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    Rochellaine
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      @alia That’s great!  Typing more than I thought I would is the real reason I do word wars. 😉  I try to make myself go fast, but I do much better when there are other people I know are typing at the same time.

      Oh, of course. 😛


      @seekjustice
      Wow!  Bu I knew you would beat me! 🙂  You accidentally left some of your typing races in the first draft of Stars, which say that you got over a thousand words every half hour. 😀

      Ah, mm, uh, it’s coming reeeaaally sloooowlyyy. 🙁  I’m really not consistent in making myself work at it, which is why I like the word wars since I can’t get distracted while doing those.  I finally got Chara rescued, but we haven’t even rescued Uncle Bill yet!  The poor guy has been over that cliff for days! (Well, in real time.  Only a few hours in the book.)

      *squeals* Another window scene?!  Thank you! *sends hugs* When do I get to read it?!

      "Sylvester - Sylvester!"

      #70283
      SeekJustice
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        @rochellaine

        Oh yeah, I did a lot of word wars in that doc, mostly with myself but sometimes with other people. I remember one time I was trying to beat my record for five minutes which was consistently 290 and get 300 which I eventually did.

        I’ve got a question. Can you touch type?

        Poor Uncle Bill! 🙁 You muat get the poor bloke out of there!

        Also Justice’s attempt at flirting which is not at all his forte. Probably (my) tomorrow morning 🙂

        INFP Queen of the Kingdom commander of an army of origami cranes and a sabre from Babylon.

        #70284
        Rochellaine
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          @seekjustice Yes, I can touch type.  I can type 60-70 wpm when copying something.  So my slowness is just in thinking of things to write. 😉  How fast can you type?  (If you can do 300 in five minutes, that means you can at least type as fast as I can if not faster!)

          Uncle Bill would be very startled at being called a “bloke!” 😛

          Ahhh!  I love flirting.  No, Justice doesn’t seem much like a flirtatious guy, so his attempt has got to be hilarious! 😀

          "Sylvester - Sylvester!"

          #70289
          SeekJustice
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            @rochellaine

            I can’t actually touch type, I tried to learn once but I was already so set in my ways that I could never do it properly. I’ve never timed myself for only one minute but I imagine it would be similar to yours.

            G’day, Uncle Bill 😉

            Nope, Justice isn’t that great at it, but he’s trying 😀

            INFP Queen of the Kingdom commander of an army of origami cranes and a sabre from Babylon.

            #70291
            Rochellaine
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              @seekjustice Wait…so you don’t look at the screen when you’re typing?  That’s interesting.  Do you use all your fingers, or just a few?  I was taught to touch type as a little kid, so I never had to worry about learning a new style. 🙂

              So do you people use the word “guy” to describe someone ever?  Obviously you know that’s what we use instead of “bloke.”  Actually, I just remembered that Uncle Bill used to be in the Navy, so he’s probably met lots of different kinds of people and may have been called a “bloke” once or twice. 😀

              Have you ever imagined a setting in your head automatically and then while writing realized you did something backwards, so you had to re-imagine it?  I just imagined the car turned one way, and then tried to turn it around in my head to make the scene work and accidentally made it into a European car with the wheel on the right instead of the left, 😛 and now realize that I have to turn the car back around because it’s in America, but that means that the scene is all messed up and I might have to write it again…Ugh!

              "Sylvester - Sylvester!"

              #70293
              SeekJustice
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                @rochellaine

                I can type without looking at either the screen or the keyboard, but I don’t use the keys and fingers the way the touch typing program tried to teach me. I don’t think I use my thumb and ring finger at all. Having said that though, I’ve probably taught myself a kind of cross between two different styles. It works for me.

                We use the word guys but it has a sort of more gender-neutral meaning, whereas bloke is solely a male word. His Aussie navy friends probably referred to him as mate too 🙂

                I must admit I’ve never had that exact problem, but I have, yes, run into similar dilemmas.

                INFP Queen of the Kingdom commander of an army of origami cranes and a sabre from Babylon.

                #70294
                Skredder
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                  Hallu, folks! 🙂

                  "For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind."

                  #70295
                  Rochellaine
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                    @seekjustice I’ve been procrastinating again.  Want another word war? 🙂

                    "Sylvester - Sylvester!"

                    #70296
                    SeekJustice
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                      @Rochellaine

                      I have to disappear for about an hour but I’ll word war when i get back 🙂

                      INFP Queen of the Kingdom commander of an army of origami cranes and a sabre from Babylon.

                      #70299
                      Rochellaine
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                        @seekjustice In about fifteen minutes I’m going to watch a really old 1930s movie with my sister – or at least part of it, since it’s a serial, but I’m here right now.  If you aren’t around now, I’ll probably be back in about an hour and a half or two hours.

                        "Sylvester - Sylvester!"

                        #70300
                        Rochellaine
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                          @seekjustice @jess-penrose Hi!  I’m back for just a little bit before going to bed.  Are either of you around?

                          "Sylvester - Sylvester!"

                          #70301
                          SeekJustice
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                            @rochellaine

                            I’m wordwarring with myself, trying to get up to 20k today.

                            INFP Queen of the Kingdom commander of an army of origami cranes and a sabre from Babylon.

                            #70302
                            Rochellaine
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                              @seekjustice Cool!  I don’t really feel like doing a word war anymore, since it’s very late, but I’ll do a little bit of editing before going to bed.

                              How close are you to your goal?

                              "Sylvester - Sylvester!"

                              #70303
                              SeekJustice
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                                @rochellaine

                                No worries. I couldn’t do word wars late at night either.

                                I have 2k left to go. I’m also planning to tweak the trial scene, but I might wait til Monday to do that.

                                INFP Queen of the Kingdom commander of an army of origami cranes and a sabre from Babylon.

                                #70304
                                Rochellaine
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                                  @seekjustice Okay, I’ll say goodnight now.  Got a little bit done.  I hope you’re able to complete your goals for tonight!

                                  I’m looking forward to reading the next bit of your story!  Especially since I’ve got a sneak peak. 😉  …And another window scene!  I hope that one comes up soon too. 😀

                                  See you later.

                                  "Sylvester - Sylvester!"

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