PAULA'S WORD-A-THON FOR CANCER
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PAULA'S WORD-A-THON FOR CANCER
by AmandaLyn on Fri May 22, 2009 5:01 pm
IT'S MUSE-KICKING TIME!
And... we can do good at the same time.
There is NOT enough writing bein done around here!!! Time to change that.
There have been too many of us touched by cancer. Time to change that as well.
Here is my plan. Starting SUNDAY MAY 24th (yes, that's this Sunday) until SUNDAY, MAY 31st you will keep track of what you write, and you will post in this thread how many pages/words you managed for the day. For each page that you write, $1 will be donated to the American Lung Cancer Society in Paula's father's name.
You can also get your own extra sponsors for this event -- parents, kids, friends... whoever. I will do up a sponsorship page that I can email to you if you would like one (pm me with an email addy to send it to). The sponsors can either donate an amount per page or a flat amount for the week -- their choice. At the end of the week, we will total up what each one of us has raised, and there will be an added prize for the person who raises the most money.
if you provide word counts -- 250 words=1 page
if you do poetry, each poem counts as an individual page at least.
now... start writing, and use this thread to post your progress. Lets get our muses in gear, and lets help a great cause.
And... we can do good at the same time.
There is NOT enough writing bein done around here!!! Time to change that.
There have been too many of us touched by cancer. Time to change that as well.
Here is my plan. Starting SUNDAY MAY 24th (yes, that's this Sunday) until SUNDAY, MAY 31st you will keep track of what you write, and you will post in this thread how many pages/words you managed for the day. For each page that you write, $1 will be donated to the American Lung Cancer Society in Paula's father's name.
You can also get your own extra sponsors for this event -- parents, kids, friends... whoever. I will do up a sponsorship page that I can email to you if you would like one (pm me with an email addy to send it to). The sponsors can either donate an amount per page or a flat amount for the week -- their choice. At the end of the week, we will total up what each one of us has raised, and there will be an added prize for the person who raises the most money.
if you provide word counts -- 250 words=1 page
if you do poetry, each poem counts as an individual page at least.
now... start writing, and use this thread to post your progress. Lets get our muses in gear, and lets help a great cause.
Last edited by AmandaLyn on Sat Jul 04, 2009 10:46 pm; edited 1 time in total
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Re: PAULA'S WORD-A-THON FOR CANCER
by JustaMan on Fri May 22, 2009 5:11 pm
Looks like a fine idea. Can I now save my today's post until Sunday?
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Re: PAULA'S WORD-A-THON FOR CANCER
by AmandaLyn on Fri May 22, 2009 5:23 pm
it also helps if you have a name for your muse.
Paula named mine Lucinda. Now when I am in shit, I can say it is Lucinda's fault. Works like a damn!
LOL -- yes JaM, you can save your stuff till Sunday... but start writing today!
Thanks Kerr. I hope this plan works... its a win/win for all of us.
Paula named mine Lucinda. Now when I am in shit, I can say it is Lucinda's fault. Works like a damn!
LOL -- yes JaM, you can save your stuff till Sunday... but start writing today!
Thanks Kerr. I hope this plan works... its a win/win for all of us.
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Re: PAULA'S WORD-A-THON FOR CANCER
by JustaMan on Fri May 22, 2009 6:08 pm
Okey-dokey, and here I was, sweating it out this morning like a high schooler trying to get a term paper finished on the last day.
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Re: PAULA'S WORD-A-THON FOR CANCER
by AmandaLyn on Fri May 22, 2009 6:19 pm
that's good!
now... whatcha gonna name your muse?? Luke is a good muse name.
now... whatcha gonna name your muse?? Luke is a good muse name.
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Re: PAULA'S WORD-A-THON FOR CANCER
by JustaMan on Fri May 22, 2009 7:19 pm
Luke is good -- it's close to luck. But so it won't sound like Luke Duke, we'll make it Luc. Jean Luc the Duke.. That's it.
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Re: PAULA'S WORD-A-THON FOR CANCER
by AmandaLyn on Fri May 22, 2009 8:26 pm
LOL!
we should think of the perfect name for Dave's muse... maybe if we name it, we can figure out how it works so damned well!
we should think of the perfect name for Dave's muse... maybe if we name it, we can figure out how it works so damned well!
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Re: PAULA'S WORD-A-THON FOR CANCER
by Kerr on Fri May 22, 2009 8:42 pm
Okay, I sat down for a good half hour and got one whole hair-pullin' page done. I do expect at least several more before bedtime. I gonna be blowing kisses to everyone if this new trick works to keep me on track. Also, I intend to keep posting in the last paragraph, just to keep myself pushing. Plus, I'm going to leave myself one extra line every night to work into the next day.
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Re: PAULA'S WORD-A-THON FOR CANCER
by AmandaLyn on Fri May 22, 2009 8:46 pm
great ideas!
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Re: PAULA'S WORD-A-THON FOR CANCER
by JustaMan on Fri May 22, 2009 9:42 pm
AmandaLyn wrote:LOL!
we should think of the perfect name for Dave's muse... maybe if we name it, we can figure out how it works so damned well!
I do believe he is more of a Hickory, dickory and dock kinda guy. Or Luther, the Sleuther?
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Re: PAULA'S WORD-A-THON FOR CANCER
by Kerr on Sat May 23, 2009 1:07 am
Prince Diablo? Or is that too close to the nickname Luc the Duke? (Is it just me, or does that last one sound really bad?)
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Re: PAULA'S WORD-A-THON FOR CANCER
by Kerr on Sun May 24, 2009 3:32 am
Two more pages today. Four total so far. Not a great deal, but the neighbors showed up at the door and stayed for several hours and my daughter and GD later on. In between the two came a bit easier, though. But that's probably it till tomorrow night. We have to different picnic thingys.
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Re: PAULA'S WORD-A-THON FOR CANCER
by HeronW on Sun May 24, 2009 7:17 pm
On my way to smacking the keyboard some more
Is Frenzied Fiend a good muse name?
Is Frenzied Fiend a good muse name?
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