That said, let me introduce the contestants and lay out the terms.
Contestants:
Me, of course
Jenny, of the CWC
Deb, also of the CWC
and B. Freret, who is a mysterious figure I've only met via the internet
Terms:
- The contest will begin at midnight on Monday, September 14th.
- During the contest, the goal is simple: write a lot of words. Those words will all go toward a specific, unified project (I'll be working on Cass).
- If, during the contest, someone finishes their project - i.e. they've wrapped up their novel - then they start on their next project. However, the word count does not include miscellaneous stuff like personal e-mails, blog posts, etc. If it's not in the novel/story collection, it doesn't count.
- Also, obviously, only words written during the contest itself count.
- During the contest, each contestant will keep a running word count on their respective blog.
- The contest will end on Sunday, September 27th. Given consideration for UGWP responsibilities/dinner, I'm going to make the deadline 12:00 noon.
- No later than 12:01 p.m. on the 27th, each contestant will e-mail the others what they've written.
4 comments:
My vote, for what it might be worth, is also that the losers pool resources to buy the winner their meal.
"[M]ysterious figure" is much more polite than "bizarre" or "touched," and I thank you for that. I suspect that people who have actually met me (Donna, for example) would choose more colorful (yet appropriate) adjectives.
I predict Deborah [Last name unknown or I would use it] will win. Is there a side pool for that?
Like the pooling resources idea as well. The rules seem clear enough.
B., I appreciate the vote of confidence. After all, they do call me "The Machine." However, I also have a couple new extra-curricular activities I'm starting this week, so this may have been a really crazy thing for me to undertake. Not that I don't intend to give it my best shot.
Oh, and call me Deb.
B., B., B.--I was set to like you...but then you voted for Deb! Ah, well, the smackdown will be sweet.
Ali, I'm all for pooling resources. That's because we'll all be going to a super expensive restaurant in Denver...Top Chef quality stuff, ya know. You guys are gonna hafta put up a really good fight to stop me! mwhahahahaha
Not a vote, really, but realistically, she IS The Machine...
Besides, I have to do what I can to make my impending defeat that much sweeter for you!
;-)
Boudreau
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