NiaD 8: Live and Let NiaD

[tanyareed]

If it's the reading part, yes, yes, I am.

So we are all ready for second part tomorrow

[pacifika]

If it's the reading part, yes, yes, I am.

So we are all ready for second part tomorrow

I hope it's that! I'm ready too.

[Shift]

To all you lot who've finished before the deadline: how? Don't you have to sleep, or eat, or walk the cat?

My question exactly! Though, I only scarfed down a few fries last night, and only ate today after I finished re-reading and re-editing until 4:20pm EST. I did get a good 6 hours of sleep though. I'll never miss sleep.

[VDGriesdoorn]

Submitted 5 minutes before the hard deadline. Never finished this late before.

Feel my apology was insufficient. So... Sorry again, Rog. :/

Look forward to the book though!

[Camy]

It's winging it's way to you, Rog.

In in time, I hope, and not too many excess commas.

Much fun. Thanks!

[JacquelineM]

I’ve finished. Just need to go through and edit the chapter and check some Chicago references.:

I felt a bit like a cheater. I lived in the Chicago area for ten years, and was actually writing my chapter from my Sister's house in Indianapolis. I had quite the head start.

Lucky you! But I did a Novel In A Day a couple of years ago which was based on A Christmas Carol and set in London, so I had an advantage then.

Did you like living in Chicago? It looks like an amazing city and I’ve learned so much about it online and from YouTube in the last 24 hours.

[homeport]

Have visited Chicago few times visiting relatives but none helped today only things I googled was best places to go sledging I hope he got there at weekend with his daughter and I did check weather

[JacquelineM]

I’ve finished. Just need to go through and edit the chapter and check some Chicago references.:

I felt a bit like a cheater. I lived in the Chicago area for ten years, and was actually writing my chapter from my Sister's house in Indianapolis. I had quite the head start.

I had to Google to check the weather. I hope I didn't get that part wrong...

I used Google to check the weather, too! Found out it snows a lot in Chicago, and it’s windy. But I knew that from that Doris Day song. I put some snow in the story — didn’t want to waste the research after staying up half the night!

[homeport]

Me too it set scene to allow for possibilities at weekend

[JacquelineM]

BTW have we written one book or several?

[Evil Overlord]

To all you lot who've finished before the deadline: how? Don't you have to sleep, or eat, or walk the cat?

• Incredibly disciplined.
• Brilliant, rapid writer.
• Skimped on research.

Only one of those is true.

I did take the cat out for a walk, though.

[hallda01]

I’ve finished. Just need to go through and edit the chapter and check some Chicago references.:

I felt a bit like a cheater. I lived in the Chicago area for ten years, and was actually writing my chapter from my Sister's house in Indianapolis. I had quite the head start.

Lucky you! But I did a Novel In A Day a couple of years ago which was based on A Christmas Carol and set in London, so I had an advantage then.

Did you like living in Chicago? It looks like an amazing city and I’ve learned so much about it online and from YouTube in the last 24 hours.

I did! It's a huge city with a ton of culture, but I love living in Portland Oregon now more. It's easier for raising a family. I do miss Chicago dogs though.

[nom]

I felt a bit like a cheater. I lived in the Chicago area for ten years, and was actually writing my chapter from my Sister's house in Indianapolis. I had quite the head start.

I had to Google to check the weather. I hope I didn't get that part wrong...

I used Google to check the weather, too! Found out it snows a lot in Chicago, and it’s windy. But I knew that from that Doris Day song. I put some snow in the story — didn’t want to waste the research after staying up half the night!

For a while I lived just north of Chicago in southern Wisconsin. My memory of Chicago in winter is horizontal icicles! It’s hard to think of a more emphatic way of showing why it is known as the Windy City.

[TerryTalksFiction]

Whew! Well, that was a scramble at the end!! Got my chapter in with ten minutes left on the countdown clock (sorry Rog!).
Man, timezones suck :'O
Hopefully it's still okay - it feels much less polished than the fiction I usually write, but then again I usually have four+ drafts of that rather than the simple two drafts I had to go with this time!
Looking forward to reading what we've all created together!

[JacquelineM]

I had to Google to check the weather. I hope I didn't get that part wrong...

I used Google to check the weather, too! Found out it snows a lot in Chicago, and it’s windy. But I knew that from that Doris Day song. I put some snow in the story — didn’t want to waste the research after staying up half the night!

For a while I lived just north of Chicago in southern Wisconsin. My memory of Chicago in winter is horizontal icicles! It’s hard to think of a more emphatic way of showing why it is known as the Windy City.

Horizontal icicles, eh! I wish I'd known about that when I wrote the chapter. Did you put that in yours?
((You know that in the UK the weather is a very popular topic of conversation. Can talk about it for hours!))