Novel-in-a-Day 9

gr · October 20, 2019, 4:26pm

Um, bloodsucking?

Camy · October 20, 2019, 5:41pm

Oh, you’re so judgemental!

thegirlclaudia · October 20, 2019, 5:50pm

laughcry

thegirlclaudia · October 20, 2019, 5:54pm

Well, at his job, he’s sat on a toilet, been hit by a ball, dropped a tool that took a TV station off, mounted a satnav on his car amid a wild sandstorm, sang karaoke while being self-conscious of his terrible voice, traveled to 2020 to meet his colleague (in some peculiar way) … all the while being filmed or recorded in some other fashion. So.

Camy · October 20, 2019, 10:28pm

Ha! Having done the karaoke thing, I entirely understand

homeport · October 21, 2019, 2:15pm

pigfender:

Well, that’s a long enough day for me. I usually stay up for a bit after the book goes live so that Pete and Nom can point out to me that I’ve accidentally put multiple chapter 8s in the same book or put a glaring typo on the cover of every single version. Since none of you are doing that, I’m going to assume it’s safe for me to slip off and try to remember what sleep is. I’m pretty sure it’ll come back to me fairly quickly.

Before I head off, though, I want to say a huge thank you to all of you for taking part in this - the biggest Novel in a Day ever! Every year you’ve knocked me sideways with the quality of what you produce and how you take the story in directions that wouldn’t occur to me in a lifetime of invite monkeys.

Special thanks, of course, are due to Keith and the LL team for hosting the event again, and letting us mess up their nice clean forum for a bit. Mostly, though, I have to thank them for Scrivener, which makes planning, running and compiling all this stuff not only possible, but actually pleasurable!

Was an awesome day and really appreciate all the work that you put into making it happen. I am not sure why but I am either away and doing it on my iPad balanced on lap or just back from a huge time difference, day before this year and eight hours difference, plus also after two major surgeries on knees However I would not change this day for anything, to be a part of a group of people that enjoy writing, sharing an experience that is so unique to this forum. Thank you again pigfender.

hallda01 · October 21, 2019, 6:36pm

Thanks again to the piggie for making this happen again. Sorry in advance for turning my table setting chapter into a novel unto itself

gr · October 22, 2019, 1:30am

By my calculation there are 229,582,512 distinct versions of Butterfly Dawn.

Making its underlying story an instant world classic – a tale humanity has told and retold so many times… Zoe is probably right up there with Jesus. Pigfender, see what you have wrought!

gr · October 22, 2019, 2:59am

P.S. I have now posted my web version of Butterfly Dawn, replete with all chapter versions. If you are new to it: the site enables you to easily browse, compare, and choose between versions on a chapter-by-chapter basis – so you can put together your own bespoke edition of the book. More ways to enjoy the fruit of your labors!

http://gbrish.net/niadweb/2019

Best,
gr

Maelduin · October 22, 2019, 10:33am

Not… exactly. Bwahahahahaha!

Maelduin · October 22, 2019, 10:37am

Where are these mugs to be had?

thegirlclaudia · October 22, 2019, 10:53am

The full instructions to get the NiaD badge are here:

[url]FAQs - #52 by pigfender]

Maelduin · October 22, 2019, 1:31pm

I used that web address, with …4.png, but it’s offering me a 2014 mug. Have I time travelled, or is 2019 a different number?

And what do I do to add the mug to myself when I’ve got the right one?

Ah, got it; this year’s number is 9. And I suppose I add it as a signature, duh?

Nice interview with Pigfender here - good points about the fiction process: roundaboutfm.com/episode-109-ro … -in-a-day/

pigfender · October 23, 2019, 6:52am

Hey, Maelduin… you took part in NiaD7 too! You can use 7-9.png in your signature!

Jaysen · October 23, 2019, 10:41am

Yo piggy, your signature shows a distinct lack of cups of any kind. I’m pretty sure you should have a double stacked, rum stained, broken pencil filled mug for EVERY NiaD.

pigfender · October 23, 2019, 11:08am

I had 4 mugs for about 30mins after NiaD4 but it didn’t feel right so I took it back down. I’m very proud to have written chapters in 3 events and pleased I’m able to declare it on every single forum post!

Jaysen · October 23, 2019, 4:45pm

Dude! You wrote every chapter! The entire thing was oinked into existence via your hard work. You really should give yourself more credit. Can you at least make a chipped cup for yourself?

Camy · October 23, 2019, 6:00pm

I concur.

pigfender · October 23, 2019, 6:18pm

Don’t worry - if you know what the mugs are you probably know I’ve been involved! You might not know I’ve also taken part in 3!

Jaysen · October 23, 2019, 7:15pm

To quote the Queen of the Socks…

YOU CAN’T TELL ME WHAT TO DO!!!

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