YALitChat NANOWRIMO Contest 2011!

[LM Preston]

YALitChat is proud to present it's 2011 Nanowrimo Contest!!!

1st Prize: Kindle Fire preloaded with eBooks we love!

2nd Prize: 1 year free YALITCHAT Tier 2 membership valued at $30/year

3rd Prize: 2 Free Novels (it's a surprise)

 

DIRECTIONS:

1. Post your nanowrimo log in name, name of story, general plot

2. Friend others on this contest board

3. Post your word count daily

4. Post 2 sentence teaser from what you've written that day

 

Winners will be notified by yalitchat.org mail by 12/30. Contest ends 11/30. Winners names will appear in January 2012 newsletter! Good luck and happy writing!

 

WINNERS!!!! 1/2/2012

Nanowrimo Contest Winners

1st Prize: at 100,011 words

Winner of Kindle Fire with Pre-Loaded books

Adrianne Russell

2nd Prize: at 83,018 words

year free YALITCHAT Tier 2 membership valued at $30/year

Mari J Carpenter

3rd Prize: at 79,919 words 

2 Free Novels (it's a surprise)

Nicole Zoltack

[Nicole Zoltack]

Today's word count 2,442 (total 3,707)

 

Teaser: A woman with long chocolate brown hair and soft brown eyes stared at her, a wide smile on her face. The tall man beside her wore the same smile, his dark hair streaked with a little white on the side.

Her mom didn’t know Crystal had this picture--a picture of her real mom and dad.

[Miranda Buchanan]

So apparently I've done this wrong. I replied to my own thread and I guess we should be doing new posts each day? So for yesterday (originally posted under a reply to my original post):

Word count for today: 1,648 (so far)

Two sentence teaser from today:

The Mimic laughs that horrible computer rhythmic laugh as I pull out my blade. With all the force I can muster, my knees sink deeper into the silicone crevices of his shoulders.

 

For today:

NaNo Handle: MirandaBWrites

Word count: 442

Teaser:  "I can smell the human on you, man. You may as well come clean and help me out."

Word count for today: 1,648 (so far)

Two sentence teaser from today:

The Mimic laughs that horrible computer rhythmic laugh as I pull out my blade. With all the force I can muster, my knees sink deeper into the silicone crevices of his shoulders.

 

For today:

NaNo Handle: MirandaBWrites

Word count: 442

Teaser:  "I can smell the human on you, man. You may as well come clean and help me out."

[Mari J Carpenter]

Login: mjyaedgy

Title: HURT

Day 2 word count: 2,002

Total: 5,335

Line teaser:

He punched me so hard I heard a rib crack and knew I'd be bruised. It caused me to
double over and by the time I caught my breath and stood readying my rifle he was
gone.

[Nicōle Olea]

Hey all! How are you doing?!!

 

Just wanted to check in and cheer you on.

I've not had a chance to even begin!

[Cameo Renae]

Thanks Nicole! :) - ♥ the message. Best Wishes to everyone!

[Ashley Wade]

Thanks for rooting us on :) I'm finding all of the encouragement very encouraging :D

[Rebecca Ryals Russell]

I was down and out for a week with Inner Ear Virus (of all things!) and got late start, but as of last night:

3707 words

Prissy girls who cried over every nick and bump made me sick to my stomach.

Or maybe it was the truck ride.

*****

After stuffing the empty bag into the bottom drawer with my old coveralls I plopped onto my bed staring up at the ceiling with my arms behind my head. “Sure is cold up here.”

“Feels fine down here,” Deena said.

“Yeah, fine here, too. Must just be you, Izzy.” Renee leaned out from her bunk toward mine. “Shoosh! It is cold in yours!”

 

 

[Alicia Kat Dillman]

Nano name: KatGirl_Studio

Day 2 word count: 4449

The Storm Behind Your Eyes

teaser: Mostly it was just a whole lot of broken glass. Except for the security office, that thing was blown to shiny bits. It and pretty much everything else in the vicinity.

[Bonnie Ferrante]

Day 3 - 7462 words and a map

 

"I know, I know. Unknown side-effects. Power must be respected. Yadda yadda yadda."

"I don't know yadda yadda yadda, but if that means you will swear to use it only in emergencies, I will do what I can to activate your panther bracelet."

[Logan Turner]

Hi all!

NaNoWriMo name: lturner8

Today's word count: 1,745 (5,069 total)

Today's teaser: Constance helps me from my gown and I pluck at the cords of my corset, gasping with sweet relief as I peel it from my sweaty shift. Vile little things, corsets.

[Mari J Carpenter]

Day 3: 7757

mjyaedgy

HURT

two line teaser: Somewhere itching in my mind I would recall holding his hand. I
let go and said, "Did you say, you lived here in this bookstore?"

[Nicole Zoltack]

Day 3 word count: 2,725 (total 6,432)

Teaser: "But you, you I want to live for today. Promise me that you’ll always live for today, no matter what tomorrow may bring."