March Challenge- the Editing Pub Crawl

Editing Pub Crawl

The First Step

You’ve finished your novel, but the celebration is over. Now you have to figure out what to with it. Ponder your options with a 5 minute word war. 

Word Count: 146  3/12

Printing

You’ve decided to edit your novel, which means it’s time to print it out. While you wait for the printer to spit it out, you do a 1k sprint.

Word Count:  1,017   3/12

The Read Through

Your novel has been printed, a mountain of paper large enough to be used as a weapon. You settle down to read it with a 30 minute war.

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First Impressions

You started out thinking that it’s not that bad, but by the time you’ve reached the end you can see the truth. There are plot holes big enough to drive a truck through and your characters seem so shallow. As you think of how to fix them, you do a 500 word sprint.

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But What Does it Really Mean?

You’ve gone backwards and forwards trying to find the solution to the problems in your novel, but you keep getting lost. You settle down to figure out why you really wrote this novel and what your novel is really about. While you think, you do an Epic Music Hour.

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Ripping into the Guts

You’re now prepared to do a full edit, to dig into the guts of your words and find ones that are better. Armed with colored pens, you set to work while writing the last 3 digits of your last WIP.

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Beta Readers

You’ve edited your novel until your eyes cross, but the plot holes have been filled and your characters strengthened. Now it’s time to let others read it and leave their mark. While you wait for the beta readers to do their work, you do a 20 minute war. 

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Final Draft

Your beta readers have returned your story and you’ve fixed the issues that they’ve spotted. Your novel is finally finished! You celebrate by sprinting to the nearest thousand!

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Total For Crawl: 1163

I did do the remainder of the challenges eventually, but not within the time constraints.

Ouch, that hurt- a February Progress Report

February Goals

• Write and publish Blog Circle Post
• Finish Romance Pub Crawl by the end of the month
• 15 Days of the consistency challenge
• 10k
  
  February total- 1756 words.
  So, that was an awful month for writing. I think my motivation just died. I mean, sure I was busy- company merge, fixing all the computers that broke last month, filing taxes, my sister had a birthday, planning for a convention in March and vacation in May... Stuff happened. Just not writing stuff.
  Partially because the nerve in my write arm kept lighting up and since I have a data entry job, I didn't want to push it by writing at home.
  But still, less than 2k is pathetic.
  
  Ah well- here's to a better March!
                                    - Jay

One Down-- January Progress Report

Goals for this January:

• Start Writing
• Write at least 1,000 words this month

• Continue updating idea project in Scrivener.

• Start writing "Jafar"- new WIP

• Write and Publish Blog Circle Post
• Complete "I Have a Dream Challenge"

• Complete Full Moon Madness
• Minimum Month Goal- 8494
• 5k Weekend
• Shoot for the stars goal- 10,000 Made it to 8,737
  

                       Min. Goal                   Goal                 Final count

January:          8,494                        10,000                    8,737

Well, January is now "officially" over- it being February the first and all. Therefore, it is time to UPDATE the progress thread!

First the bad news- I did NOT make 10k this January. Let us have a second of silence to mourn the death of the goal. *pauses*

Second- the bright side- I DID finish my "minimum" goals for the month- one challenge and 8,494 words written. I even over shot by a few hundred on word count!

And this is in spite of dead keyboards, video card fits, head colds and my EDJ.

So. January has been conquered. Now if I can continue to win over the words in February, I'll be off to a good start 

May the words be with us all!

                                  -Jay

Martin Luther King Day Challenge

January 18-24, 2016 

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is a United States federal holiday marking the birthday of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. It is observed on the third Monday of January each year, which is around the time of King's birthday, January 15.

While MLK Day is a US holiday, that doesn't mean we all can't enjoy the message of peace and equality that it is meant to portray. It also doesn't keep us here at WriYe from using it to theme a challenge! This year, we're continuing on with the tradition of word count crawls and you have a week to complete it.

RULES

- OBEY ALL RULES

- You must take the pubs in order without skipping any.

- You don't have to post in the original thread but it's quite nice to do so!

- The only pubs that count are the ones completed between the 18th and the 24th.

- Have fun!

WRIYE CRAWL

News, Information, and Questions: You click onto Wriye, excited to begin the year. You skim through the News and Information threads with a 5 min word war.

Words Written: 113

Event Total: 113

Sign Ups and Introduction: You decide on a goal for the year and sign up. You even write a clever bit to introduce yourself! To get you started on your goal, you decide to write the first 3 digits of your Word Count Goal. (example, 250K goal, write 250 words!)

Words Written: 103

Event Total: 216

The Sofa: As you scroll down, you take a moment to look at the mysterious mod section. Just what do they get up to in there? You ponder this for a 100 word sprint.

Words Written: 138

Event Total: 354

General Writing Chatter: The only thing better than writing is talking about writing with other writers. There are many different topics in this forum, and you read through them with a 15 minute war.

Words Written: 321

Event Total: 675

Challenges: The challenges forum is so motivating, always pushing you to greater heights with your word count. Since you're here for a challenge, you decide to take on the Epic Music Hour. (there are videos on youtube, or else just put on whatever music you want and write for an hour.)

Words Written: 1147

Event Total: 1822

Progress Threads: The progress threads are the best place to toot your own horn and read about the progress of others. You catch up on the progress threads with a 1K Sprint.

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What’s your Genre: Fantasy or realistic fiction, you can find your people here. An interesting thread catches your eye and you write a response with a 500 word sprint.

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Planning your Novel: Whether you plan your novel before you start it or after, this place has some good resources. You pause to taste marvel at the map made out of candy with a 10 minute war.

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Editing your Novel: Whether you love editing or hate it, it is a necessary process in the journey of a writer. You scan your project for any typos with a 15 minute war.

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Publishing your Novel: The goal of many of us, whether it is simply on a fan site or bound in paper. The glory, the fame! While you revel in it, do a 20 minute war

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WIPs: The best place to keep track of your works in progresses and works in mind. You take a moment to read through the summaries and then write 100 words for every WIP you have.

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Read Me, Feed Me: This is where you share your work and chip in to help other people with their own works. In a sense of community, you do a 3 Digit Challenge.

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Blather Away: Everything that isn't writing gets talked about in here. While you love writing, you can also talk on and on about the other things you love with a 30 min war.

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Procrastination: You've been doing this crawl for what seems to be forever. You have a decent word count thanks to this, but you're ready for a break. But first, you'll procrastinate by warring until the end of a song.

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Archives: The archives are your final stop at the board. Looking at the seven years of history preserved, you round out the crawl by sprinting to the nearest thousand.

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