Comments on: Seventy Days of Sweat – The Writing Challenge Sign-Up http://www.alisonkent.com/blog/2007/07/06/seventy-days-of-sweat-the-writing-challenge/ Blah Blog Sat, 20 Mar 2010 03:35:46 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Alison http://www.alisonkent.com/blog/2007/07/06/seventy-days-of-sweat-the-writing-challenge/comment-page-8/#comment-29527 Alison Mon, 16 Jul 2007 00:17:09 +0000 http://www.alisonkent.com/blog/?p=2089#comment-29527 I'm closing comments to this entry. Please go to the main blog page for updates! I’m closing comments to this entry. Please go to the main blog page for updates!

]]> By: Carol Ward http://www.alisonkent.com/blog/2007/07/06/seventy-days-of-sweat-the-writing-challenge/comment-page-8/#comment-29526 Carol Ward Mon, 16 Jul 2007 00:14:15 +0000 http://www.alisonkent.com/blog/?p=2089#comment-29526 I'd like to start with saying that I had really good intentions, but you know what they say good intentions paves the road to! With the first 7 of 70 days under my belt I'm already falling behind. I've only managed 3700 words but I'm looking at this as a challenge to do better this week. I’d like to start with saying that I had really good intentions, but you know what they say good intentions paves the road to!

With the first 7 of 70 days under my belt I’m already falling behind. I’ve only managed 3700 words but I’m looking at this as a challenge to do better this week.

]]> By: Cece Stuart http://www.alisonkent.com/blog/2007/07/06/seventy-days-of-sweat-the-writing-challenge/comment-page-8/#comment-29511 Cece Stuart Sun, 15 Jul 2007 22:20:23 +0000 http://www.alisonkent.com/blog/?p=2089#comment-29511 Hopefully I wont embarrass myself! 1) Title: Forbidden 2) Hero: Rafe - Prostitute 3) Heroine: Ameda - None 4) Setting: Montana in the future 5) Word Count: 90k ( I actually have 25k done) Hopefully I wont embarrass myself!

1) Title: Forbidden
2) Hero: Rafe – Prostitute
3) Heroine: Ameda – None
4) Setting: Montana in the future
5) Word Count: 90k ( I actually have 25k done)

]]> By: Angelique Armae http://www.alisonkent.com/blog/2007/07/06/seventy-days-of-sweat-the-writing-challenge/comment-page-8/#comment-29355 Angelique Armae Sat, 14 Jul 2007 15:13:31 +0000 http://www.alisonkent.com/blog/?p=2089#comment-29355 I'm working on two books - finishing up one and starting another. 1) Blood Sword 2) Sir Conor Ashwood / Curator of cursed weapons, grimoires and hexed trinkets 3) Xenia Ivanova Petrova / Princess of the Saint Petersburgh tribe of Quasi-vampires/vampire hunter 4) Regency-era Ireland 5) 70,000 After Blood Sword I'm doing the sequel Bloodline and I have a few contemporaries but haven't decided which one to work on first :-) I’m working on two books – finishing up one and starting another.

1) Blood Sword

2) Sir Conor Ashwood / Curator of cursed weapons, grimoires and hexed trinkets

3) Xenia Ivanova Petrova / Princess of the Saint Petersburgh tribe of Quasi-vampires/vampire hunter

4) Regency-era Ireland

5) 70,000

After Blood Sword I’m doing the sequel Bloodline and I have a few contemporaries but haven’t decided which one to work on first :-)

]]> By: Alison http://www.alisonkent.com/blog/2007/07/06/seventy-days-of-sweat-the-writing-challenge/comment-page-8/#comment-29344 Alison Sat, 14 Jul 2007 12:54:10 +0000 http://www.alisonkent.com/blog/?p=2089#comment-29344 Sign-ups for the challenge are now closed! Sign-ups for the challenge are now closed!

]]> By: Write it down! http://www.alisonkent.com/blog/2007/07/06/seventy-days-of-sweat-the-writing-challenge/comment-page-8/#comment-29309 Write it down! Sat, 14 Jul 2007 04:20:42 +0000 http://www.alisonkent.com/blog/?p=2089#comment-29309 [...] they’re worth anything to the story.  [...] [...] they’re worth anything to the story.  [...]

]]> By: Write it down! http://www.alisonkent.com/blog/2007/07/06/seventy-days-of-sweat-the-writing-challenge/comment-page-8/#comment-29301 Write it down! Sat, 14 Jul 2007 02:36:45 +0000 http://www.alisonkent.com/blog/?p=2089#comment-29301 [...] Alison Kent is challenging writers to whip out a full draft of a novel in the next 70 days. She’s giving prizes, too. Now you’d think that would be awesome motivation and I’d just jump right in and say “Count me in!” But prizes weren’t enough to overcome my negative self-talk.  I learned about the challenge last Friday, but have shucking and jiving with myself for this entire week.  What if I signed up and couldn’t write 4–6 pages a day? What if I signed up and couldn’t write for 70 days in a row?  Oh, believe me, the “what-ifs” can drive a body crazy.  And it’s not like I haven’t been there/done that in the past. I have a friend who’s convinced I could start an excuse factory and make a fortune. LOL [...] [...] Alison Kent is challenging writers to whip out a full draft of a novel in the next 70 days. She’s giving prizes, too. Now you’d think that would be awesome motivation and I’d just jump right in and say “Count me in!” But prizes weren’t enough to overcome my negative self-talk.  I learned about the challenge last Friday, but have shucking and jiving with myself for this entire week.  What if I signed up and couldn’t write 4–6 pages a day? What if I signed up and couldn’t write for 70 days in a row?  Oh, believe me, the “what-ifs” can drive a body crazy.  And it’s not like I haven’t been there/done that in the past. I have a friend who’s convinced I could start an excuse factory and make a fortune. LOL [...]

]]> By: Tina http://www.alisonkent.com/blog/2007/07/06/seventy-days-of-sweat-the-writing-challenge/comment-page-8/#comment-29298 Tina Sat, 14 Jul 2007 02:11:39 +0000 http://www.alisonkent.com/blog/?p=2089#comment-29298 My first big decision is to choose a planned work to concentrate on. My general goal is to a 90,000 word first draft of a contemporary novel set in the San Francisco Bay Area. Splitting my time on two of my favored wips would result in solid progress on both. My first big decision is to choose a planned work to concentrate on. My general goal is to a 90,000 word first draft of a contemporary novel set in the San Francisco Bay Area. Splitting my time on two of my favored wips would result in solid progress on both.

]]> By: Jeanne Vincent http://www.alisonkent.com/blog/2007/07/06/seventy-days-of-sweat-the-writing-challenge/comment-page-8/#comment-29296 Jeanne Vincent Sat, 14 Jul 2007 01:39:36 +0000 http://www.alisonkent.com/blog/?p=2089#comment-29296 Book Title: Mills Crossing (temporary working title) Hero name/occupation: Jack/not yet determined Heroine name/occupation: Nancy/not yet determined Setting: fictional county in New York Length: 80-100K word single title Book Title: Mills Crossing (temporary working title)
Hero name/occupation: Jack/not yet determined
Heroine name/occupation: Nancy/not yet determined
Setting: fictional county in New York
Length: 80-100K word single title

]]> By: Suzi http://www.alisonkent.com/blog/2007/07/06/seventy-days-of-sweat-the-writing-challenge/comment-page-8/#comment-29287 Suzi Fri, 13 Jul 2007 23:52:33 +0000 http://www.alisonkent.com/blog/?p=2089#comment-29287 I only have a vague idea at this point, but it's probably going to be a fantasy novel centered on a young woman who must complete a journey before her arranged marriage. I also have several short stories to work on... I only have a vague idea at this point, but it’s probably going to be a fantasy novel centered on a young woman who must complete a journey before her arranged marriage. I also have several short stories to work on…

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