Just a friendly reminder about the myriad of ways you can back up your writing, even in the event of an internet apocalypse (hey, it’s NaNoWriMo and I was trying to be creative…sue me).
I’ve compiled a list at my blog. Check it out or share with less tech-savvy friends.
Figured this would be relevant (and potentially useful) here too.
Good luck as we head toward the last day, guys.
As promised, here’s a picture from the NaNoWriMo Night of Writing Dangerously in San Francisco, CA.
We just finished our first 15 minute word sprint. Some psycho wrote 1,904 words in that time. How the hey…? (It obviously wasn’t me.)How much caffiene and/or energy shots did above mentioned psycho that wasn’t you imbibe?!
Okay, so there IS a candy buffet here with an obscene amount of sugar. If they were over 21, though, it’s just as likely they’ve had several alcoholic beverages by now, so that might cancel it out? I’m not sure.
I’ve become the official unofficial picture taker since I hit 50K at the beginning of the event. I also have a perdy “Burger King”-esque crown now. There might be pictures floating around (good gawd).
-Andrew
(via chronicwriter)
As promised, here’s a picture from the NaNoWriMo Night of Writing Dangerously in San Francisco, CA.
We just finished our first 15 minute word sprint. Some psycho wrote 1,904 words in that time. How the hey…? (It obviously wasn’t me.)
I need to ramble about this:
Also known as the best writing program ever! It’s a full-screen writing program!
So you open it up, and it looks like this:
You’re thinking, “Ok, so what? It’s a screen with a picture. Whoopdie do.” But it get’s better! It’s customizable!
See that “appearance”? Click it.
You can also use custom fonts that you have installed!
See that “music”? Click it.
If you drag your own music into the folder, like so:
You get this!:
But wait! It gets better!
See “typing sounds”? You can change those too!
Perhaps the best is - YOU CAN USE ANY PICTURE FOR THE BACKGROUND. It will automatically fade it for you!
Seriously, guys, this tool is wonderful. You can use it for:
- Research papers
- Novel writing
- Play writing
- Short stories
- Homework assignments
- Ranting about your friends when they piss you off
- Writing your shopping list
It auto-saves. It exports to .rtf. Hotkeys from Word for italicize, underlining, and bold work. You can print RIGHT FROM THERE.
And the seriously best thing ever?
It fits on a flash drive. The entire thing with added music is maybe 131MBs.
The bestest thing ever.
It’s free.
I don’t think I’ve ever clicked a download link so fast in my life. Let’s see if it’s as good as it sounds—the autosave feature is a major selling point right now, definitely (but that’s why I’m writing my NaNo on GDocs).
-Anshin
(Source: beenokle.com, via taikuroba)
Thanks much! I’ll go ahead and publish this now for anybody who wants to add you, and I’ll go correct the information on the actual submission later. ^^
-Anshin
1. Name/pen name: Genevieve
2. Age: Eighteen
3. Location: London, UK
4. How many times have you done NaNoWriMo before?: Once, in 2011.
5. How many times have you won?: Never, but I do expect to this year!
6. What’s your preferred genre/genre you’re working on this year?: I don’t think this year’s novel has a distinct genre, but it’s got elements of mystery (I’d say this is the main theme), thrill, dark humour and romance.
7. Who are you looking to connect with?: Anyone and everyone!
8. Connection details go here!
~ NaNoWriMo username: freshpeonies
~ NaNo Tumblr: freshpeonies
~ Personal (Sims-themed) Tumblr: lesbisim
NaNoWriMo 2012 Desktop Backgrounds (part 1)
OKAY!!! GORRAMMIT!! Let me get coffee first, jeeeeze!!!!
(Source: grantaire-put-that-bottle-down, via cadenceofchange)
1. Name/pen name: Oran
2. Age: 18
3. Location: Birmingham, UK
3. How many times have you done NaNoWriMo before? Twice
4. How many times have you won? Just the once—last year
5. What’s your preferred genre/genre you’re working on this year? I do mainly Fantasy/ Sci-Fi, though I won with a YA novel last year. This year I’m doing a Fantasy-Sci-Fi mix up (kinda).
6. Who are you looking to connect with? Anybody!
7. Connection details go here!
-NaNoWriMo username: Renzokuken
-Tumblr username: thesinginglights.tumblr.com
-Twitter: N/A
-Facebook: only if you ask nicely!
-Website:
-Other:
1. Name/pen name: Samantha/ Samantha Lee
2. Age: Almost 21
3. Location: Minnesota
3. How many times have you done NaNoWriMo before? This is my fifth year, second year actually trying.
4. How many times have you won? Last year (11 days!)
5. What’s your preferred genre/genre you’re working on this year? Romance
6. Who are you looking to connect with? Whoever I guess
7. Connection details go here!
-NaNoWriMo username: slemmerman
-Tumblr username: livetowritewritetolive
-Writing Tumblr: Throw Glitter in Their Face
1. Name/pen name: Kristen/Demeter
2. Age: 21
3. Location: Cincinnati, Ohio for the moment
3. How many times have you done NaNoWriMo before? Never, though I’ve tried to write novels plenty of times before.
4. How many times have you won? N/A.
5. What’s your preferred genre/genre you’re working on this year? Realistic fantasy. A fantasy novel that could happen to you.
6. Who are you looking to connect with? Anybody!
7. Connection details go here!
-NaNoWriMo username: There’s a NaNoWriMo place? hmmm….
-Tumblr username: khosspickle
-Writing Tumblr: oh… erm…. hmm…
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