous offer! I'm just not sure how to work communities all that well... *muses*

[snapes-angel.livejournal.com]

Well, you can use it, and I think I remember how to set up moderators. Let me go over and see if I camn do that now, before I finish up what I'm doing, so I can start on some word sprints.

[snapes-angel.livejournal.com]

You need ot accept the invite (http://www.livejournal.com/manage/invites.bml) before you can maintain, but you're invited.

[ficwize.livejournal.com]

Done, done and done!

Thanks!

[snapes-angel.livejournal.com]

NP.

[kittieonmyfoot.livejournal.com]

This sounds like a good idea (I found you through another community advertising this). Can you add me to the list?

[ficwize.livejournal.com]

Hello! There was more interest than I'd anticipated, so I have moved the challenge from my LJ.

The Gauntlet will now be hosted at nano_tavern and a more official "sign up" post can be found here (http://community.livejournal.com/nano_tavern/4613.html).

I hope you'll join us!

[milleniumrex.livejournal.com]

Nice! Chapters are allowed, right? I've been meaning to do a sequel to that Supergirl fic I wrote years ago, and this could be the right motivation. :D

[ficwize.livejournal.com]

Of course!!!

Chapters are more than allowed. :D

[ficwize.livejournal.com]

Hey hon! I just wanted to let you know that, although I'll be keeping up with it informally on my LJ, there were more people interested in playing than I'd expected.

The Gauntlet will now be hosted at nano_tavern and a more official "sign up" post can be found here (http://community.livejournal.com/nano_tavern/4613.html).

I hope you'll join us, but if you don't want to, and still want to play, I'll still challenge you here! *grins*

[milleniumrex.livejournal.com]

Joined! Thanks for the heads-up! :D

Re: so in!

[ficwize.livejournal.com]

Hello! There was more interest than I'd anticipated, so I have moved the challenge from my LJ.

The Gauntlet will now be hosted at nano_tavern and a more official "sign up" post can be found here (http://community.livejournal.com/nano_tavern/4613.html).

I hope you'll join us!

[thatpirategirl.livejournal.com]

I'm in! At first it sounded like a silly idea, but then I realized that an even sillier idea would be spending the next THREE months on my current story and having it turn out half the length and without the extra oomph that only a ridiculous deadline can provide. Everybody wins!

[ficwize.livejournal.com]

Hello! There was more interest than I'd anticipated, so I have moved the challenge from my LJ.

The Gauntlet will now be hosted at nano_tavern and a more official "sign up" post can be found here (http://community.livejournal.com/nano_tavern/4613.html).

I hope you'll join us!

[st-aurafina.livejournal.com]

Cool! I might be up for this - I'll go check out the comm. I'm starting to think I need deadlines more than I realised.

[ficwize.livejournal.com]

I definitely need deadlines. Otherwise, I get nothing accomplished. Except sitting around a lot and wishing that I'd gotten something else accomplished! XD

It'll be REAL low pressure, so join up if you can!