Melisa asks: “Can I get away with not using contractions in my writing? I cannot stand how they sound.”
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NaNoGang Day 30: Sliding into Home
NaNoWriMo 2019 is over, and today we finish our NaNoGang challenge. How did we do?
Resources Mentioned
Word counts:
Kitty 0
Dan 4424
Tori 0
DD 1769
Totals:
Dan: 50423
DD 17983
Kitty 10899
Tori 4704
Ben 1148
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NaNoGang Day 29: Down To the Wire
Today on the penultimate day of nanowrimo, we ask ourselves: will we meet our own goals for the month?
Resources Mentioned
South Park: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut – movie, and soundtrack
Word counts:
Kitty 0
Dan 2499
Tori 0
DD 0
Totals:
Dan 45999
DD 15214
Kitty 10889
Tori 4704
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NaNoGang Day 28: Cluster Plucking
Today on our challenge, Kitty hits 10K and Dan battles on.
Word counts:
Dan 1500
Kitty 1000
DD 1000
Tori 0
Totals:
Dan 43500
DD 16214
Kitty 10889
Tori 4704
Ben 1148
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NanoGang Day 27: Santa’s Naughty List
In our Thanksgiving day update, we all have a food coma and talk Swiss Family Robinson, Santa, and future anthologies.
Resources Mentioned
Milk Run, by Nathan Lowell
Swiss Family Robinson by Johann Wyss
Word counts:
Kitty 400
Dan 160
Tori 0
DD 0
Totals:
Dan 42000
DD 15214
Kitty 9889
Tori 4704
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NanoGang Series Day 26: All Work and No Turkeys?
Today on the NanoGang, Kitty takes over the show…
Resources Mentioned:
The Shining, by Stephen King
Word Count:
Dan 1598
DD: 0
Kitty: 390
Tori: 0
Cumulative:
Dan:41840
DD: 15214
Kitty: 9489
Tori: 4704
Ben: 1148
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NanoGang Series Day 25: Popcorn and Coconuts
Today on the NanoGang, we crave popcorn and discuss the young adult market.
Resources Mentioned:
The Hunger Games, by Suzanne Collins
Word Count:
Dan 3200
DD: 790
Kitty: 526
Tori: 0
Cumulative:
Dan:40254
DD: 15214
Kitty: 9099
Tori: 4704
Ben: 1148
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NanoGang Day 24: From Text Adventure to Story
Today on the NanoGang, a moment of frustration leads to a revelation.
Resources Mentioned:
The Last Jedi
Collosal Cave Adventure home page
Word Count:
Dan 3202
DD: 1100
Kitty: 0
Tori: 0
Cumulative:
Dan:3705
DD: 14424
Kitty: 8573
Tori: 4704
Ben: 1148
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Nanogang Day 23: Dan Finds a Groove, Kitty Gets a Note
Dan finally hits his groove, the gang sets some goals, and Kitty gets some listener feedback.
Word Count:
Dan: 4366
Kitty: 435
Dede: 0
Tori: 0
Ben: 0
Cumulative Word Count:
Dan: 33852
Dede: 13224
Kitty: 8573
Tori: 4704
Ben: 1148
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NanoGang Day 22: Emotional Blocks and The Rise of Kitty!
Today the gang talks about emotional blocks, priorities, and story progress, and we struggle with bad connections.
Word Count:
Dan: 1061
Kitty: 1152
Dede: 913
Tori: 188
Ben: 0
Cumulative Word Count:
Dan: 29486
Dede: 13224
Kitty: 8138
Tori: 4704
Ben: 1148
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