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Posted by Chris Bridges (Member # 1138) on :

Want to write a novel? Really quickly?
"If, over the next few weeks, you see someone sitting in a coffee shop staring at nothing and muttering about how to get rid of a body or what would happen if cats could time-travel by sneezing, do not be alarmed. It's novel-writing time again."

Posted by TomDavidson (Member # 124) on :

Chris, I want to reiterate something: you are considerably funnier than Dave Barry, nowadays. (I'll reserve judgement on whether you're funnier than Barry USED to be.) You're a GREAT deal funnier than that Eric Snyder guy OSC liked -- and presumably wouldn't do anything to get yourself fired, unlike Snyder.

If you do not make more noise about getting yourself syndicated, I shall have no choice but to kick you.

Posted by Jexxster (Member # 5293) on :

I have to add my voice to TomD's here Chris. As a relative newcomer to these here parts I have just recently been introduced to your column. I now find myself looking forward to it each week.

Again, I thank you for sharing.

Posted by Chris Bridges (Member # 1138) on :

Thanks! I'm hoping (cross appendages) to do a series for the print side on my progress during NaNo, and the successes and failures of other local writers. Ideally a weekly thing, but we'll see what they offer me.
Because, you know, just writing 50,000 words in a month isn't nearly enough pressure [Smile]

I don't foresee any problems with getting fired (besides, I'm a webmaster who writes columns, the worst that would happen is I couldn't write the columns anymore). If I write about anything that would be a conflict of interest or dangerously controversial, I'll just post it here instead.

Should also point out that, now that I write a humor column every week, I have much more respect for Dave Barry. He's been doing this for how many years? And still finds things to write about? Even if one in three is hilarious, that's a better batting average than a lot of the other columnists I read. Even if I do suspect he's saving all his best stuff for his books...

Nearly related note: Carl Hiaasen is coming to talk at a college near me Oct. 29. Woo hoo!

[ October 15, 2003, 12:45 PM: Message edited by: Chris Bridges ]

Posted by T_Smith (Member # 3734) on :

[ROFL]

Posted by BannaOj (Member # 3206) on :

Chris, you are awesome!

[ROFL]

Posted by Dan_raven (Member # 3383) on :

Question of the day, how many people will dump the aforementioned article into their Nov Novel?

And you are making your novel, alla Dave Barry, a "Best of my articles" story, right?

Posted by Ryuko (Member # 5125) on :

quote:
-- Ninjas, ninjas, ninjas.

All right, Chris. Keep on preachin' the good word. ^_^

Posted by Chris Bridges (Member # 1138) on :

quote:
And you are making your novel, alla Dave Barry, a "Best of my articles" story, right?

Nope, all the words in the novel have to be written after Nov. 1st.
Of course, I could always include a columnist in my novel. Hmmm, my columns average 650 words, there'll be four that month, that makes...

Posted by Chris Bridges (Member # 1138) on :

BTW TomD -- I still plan on hooking up with you folks in November. Just don't be surprised if I bring my Palm Pilot and keyboard along and I look like I'm trying to memorize conversations.

Posted by jeniwren (Member # 2002) on :

I was thinking that for my attempt at NaNoWriMo, I'd write a ficticious online Mafia game that ends in a real life reunion where someone dies. [Big Grin]

Great article, Chris!

Posted by Sopwith (Member # 4640) on :

Great one, Chris! [Big Grin]

Bah, 50,000 words in a month is no sweat. I'm tempted to try and pop one out. Anyone else for the Hatrack Month of Novel Mayhem?

Posted by Chris Bridges (Member # 1138) on :

Could do one about a hatracker who becomes unable to communicate any other way. Family and friends have to register to talk to her, arguments and requests to pass the salt, that kind of thing.