Instructions
Please answer the following question by submitting your answer with the form
VOTE="answer"
It's important to capitalize VOTE, put an equals sign (=), and enclose your answers in double quotes (and not put any spurious spaces around the equals sign). Otherwise the autopoll engine won't recognize the answer as a vote.
You can simply copy the options given below and paste them into your reply or else you can make up your own reply.
Question
What stage of novel preparation are you in?
Some options (choose all applicable and/or make up your own)
- VOTE="Preparation? We're supposed to prepare for this?"
- VOTE="I have a storyline"
- VOTE="I have characters"
- VOTE="My characters are talking to me!"
- VOTE="I have a partial outline"
- VOTE="I have a completed outline"
- VOTE="I have notebooks and notebooks of information..."
- VOTE="I didn't know we're not supposed to start writing until November 1st!"
- VOTE="I have a world defined"
- VOTE="I have a setting"
- VOTE="I have one or more themes"
Note
- This tool uses the auto poll tool
- If you reply after you submit your answer and include new VOTE="..." lines, they will be added to your previous vote. If you wish to erase your vote, use the string CLEARVOTE in your reply.
0 / 50,000
Oct 30, 2010 - 20 38
VOTE="Preparation? We're supposed to prepare for this?"
----------2009: Heading Homeward - failed, BADLY; just wasn't ready/too busy, I think
2010: (untitled) - I'll do my best!
I'm bad at keeping track of my posts, so please message me if you'd like a reply. I don't bite!
121,372 / 50,000
Oct 20, 2010 - 13 05
VOTE="Preparation? We're supposed to prepare for this?"
VOTE="I have a storyline"
VOTE="I have characters"
VOTE="My characters are talking to me!"
VOTE="I have a setting"
VOTE="I have one or more themes"
VOTE="I still have a few more days left to prepare!"
I guess I'm not as far behind as I thought I was :)
----------English usage is sometimes more than mere taste, judgment, and education -- sometimes it's sheer luck, like getting across the street. ~E.B. White
76,543 / 50,000
Oct 19, 2010 - 12 47
VOTE="I have a storyline"
----------VOTE="I have characters"
VOTE="My characters are talking to me!"
VOTE="I have a world defined"
VOTE="I have a setting"
VOTE="I have one or more themes"
"We're number 17!"
NaNo 2004- WON! 56k | NaNo 2005- WON! 54k | NaNo 2006- WON! 93k | NaNo 2007- WON! 51k | NaNo 2008- WON! 50k | NaNo 2010- WON! 76k
50,105 / 50,000
Oct 15, 2010 - 13 20
VOTE="Preparation? We're supposed to prepare for this?"
----------VOTE="I have characters"
VOTE="I have a setting"
http://herbookself.blogspot.com
101,608 / 50,000
Oct 14, 2010 - 11 42
VOTE="I have notebooks and notebooks of information..."
----------VOTE="I have a world defined"
VOTE="I have a setting"
VOTE="I have one or more themes"
VOTE="I have a storyline"
VOTE="I have characters"
VOTE="My characters are talking to me!"
VOTE="I have a partial outline"
NaNoWriMo region: Ferndale, MI | Naperville, IL
Genres: Urban contemporary; fantasy, sci-fi; speculative; historical
50,233 / 50,000
Oct 11, 2010 - 20 22
VOTE="I have a storyline"
VOTE="I have a partial outline"
VOTE="I have a setting"
51,345 / 50,000
Oct 11, 2010 - 08 37
VOTE="I have a storyline"
VOTE="I have characters"
VOTE="My characters are talking to me!"
VOTE="I have a partial outline"
VOTE="I have a world defined"
VOTE="I have a setting"
VOTE="I have one or more themes"
Since this year's story is basically a sequel to a previous story, the characters, world and setting are already pretty established. The characters began talking to me a few months ago, so I think I know what the first several chapters are going to be about. Normally from there I usually let the story tell itself, but this year I actually have a vague idea about where it's all headed. Hopefully all of this preparation doesn't kill the storytelling, because in the past I have just sat down and typed.
7,050 / 50,000
Oct 10, 2010 - 18 55
* VOTE="I have a storyline"
----------* VOTE="I have a setting"
* VOTE="I have one or more themes"
Nan07: Stradivarius' Legacy - WIN!
Nan08: Let's Dance - FAIL
Nan09: Raptors and Rifles - WIN!
Nan10: We're Being Watched! - FAIL
Hey, looks like 2011 is going to be a winning year!
50,029 / 50,000
Oct 10, 2010 - 13 50
VOTE="I have a storyline"
VOTE="I have characters"
VOTE="My characters are talking to me!"
VOTE="I have a partial outline"
VOTE="I have a setting"
VOTE="I have one or more themes"
Give me a week or two and I'll be able to add the world defined to the list!
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2007 - Changeling Wars: 50,030 Words!
2008 - Siren: 50,052 Words!
2009 - In Her Head: 61,017 Words!
2010 - Magic in the Dance: it's not quite November yet!
50,027 / 50,000
Oct 10, 2010 - 11 38
VOTE="Preparation? We're supposed to prepare for this?"
----------VOTE="I have a setting"
VOTE="I have one or more themes"
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50,047 / 50,000
Oct 10, 2010 - 07 52
VOTE="I have a setting"
----------VOTE="I have one or more themes"
VOTE="I have characters"
The opposite of war isn't peace, it's creation!
50,044 / 50,000
Oct 9, 2010 - 13 15
VOTE="I have a storyline"
----------VOTE="I have characters"
VOTE="I have a partial outline"
VOTE="I have a setting"
VOTE="I have one or more themes"
NaNo 2007: A New Kind of Power (around 30000)
NaNo 2008: Hell's the Pits (25000)
NaNo 2009: Cadence (WON!)
NaNo 2010:
50,001 / 50,000
Oct 9, 2010 - 09 27
VOTE="Preparation? We're supposed to prepare for this?"
25,122 / 50,000
Oct 9, 2010 - 09 12
VOTE="I have characters"
----------VOTE="I have a partial outline"
VOTE="I have a setting"
VOTE="I have one or more themes"
Nano 2009: Astrid and the Hex 19,894/50,000
Nano 2010: Cloud on Title
67,456 / 50,000
Oct 8, 2010 - 22 19
VOTE="I have a storyline"
VOTE="I have characters"
VOTE="My characters are talking to me!"
VOTE="I have a partial outline"
VOTE="I have one or more themes"
I need to finish my mindmapping... (using XMind to do my novel planning)
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