The Introduction Thread

Hello Luxembourg WriMos!

I 'll get the introductions.

For those who don't know already, my name is Yvonne. I love writing and thank my lucky stars that we have NaNoWriMo.
I have been writing for most of my life and cannot imagine not engaging in such a noble and absolutely wonderful craft.
As soon as I saw the Municipal Liaison vacancy, the very thought spoke volumes to me. So, here I am. I hope to serve you all well.

I am a writer with a day job, two teenagers, and a husband so my ML-ing will be straight forward, simple, but consistent and heartfelt. The rest of my details can be found under my profile. Perhaps we have some things in commen.:)

With a charged battery for 30 days of unbridled fun,
All the Best,
Yvonne, your ML

Hello everyone,

For those who do not know already, my name is Stephanie. There is not too much information provided on my profile because I generally follow one simple rule: you want to get to know me, talk to me :-)

I have been writing for quite a few years, with a bit of a break in between where I completely lost my muse as I was focusing on studies. I very much enjoy the fact that I have stumbled across NaNoWriMo last year and I have to admit that I never thought it would be this much fun to try and create an awesome novel of epic proportions in just 30 days.

For starters, 50.000 words may look like a lot, but believe you me, with a bit of an idea and a hint of motivation, you'll fly past that mark in no time at all. This will be the third time I'm participating (I did Camp NaNo in August) and apart from the many words being scribbled for these novels, I roleplay a lot whenever I have free time. (working girl.. you see..)

Anyways, enjoy the trip!

Steph

Great to see your input, Steph!!

Keep your eyes peeled for important dates to come...soon!!

This is going to be so much fun!

See you around,
Yvonne

Hi,

Who'd have thought it...Luxembourg, eh?

I'm Matt...Poet, Philosopher (in my head) and now aspirant novelist. This is my first crack at this. Here's hoping.

Have fun!

Matt

Hello and welcome to the madness :-)

Welcome Matt!!
Glad that you could make it !
And yes, mighty Luxembourg is committed to a thrilling NaNoWriMo 2011!!
Hoping is great, but writing is better. Just wait until the adrenaline kick in!

I have an ML organizational question: Will you be attending our Kick Off Get Together?
Please make sure to consult our event calendar for important dates.
Saturday 22 Oct 7.30pm at Il Pavone in Gasperich.

Ask away should you have any questions. That's what I am here for:)
Again, glad that you are aboard.
All the Best
Yvonne
ML for Beautiful Luxembourg

Hi everyone,
My name is Dawn and this is my first year participating. I'm disappointed I'll miss the Kick Off since I'm in NYC for the rest of the month. I look forward to attending what I can, though, and to writing and cheering all of you on to do the same!

Hello.

Well, actually I don't even belong in this lounge yet, as I'm studying at Munich at the moment. However, my parents live in Strassen, and when I'm done June next year I'll join them and move there. :D

I'm participating for the third time. In 09 I lost, last year I won and I'm intending to go at least for the "magic" 50.000 again this year. However, it's not going to be easy as I'm writing my master thesis parallely; but those nagging muses wouldn't leave me alone and my head's brimming from their voices. :P

Not this year, but be sure that we'll meet in person for Kick Off and probably weekly meetings next year. 8D Do you have weekly meetings in Luxemburg? For example, in Munich the NaNoers meet each Wednesday from 18.30h on in a Starbucks in City Center.

Moien!
I'm Mina, French and living in Yutz, near Thionville (20 minutes away from Luxembourg by train). This is my fifth NaNoWriMo - actually, my second one in France. I discovered only this summer there was a Lounge in Luxembourg. In France, most of the events take place in Paris and I live closer to Luxembourg, so... Also there's only one fellow WriMo in my region and I'd love to meet more Wrimos.
It's a shame I missed the kick-off but I'll make sure to turn up at at least one write-in ;)

Good luck to everyone!

Hey Mina!

A warm welcome to you from another "Yussoise"! XD

I had exactly the same thought regarding the fact that everything happens in Paris in the French region, so I joined this lounge last year!
You'll see, you'll find yourself home around us.

Regarding the write-ins, we can go together if you wish, and also there is still the possibility to share a drink somewhere in Yutz to support each other in the writing ;)

Have fun with us!

Suzanne

Hello!

My name is Lee, and I hope you all don't mind if I adopt Luxembourg as my region. Technically, I live in Germany (near Wittlich), but a) I live much closer to Luxembourg than Cologne, Berlin, and the other German NaNoWriMo hubs, and b) my German is terrible, so I have a difficult time reading and understanding their threads. I speak English and some French, so given my location and my languages, I thought Luxembourg might be a good match. If you have room for an orphan NaNoWriMer, I'm going to call this home.

This is my first NaNoWriMo, after many, many years of standing on the sidelines, cheering on my friends who have participated. I have two young children (ages 5 and 2), so I imagine lots of late night writing sessions after they are soundly asleep.

I'm very excited that in less than 9 hours, I can begin! Looking forward to getting to know you all...
Lee

Hello & bonsoir!

My name's Cecile, I'm a copy writer & ad girl for RTL by day and a novelista-playwright by night. I've been doing NaNo since 2003. In Luxembourg. Sans Starbucks. (I know.)

But I am DELIGHTED to have Yvonne as our ML, who's organized EXKI and real write-ins and chat sessions (whoo, distraction & procrastination!)

I am going to start tomorrow morning and hope to have a shitty but readable first draft done by the 30th.

I look forward to meeting you all in person at Exki. Until then, bash out them words!

Cecile aka tunturista and one-time ML for Luxembourg (before Facebook und so ;-)

p.s. I feel like a complete moron but I can't seem to upload a picture; it keeps saying the size is too large... Must find something!

Hey Cécile!

I *knew* I had come across you some time ago!!! Probably for another Nano back then! I can't wait to meet you in the flesh!!!

(as for the pic, I managed to upload one that is 100X100 pixels big, so... -- but you look great with the sunglasses haha!)

Suzanne

Hello Lux NaNos!

This is my first year doing NaNo and I should probably not be here because I'm actually revising a 100k MS and not writing a first draft. I'm not really after the certificate, but hoping the challenge of NaNo will tease the muse from her hiding place. I so want to finish my 2nd draft this month! I had a request for a full from an editor in February and I was cruising along just fine with my revisions when a series of health problems hit my family. Fortunately, all is well now but I'm having a very hard time getting the muse to come out and play again.

It was a wonderful surprise to see so many writers here and I look forward to meeting everyone soon. At this point, I'm not sure which Saturday I will be able to join you at the Exki, but I will definitely ring the bell before I march through the door. ;)

Happy writing everyone!

Anastasia

PS: Hi Cécile, I too feel like a total moron. I'm having the same problem. :)

Hey Anastasia,

I can understand your troubles with muses, lots of things in life can make it hide away without us being able to lure it out again. It's not always easy to get back on track. What I found to help me most is to start something completely new, if only for a while, so I can steer away from the things I have been stuck on for a while after the muse had died on me.
Might just have been me, but it might be a good idea to actually do NaNo the non-rebel way and try something completely new. You never know what it might trigger and you might afterwards feel refreshed and motivated with a fully functioning muse to launch yourself into editing your current draft.

Anyways, just wanted to put in my two-cents ^-^


And not to forget, HELLO to everyone else who is new and I have not yet greeted :-) 59min, get ready!!!

Hei! Nimeni on Kosti ja tulen Suomesta...

Oops, wrong language. My name is Kosti and I'm from Finland. I'm also a smith. Sounds like I'm in the wrong place, doesn't it? Well, my wife's currently working as a trainee in the European Parliament, and I came along for the ride, as I just finished my studies in Finland and didn't have a job yet. I know some German and speak three tongues well, so I thought it would be ok. Oh, how wrong I was! I haven't been able to find any work, I guess mostly because I don't know the local languages. I've spent a month sitting inside and... Watching anime, writing and looking for work, so this nano -thing is just what I need. As I'm a novice in writing, I've humbly set my goal to 25 000 words in a month, that's roughly twice as much I've written for the story during the summer. We'll see. Whip me into it, please.

See you!

- Kosti

Hello :)

I'm Maikie, and in a similar situation as Larys. I'm French, from Thionville, and I decided to join this region this year now I'm back in Lorraine (I was in Picardy until June) and that I live closer to Luxemburg, to be able to meet more fellow Wrimos. It is my 5th participation.
Good luck to you all :)

Maikie

Hey Kosti, hey Maikie! ^^

Welcome aboard! :)
Our great ML has already told you everything! So we hope to see you on Saturday, both of you!

Maikie: we plan on doing write-ins with Larys every Wednesdays afternoon. Would you care to join us? We're still in the process to find a cosy place so any ideas would be warmly welcomed! :)
Also, on Saturday, if you plan on going to Lux by train (note how I'm trying to MAKE YOU come!!), we could take the same train :) Let me know if you're interested!

And on that note... back to writing!!!

Suzanne

Hello! I just realised I forgot to introduce myself.
I'm Rose or Rosemary, I'm English studying foreign languages (French and German) and currently on my year abroad. I'm working as an English Language teaching assistant at a secondary school just outside of Trier in Germany. Over the summer I worked at Disneyland Paris!

It'll be great to meet everyone on Saturday who can make it, and for those who are uncertain - various different people have offered to bring homemade baked goods. Plus... I always have chocolate in my handbag ;)

Sadly I'm not sure if I'll be able to make it to the Wednesday write-ins, Luxembourg is a lot closer than any of the other meet-ups I've found but it still takes me about an hour to get there :P