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Tuesday, July 18, 2017

July 2017 Word War: Day Two

Today is day TWO of our word war! Even though I could only write for an hour yesterday, I had a fun time warring with Ann and Olivia. I'll be around more today, especially this morning, so I hope I get the chance to interact with more of you!



What's a word war? 

A word war is when you and another writer (or in this case, lots of other writers!) compete to see who can write the most words in a designated period of time. Sometimes these are also referred to as "word sprints."

How does it work?

Write as much as you're able to today, and when you're done, leave a comment in this post about how the day went. You can share how many words you wrote, stumbling blocks, a favorite line you wrote, whatever you want!

You can also start mini word wars in the comments section of this blog, or on the Go Teen Writers Community Facebook group. (If you apply to join, leave me a comment on the blog so I can get you approved.)

The goal is to buckle down and focus on our manuscripts whenever we can, make good use of our writing time, and encourage each other as we write. Hopefully you'll be meeting new writers and deepening friendships as the war goes on!
How long does it last?

This word war began yesterday and will end Friday night. It's a come-and-go, write-when-you-can style of war, so it's never too late to join, and you don't have to participate every day. 

Looking forward to a fun—and productive—day!
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61 comments:

  1. Stephanie MorrillJuly 18, 2017 at 9:52 AM

    I'm starting at 10 central if anyone wants to write with me!

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    1. Roseanna WhiteJuly 18, 2017 at 9:54 AM

      I'm there! Or here. Or...in front of my keyboard, needing to buckle down, at any rate. =)

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    2. AnonymousJuly 18, 2017 at 9:55 AM

      I'm on board!

      -Ann

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    3. Stephanie MorrillJuly 18, 2017 at 9:56 AM

      Perfect :) I'm fumbling my way through the climactic final scene for Evalina. Not sure how climactic it's feeling...

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    4. Roseanna WhiteJuly 18, 2017 at 9:57 AM

      Yeah, mine currently feels like, "And they walked toward the town...and, like, things happened. It was super suspenseful..."

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    5. Stephanie MorrillJuly 18, 2017 at 9:58 AM

      At least both of us will have something to do in the critiques stage, it sounds like :)

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    6. AnonymousJuly 18, 2017 at 9:59 AM

      Ha! I'm lucky to just spit some words onto the page. My characters don't want to talk right now.

      -Ann

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    7. Stephanie MorrillJuly 18, 2017 at 10:03 AM

      Ann, that's the worst! Maybe the solidarity of writing with others will help!

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    8. AnonymousJuly 18, 2017 at 11:06 AM

      Had to stop for lunch. Got down 1,537 words. It'll need a lot of work, but at least I have something now to work with. :)

      Thanks for letting me join in! Let me know how y'all fared.

      -Ann

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    9. Stephanie MorrillJuly 18, 2017 at 11:25 AM

      That's great! Thought you said you're a slow writer ;)

      I wrote 1,100 and then had to pause. Back at it now!

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    10. Stephanie MorrillJuly 18, 2017 at 12:16 PM

      2,955 and having to pause to take a kiddo to camp. Feel good about the morning, though!

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    11. AnonymousJuly 18, 2017 at 12:36 PM

      @Ms. Morrill: Nice work! Is the climax feeling more climatic now? :)

      -Ann

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  2. UnknownJuly 18, 2017 at 12:07 PM

    Don't know if my last comment went through... my computer's kind of temperamental today.
    Anyone want to war from now till 2:30 (central)

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    1. Stephanie MorrillJuly 18, 2017 at 12:16 PM

      I'm having to pause, but I'll be back around 1:30. Might be able to war with you toward the end?

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    2. UnknownJuly 18, 2017 at 12:30 PM

      Okay!

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    3. AnonymousJuly 18, 2017 at 12:35 PM

      Have to map out my next scenes, but I'll try to join in at one, Lydia. :)

      -Ann

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    4. AnonymousJuly 18, 2017 at 1:48 PM

      Ah, I have to go. But I did get 700 words in. Happy writing!

      -Ann

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    5. UnknownJuly 18, 2017 at 2:31 PM

      I got 1744 words. Less than I would like, especially for the amount of time, but I'm happy with what I wrote. :) I'm going to take a break now, then I might come back and do something with my other WIP.

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    6. AnonymousJuly 18, 2017 at 8:22 PM

      Quality over quantity is a good trade. Thanks for letting me hop in. ;)

      -Ann

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  3. GwenJuly 18, 2017 at 12:56 PM

    I was busy yesterday, didn't get the chance to put any words down. Now to see how far I can go today.

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  4. Book DragonJuly 18, 2017 at 2:00 PM

    Would anyone like to war with me for about an hour? (so until 3 central time)
    - Book Dragon

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    1. OliviaJuly 18, 2017 at 2:05 PM

      I'll war with you, Book Dragon!

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    2. AnonymousJuly 18, 2017 at 2:07 PM

      Cool!
      - Book Dragon

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    3. AnonymousJuly 18, 2017 at 3:02 PM

      182 words. How much did you get?
      - Book Dragon

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    4. OliviaJuly 18, 2017 at 3:06 PM

      I was able to work pretty steadily and got 934. Thank you for hosting the word war, Book Dragon! It was a lot of fun!

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  5. UnknownJuly 18, 2017 at 2:59 PM

    Hey anyone on to war for about an hour? :) (until 5 EDT)

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    1. UnknownJuly 18, 2017 at 3:16 PM

      I know I'm a few minutes late, but I'll war! :)

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    2. UnknownJuly 18, 2017 at 3:21 PM

      Awesome! :)

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    3. Hannah KJuly 18, 2017 at 3:35 PM

      Not sure exactly how this works, but I've written about 455 since you posted. :) (A fast-paced chase scene that is going very slowly!)

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    4. UnknownJuly 18, 2017 at 3:59 PM

      I got 718. :)

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    5. UnknownJuly 18, 2017 at 4:16 PM

      493 for me :) Which is good considering I didn't write yesterday. Very intense and important scene.

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  6. Carrie-Anne ThomasJuly 18, 2017 at 3:50 PM

    If anyone wants to race to a number of words (I call it word sprints rather than word wars), then I'll be on writedeck.com watching for any new sprints to pop up. ^~^

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    1. UnknownJuly 18, 2017 at 4:25 PM

      If you want to do one on there, I can put another one up.

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    2. UnknownJuly 18, 2017 at 4:33 PM

      I'm starting this one in a moment: http://www.writedeck.com/sprint/KND73fo2uLo3ujibY

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    3. Hannah KJuly 18, 2017 at 4:49 PM

      I'd like to try this--how do I find you?

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    4. Hannah KJuly 18, 2017 at 4:51 PM

      Okay, I guess I missed it. :)

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    5. Carrie-Anne ThomasJuly 18, 2017 at 5:55 PM

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    6. Carrie-Anne ThomasJuly 18, 2017 at 6:04 PM

      Sorry. I missed it. But here's one. :-) http://www.writedeck.com/sprint/2YoMFdkKMaaRzjBS3

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    7. Carrie-Anne ThomasJuly 18, 2017 at 7:29 PM

      Well, never mind. xP I'm going to go eat dinner, so I'll be cancelling that sprint. But my name on there is FaithSong, so if you see my sprints, I always start them very quickly. :-)

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    8. Hannah KJuly 18, 2017 at 10:21 PM

      Thanks for telling us about this! I joined and did one (and lost). But it got my juices flowing so it was great! I'll definitely be trying it out again!

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  7. Allison PJuly 18, 2017 at 4:13 PM

    swim team practice took the whole morning, so I'm trying to finish up some school and hopefully get some writing done tonight. Goal is 2k words tonight, but we'll see. :)

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    1. Ivie BrooksJuly 18, 2017 at 5:02 PM

      You can do it! It can be hard to stay focused, but it is so worth it. :)

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    2. Allison PJuly 18, 2017 at 5:08 PM

      thanks! yes, focusing is very hard for me. :) we'll see how it goes! :)

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    3. Ivie BrooksJuly 18, 2017 at 5:59 PM

      Focusing can be hard for me, too. I found this piano instrumental music on YouTube that's supposed to help with concentration. It seemed to help me a little and didn't distract me. Here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SygnuHXCIjE
      It has helped me and there is lots of other instrumental music on YouTube. Usually music distracts me, but this doesn't.

      God bless you! <3

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    4. Allison PJuly 18, 2017 at 8:49 PM

      ooh thank you! I will have to try that. I'm writing now, and I'm up to about 300 or so words...:)
      Hope your day was productive!

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    5. Ivie BrooksJuly 19, 2017 at 3:50 PM

      Sorry, I'm a little late to reply. Yes, it was productive. Not as much as I wanted, but a little is better than nothing.

      Hope your day was productive as well. :)

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  8. Dreamer07July 18, 2017 at 5:06 PM

    Ahhh! It's going to be hard for me to war this week. Yesterday was my birthday and I am leaving this weekend, so lots of preparing. I'm definitely going to try and participate tomorrow :)

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    1. Ivie BrooksJuly 18, 2017 at 5:56 PM

      Happy late birthday! Have fun and don't stress. Writing will happen when it happens. :)

      iviewrites.blogspot.com

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    2. Dreamer07July 19, 2017 at 9:23 AM

      Thank you, Ivie :)

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  9. AnonymousJuly 18, 2017 at 8:25 PM

    Well, time to call it a night. I wrote 3,011 words today. Probably my speediest word wars to date too, so I'm tickled pink. :-)

    -Ann

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    1. Ivie BrooksJuly 18, 2017 at 8:48 PM

      Great job! I wrote 2,700 something words. (the number is not accurate, unfortunately, as the zeros are placeholders for two other numbers that I can't remember.)

      But, it was productive. :)

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  10. Allison PJuly 18, 2017 at 9:03 PM

    ok, so I wrote about 1000 words tonight. I didn't meet my goal (2k) but hopefully I'll be able to tomorrow. super tired now, but happy that I at least managed to write something. :)

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    1. Ivie BrooksJuly 19, 2017 at 8:12 AM

      Hey, that's still progress. Good job! My goal for Monday was 4,000 words, but I didn't even get close. So now that's my goal for the week instead.

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  11. AnonymousJuly 18, 2017 at 9:42 PM

    821 words today. That's more than yesterday so yay. XD See you all tomorrow.
    - Book Dragon

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  12. OliviaJuly 18, 2017 at 9:56 PM

    3,181 words for me today. It's so exciting to see my story progressing!

    Great job, all you word warriors! I'm glad to see everyone accomplishing so much. :)

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  13. Hannah KJuly 18, 2017 at 10:19 PM

    Wrote around 3800 words today! Thanks for the word wars, guys! I'm revising so I pretty much know what happens in each scene, but rewriting it mostly from scratch. Still, think this is the most I've done for a while! Motivation helps! :D

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  14. Cassandra BarthulyJuly 18, 2017 at 11:35 PM

    2,066 today! Writing in a child's POV is so much fun, oh my gosh. I've never done it before except in toying around, and it's one of the POVs in my current story. <3

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  15. Grace NewsomJuly 19, 2017 at 3:45 AM

    *yawn* I'm a crazy night owl, but I'm going to sleep now. I wrote 321 yesterday, and...1683 today. I'm not gonna be writing tomorrow--my brother's birthday!--but I'll definitely be back the next day. I've got to finish the seventh chapter before I can work on my Snow White retelling for the contest.
    *yawns again* G'night!

    ~ Gracelyn

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  16. R.F. GammonJuly 19, 2017 at 7:12 AM

    818 words today, but I basically took the day off so... yeah. I did also got a new blog post up. So probably around 1500 total? More to come tomorrow!

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    1. Ivie BrooksJuly 19, 2017 at 8:11 AM

      An amazing blog post! Everyone should check it out. :D

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