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Friday, November 4, 2011

START NOW: Write-A-Thon


Ready? It's time to get this party started!

Here's a repeat of the rules-and-or-processes for tonight's write-a-thon:

1-Enter your starting time and starting word count in the comment section of this blog. Contest is open from 4:00 pm Friday, November 4 (MST) to Midnight (we'll accept word count submission in the comments until 12:15 am, November 5th.)

3-Write for four hours--set a timer if you need to! (You can take breaks, but track your time!)

4-When finished, come back to this blog and put your end time, end word count, and total words written in those 4 hours in the comment trail.

5-All "end time" posts must be posted by 12:15 a.m., Mountain Daylight Time (we're giving you 15 minutes to tally your numbers). To calculate your times based on where you live, go HERE and educate yourself about time zones.

6-Please be honest. You are your own time/word keeper, and we are trusting that none of our dearly beloved readers would sell their integrity for $50 or 30 pages :-) You must post a start comment AND an end comment to be eligible to win and have your words counted toward the total.

7-The winner--whoever has the most words written in their four hours--will be posted Saturday, November 5th here on the PEG blog. The winner will receive their choice of a $50 gift card to Amazon.com or 30 pages of a content edit from one of the Precision Editing Group editors ($60 value).

Ready, set, go...
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62 comments:

  1. Heather MooreNovember 4, 2011 at 4:02 PM

    Okay, I'm kicking it off :-)

    (My time will be very sporadic, but won't go over 4 hours total)

    Word count start on current manuscript: 72,600

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  2. Kristie KiesslingNovember 4, 2011 at 4:06 PM

    I'm joining in.

    My word count start is 5,541.

    Thanks for a great contest concept!

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  3. Heather JustesenNovember 4, 2011 at 4:07 PM

    I'm starting at 28,766 (I thought this posted before!) I'll be taking a break for dinner, but will track my time.

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  4. Robin LythgoeNovember 4, 2011 at 4:11 PM

    Count me in!

    Starting word count is 7608.

    Good luck, everyone!

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  5. Jewel AllenNovember 4, 2011 at 4:13 PM

    I'm in!

    Word count on a magazine piece: 138
    Word count on my NaNo WIP: 6710

    See you later! :-)

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  6. L.November 4, 2011 at 4:15 PM

    I'm in, I've needed a kick like this. Current count 2914.

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  7. Mary AnnNovember 4, 2011 at 4:22 PM

    I'm in. Starting word count is 8283 on NaNo. Time is 4:25. Not really playing too win--just want to see what I can do. Thanks for the challenge!

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  8. Erin G.November 4, 2011 at 4:23 PM

    I'll give it a try. :)

    Start Word Count: 3,436

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  9. Lu Ann Brobst StaheliNovember 4, 2011 at 4:26 PM

    Starting at 4:30, but I'll keep track of breaks, etc. and only write 4 total hours. Beginning word count: 6,716.

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  10. Ronda Gibb HinrichsenNovember 4, 2011 at 4:30 PM

    I'm in the sporadic zone too. My current word count is 5658.

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  11. Julie WrightNovember 4, 2011 at 4:30 PM

    My writing will also be sporadic since I have guests coming for dinner tonight, but I will keep track of time and not go over four hours. Beginning word count: 4906

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  12. HeidiNovember 4, 2011 at 4:34 PM

    I don't actually think I have four hours to spare between now and midnight, but what the heck. I'll give this a try. Starting wordcount on WIP is 28,260

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  13. DianaNovember 4, 2011 at 5:10 PM

    I'm not sure if I can swing four hours before midnight, but I'll definitely do as much as I can after dinner and a movie. My word count right now is 5,386. I'll keep track and make sure I don't go over four hours (though I doubt THAT will be a problem).

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  14. CurtisNovember 4, 2011 at 5:12 PM

    Here I go. My time will be all over the place, but like Heather, won't go over 4 hours total. My current word count is 3553.

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  15. Amie BorstNovember 4, 2011 at 5:14 PM

    i'm going to give it a try...been sick all week with a fever...suppose i'll see what i can get accomplished between coughing fits and nebulizer treatments...starting word count is 635 (yup, that's it)...and i guess i'll start by 730 (believe me, there won't be any problems with me going over 4 hours - doubt i'll be up to doing 2!)

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  16. JosiNovember 4, 2011 at 5:16 PM

    Sign me up:

    I'm starting at 0

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  17. Elizabeth HughesNovember 4, 2011 at 5:18 PM

    Here we go! (My time will be all over the place too, but no more than four hours, naturally :D)

    Starting word count: 37,215

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  18. AnonymousNovember 4, 2011 at 5:39 PM

    Start time 5:40 pm

    5489

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  19. Hogan's Hero's Swim SchoolNovember 4, 2011 at 6:14 PM

    I have my popcorn, grapes and H20. I'm ready to rock and roll. Current word count 17,022

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  20. RaejeanNovember 4, 2011 at 6:55 PM

    I'm starting at 1105 words. I'll get in what time I can, but at least I'm doing something!

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  21. JayceHunterNovember 4, 2011 at 7:05 PM

    Okay, starting off now. 12,577 words currently.

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  22. Karen E. HooverNovember 4, 2011 at 7:11 PM

    I started around 6:45, and will also be on and off but will stick to four hours. Starting word count is 26,001.

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  23. TaffyNovember 4, 2011 at 7:17 PM

    I'm in! I started at 424, stopped at 530 for a date.
    Starting again right now, 716 and hope to go until 1030 ish.

    word count: 0

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  24. Shanda :)November 4, 2011 at 7:34 PM

    Starting at 7:35 PM with 4,128 words total. Going to try to work straight through to 11:30, but my back end is already sick of me sitting. :)

    Here goes something... :)

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  25. Konstanz SilverbowNovember 4, 2011 at 7:47 PM

    Starting word count is 44,620. Looking forward to midnight! :D

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  26. Kristie KiesslingNovember 4, 2011 at 8:09 PM

    Well, there it is. Four straight hours, four thousand words. I started with 5,543 and ended 3 minutes ago with 9,541. It feels very bizarre.

    Good luck to everyone else!

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  27. Kristie KiesslingNovember 4, 2011 at 8:10 PM

    Sorry that was 5,541 not 3 as you can see in my earlier post. Silly fingers.

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  28. Amie BorstNovember 4, 2011 at 8:42 PM

    okay. forget it. i'm just way too sick. two nebulizer treatments in 3 hours is never a good sign. i squeaked out a couple hundred words despite that, though. when breathing isn't such a struggle, i'll try again.

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  29. Ronda Gibb HinrichsenNovember 4, 2011 at 9:04 PM

    Done with four hours. Ending count:; 8305. Total: 2647.

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  30. Robin LythgoeNovember 4, 2011 at 9:14 PM

    Four hours later, my final count is 3335 words. All in all, a very satisfying word count to add to the day's earlier work!

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  31. Robin LythgoeNovember 4, 2011 at 9:16 PM

    I think I did that wrong. Too many words! Too much sitting! LOL

    Beginning word count: 7608
    Ending word count: 10943
    Total words written: 3335


    Going to go fall over now...

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  32. Heather JustesenNovember 4, 2011 at 9:26 PM

    Done! I'm ending at 37,825. Which makes my total 9,059 words in four hours. Definitely a personal best.

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  33. JayceHunterNovember 4, 2011 at 9:27 PM

    Okay, I give up. 2.5 hours in, I have 16,279, for total written during this time being 3,702. I'm tired and need to relax. But the write-a-thon did get me writing tonight, something I may not otherwise have done, so thanks!

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  34. Jenn AdamsNovember 4, 2011 at 9:31 PM

    I had 4,885 words at 8:00. I'll be back to post my ending wordcount later tonight... :)

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  35. AnonymousNovember 4, 2011 at 9:55 PM

    Start was 5489 end was 8265 for a total of 2776 words!

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  36. Mary AnnNovember 4, 2011 at 9:59 PM

    My end time was 9:45 with a 2 hour dinner break (I had to watch Chuck). Anyway, I could only muster 3 hours total with a final word count of 9582= net word count of 1299. Good night all.

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  37. Lu Ann Brobst StaheliNovember 4, 2011 at 10:21 PM

    Okay, 4 hours total, spread out throughout the evening. Even had time for pizza!

    Starting word count 6,716
    Ending work count 15,007
    For a total new word count of 8,291

    Looks like Heather J. still beat me, but not bad for an evening's work.

    Night everyone!

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  38. TaffyNovember 4, 2011 at 11:06 PM

    Finished a little short of 4 hours but got a lot written. It really helped with a couple of ideas that had been brewing in my brain! THANKS girls!

    End count:4282

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  39. RaejeanNovember 4, 2011 at 11:19 PM

    I managed 35 minutes and ended with 1645 words, for a total of 540 words tonight.

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  40. JosiNovember 4, 2011 at 11:21 PM

    I'm out. I got off to a great start but then hit the same dang wall I always hit WHERE'S THE STORY! Anyway, I got 5,032 words. I'll probably cut 4,000 of them.

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  41. Heather MooreNovember 4, 2011 at 11:28 PM

    Okay, my eyes are going to fall out because my daughter's volleyball tournament went so long. But I did get *some* writing done. Total words written: 2,016

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  42. Erin G.November 4, 2011 at 11:28 PM

    Done! :)

    Ending Word Count: 8,169

    Which brings me to a total of 4,733 words written in 4 hours! Woohoo! Thanks for the fun challenge. :)

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  43. Jewel AllenNovember 4, 2011 at 11:39 PM

    My start count: 138
    My end word count:2433

    2295 total, with bonus that magazine piece is done.

    Thanks guys, that was fun!

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  44. Jewel AllenNovember 4, 2011 at 11:40 PM

    PS to Heather: I was watching my oldest play volleyball, too :-)

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  45. CurtisNovember 4, 2011 at 11:44 PM

    Tired and done. Starting word count: 3,553. Ending word count: 4,657. Total: 1,104. I'm a slow writer.

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  46. CurtisNovember 4, 2011 at 11:45 PM

    Tired and done. Starting word count: 3,553. Ending word count: 4,657. Total: 1,104. I'm a slow writer.

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  47. L.November 4, 2011 at 11:48 PM

    Done! Total is now 8806, so I did 5892 words in four hours. This has been extremely helpful!

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  48. Konstanz SilverbowNovember 4, 2011 at 11:48 PM

    I started at 7:50

    My starting word count: 44,620

    I finished at 11:50

    My ending word count: 50,277

    for a total of 5,657 words in four hours.

    Thanks for doing this Write-a-thon! It has been very helpful!

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  49. JaredNGarrettNovember 4, 2011 at 11:59 PM

    Wrote for 95 minutes. We had family movie night and watched Star Wars Ep 1.

    I started with 6995 and am stopping for the night at 9439.

    I did 2444 tonight.

    But yeah, no victory for me, what with you champion-types kicking my futile attempts into the gutter.

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  50. UnknownNovember 5, 2011 at 12:01 AM

    9424 for me in four hours. I'll love being so ahead for NaNoWriMo!

    Michael Young

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  51. Elizabeth HughesNovember 5, 2011 at 12:03 AM

    Starting word count: 37,215

    Ending word count: 42,149

    Word count total: 4,934

    Extremely good for me! I was only expecting 3,000 at most. YAY! :D

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  52. Julie WrightNovember 5, 2011 at 12:04 AM

    my end word count was 8061. My total word count in four hours was 3155. it wasn't what I'd hoped for but with the distractions of dinner guests I guess I should be thrilled it's as many as it is. I'm glad glad glad for this because without it, i doubt I'd have written ANY AT ALL :)

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  53. Hogan's Hero's Swim SchoolNovember 5, 2011 at 12:04 AM

    Ending word count 23248. That makes 6226 words. Yay for me. Thanks guys. That was fun.

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  54. UnknownNovember 5, 2011 at 12:06 AM

    Sorry, I need to include all the info.

    I started at 8pm and ended at midnight.

    I started at 36476 and ended at 45900 for a total count of 9424.

    Thanks, what a great idea!

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  55. DianaNovember 5, 2011 at 12:08 AM

    5,153!
    I typed from 8 PM - 12 AM.

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  56. DianaNovember 5, 2011 at 12:10 AM

    Oh! I mean my total ending count is 10,539!

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  57. Karen E. HooverNovember 5, 2011 at 12:11 AM

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  58. Jenn AdamsNovember 5, 2011 at 12:14 AM

    My ending word count is 8624. That makes 3,739 total. My internet hasn't been working here at the retreat, and it just came back on so hopefully this will go through! :D

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  59. Karen E. HooverNovember 5, 2011 at 12:15 AM

    Total ending word count was 32,327 for a total of 6326.

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  60. Precision Editing GroupNovember 5, 2011 at 12:22 AM

    We're over 100k so far! Still waiting to hear from Shanda & Heidi. Will post results in the morning, well, it's morning, but going to sleep a little--then make sure it's all tabulated correctly. Great job everyone! Really amazing!

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  61. Ronda Gibb HinrichsenNovember 5, 2011 at 12:39 AM

    I am totally amazed by how quickly people write. We are awesome! Hope we can keep most of those words. :)

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  62. Shanda :)November 5, 2011 at 12:41 AM

    WIP total 6312 which I believe is +2184. Honestly I am so happy with that total. I don't think I've written that much in a day, let alone 3 hours.

    Thanks!

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