Ready To Sweat Again? Who’s Ready for Round Four?
Okay folks. Who’s ready for a fourth round?
Got a deadline about ready to bite you on the tail?
Need a kick to help jumpstart a stalled WIP?
70 Days of Sweat Round 4 will start on November 10. The sponsors, Jaci Burton, HelenKay Dimon, Lauren Dane, Portia Da Costa, Diana Peterfreund, Stephanie Tyler and Shiloh Walker invite you to join in.
Basically, 70 Days of Sweat is designed to challenge (naturally), support, and encourage those of us crazy enough to write a book in 70 days. At the end, we’re looking for a word count between 60-100K. We’ve built an extra week into this round, so technically you have 77 days to sweat meaning . . . Round 4 will run from November 10 to January 26.
The original post from Round 1 can be found here. If this is your first time to play, read that, then come back here and sign up!
Who’s not afraid to sweat?
1) Sign-up on the javascript form below
2) Post a comment and tell us about your goals
October 29th, 2008 at 5:40 pm
Finish the current WIP: Mirage. It should come in at around 60K. If there’s time after that (ha!), I promise to do revisions on the WIR.
October 29th, 2008 at 5:51 pm
OK, I need to add about 65-70k to current wip (so yeah, not very far in to it). I’d really like to get it done by Christmas or sooner. That’s my goal. Not sure it’s attainable, but really, really need to do it.
I’m going to pretend that Sven is my contract and he’s going to put a hit out on me if I don’t get it done. LOL
October 29th, 2008 at 6:13 pm
I’m so glad Sven is ready to sweat again!
I’m working on new proposals so I’ll direct my efforts toward several of those!
October 29th, 2008 at 6:13 pm
*Sigh* back for another round. this time i swear to go i’m not going to drop out in the first 2 days. The first Sweat70 got me about 35K on a novel (which i’m only now revisiting again; it’s up to 40K lol), and i crashed on the second and third rounds.
I’d like to finish this novel to 90K (that’s 50k ish) or write a short of maybe 30k (maybe both!) on an idea that’s been bugging me for months.
Feel free to come kick my ass on my blog. no seriously. please. i totally flake out if people aren’t watching me
October 29th, 2008 at 6:23 pm
I’m in.
My goal this time is for 70,000 words. I’ll be doing Nano this time round as well. I figure if I’m still writing on the 10th, then doing this shouldn’t be a problem. My plan is to take the wip I start during Nano and expand it.
October 29th, 2008 at 6:45 pm
I’m in! I need some motivation. Hopefully this will help me kick it up a notch.
October 29th, 2008 at 6:52 pm
I have a bunch of projects I want to finish over the next few months. This’ll be an excellent kick in the bum.
October 29th, 2008 at 7:23 pm
I was in round 2 and skipped round 3… this time around I’m also signed up for NaNoWriMo, so I’ve got twice the pressure to stay on the horse.
October 29th, 2008 at 8:07 pm
Started out with a bang in round 3, and then quickly fizzled. Signed up for NaNo … going to give this a shot, too.
October 29th, 2008 at 9:00 pm
1) Book Title - Unfroze
2) Hero Name / Occupation
3) Heroine Name / Occupation
4) Setting
5) Length
Book Title: Unfrozen
Hero Name/Occupation: Robert Horvath (journalist)
Heroine Name/Occupation: Vicki Melbourne (exporter)
Setting: The year 2108.
Length: 60K would be nice.
Have a lovely day!
October 29th, 2008 at 9:47 pm
Sign me back up, Sven always gives me that kick I need. Yay!! Can’t wait.
October 29th, 2008 at 9:48 pm
Me, I’m in!
October 29th, 2008 at 10:03 pm
Okay, so yay, Sven’s back. I’m participating in NaNo as well. So I’m hoping in 70 days to have completed my 50K novella for NaNo and the additional 50K that I need to finish my WIP. Which I’ll be a third into NaNo so it will be more like 32K, so about 80K total.
Book Title: Forsaken/Untitled
Hero Name: Caleb/Chase
Heroine Name: Kaitlin/Natalie
Setting: Now
Length: 70-100K/50-55K
October 29th, 2008 at 10:13 pm
Finish Dark Rites: 50,000 more words.
Start Battle of the Network Zombies: 80,000 words.
Won’t someone please kick my ass?
October 30th, 2008 at 12:34 am
…alright. This is a good chance to make myself plough back into the extant WIP, with one sidetrack only, a comics project that I’ve been futzing about with for too long. 70 for one, 7 for the other.
October 30th, 2008 at 3:21 am
I’m in! I’m doing Nano, too, though I don’t know if I’m going to stick with the book I’d originally planned….
October 30th, 2008 at 7:29 am
I definitely need a kick in the butt, so I’m in. I’m aiming for an 80,000 word first draft.
October 30th, 2008 at 7:34 am
I’m in. I signed up for NaNo too so this will give me the extra push. Let’s see goals, since this is going to last longer than NaNo my goals will be to finish three stories (two short, one catagory) and edit and submit at the least the two shorts.
October 30th, 2008 at 7:43 am
Hot damn! I’ve been eagerly awaiting Round 4. I’m about 17k into a rewrite of a prior project (got halfway through and realized I was missing some serious conflict between h/h). I’ve signed up for NaNo, but I’m not really under any illusions that I’m going to write 50k worth a darn in a month. But the 70 days. Heck yeah. That’s my speed baby. So my goal is to finish the first draft of Til Death by the end of the Sweat.
October 30th, 2008 at 7:46 am
My goals are to:
Finish and edit current full length WIP due in on 30th November
Complete two 8.5K word mini novellas
Complete one 6K word story
Complete one 3K word story
Edit/polish above mentioned stories/novellas
Work on proposals
Make a start on next full length WIP, I know not what…
October 30th, 2008 at 7:58 am
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October 30th, 2008 at 8:08 am
I am definitely ready for Sven again! Just what I need over the holidays.
Okay, my goals: To complete (including editing and revising) my current WIP. To write a new novel (aiming for 90,000 words). Rough draft ONLY on the new one.
October 30th, 2008 at 8:15 am
Woot! Aiming for an 80k length fantasy.
October 30th, 2008 at 8:23 am
Goals: 2k or more a day.
Need to finish my single title and 4 novellas, possibly 3 if I get one done by the time Sven starts. WOOT! Love the Sven.
October 30th, 2008 at 9:55 am
Hi, Count me in for 70 days!
Looking to do 2k words a day- Need to write Dragon #2(working title) and finish Sacred Fire. Looking to Sweat with Sven!!
October 30th, 2008 at 10:08 am
I’m in. Just missed out on 100k last time, will try for it again this time across a combination of projects. My WiP needs to be finished by the end of November and I have two novellas I’d like to start and finish by the end of January.
October 30th, 2008 at 10:46 am
Demon book — goal 80K, starting at 10K completed. So that’s 70K in 70 days? NO SWEAT, people. BRING IT.
October 30th, 2008 at 11:01 am
I have a 50k book to finish, and editing on a full manscript to be done.
October 30th, 2008 at 11:21 am
Aww man, I wanted to participate in this but I’ve already committed to NANOWRIMO this year. Good luck to everyone writing this year!
October 30th, 2008 at 11:24 am
Yay! Just in time to revise the 75k book I wrote for Sweat #3 - which will be no small task. So bring it on!
October 30th, 2008 at 11:28 am
Oops, forgot to say what I’d be working on!
I’ve got Always - a category length contemporary romance to finish up, No Reservations, a contemporary erotic romance co-written with Megan Hart to finish up and three more proposals to write.
I’m sure other things will come up - but that’s at least 80K right there!
October 30th, 2008 at 11:48 am
160K by December 31st! This list puts me at about 162K or so.
I’m a multiple wip gal so:
Finish Del Fantasma: Winter Break
Complete 75K on Blood Harvest
Finish 25K Cowboy Contemporary
Finish 25K on story due by mid December
Complete 25K on fun Sci Fi story
Complete minimum of 10K on Spaceport: Paradise Run
Continue Free Read/Wicked Wednesday through New Year
Edit and polish the above as needed. LOL.
18K a week is my goal.
October 30th, 2008 at 11:51 am
Howdy everyone! So glad to see you’re joining us this round!
I need to write two novellas.
Riding The Edge - 45K novella. Right now I’ve just tossed my original plotline for this and I’m starting over on replotting it. So I should be ready to go or already started on it by the time Sven begins. Then I’ve got One of the Guys, a 25-30K novella to plot and write. If I manage to finish those (oh please let’s hope I do), I have a single title to write that’s due May 1st.
Um…no pressure, really.
Woo hoo! Let’s write!
October 30th, 2008 at 11:57 am
Yay, Sven is back in my life!
I have more wips than I know what to do with, lol so I need to crack on.
Now I have to complete the first step to my Sven experience: making my obligatory motivational icon *smirk*
October 30th, 2008 at 11:57 am
I’m doing Nano, too. Hope to use Sven to extend word count and edit.
October 30th, 2008 at 12:52 pm
Hailing from the procrastination center of the universe I could uses a daily deadline to get me moving each day!
October 30th, 2008 at 1:23 pm
I’m a newbie to Sven. I’m doing NaNo, working on my 3rd (well, 2nd…I have only actually completed 1…) romance. This one will be a paranormal, aiming for 80-90000 words. I work so much better with a deadline!
October 30th, 2008 at 1:30 pm
I am nuts.. but here we go. I have signed up for Nano, but I have realised that it don’t fit me. It is too much right now, so I am jumping in here instead
Right now the goal is to finish revising Wolf and Widow , which should be 25K long, currently at 16 K. And to have a first draft of Firewitch, hopefully over 50 K. Which will be a challenge, since I tend to write novellas… but I have decided to experiment a bit.. hopefully it works.
October 30th, 2008 at 1:45 pm
This is perfect timing for me. Right during winter break. I hope to finish my WIP. I have 20k so I’m looking at around 70k. I was going to do NaNo but when I realized this was starting up, I knew this would be much more successful. Can’t wait. Good luck everyone!
October 30th, 2008 at 2:15 pm
Well, I have several projects in the work, some novellas and a proposal for a full-length single title. If I can get them all done in seventy days, they should add up to right around 60k.
This is gonna be fun!
October 30th, 2008 at 7:47 pm
I want my current WIP finished and out the door by January and I know Sven will keep me working. And my target length on this book is 55 to 60K.
October 30th, 2008 at 8:18 pm
Okay, it’s official. I’m insane! Why else would I sign up for Sven when I’ll be doing Nano? Yep, insane and I’ve got the voices in my head to prove it!
RC
October 30th, 2008 at 10:08 pm
Yes well, I’m with RC, bloody insane! But I have a big project lined up for NaNo 110,000 words so I just may need the extra kick in the pants from SVEN to make sure I get it finished. I looked at it this way if I’m going to aim high go all out. Happy writing everyone.
Sandie
October 30th, 2008 at 10:59 pm
Hi! First timer here … kind of nervous but am in need of a plush, a very big plush …
Book Title: Forever Citrus (name could be changed)
Hero Name: Link Bradlee
Heroine Name: Route (last name???)
Setting: Now
Length At Now: 16919
Length To Be: Finished
Started this as a short story in 2003, picked it up again last year … i have a thing about not being able to finish my story once i start … like i am afraid to left go almost …
:winks:
October 30th, 2008 at 11:59 pm
Title: Keep Faith
Hero: Luke
Heroine: Marty
Setting: the future
Length: 50,000
daily goal: 1000- 2000 wrds
I’m also doing NaNoWriMo.
October 31st, 2008 at 4:58 am
I am ready to get that kick in the pants I need to get my next book off the ground!
October 31st, 2008 at 5:54 am
Hmm…my goals…well I want to write. There’s way too many things to list here that I’ve got to do but I’m looking forward to this since 70 Days always gives me an extra boost and some unlikely sources of inspiration and ideas!
Thanks for running this again
October 31st, 2008 at 6:08 am
I have a couple projects to work on. I’m aiming for the full 100K. I’m also signing up for NANOWRIMO so hopefully participating in both these events will ensure I keep motivated to write.
October 31st, 2008 at 6:47 am
I’m beginning a new single title series and taking a plotting workshop during the month of Nov.
I want to have the first book in the series complete and polished, ready to pitch at the New England Conference in March.
October 31st, 2008 at 7:52 am
I’m taking the plunge and starting NaNo tomorrow - hope to get to 100K via this challenge once November’s over. Fingers crossed!
October 31st, 2008 at 8:21 am
Sign me up. I need to write the second in a series I proposed to my editor - around 60-70K. Plus I’ve got edits I’m waiting on for my soon-to-be-released story. I need something to keep me from freezing up while I’m waiting.
October 31st, 2008 at 8:39 am
I seriously need a good kick in my ass and to seriously sweat out those words. I work 10 hours a day and am also taking some classes, so I am aiming for a lower goal of 7K a week. I’m at 40K on a current project, so I plan on finishing this project then starting a new novella project that is swirling around in my head.
Sindee who wants to SWEAT. Bring it on, Sven!
October 31st, 2008 at 8:45 am
Oh, the current project is titled: Unleashing Your Inner Sex Demon. I’m shooting for 80-90K. The novella is tentatively titled: “Deadly Jewels: Amber’s Arousal” Yes, it’s erotica.
Sindee
October 31st, 2008 at 9:31 am
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October 31st, 2008 at 10:27 am
WIP: Through Thick and Thicker, a darkly comedic commercial fiction.
Currently at 44K words in chapter form plus pages of notes all over my office.
Goal: additional 60K in chapter form
October 31st, 2008 at 10:54 am
I’m about 10k into my WIP, and my goal is around 70k. So, I’m hoping to get 60k written!
October 31st, 2008 at 11:31 am
WIP: Self Sacrifice
Contemporary fantasy suspense thriller with elements of romance, 80-100k words. I will be doing a blank-page rewrite of the original, very disjointed rough draft, most of which was unusable except in a character-development sort of way.
October 31st, 2008 at 11:41 am
I just found this site. Here is my info for the 4th challenge:
1) Book Title - The Katrina Murder
2) Hero Name / Occupation — Devin / Homicide Detective
3) Heroine Name / Occupation — ?? / ??
4) Setting- New Orleans just prior to Katrina
5) Length - 80,000
October 31st, 2008 at 11:54 am
Yay! I’m so glad I saw this was happening again!
This time I’m going to be working on a Historical Romance with fantasy elements.
Goal, 90k words.
October 31st, 2008 at 11:54 am
I just found this site! I signed up for NaNo, but it’s not enough time to finish my book. This will give me the incentive to keep going, though at a slightly slower speed. My aim is 100,000 words on a single title romantic suspense that is book one of a trilogy. The first book is Dangerous Legacy. I have two scenes rewritten. I’m taking an old story and revamping it and making it twice as long and much more modern.
Barb
October 31st, 2008 at 12:18 pm
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October 31st, 2008 at 12:44 pm
I’m signed up for NaNoWriMo and slightly freaked out about the 30 day limit. Then I saw this mentioned on Diana’s blog and thought it sounded more achievable.
Aiming for 70.000 words, two stories in mind so I should probably pick one soon!
October 31st, 2008 at 1:10 pm
Tried NANO a few times and found the 30 day goal to be more of an obstacle for me. Even if I’ve got 50,000 words I don’t have a novel. So this year I’m taking my currently stalled project to the ropes with 70 days of sweat. I look forwad to typing “The End” on the rough draft at the end of the challenge.
Book Title: Blood Rage
Hero Name: Sebastian D’Astare
Setting: Alternate USA
Length At Now: 21,432
Length To Be: ~150,000(rough draft)
October 31st, 2008 at 2:41 pm
First timer here. Aiming for 80k. Really looking forward to it.
October 31st, 2008 at 3:05 pm
I’m Nanoing but this will give me the impetus to finish the WHOLE book and not just the first part of draft.
YAY, I’m glad Sven’s back! The check-in accountability is SO key (and the Nano website is so user-unfriendly).
October 31st, 2008 at 3:10 pm
Oh! My project is a first draft of what will eventually be 90k…. I described it to my sister as “old-school Chrichton meets vampy Nora Roberts”.
Working title: Perfect
Genre: futuristic romance
Heroine: Veronica Lindbergh
Hero: Rhys Andersen
October 31st, 2008 at 3:31 pm
Yeah, thanks for getting us back in line, Sven
Hatchet and scalpel edits (wip sitting at a very incomplete 110K) and finish third act (sitting at a meager 8K)
October 31st, 2008 at 3:37 pm
Sven was an incredible boost for me last year and was responsible for me finishing my WIP by the end of December. That manuscript got me my agent, who is now subbing it to publishers.
I’ve already started my next book, which is not part of the series my agent is subbing, but a brand new one, just in case. It’s a steampunk urban fantasy and I’m 20,000 words into it already. My goal is to finish this book by the end of the year. I’m doing NaNo, too, so this 20K combined with 50K in November will give me 70K, which is just 20K short of my 90K goal for the finished book. Egads, that sounds so mathy. Urgh.
October 31st, 2008 at 3:51 pm
I just started another MS and would like to get as much done as I can!
~ Lise
October 31st, 2008 at 4:06 pm
I’ve missed Sven. So, like some here I’m participating in Nano. I really wanted to start with a clean slate book wise. So, once I’m done with that I’ll work on an unfinished ms for Sven. I need 60k on that story. 110k in 3 months. Yes, I’m insane, but I’m ready.
Book Names: YA Magic (tentative title) and Getting Over Mr. Wrong
October 31st, 2008 at 4:36 pm
I’ve never done this before, but I’m game.
Working title: Something Old, Something New
Hero Name: Samuel Breedlove
Heroine name: Cilla Burke
Setting: Victorian England
Length: approx 90,000 words
October 31st, 2008 at 4:50 pm
Hi Sven! Missed you!
My project is probably going to be around 90K. There’s no current title; nothing feels right on it. The genre is fantasy. Currently at 30K, so that leaves 60K for the challenge. Then I plan to write a 10K Christmas story. So 70K by Jan. 26th.
Good luck, ya’ll!
October 31st, 2008 at 5:13 pm
Count me in as well! I’m doing NaNo for the first time, and will use this challenge to take the wordcount higher. I’m starting completely from scratch, and don’t have as much as an outline. Probably not a good thing, but I only decided at the last moment to join up:) Thanks to Portia for pointing this out to me.
October 31st, 2008 at 9:57 pm
I dug up an old manuscript fragment and realized I liked it much better than I thought I did. I’m scrapping a bunch of it but I really want to finish it. Thanks to the amazingly awesome Lauren Dane for tipping me off to this challenge.
November 1st, 2008 at 5:48 am
The website isn’t ready, but I am. I need to complete a rather difficult WIP titled Devil’s Den. It is a paranormal romance that runs pretty close to urban fantasy.
I’m having a little family vacation this weekend so this schedule will fit right in with my life! Thanks for having me.
November 1st, 2008 at 6:08 am
I did Sven Round 3 earlier this year. I accomplished so much. I’m doing NaNo this year and plan to use Sven as a challenge to finish the full YA fantasy I’m tackling. I’d also like to finish an erotica novella or novel. We’ll see, lol.
Best of luck to everyone!
November 1st, 2008 at 12:26 pm
I’m in. 70 days sounds much more sane than 30, and I’m looking for a challenge.
Book Title: TBA
Hero Name: TBA
Heroine Name: TBA
Setting: 1750BC Euphrates river valley
Length At Now: 5000
Length To Be: We’ll find out on Jan 26
November 1st, 2008 at 9:11 pm
My goal is to finish my WIP, which is halfway completed, as well as complete edits for submission to my crit partner and crit group.
November 2nd, 2008 at 6:51 am
Finish the current WIP and get it out of the door is my goal.
It won’t take 70 days, but I have other WIP’s in need of attention!
November 2nd, 2008 at 9:26 am
OK, I’d planned on doing NaNo, but their website won’t play with me. *pout* And Sven gives me more time. Yay! I have a WIP to finish, a synopsis to write and then revisions. Does that sound like enough to do?
1) Unfamiliar Territory
2) Matthew Caldwell/Doctor
3) Bella Howard/shapeshifter
4) rural TN
5) 70,000
November 2nd, 2008 at 11:07 am
woo hoo! I’m so glad Sven’s back! I reaaallly need this to finish up the last few scenes in my novel The Face of A Lion, and finalise all the editing - before I get down to some serious querying…
November 2nd, 2008 at 11:45 am
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November 2nd, 2008 at 2:11 pm
I’m willing to give this a try.
1) Book Title: DEEP BLUE
2) Hero Name / Occupation: Lani Michaelson / dive instructor
3) Heroine Name / Occupation: Jon Connor / FBI Special Agent
4) Setting: Ports of Los Angeles/Long Beach
5) Length: 100,000
Sue/Gillian
November 2nd, 2008 at 2:21 pm
I’m in.
Sven is timed perfectly for me right now since I’m about to start a new novel. I considered NaNo, but this one is much better suited to my needs.
Write on.
November 2nd, 2008 at 7:08 pm
I must be sick, but I am in again. This time, I will finish….
November 2nd, 2008 at 10:13 pm
Two days. Over 3,500 words. I’m cooking.
Barb
November 2nd, 2008 at 10:31 pm
Well, as long as I’m signed up for NaNoWriMo, I might as well sign on for more abuse.
1) Book Title: Legacy
2) Hero Name / Occupation: G.J Sixkiller / State Bureau of Investigation
3) Heroine Name / Occupation: Samara McClain / Professor of Anthropology
4) Setting: New Mexico - In the Taos region
5) Length: 75,000
6) Genre: Romantic Suspense
Synopsis, prologue and majority of first chapter done.
November 3rd, 2008 at 3:38 am
I’ve seen enough people talk about Sven on their blogs in the pas that I finally decided to join them… I’m also NaNoing, and want to use this as a push to finish the whole book, and not just the first 50K.
My NaNo this time around is Tarot Trouble, a YA novel with a slight paranormal aspect, and I hope to reach around 60-65K with it. If (as I assume I will) I finish this one with time to spare, I want to move the push on to CP, my prior WIP which had kinda stalled out pre-NaNo.
1) Book Title - Tarot Trouble / CP (code name - no working title yet)
2) Heroine Name - Louisa Matheson / Rhea Pearson
3) Hero Name - Jay Clark (more “love interest” than “hero”) / Llar
4) Setting - as yet unknown US town / space
5) Length - 60K / 85 K (30K-ish already written)
6) Genre - YA paranormal fantasy / spec fic romance
WC Goal - 1667/day during NaNo, 1500/day afterwards
November 3rd, 2008 at 3:51 am
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November 3rd, 2008 at 11:55 am
I have a 90-100K book due in April, so I’d like to finish it during the 70 days so I’ll have some time to polish it before turning it in!
November 3rd, 2008 at 12:30 pm
I must be insane, but I really need to finish my current WIP… 60K to go, that’s my plan and I’m sticking to it!
November 3rd, 2008 at 1:00 pm
I’m doing NaNo. I’ve achieved 50,000 words before but the book never seemed to get finished. So, I’m hoping that Sven will push me to finish the book then edit it. Don’t know finished work count goal that I’m going for yet. My book thoughts are still muddled together.
November 3rd, 2008 at 1:53 pm
1) Book Title — IFTC
2) Hero Name / Occupation — Scott/currently unemployed (so attractive)
3) Heroine Name / Occupation — Jen/runs an Inn
4) Setting — northern NH
5) Length — 60,000
6) Genre — Contemporary category
So if I average 60k to 250 words per page, that’s 240 pages at 70 days = 3.3487…yeah, I’ll go with 5 pages per day.
November 3rd, 2008 at 2:03 pm
I’ve signed up for Nano (this’ll be my fourth time doing it and hopefully my third time completing it since ‘01), but I never get a full book, just the main portion. So my goal is to complete “A Girl, a Boy, and a Radioactive Isotope” by the time Sven says I can stop sweating. And if I finish early, I’d like to finish my WIP, “Trashing Romance,” by Christmas. As that’s what I want to give to my best friend for her present. Since–no money.
In other news, I signed up for a “Biggest Loser” type challenge at my gym, so not only will I be “sweating,” but I’ll be sweating as well.
November 3rd, 2008 at 2:29 pm
I need to finish an 80K paranormal romance I’ve been working on. Also want to start another one for the Cherry Adair Write the Damn Book Challenge. I followed Mark Henry over here, so I’m here to kick his butt, too!
November 3rd, 2008 at 7:50 pm
I know I’m a bit late, but I’m up for the challenge. I need to finish my first draft of my book due for Steeple Hill LI Suspense in Feb. I am eager to write it, but need to be writing every day, so this will be good for me.
November 3rd, 2008 at 8:34 pm
I’m in again. I did 70 days last year - along with NaNo. I’m going to write a single-title contemporary, 100,000 words. It’s started and if I finish it, then I’ll get to work on my new y/a. Let’s do it! Let’s sweat again!
November 3rd, 2008 at 8:47 pm
Hi, this is my first 70 days. I’m working on a 100K suspense ms. I have approximately 98K to go:). I’m up for the challenge!
November 3rd, 2008 at 9:06 pm
I am working on a 70K romance. I have about 7K written and hope to finish by Christmas. I love a challenge, so this will keep me going.
November 3rd, 2008 at 9:17 pm
I just started my novel. I’m shooting for at least 70k by the end of the month. Definitely by January. I got through 9k today.
1) Book Title: Blood Diamonds
2) Hero Name / Occupation: Joshua Hannigan/YCPD Violent Crimes Division
3) Heroine Name / Occupation: Opal Bijoutier/Jewelry Designer
4) Setting: York, Pa and surrounding area
5) Length: at least 70k
November 3rd, 2008 at 11:09 pm
I have a few projects on the go at the moment, and am looking forward to getting the motivation to either finish some of them, or completely start over with a new one!
November 4th, 2008 at 4:59 am
Well, I hadn’t realised that Sven was starting up again until I saw Mark Henry’s post on LJ!
I’m doing NaNo as well, so it should be interesting. I’ve got an erotic historical romance to do - I’m aiming for a first draft of c.60k, and then I’ve got to do a third draft of a contemporary. See how we go from there!
Merry
LJ | Blogger
November 4th, 2008 at 7:42 am
I’m in! I will be starting a ST Contemp. but will be working on a draft only.
My aim is for 3 pages/day.
Barbara
November 4th, 2008 at 11:37 am
I’m going to give it a try. I’m almost half way through with a cozy mystery that needs a kick in the pants. Even with the holidays and spending five days back in NJ I should be able to make it. As a matter of fact just signing up for this has given me something of a jump start. I finished a stalled scene last night and have been brainstorming the next one.
Peg
November 5th, 2008 at 12:30 pm
I haven’t been a stellar student of Sven in the past sweatshops but I’m back for another round.
November 5th, 2008 at 12:52 pm
I’m in and this time I am going to meet my goal. I want to finish my current wip (I need another 20K) and start a new project. I want to finish the current wip so that I can start sending it out.
BTW I am planning on checking in daily, otherwise I will let myself off the hook and never finish. LOL
November 5th, 2008 at 3:12 pm
Despite a great big stinkin’ pile of Real Life getting in the way of the last Sven, it did keep me writing so I’m back for another round!
Like a lot of you, I’m also signed up for Nano (though planning on spreading the 50k over two or three projects that need completing/editing/tweaking/butt-kicking into shape), so between the two challenges I hope to come outta this with about 75k, though more would be a huge bonus!
November 5th, 2008 at 3:30 pm
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November 5th, 2008 at 10:40 pm
My goals are:
1) Finish my first long story - I’ve been a short story writer all my life so this is so new. It’s a WIP I’ve had around forever by Thanksgiving - I’m stuck in the muddy, muddy middle and the end is so close that I need to just reach for it and grab it. It’s currently at 70K and 150 pages. I’d like to add at least 50 more pages to it (20K).
2) Start the Regency romance novella I’ve been dreaming about. I’m thinking 40K for that one.
November 6th, 2008 at 3:26 am
I have been waiting on round 4!
I am starting a new wip and hope to have at least a 100k rough draft completed by the end of this round.. I’m ready to sweat! Good writing everyone.
November 6th, 2008 at 6:24 am
I’m doing Nano and enjoying it but am also working on a second story that would be perfect for this challenge. It is a sequel to another story I had done that I’d like to get working on.
Looking forward to writing with you all!
November 6th, 2008 at 9:32 am
Yay! Sven is back!! And I’m ready…I think/hope! :). I’m also doing a modified version of NaNo, but I clearly need help focusing on finishing this book (I have 23k so far). My goal by the end of the 70 days is to complete the first draft of a women’s fiction manuscript and have it–at least kind of–make sense.
Good luck to all of you on your writing projects!!!
November 6th, 2008 at 12:14 pm
I am still an aspiring author - shopping my first novel with agents but not getting anywhere yet. So, time to dig into the second one!
WIP Title: Unchipped Underground
Hero: Jason Moore the Fourth, or just “Fourth”
Heroine: Geniver Pena
They are police detectives.
Setting: Denver, Colorado, the year 2075.
So, a futuristic whodunit. No outline, just some notes on what I think the world is like. I’m a SAHM with 3 kids under 5, and I just need some accountability to get myself writing again!
November 6th, 2008 at 1:15 pm
Sven and I have just met. I’m hoping a little sweat equity will help me kick my but from the “aspiring but tragically underachieving” category into at least producing readable work.
Now for some characters and a plot….
November 6th, 2008 at 10:43 pm
Doing NaNoWriMo but want to do this too - trying to get to 100k. Sequel to a book currently in the editing stage.
November 7th, 2008 at 8:55 am
I want to finish the long contemporary I’m currently working on. I need 62k to finish.
November 7th, 2008 at 9:16 am
This is my first time sweating with Sven, but by the looks of him I’m sure he knows how to encourage! I’m shooting to finish two 30K stories to round out a shape-shifting jaguar series.
November 7th, 2008 at 3:17 pm
I’m going to try this again! My goal is 1,000 words a day!
Good Luck everyone!
November 7th, 2008 at 10:30 pm
First time out with this challenge, but really looking forward to it. The goal is a finished novel by the end of January. I will write a minimum number of words daily during November (300-500) as I am completing another project for Nano during that month. But as soon as Nano is over, my production on this project will be increased to roughly 800-1000 words daily.
1) Book Title - Taylor’s Pirates
2) Hero Name / Occupation- Rok, Pirate Captain
3) Heroine Name / Occupation- Taylor, Pirate stowaway
4) Setting- mid 1700’s, Britain and Jamaica
5) Length- 60,000 words (YA novel, so shorter is better)
November 8th, 2008 at 9:40 am
My first post got eaten, I think.
Like a number of other people I’m doing both NaNo and Sven - although I think that Sven will be the more realistic approach to getting things done.
I’m working on a historical which was originally planned to be a 20K short, except the story got too big. I’m now aiming for c.80K for the first draft, bearing in mind that when I do the second draft I’ll be adding c.8%.
If I get that done with time to spare I’ve got a third draft of a contemporary erotic romance to work on as well as a futuristic short & a military short.
Roll on Monday!
Merry
=^..^=
November 8th, 2008 at 10:16 am
I’m in!
November 8th, 2008 at 10:35 am
Well I’m in provided I can finish the original draft of my current WIP this weekend.
I’m on the last chapter so I’m hoping.
No goals yet. I’m completely rewriting a book I wrote earlier in the year. Will probably shoot for around 100,000.
K
November 8th, 2008 at 10:39 am
I’ll be writing the second book in my Fate series (just finished the first). I’d like to get a solid 70k of decent material out of this so I can revise and polish it up by March. =D
November 8th, 2008 at 12:41 pm
Finish my YA I have 25K done need the other 50K. I also have three short stories (10 to 15K) I want to finish up and a novella (2K) I need to finish up.
November 8th, 2008 at 7:15 pm
I’m doing NaNo so I figured why not try Sven as well? Two kicks in the butt beats one. I’m shooting for 1000-1500 words a day. I’m working towards finishing up a new vampire paranormal. Fingers crossed, I’ve got to finish!
November 8th, 2008 at 8:09 pm
First timer here! I’m going to write a YA (my first one), so am shooting for 65,000 words. I also need to finish revising my paranormal, but hopefully that will be done in the first week so I can focus on the new story.
I’m excited to be here and ready to sweat!
November 8th, 2008 at 10:32 pm
I’m new to the challenge, but I’m gearing to go! I’ve got my sweats on, sweat band in place and a “Disturb and Die” sign dangling from my office door!
*Cracks knuckles* Let’s get sweaty!
November 8th, 2008 at 11:52 pm
First timer here. I want to write a paranormal. I would love to do at least 1000 words per day and could really use a kick in the pants.
November 9th, 2008 at 9:06 am
Heard about this challenge from a friend and critique partner. I’ve set a goal of eight pages a day for myself so 4-6 should be a breeze. I’m looking forward to it!
1) Book Title - The Fairy Godmother’s Bridesmaid Dress
2) Hero Name / Occupation- Carter - personal trainer/moonlighting as a plumber
3) Heroine Name / Occupation- Marlo - caterer
4) Setting- contemporary Baton Rouge
5) Length- 60,000 words
November 9th, 2008 at 11:09 am
Okay…
I need to start my YA novel that’s been brewing for awhile. I need 50,000 words at a minimum before Christmas and chaos rolls around.
I’m a little nervous, as I don’t like to sweat EVER. (Weeping silently at the thought).
November 9th, 2008 at 4:43 pm
I missed the earlier rounds. I’m NaNoing like so many others. Closing in on 13 K and a fourth consecutive win.
1) Sub Rosa: Collateral Damage
2) Mac / Security specialist
3) Dee / Security specialist
4) Contemporary, unspecified city and suburb
5) 75 K
6) Romantic suspense
If I have time, I need to add 10K - 15K to the previous 3 winning NaNoNovels.
November 9th, 2008 at 6:54 pm
We’re in! We wanted to hit 730k words this year, but we’re only at 636k. We have 93893 words to go, technically in 52 days. But we’ll take extra time!
Donna & Bree
November 10th, 2008 at 6:02 am
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November 10th, 2008 at 7:11 am
Okay, third time lucky! I’ve never completed 70 days of sweat, but I just successfully finished a writing challenge on LiveJournal (JoNoWriMo) - early! - and am inspired enough to sign up for more encouragement and… um… group flogging.
I have a YA novel to write, while I wait to hear about one book on submission and another in my agent’s TBR pile. This is a completely new idea, but I do have about 10,000 reasonable words that I could use towards it. That means I have 50-60k to go (probably a first draft of 60-70k).
Good luck everyone!! I see some familar faces here…
November 10th, 2008 at 7:50 am
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November 10th, 2008 at 9:55 am
Why not. I just got laid off and I’m game to get one of these monkeys, I mean manuscripts finished.
November 10th, 2008 at 10:39 am
I’m in. I have a 70,000 word YA I just started for NaNo. Thank you for offering this!
November 10th, 2008 at 11:59 am
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November 10th, 2008 at 1:47 pm
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November 10th, 2008 at 2:33 pm
Might as well give it a shot. Best of luck to everyone!
November 10th, 2008 at 3:59 pm
Giving it another shot, though I’ve never finished. I’m actually on track in NNWM this year, and I’m juiced up about getting through this book, so maybe I’ll make it.
*crossing my toes*
November 10th, 2008 at 6:38 pm
My first time, and I’ve only just stumbled across this post so I haven’t decided what I’m going to be writing. Possibly 3-4 novellas. Maybe my first series? Might as well plan big.
November 10th, 2008 at 10:49 pm
My first time on this challenge and I’m joining a day late. Life has been crazy and I’ve fallen behind on my writing. I need about 60k on my current wip and this sounds like the way to do it. I’m looking forward to staying on track.
November 10th, 2008 at 11:17 pm
This is my first time on this challenge and stumbled on a little bit late. I think I can crank out a couple of pages before midnight.
I’m hoping to get 70k on my first-draft WIP. I just can’t field NaNo this year.
November 11th, 2008 at 2:53 am
Well I’m doing NaNo, but I think I need all the encouragement I can get at the moment.
Bit late to the party. But I’ll just count he first day as one of my frees and catch up.
November 11th, 2008 at 7:39 pm
I’m a little late, but hopefully I can catch up.
My goal is 60k to finish two of my current WIPs - about 10k needed on one and 50k on the other.
November 11th, 2008 at 8:45 pm
I’m in. Alison Kent’s Nov. 10th blog post was my tipping point. I need me some Sven.
November 11th, 2008 at 8:52 pm
Oops. Forgot. Minimum 60K.
November 12th, 2008 at 12:08 am
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November 12th, 2008 at 9:03 am
I’m doin NaNo and this and a short story class!!! My fingers will be nubs by the time we’re done. Back to the book…need to move hero from Phenix to Philadelphia in three days…with two buses and four trucks!
November 12th, 2008 at 10:48 am
Sorry I’m late *plops down on her seat*, only just got hint you are at it again! I spied on you during the last round, seething with envy because I didn’t have time to write (or so the excuse went) and itching with the writing bug because I did have the inclination.
I made a solemn vow to join you next time around. So here I am *opens WIP folder* with a novella to polish and two more to finish and edit by that fated day in January, some 30k each.
The upcoming holidays are such a perilous time, ripe with aforementioned excuses and to-do lists. I need you, oh Taskmaster Sven, to crack that whip and keep my writing in the top three of that darn list.
Yes we can. Yes we can. Yes we can! *chants as she goes* (Sorry about that folks, she’s very excitable that Dita, and very impressionable.)
Dita
November 12th, 2008 at 1:20 pm
I’m coming in a little late. I always miss these things. I’m doing NaNo this month too, but since this challenge goes longer, I want in!! I have an 85k book due by the end of December. i’m finishing up a 25k book by the end of this month and will try for a novella a month through January. I need discipline!
November 12th, 2008 at 8:45 pm
I’m starting late but then what’s new. LOL!
I still think this will help me very, very much in going forward with my stories. I’m actually hoping to do more than just 4-6 pages a day and to get a couple of books done in the time allotted. We’ll just have to see. I’m posting the particulars on each book here and I’ll see you all on Sunday. Good luck everyone!
1) Book Title - An Elf’s Magic
2) Hero Name / Occupation - Cuinn Locklin - one of Santa’s Elves
3) Heroine Name / Occupation - Lacey Sinclair - Nurse
4) Setting - Boston, North Pole and Scotland
5) Length - 45K (21K completed)
1) Book Title - Playing with Fyre
2) Hero Name / Occupation - Haydn Keegan, protector of the earth
3) Heroine Name / Occupation - Endellion Fyre, protector of the earth
4) Setting - contemporary urban fantasy
5) Length - 72-80K (5.5K completed)
November 13th, 2008 at 9:23 pm
First timer here! Turtle writer too. But I’m hoping to finish my 55K-60K category. I’ve already written some on it but will have to trash most.
Title-In Their Sisters’ Shadows
Hero-Derrick McGuerrin
Heroine-Allison Beaumont
Setting-contemporary category
November 14th, 2008 at 3:14 pm
Well, I’ve finally gotten a good start on my second romantic sci fi erotica. I’m loving it.
~ Lise Fuller, http://www.lisefuller.com
November 15th, 2008 at 5:34 am
Hi everyone. I just found this site, but that’s OK because I’m doing NaNoWriMo - so I’ve already got a few pages up my sleeve from that!
This is a great idea — I don’t see any reason why I can’t do this as well as NaNoWriMo — so here I am! Four years of Nano, and I always end up with 35,000 to 50,000 words that never go anywhere else. I’m hoping that doing this will allow me to get a first draft FINISHED!
Novel (1 of trilogy): Adin Calls
Genre: Fantasy
Synopsis:
An Australian woman is kidnapped from her world and forced to save someone else’s.
She reluctantly joins them to help locate the Vision Glass they need to save their home - even as it begins to fall apart, only to find their worlds are indivisibly entwined.
Some of the party make good decisions along they way and some bad - with deadly repercussions. Some of the party grow closer, while others are split apart.
… And an ending becomes a new beginning.
——–
Good luck to us all.
November 15th, 2008 at 12:30 pm
I’m mid nano, too, but I’m sure I’ll need some help to keep motivated during December and filling in plot holes! Count me in
November 16th, 2008 at 8:30 pm
I’m late, mid-nano, but I’m game to do this. Means I can do multiple stories and not feel guilty. ^_^
For now, I’m going to finish edits on a ms that is due out in December. So I gotta get crackin. More on that in a bit.
November 18th, 2008 at 8:06 pm
1) Book Title - Just Cause
2) Hero Name / Kids “no names”
3) Heroine Name / kids “no names”
4) Setting Panama 1988
5) Challenge Length 60-100,000 words
November 23rd, 2008 at 12:36 am
I’m signing up late. I’m doing NaNo, but won’t be done with the book by 11/30. My goal is to finish by 12/31. I think this will help me get there.
Title: His Wicked Heart
Hero: Jasper Sinclair, Earl of Saxton
Heroine: Emeline Fletcher/Emma Devereaux
Setting: 1802 England
Challenge length: 95,000 words
November 30th, 2008 at 8:01 am
My goal is 90,000-100,000 words (depending on how long the novel I’m working on gets). I want to finish it by 12/31. I signed up late since I’m doing Nano and won’t be finished by 11/30.
November 30th, 2008 at 8:31 pm
Sorry, I’m leaving me initial comment alittle late, I got tied up in my writing. I was also doing NaNoWriMo and I wanted to be sure that I didn’t fall behind on that.
My goal is 90,000 words. I’m over half the way there because of NaNoWriMo, so I’m hoping to stick with this other half. This is an urban fantasy romance. I’ve also been working on some short stories/novellas. All of them are speculative fiction. Some are more horror, some are more “werid/surreal/slipstream”. I really want to get them done because they just keep building up. At first I was going to save them for a BIAM or NaNo challenge, but I don’t think they’re really that long. There about eight weeks left in this challenge. If I can get my 90K done on my novel and 6 of the shorter pieces done and ready to send off, I’ll consider that a victory!
December 5th, 2008 at 5:50 pm
I’m going to be joining this really late–December 8th or so–because I did NaNo and finished another book. I’m going to give it a try when these two book edits are done.
December 7th, 2008 at 12:22 am
Just heard about this and am gonna do it! I have a book due Jan 15th - 50k contemporary romance, and am just getting started. Had another book due early Nov then had revisions, so I’m not as far along as I’d like on this one - still in outline form. Need this kick in the hiney!!
December 7th, 2008 at 12:26 am
Here’s the book info:
Title: What Tally Gave
Hero’s name/occupation: Brett Huntsman/Director of Charitable Affairs, Huntsman Foundation
Heroine’s name/occupation: Tally Bennett/Owner of Sweet Meadows, bath/body business
Setting: Quartzton - small fictional Northern California town, setting of two previous novels in the trilogy
Goal: 50k
December 19th, 2008 at 2:26 am
I really wish Sven was sweating and screaming at me to write…Write…WRITE! Hopefully this will motivate me to finish what I’ve started.
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