Larissa Ione

NaNoWriMo Contest

Okay, in honor of NaNoWriMo, in which I am participating for the first time (thanks to some rather painful arm-twisting by Steph,) I'm holding a contest. My very first blog contest. :mrgreen:

Thing is, I'm going to be completely hosed by this NaNoWriMo thing. Writing 50K words this month is going to be hell. And who, by the way, decided that NOVEMBER would be the perfect month to do this? The only worse month would be December. So anyway, between all the hurricane crap, Thanksgiving, my son's school stuff, a writer's conference on the 12th, and MAYBE my husband coming to see us for the holiday, the chances that I'm going to make my word count are pretty much nil.

So for those of you like me, this contest is for you.

All you have to do is leave a comment–or email me–and tell me you are participating in NaNoWriMo. Simple, yes? So now you want to know how you win, right? Well, here's the thing; you win by losing. Yes, you heard right. The participant with the LOWEST word count at the end of NaNoWriMo wins my prize (I could potentially win my own contest.)

And what is the prize, you ask? *snickers* :twisted:

You will have your choice of three of the tastiest MREs I have left. Yes, you too can savor Jambalaya, Chicken with Cavatelli, or Sloppy Joe. In all seriousness, these are really good. And before you balk, let me just say that the companies that make the food for the MREs are top quality. Honestly. You wouldn't believe how good the deserts are. And most of the meals are damn tasty. (Ignore Steph's comments after she eats hers–I sent her the nastiest MRE on the planet…research, you know.)

So that's what you get when you ~~lose~~ win my contest. See? Lose NaNoWriMo and be a winner here.

And the catch? Oh, stop whining…you knew there'd be one.

When you get your MRE, you must do a full pictorial and/or verbal commentary in your blog about your dining experience. If you don't have a blog, I'll post it here for you.

How's that sound? Really horrible? Good. Now enter my contest. You KNOW you want to. :twisted:

23 Responses to “NaNoWriMo Contest”

Now I’m really, really glad I’m not participating in NaNoWriMo!!

by Joely on November 1st, 2005 at 7:40 am
LOL Joely! You know, if you REALLY want one, you can just ask…:razz:

by Larissa on November 1st, 2005 at 8:02 am
Okay, this is the BEST contest ever! I love the concept. Unfortunately, I cannot win. I’m not participating in the official insane simply because I’m already insane. But I will be cracking the whip over you, woman!

by Alison on November 1st, 2005 at 8:12 am
Good–I NEED the whip. I WANT the whip. Hurt me. :twisted:

by Larissa on November 1st, 2005 at 9:42 am
Uh. You know, I’d sign up for NaNoWriMo and enter your contest, but it just wouldn’t be fair to everyone else…

by Emma on November 1st, 2005 at 9:48 am
Okay, am I the ONLY person doing the NaNoWriMo thing? I AM going to win my own prize…

by Larissa on November 1st, 2005 at 9:56 am
Nope - you’re not the only one! I’m participating this year! In fact, I already have 50,001 words, yeah, yeah, that’s the ticket…sure…. :lol:

by PJ on November 1st, 2005 at 11:07 am
Yay, PJ!!!! My very first entrant. (Yes, you are entered, whether you like it or not! :mrgreen: )

And it’s nice to know Steph and I aren’t the only ones. This was her brilliant idea, and I’d hate to have to force her to eat another MRE. :grin::lol::smile::razz:

by Larissa on November 1st, 2005 at 1:25 pm
I don’t want to win your contest, because dangit, I want to succeed at Nano. So why am I blog hopping when I could be writing? Heck if I knkow.

by Danica on November 1st, 2005 at 4:22 pm
Hey, Danica! Yeah, I wanna succeed at Nano, too. I got a good start today, and hopefully I can keep up the pace. We’ll see…

Anyway, good luck! And you know, you’ve always got a consolation prize here! *g*

Yeah, you are SO entered! :mrgreen:

by Larissa on November 1st, 2005 at 7:51 pm
Good luck on NaNo! I’m not participating, although you’re tempting me to lose. Or not. ;)

by Amy on November 1st, 2005 at 9:55 pm
Good Lord, woman, a contest after my own heart. I’ve always avoided Nanowrimo like the plague, and yep, I’m avoiding it again this year. Hell, I only have 100 pages that I must finish by the end of November, and I’m wondering how on earth I’m going to pull that one off.

by Sharon on November 2nd, 2005 at 7:23 am
Oh, Amy…if you REALLY want an MRE, I can arrange it! The Navy base here has them in the commissary! :)

Sharon, I’m with you. Getting 100 pages would be an outstanding month for me on a GOOD month. 200 during a month full of holidays and activities and trips and crap is going to be…interesting! :shock:

by Larissa on November 2nd, 2005 at 8:10 am
Er, no thanks. We have a friend who served and as a joke he brought MREs as his contribution to a picnic — along with a good bottle of wine. The experience was…interesting, to say the least. :shock:

by Caro on November 2nd, 2005 at 8:41 am
[...] I believe I wrote about 8 new pages yesterday, since I had to add in some new scenes. Larissa’s flying along with 12 pages, and she’s got a fun contest you’re eligible for if you’re doing NaNo or any version of it. SO, how’re you all doing with your pages? Is the madness catching? [...]

by Stephanie Tyler - Military Romance Author on November 2nd, 2005 at 9:49 am
I’m in, Larissa! I’ve already got 2,000 plus words under my belt, so anyone with less than that will kick my butt in your contest. Darn! Hate to miss out on those MREs.:smile:

by Lynn M on November 2nd, 2005 at 12:02 pm
Hey! I’m NaNoing. I have an MRE I’ve been hauling around with me since 1997. I keep meaning to eat it, but something always gets in the way.

by Jean on November 2nd, 2005 at 12:20 pm
I’m in it to win it–NOT the MRE :razz: but I’ll play. I’ve got almost 3500 words.

by Cece on November 2nd, 2005 at 1:49 pm
Oh my lord. Too funny! I might have a shot at this one. With working full time and chasing two rug rats, I’m lucky to get ANY writing done at all. The idea of 200 pages in a month makes me burst out laughing. I could do it in July or August when I’m off from teaching, but no FREAKING way is that going to happen in November. :)

by Michelle on November 2nd, 2005 at 6:33 pm
Yay!!!! More victims, er, players! :razz:

Jean, that MRE you have scares me. Sure, they’re good for like, a hundred years, but I remember eating one from around the time period, and…eeew. The new ones are better. You need to win a new one.

by Larissa on November 3rd, 2005 at 10:14 am
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by Stephanie Tyler - Military Romance Author on November 4th, 2005 at 10:09 am
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