So it's been almost two weeks in to the NaNoWriMo and can I just say... woah! Intense and definitely painful for my fingers.
How have I been doing so far?
When I first started out, I kept in like with the daily wordcount- sometimes even writing a lot more. I suppose that made me a bit too overconfident and lax. Because I thought I could skip a day. Read a new manga as a sort of relaxation... yes, my resolve is that weak and my need to procrastinate is that great.
Needless to say I got a wee bit too interested in the manga, and ended up losing another day. So no writing in two days. My wordcount suffered.
And then my friends looked at me and said, "Weakling! Go Die!"
Ok, they didn't really say that (out loud, at least.). But they blatantly started mocking me with their impressive on schedule wordcounts. Which led me to do something rather Naruto-ish... I decided to write three days worth of words in one day- all to catch up.
And ...ouch! Are fingers even allowed to hurt like that? Maybe my fingers are just too weak? Weak un-writer-ly fingers... that suddenly seems to make a lot of sense. Why exactly does that make sense to me, right now?
I haven't even had the time to look through/edit AtO's chapter 11. But oddly enough I've had so many ideas for the story- it's hard to keep track of all of them.
But maybe all those new ideas were because of the recent chapters from the Naruto manga. Seriously, Kishimoto is making my brain hurt. I suppose that's a good thing, right? (Err if you do discuss anything from recent chapters here, mark it as a spoiler for other readers, just in case.)
Polar
P.S.- I have also realized I have no talent for coming up with names for characters. My main villain in the NaNoWriMo writing is a blank space.
P.P.S- Also the manga that distracted me from writing diligently was Eyeshield21...odd that I liked it considering it's about American Football but I guess procrastination made it interesting.
P.P.P.S- Err, I really apologize if this post seems a bit off/wonky- my brain does feel rather mush-like at the moment.
*Grins evilly as she shifts her eyes left to right*
ReplyDeleteOhh if you like abnormal mangas (as in not being normal highschool drama and hack n' slash action mangas) check out, Hikaru no go, 1/2 prince, Penguin Revolution, Magic Kaito or if you like just wasting alot of time try reading Detective Conan. Detective Conan is the procrastinator's best friend. Over 700 chapters of exstensive and time consuming dialogue that forces the readers to think. (I spent 3 weeks during the summer a year ago reading all of them straight. Only taking breaks for BSn'F(Bathroom, Sleep and Food). Let's just say I like the comic 8D )
*Wide-eyed innocent look* Anyways good luck with NaNoWriMo
That's evil. You can't just list a bunch of mangas up there and tempt me like that! - is what you probably expected me to say.
ReplyDeleteBwhahaha! Alas your attempt has failed. I've read all those manga ages ago. I remember reading Hikaru no Go and loving it to bits- made me interested in other board games and gave me the patience to look in to stuff like Shogi.
1/2 prince- I'm eagerly waiting the next chapters already- though I do know the plot as such from the novels.
Penguin revolution- read it. Didn't really stick out to me and I know it had something to do with a girl and school gang fighting or soemthing like that.
Detective Conan- I love that one. Before everything else I'm really a crime/mystery fan. Plus the bad guys in there are- well they show that humans can be evil without needing superpowers or whatever. I've really wanted to write some fanfiction for it, but couldn't really think of anything to write.
Looks like I'll have nothing to distract me from writing. A part of me is totally wailing in despair right now.
Actually your wrong about Penguin Revolution... you're thinking of Penguin Brothers. Penguin Revolution has nothing to do with school gang fighting. It's actually about a talent agency and is very unique MUAHHAHAHA... 8P
ReplyDelete*flashes a sinister grin and searches favorites*
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4033836/1/Choices
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3977480/1/The_Go_Within
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3451331/1/Lost_Memories
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5631689/1/The_Price_of_Truth
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5345474/1/Inspector_Auror
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4951086/1/The_Case_of_the_Hidden_Epidemic
I had an idea for a Detective Conan fic a couple of years ago sort of stuck on it. Though I've been getting ideas lately... guess I'll post a link to that too. Warning my grammar is horrible.
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4173589/1/Kaitous_Misunderstanding
Lol. You sound tired, Polar...
ReplyDeleteLanelle, stop tempting Polar into procrastinating!! I know first hand how hard it is not to... Imagine, Polar, I'm a journalist, and I spend my working days trying to convince myself to write instead of reading... ;-)
Will you allow us to read you NaNoWriMo story when you're done? Whatever the name of your villain ends up being, I promise not to laugh at you...
What kind of computer do you have that you fingers are painful?
Good luck for the end of it, hope you keep up with your friends. Impersonating Naruto, though... peculiar... can only lead you to success... unless you start saying "dattebayo" all day long... and wearing orange... enjoy, and come back to us, your fans, soon.
It might be a good idea to write them down in pen and pin it to your wall somewhere so that you don't loose all of your good ideas. And remember, sleep is good. Well, that is all of the advice that I have.
ReplyDeleteYou are all evil! Polar, remember that it will be over soon! Just a few more weeks and you can read and procrastinate to your heart's content. Wait, don't read that! If I tell you that then you might forget to write AtO! Nooooooo!
Man, I am weird this morning. Well, off to bug my best friend. Good luck~
But.. but ... noone's updating the fan fics *big anime tears* All the good authors are doing the month long torture write a thon. *Sighs*
ReplyDeleteGuess I'll go back and read some old fan fics or mess with my own...*pouts*
*goes back to lurking threw her favorites and fics*
True. NaNoWriMo should be forbidden to fanfiction authors.
ReplyDeleteI'm rereading fics myself, sniff...
PS : Caro Bozec goes for Malice2... the website seems to be messing with my name
Hmm the word Penguin just kind of throws me off either way...no idea why, not like I hate penguins or anything...hmm talent agency? Does the plot have a Shoujo manga feel where a girl somehow catches the attention of two guys. Either way I'll give it a look.
ReplyDeleteOhh I remember reading Inspector Auror. It was interesting and definitely unique. I'll definitely try to look at the others eventually. Might take a while though. Thanks for the temptations.
Hey! Orange is a very nice colour... very inspiring, tasty, warm and stuff. Don't be hating on it. And I only use Dattebayo when I'm frustrated. My non-anime-enlightened friends think it's some foreign swearword...which cracks me up every time- they have yet to catch on.
ReplyDeleteWell considering my writing is so horrible, I don't think I'll put it up on the internet as it is. If I ever do, it'll be after loads of editing and revisions. And still I have no name for my master villain. It's kind of sad because without a name, it's almost like I can't even imagine him and his personality. It's the weirdest sensation.
My fingers hurt because I typed those 3000+ words at a stretch without a break. I was afraid if I took a break, I'd be prone to procrastinate...which would be bad.
I keep a batch of post-its near me at all times. So when i get an idea, I jot it down and stick it in a safe place. Of course most of my ideas are just so silly and ridiculous...makes me wonder how I even come up with them.
ReplyDeleteSleep...yeah, you know surprisingly I do get enough sleep. Maybe that shows my weak will? I mean most dedicated writers would probably sacrifice sleep to get things done....
Procrastinate to my heart's content? That sounds heavenly!
get dragon naturally speak from walmart.com then you only have to dictate to your computer
ReplyDeleteIt's december now, at least in Europe. Are we allowed to nagg you for chapter 11 now?
ReplyDeleteOnly kidding. Seriously, how did NaNoWriMo go? Did you finish it on time? How are you fingers? Did you finally find a name for your villain? If not, what did you do? Let a blank whenever you were writing about him? Did you enjoy it?
Remember the talks we had about how annoying bbashing is? You should look at Sarah1281 profile (http://www.fanfiction.net/u/674180/Sarah1281), she's quite smart and reasonable about cliches and so on...
Malice2
Well I survived NaNoWriMo and managed to reach my desired word count a few minutes before midnight. Tiring when you have other things to do but I'm glad I went through with it and survived.
ReplyDeleteI remember reading Sarah1281's profile before- but I just re-read it. There's a lot of stuff on there that I really agree with. And some of it is just thought provoking. I especially like "Pro-Itachi stories that villainize Sasuke for hating him".
Sasuke is...well, he's an idiot. Even so people forget Itachi's role in shaping the way Sasuke grew up. I know, I have. I need constant reminding because I keep getting distracted by Itachi's hair.