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^I swear that I was just going to type that until I saw your comment, Jack. I just want to be like, "Yay!!!!" So yeah. YAY! Thanks for this, Claudette! ...

About six hours left here, but I'm thinking I'm going to get up early tomorrow, like really early; four-ish, perhaps? I want to get a good chunk done at that ...

Happy Halloween , all! And more importantly: it's tomorrow! Does everyone feel ready? Nervous? Scared? Excited? What are you doing to try and psyche yourself up for NaNoWriMo 2006?

This probably won't be very helpful, but I wasn't actually knocked out--more like I passed out, and only for a few seconds. I was on the softball team in seventh ...

And, is it just me, or is anyone else reminded of the question, "Where do babies come from, mommy?" *snickers* ^That's exactly what I thought when I read the title. ...

Okay! Thanks for that! I think I have something in mind, I'll use it as a provisional title. =) That makes sense--if you really can't stand to have no title, ...

Like Claudette, I usually use a phrase or word that pops up in my story, so I'm waiting until after. It seems really weird to me to title your story ...

New York is somewhere in that mass of circles! Really! Cool beans, Nate. ;)

Wow, Snoink. Just wow. XD

Not much, actually. I try not to feel anything--it's easier that way. When you listen to music, do you tend to feel like dancing, or do you sit just as ...

Aye. I use the phone book for last names sometimes, but I mostly stick to for first names.

Hey Jaz, and welcome to YWS! This is a great place to improve your writing, so go ahead and critique some work, then post your own! PM me if you ...

Welcome to YWS! It's pretty cool here--PM me with any questions, okay? :D

Jennafina--Yup. I made one, three, and five brighter. DD--Me too! :D

Smaur's right: if you don't have a good beginning, it could end up bothering you. In my novel (my non-NaNo one) I totally rewrote the beginning because I hated it ...