THE DUKE:
Hm. Only one more mega-pack of chewin’ gum left. Too bad the flavor in each of these only lasts about 0.7 seconds. Oh well, while I’m chewin’, let’s see who signed up for boot camp.

1. Ryan G. Sanders
250 words per day
https://twitter.com/RG_Sanders
http://www.ryangsanders.com/

2. KLC the Book Worm
250 words per day
http://disciplineunderfire.blogspot.com/

3. Brian Niemeier
1300 words per day
http://www.facebook.com/people/Brian-Niemeier/100002462676719
http://soulsagabooks.blogspot.com/

4. Robin Ford
Two pages (Assuming these pages consist of Times New Roman font, 12pt, single-spaced, setting your goal at 1,000 words per day)
http://twitter.com/#!/rakford
http://www.onemadwomansonemillionwords.blogspot.com/

5. kakapo
250 words per day
http://twitter.com/#!/kakapo1

6. Julie
250 words per day
http://twitter.com/#!/jflamingo2
http://jflamingoreflections.blogspot.com/

7. Ranee Dillon
700 words per day
http://twitter.com/#!/raneedillon
http://raneedillon.blogspot.com/

8. Nick Enlowe
250 words per day
http://twitter.com/#!/NickEnlowe

NICK ENLOWE:

Ah, memories. The original Novel-Push Initiative (It was hyphenated back then) was announced way back on February 5th, 2009. Now that may not sound like such a long time ago to you, but back then I wasn’t finished drafting my first novel, I was out of a job, I’d only written two short stories, and my son wasn’t even born yet.

The rules were pretty crude back then, but I was feeling pretty good about the idea of writing 250 words per day (pretty nervous, too). Towards the end of February, I was pretty sure I’d be going it alone, but then miraculously Packsister decided to join in, then Ryan G. Sanders did. It was us three versus the month of March, 2009. And ever since then, I’ve never felt alone as a writer again.

It’s been a long journey. This is actually the seventh NPI.

March 2009:
The Novel-Push Initiative (The original!)

May 2009:
Novel-Push Initiative Redux

September 2009:
Merrilee’s NPI

December 2009:
‘Laid-back Edition’ (Insurance mascots and first time there were days of reprieve)

March 2010:
The first one where you could actually earn more days of reprieve.

Oct 2010:
‘Custom NPI’

September 2011:
THE DUKE

Get out those pre-NPI jitters and get ready to write! The duke’ll be checking in on you, starting tomorrow ^_^.

Good luck, everyone!

I’ve got a computer, but it’s in my basement. If I want to be cold, alone, and worry about my monitor losing signal, and going blank (which forces a reboot), it’s a good place to write.

I’ve also got a laptop (Actually, it’s my wife’s–Mine died about four years ago.). The battery is going bad. The display is on the fritz just like the monitor in the basement. To prevent the screen from going blank, I had to strip off the front cover, tape down the wiring, and leave the screen portion open and exposed at all times. I’m afraid any attempts to move it or take it places could cause it to go blank permanently.

And then there’s my work computer. It’s pretty nice, actually. All up to date and there’s two monitors and both of them work. But work’s been keeping me pretty busy these days. I can’t really expect to write much during breaks, either, because if I’m sitting at my desk, my coworkers think I’m on the clock and ask me for help. And I’m the kind of guy who helps out even if I’m on break.

Supposing I could write uninterrupted for 15 minutes twice a day, it’s difficult for me to get into a writing mode in such a short period of time. On the same token when I do somehow manage, it’s too easy to lose track of time.

Obviously I need a new computer. But for now I’m using Swype. Yes, I’m Swyping my right into my Android Phone.

This post? Swyped comfortably from my bed.

Fiction? Yup. I’m halfway through writing one of those short stories that I’ve been meaning to write this year. And I owe it all to the portability of Swyping. I can pop out my phone and start writing or editing whenever I have free time. Those spare minutes throughout the day really do add up. While it’s still difficult to get into ‘writing mode’, at least it’s progress.

I’m seriously considering Swyping my novel revision. I mean, if it’s working, then why not?