Melanie
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NaNo Graphs and Charts
Just thought I'd post some helpful tools to keep you on track for NaNoWriMo.
A simple, printable line graph for NaNo -- http://lasoubrette.webs.com/nano_graph.pdf
An Excel NaNo tracker -- http://joytoykid.org/misc/nano/ (Click on Nano2009 one and it will open in Excel for ya)
And this very exciting looking thing -- http://nanowrimo.nidonocu.com
Melanie 
"Go forth boldly in the direction of your dreams." Thoreau
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Morecoffee
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Wow, Mel. Thanks for the great resources. I'm getting excited for this year's NaNo! 
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itzrissa2u
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You know what we need for NaNo- I mean YOU need because I am not doing it. (shut up Michy)
Is that program that goes red when you stop typing for a certain amount of time and goes all kamikaze and deletes words in the extreme mode? Remember
that program?
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Morecoffee
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Here ya go, lady. Now stop making excuses and join us, will you? Geez.
http://lab.drwicked.com/writeordie.html
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lydya
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Thanks! They're cool stuff.
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boatkicker
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That Write or Die thing made me laugh.
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Svenja
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Thanks for sharing, those will come in handy! I have something to share as well, if anyone's interesting in free novel-writing software:
http://www.spacejock.com/yWriter.html
I find it quite handy sometimes - it lets you organise scenes, chapters, characters etc, much easier than if you've got it all in one big Word file.
"Write who you are."
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tlschultz
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Svenja, I saw that and wondered if it was very useful. Glad for the feedback, I think I'll download it and try it out.
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TamblynShaye
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o man that write or die thing looks awesome. I foresee hours of entertainment (and possibly frustration) in my future 
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Skwerly
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I simply printed out a calendar and put the word count for each day on it, along with what it should be. These are much fancier! 
I seemed to be looking down from an immense height upon a twilit grotto, knee-deep with filth, where a white-bearded daemon swineherd drove about
with his staff a flock of fungous, flabby beasts whose appearance filled me with unutterable loathing.
My AC page:
Derek's Junk
My Horror Writing Forum: http://writersofhorror.myfreeforum.org/index.php
I **love** creepy trees!
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Svenja
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Quote: Originally posted by tlschultz  | | Svenja, I saw that and wondered if it was very useful. Glad for the feedback, I think I'll download it and try it out. |
It's a pretty simple word processor, it doesn't have as many add-ons and functions as Word, but on the plus side that means less distractions. I've
found it pretty good for organising a longer piece - fitting scenes together and putting them into chapters, compiling notes and character lists, that
kind of thing. I like being organised.
"Write who you are."
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Amber
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That write or die looks fun. lol.
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