National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) in Taipei!

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I’m at 6000 words. :thumbsup:

How are you guys doing?

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  1. Haven’t written today’s installment however.
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Lili takes a cab to Wanhua looking for Mangka goodfellows. Go with it.

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“It was a dark and stormy night…”

OK, I’m at 7 words!

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6000 and 4900??? Overachievers! Jk, I’m proud of ya’ll. I’m at 1900. Gotta do my writing today!

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“All work and no play makes Jd a dull boy.” Copy. Paste.

It’s easy! :smiling_imp:

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[quote=“jdsmith”]“All work and no play makes Jd a dull boy.” Copy. Paste.

It’s easy! :smiling_imp:[/quote]

Here’s Johnny! :laughing:

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now 8960 words. :thumbsup:

Short story:
Just Let The Dirt Settle Down Some: A man comes to terms with making an unassisted triple play in little league that resulted in another kid’s death.

[quote]
He was a skinny platinum blond kid with a killer fastball. Several times in the game the Ump had told him to take more time between his pitches as he would set and fire away almost as soon as he had the ball back in his glove. He set and fired a fastball straight down the middle where the catcher had set his mitt and he was very good at hitting his target and everyone knew it and the batter took it for a strike. Our coach called for another one just like it. Blow it right by him, he said. The other coach said, Same pitch. Wait for it and swing hard. I was playing close to second base behind the runner and when the ball was hit, hard, it went directly back to the mound and ricocheted off the pitcher’s right temple right into my glove. A woman screamed and I tagged the runner who’d come off second base and then ran into the runner who had been on first and had taken off as soon as the bat had made contact with the ball and I tagged him right in the chest and I screamed out loud. It was an unassisted triple play that was never recorded in the books because, like Fat Danny before him, the pitcher was dead before he hit the ground. [/quote]

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We’re having another meetup at Jamaica, a cafe on lane 49 ShiDa rd. 6pm on Sunday. I’m only at like 2,000 words. been so tired and stressed :-/

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Yeah Jamaica! My favorite!
台北市大安區泰順街40巷36號1樓 / TEL: 02-2362-2862
1F, No. 36, Lane 40, Taishun St., Taipei
(See the separate Jamaica thread for directions if needed, or PM me)

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thanks for the accurate address! :stuck_out_tongue: crap i’m trying to break 2000 for tonight. i’m behind already. makeup on the weekend! i can do it! i forgot how cathartic writing can be… i need MORE!!!

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At 13,448. :thumbsup:

4 short stories.

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[quote=“jdsmith”]At 13,448. :thumbsup:

4 short stories.[/quote]
Well done. :bravo:
As expected, I’m still too damned busy editing other people’s words to give it a shot myself. :frowning:

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whoops, 12,448. Writing good, math bad.

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I’ll be at Jamaica at 8pm tomorrow, and eating dinner in the neighborhood at about 6:45. Let me know if you want to join me for dinner!

台北市大安區泰順街40巷36號1樓 / TEL: 02-2362-2862
1F, No. 36, Lane 40, Taishun St., Taipei

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Tomorrow night is Forumosa happy hour…maybe we should shift the NaNo? I have to go to Happy Hour… :blush:

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Okay, let’s do it Saturday instead. I know someone can’t do it on the weekend, but the notice is too short to do it today. Sorry, I’ve been so busy this week. I’ll probably stop by Jamaica tonight anyway. See you!

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I’ll be there tonight as soon as I’m fully charged (well, my computer, anyway…) :smiley:

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So I tried to find Jamaica last time, and after some very ‘fun’ directions from some cops, I just gave up and went shopping instead. Can I get a phone number from someone who might help me out if I get lost this time?
(by the way, can’t really blame the directions, I can’t find my way out of a damn paper bag so it’s me. Really. It’s me.)

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Hey, I ended up tiring out and going home last night, sorry!! I’ll be there tomorrow, though. And my phone number is in the NaNo forum.