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cloverdew — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 14:46:47 -0500

Hey, all. Excited about my 8th NaNoWriMo this year. My name is Sara and this year I'm going to attempt a mystery. I'm still working out the details, but it's going to be set in a coastal town in Maine and involve a scandalous affair. I live and work in the DC area and would be happy to chat and make new friends. My twitter handle is @cloverdew for those who want to follow and interact there. Cheers!

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Orion — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 10:46:00 -0500

Thanks for getting us started on the intros Sara! :) Hi everybody, I'm Chuck. I'm one of your Municipal Liaisons (ML) for the DC region. Got any questions, comments, concerns about November, NaNo, life, whatever, haha, just ask myself or the other ML Kay. That's what we're here for. Like Sara, I'm writing a mystery novel this year. Mine will be set in DC in the 1930s. I too live and work in the DC area. Catch me on Twitter, @osyrn. (See the Twitter thread in the DC Region Forum for more details on following DC NaNo on Twitter).

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Ugawa — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 12:41:20 -0500

Hey! I'm Brian. I live and work in Foggy Bottom/West End area of DC, and I'm always happy to meet new people =). I have no idea what I'm writing this year, but I never really know =P

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Sarkadark — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 12:46:44 -0500

Hey all. I'm Sarah, and I basically just decided to do NaNoWriMo today because I need force myself to get something done. That means I have a lot of planning to do in a short amount of time. I'll be writing a soft SF novel using some old material of mine for inspiration. I'm sarkadark on skype if anyone wants to chat via text or voice.

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thayerwrites — Sun, 14 Oct 2012 23:14:44 -0500

Hey, I'm (another) Sarah, working in Arlington and living even further out, but will try to make it in to DC events when possible. I am finally getting my plot worked through a little in my head, which involves secrets, world travel/searching for answers, and a fake Mount Everest. This is my second year doing NaNoWriMo and though I ostensibly have less time this year (will be away hiking for a week), I am still going to aim for 50K! [crosses fingers]

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Sarkadark — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 10:44:09 -0500

We seem to have many Sarah WriMos in the DC area. Huzzah!

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cuendillar — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 15:17:04 -0500

Hi! I'm Jenny. I'm 24 and I live in South Arlington with my husband, two cats, and rambunctious puppy. I work in Dupont Circle AND I'm a student at Johns Hopkins' part time MA Writing program, so I'm in DC constantly, so I'll be hopping back and forth between the here and the NOVA group! :) I've been doing NaNo since high school, but I've only won once (last year!). I worked on that novel for the rest of the year, and I'm ready for a bit of a break before I finish my edits on Draft 2. I'm very excited to start this year's project! It's YA paranormal romance/urban fantasy involving a colony of French refugees in NE Pennsylvania, a voodoo curse, and of course, lots of kissing. It's a bit of a departure from what a normally write (Epic Fantasy/Steampunk) but I'm really looking forward to working on something that's a bit smaller in scope. :) I'm looking forward to meeting you guys! :)

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Ugawa — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 15:20:03 -0500

Are you sure your name isn't Sara?

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Kataphract85 — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 01:23:08 -0500

I'm Jonathan, I live near the Petworth neighborhood. This is my third NaNo ever and my second in the District of Cool. Very excited for this year. I'm writing the third and central part of a five-part fantasy series set in a medieval world that I've been working on for a few years (though I did another story last NaNo). And yes, there are kataphrakts there. A land of intrigue, awesome birds, and romance! And solving/starting problems with violence! Looking forward to meeting you all!

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thetejon — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 08:48:00 -0500

I'm Jon. I live in Columbia Heights with my wife and two daughters. This is my 11th Nano, and will be the fourth in a row I've done after swearing to take a year off the previous December. I've won 7 times, and am currently sort of trying to finish my 2008 novel with plans to self-publish.

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selenehekate — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 11:35:43 -0500

I'm Jess, and I'm a student at GW University, so I live in the Foggy Bottom area. This is my fifth NaNo and (hopefully) my fifth win. This year I think I'm going to do a sequel to what I did last year. Maybe... we'll see how it goes. I can't wait to meet you all!

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kay13 — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 12:08:54 -0500

Hi! My name is Kayla. I'm 16 years old, I live in the Potomac area, and this is my first NaNo. I'm really scared and I haven't quite decided what I'm going to write yet, so any tips or advice would be greatly appreciated!

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Rosaline924 — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 12:38:33 -0500

*waves* Hola! I'm Erica and this is my...9th NaNo! I'm uber excited to be writing book 4 of my YA mystery series. Looking forward to meeting all the Sara(h)s and everyone else :-)

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Les.Oiseaux.Bleus — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 09:14:22 -0500

Hey all! I'm Allison, and this will be my 5th NaNo! I'm 21 and a senior at AU. My story idea is ambiguous (they always are! I don't like to plan too much before November) but it's a supernatural sort of genre about a race of people who are here simply to watch the lives around them unfold. Can't wait to meet you guys! If any AU Wrimos also want to meet up at some point, let me know, I'd totally be down!

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millanda — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 18:26:50 -0500

Hi everyone! I'm Amanda, and I'll be moving to DC (from Florida) in the middle of November. I'll miss out on the early events, but I'd love to stop by for the others! I've tried NaNo in the past, but I haven't been able to finish; I feel inspired this year, though. My novel is semi-dystopic, and I'm really psyched to write it. Can't wait to meet you all!

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tajavioletta — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 20:21:30 -0500

Hi Amanda! Where in Florida are you from? Kataphract85 (Jonathan) and I moved from Tallahassee last year. You picked a pretty time of year to move up!

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millanda — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 21:05:55 -0500

Hi, tajavioletta! I'm currently in Tampa, but I grew up in South Florida. Having never experienced the changing of the seasons, I'm very excited about moving to D.C. this time of the year. :)

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millanda — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 08:11:32 -0500

Violetta, I just realized you're Erika's friend! She says hi. :) Very nice to meet you!

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lqyu — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 12:15:59 -0500

Hi, I'm Lynn, I'm just here for the semester interning and studying (originally from CA). This'll be my first Nano, and I can't wait to kick it off in DC!

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selenehekate — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 12:57:03 -0500

Oh, where in California are you from? I'm from San Diego, and I'm only in DC for university, haha.

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lqyu — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 14:06:51 -0500

I'm from the OC :)

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tajavioletta — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 14:25:31 -0500

Nice to meet you, too! It's a small world, and Tallahassee NaNo apparently rules it. Feel free to PM me if I can be any help to your move!

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selenehekate — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 16:20:05 -0500

Oh, it's so pretty there! I definitely miss the San Diego weather right now, haha. What area of DC are you in?

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alfaiate — Sun, 21 Oct 2012 12:48:00 -0500

Hey guys. Taylor here checking in from Petworth. This will be my second attempt at Nano, two years ago I failed miserably. So far this years novel consists of a single index card, but I plan to have a big stack of them done by Nov. 1. Good luck everyone!

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MissLyrik — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 15:31:06 -0500

Hello All, I'm Lyrik, Washingtonian born and bred, recently moved to NOVA but I will still be lurking in and around the city. Hoping to catch some write ins and meet ups. I have been attempting nano every year since '06 but never won, hope that changes this year.

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elfquest — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 11:20:01 -0500

Hi, thread of people! Fi here, a recent transplant from Chicago. The Nano scene there was really awesome, but I'm looking forward to getting to know you easter-coasters, too. I reside on the SW side (is that what you call it? Is that right? Or is it 'quadrant'?) with my two indomitable cats, Rowdy Boy-Howdy and Fitzgeraldine. Fan of potlucks and write-ins, frequent lurker of diners and consumer of Pho.

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ArtsyArty — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 14:36:24 -0500

Hi all, I'm Artemis (Arty), living in Mt Pleasant, spending a lot of time in Shaw, working in Dupont Circle. This is my second swing at NaNo (I also have one Screnzy attempt in my bag), and this year I'm writing some sort of adventure thing. My birthday is toward the end of NaNo, so I'm hoping to have built a buffer large enough to take a day or two off. We'll see. I basically have no plot, so I'm going to return to card-making now.

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Ugawa — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 16:05:40 -0500

No Plot? No Problem!

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Jfrumkin — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 20:14:44 -0500

Josh, out in Germantown. I've been looking for a project to take my mind off of work and I've always wanted to write a novel but have never stuck to it, so I think the deadline will push me a bit. I also taped a Jeopardy episode in August and am going insane waiting for it to air in December, so this should take my mind away! The idea I've kicked around for a while involves someone who leaves a small town because of a tragedy and is drawn back by another. Good times. It's told in a mixture of current time and flashback.

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k_renee — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 16:29:34 -0500

My name is Kristen, and I live in Manassas, Virginia. I am a part-time (for now, hoping for full-time) teacher. I just moved here a couple of months ago. The inspiration for my novel is all of the Civil War anniversary activity going on, and a young woman who finds Civil War photographs in her grandmother's house leaves home to do research behind the people in the photos and uncover the identity of the photographer. And then there is a swarm of other ideas ....

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River Witch — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 13:58:21 -0500

Hey everyone, My name is Cat and I'm actually a part of the NoVA region but always looking for excuses to get into DC. I spoke with Chuck/Orion to make sure it was moreorless okay for me to join you in the DC region since I've only been in one, very small region in my previous NaNo's back in Chicago-land. This is a new account for a new area, but I've done NaNo for many years. This will be my third serious attempt in a row and I'm aiming at 75k since I have nothing else to do all day. A bit about me: I'm a post-graduate in English, history/classics/medievalism and a lover of all things myth and folklore, as well as hockey so I'm currently suffering severely with this lockout. Writing is a hobby that I've hoped to make into a career for many years, but we'll see how that goes. I'm really looking forward to meeting all of you next month as well.

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astaraelsget — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 00:08:33 -0500

Hi everybody! My name is Rebecca and this is my very first Nanowrimo. I've always wanted to write a novel but have never gotten around to actually doing it, so here I am! I currently live in the Mt. Vernon triangle and work at a museum library downtown. My book will be a sort of supernatural/fantasy thriller involving inexperienced archivists and strange artifacts better left alone. I still need to flesh out the plot a little, but it will be exciting to see where it takes me!

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tajavioletta — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 01:18:54 -0500

Hi all! My name is Violetta. This is my sixth NaNo and my second in the DC area. Jonathan (Kataphract85) and I moved up here from Florida in August of last year. I have a degree in creative writing and I'd love to make a living as a writer someday, but right now I'm tempering that with another of my loves, nonprofit communications. That said, I'd like to start self-publishing my novels here in the next year or so and see where that goes. We're in Petworth now, but will likely be moving somewhere more central in mid-to-late November. My novel this year is a re-write of an urban high fantasy trilogy I wrote for my first three NaNos. I'm condensing it down into one book, and switching out main characters. I'd like to get this story actually told, once and for all! :D

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DirtbagBlues — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 04:23:19 -0500

Hello, I'm Brandon in Columbia Heights. Going to make my second attempt at this. Last year I hadn't even heard about NaNoWriMo until a week into the month then I made the mistake of trying to write about a stupid plotless story that even I didn't care for (my flawed logic was, why waste one of my GOOD ideas on something like this? ... of course all those "good" ideas remain unwritten). I finally gave up my culdesac of a story about halfway into the month. I may try to go to the kick off event on Sunday. As of now I'm scheduled to work but that could change.

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Jakezula Mic Rula — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 12:05:17 -0500

Julia - Of the D.C., for the D.C., by the D.C., although I now live four miles outside the border. Close enough. I get paid to write/edit but I still enjoy reading and writing for fun. This year will mark my second attempt to finish a novel. (First attempt began in 2007 and is still a work in progress.) No solid idea what I'm going to do yet other than it won't be ... Nope. No idea. Guess I should think about that, huh?

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PSWeiss — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 23:34:52 -0500

Hello fellow writers! I'm Paul, a first time NaNoWriMo-er just in from New York, now working in Rockville and living in Cleveland Park. I have been writing for the past few years throughout college, mostly short stories that weren't very good. I mostly write sci-fi or fantasy/new age fiction, mostly involving dreams, psychosis (the various forms thereof), space travel, and the human element. My background in psychology, philosophy, computer science, physics, and aerospace engineering (my actual occupation) definitely have a big influence on my writing. The novel I am planning to write is a fantasy/new age crossover about the connection between two people in a dream world. I've been dreaming (get it?!!?) about this novel for at least 5 years and now is the time to write it, I hope. If that fails, I will probably switch to a sci-fi novel about a few groups of people trying to survive after an apocalyptic event (no zombies, promise). I know that story line has been beat to hell but I have a new spin on it that I think is unique.

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cloverdew — Sun, 28 Oct 2012 08:14:28 -0500

That sounds very cool. Also, just wanted to let you know that I believe there are WriMos out your way in VA in the VA forums. They may have some Write-Ins and other events that would be easier for you to get to from Manassas.

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k_renee — Sun, 28 Oct 2012 10:55:30 -0500

Excellent! Thanks!

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jennavette — Sun, 28 Oct 2012 12:18:18 -0500

Hi everyone. I'm Sarah (just, you know, like everyone else, apparently), and I decided that I was going to bite the bullet and do Nano all of about an hour ago. This will be my second real attempt at Nano, after winning back in 2010 with a novel that was so atrocious I'm fairly certain it never made the move between old laptop to new, but it's my first attempt here in DC and I'm hoping to get out to some write-ins and meet some new people. I'm a grad student at GW and do live around there when I'm not working out on the mall or in the middle of nowhere. As for my novel, it's a convoluted mix of horror/supernatural/YA/fantasy all in super vague terms that I was thinking about writing anyway, so what's waiting a couple extra days and putting it on an accelerated timeline, all things considered?

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Justwriteit2012 — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 20:30:49 -0500

Hello there! I am Diane. Just took the plunge and decided to do my first NaNo. Live in Fairlington in Arlington with my husband and two dogs, but work in DC by GW in the newish 2300 Penn bldg. and also a transplant from Chicago. My novel is intended to be a mystery, but there are a few days to go, so who knows! Looking forward to write-in opportunities and think DC might work best for success! Hope everyone is safe and secure! Maybe we WWII all be back to work on Wednesday, trick-or-treat! Diane

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r.bryan — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 22:05:57 -0500

Hey everyone, I'm Ray and this is (kind of) my third NaNoWriMo. I really enjoyed it the first time I did it a few years back, and was quite pleased with the result even though I didn't make the word count. I live in Greenbelt, and want this to be my first year going to write-ins and meeting fellow NaNos. I think I'm going to write a romance novel this year, stepping waaaay outside my comfort zone. Look forward to meeting you all and losing countless hours of sleep in the process. Ray

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ChiefScienceOfficer — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 14:06:53 -0500

Hello, I'm Cat I am not now, nor have I ever been named Sara(h). I would love to host a Saturday write-in here (the West End); I was thinking the 24th (Saturday after Thanksgiving). I am a thriller writer but I am thinking of writing something SciFi. >^..^<

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viralnerd — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 14:12:25 -0500

Hi everyone, I am Eric and I am new to DC and to NaNo. This will be my first year doing this, but I did co-write a novel a few years back. I love writing and am looking forward to writing with all of you at future write-ins! Best wishes to all writers.

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ziggywashere — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 22:33:30 -0500

Hi there! I'm Amanda, I'm 24 and out in College Park. I've known about NaNo for a few years but I've never actually participated. I love reading but I'm a horrid writer, no matter since I am completely STOKED to start on my historical-sci-fi-fiction-of-sorts novel! I unfortunately missed a few events already but I hope to make it to a few write-ins and meet you fine people. It's very encouraging to see so many people into this, by the way. Good luck everyone! A

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serahe — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 09:40:13 -0500

Hi all, I am -Yet another- SARAH! This is my first time participating in Nano! I live in Columbia Heights, hoping there will be some Write-Ins in that area! :) I will be working on a YA fantasy story I have written about a chapter of...that's the plan at least! :p @iLoveSerahe on Twitter!

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serahe — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 10:22:24 -0500

wow your story sounds really cool!!!

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tantrix — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 11:58:23 -0500

Hi All, This is my first year trying for NaNo. Still have no solid idea what to write about. I live in Bethesda and will attend the write-in tonight to get started!

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Meganbeth2 — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 12:43:40 -0500

Hi, I'm Megan. I live in NW. I am a first timer and ready to write!

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tantrix — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 14:06:30 -0500

[quote=Meganbeth2] Hi, I'm Megan. I live in NW. I am a first timer and ready to write! [/quote] Hey Megan! Glad that you're joining in. Know what you're writing about?

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Ugawa — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 14:57:03 -0500

You have a Calvin and Hobbes pictureeeeeeeeeeeeeee

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Jakezula Mic Rula — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 18:43:11 -0500

Oh wait, my youngest sister is a Sarah. Does that count?

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AKMeggs — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 19:04:29 -0500

Hi, Amanda! I too just recently relocated to the area from Orlando! DC is wonderful and I am sure you will enjoy it very much.

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AKMeggs — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 19:08:01 -0500

Hello everyone! I'm Allen. I recently relocated from Orlando to the DC area for a job with the National Archives. This is my first NaNo! In fact, I only found out about this today and I am really excited to give this a shot. I'm going to make an attempt at writing a fictional novel passed off as an autobiography. Should be fun! I look forward to meeting everyone and attending events in the future.

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tajavioletta — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 19:24:18 -0500

Wow, we have some ex-Floridians up in here! What will that make now, five?

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zipperemma — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 21:54:46 -0500

Hello everybody! My name is Stevie and I think this is my fourth attempt at NaNoWriMo....maybe third...anyway, I'm fired up and ready to go! I'm a native Washingtonian who is back at home while getting my visa together (I got married in April to a Brit! long long story). I went to one event last year but wasn't able to attend anymore/finish because of personal reasons so I'm ready to write and mingle this year! I can't wait to meet all of you and happy writing to everybody.

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thellama73 — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 23:39:48 -0500

Greetings All, My name is Logan, fairly new to the DC area having moved here in January. I am intrigued by Sarah's coastal town in Maine, as much of my novel will take place in New England as well, and there will be plenty of boating also (one of the protagonists' father owns a shipping company.)

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rmorales — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 17:14:26 -0500

Hi everyone! My name is Regina and I just moved to DC from the great city of Chicago! This is my first attempt at writing a novel EVER. I'm terrified. I have a very general idea of what I will be writing. It involves Mennonites - which I know little to nothing about! Gah! So any help in that regard would be much appreciated. Really, any help at all would be amazing. Looking forward to meeting/working/learning with you all--

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Learned — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 19:23:17 -0500

Hi everyone. My name is Learned, and I had the good fortune of meeting some of you at the kick-off event at Burger King (!) last Saturday, and the ACTUAL kick-off event Halloween night in the Foggy Bottom Starbucks! I live in Dupont Circle, and I'm looking forward to some late night Nanowrimo'ing, as I have a job where I work 12 hours a day or more (I'm taking a small break now, but I have a few more hours left of work tonight). So especially interested in weekend write-ins, and/or those that take place after 8 pm. Here's the teaser for my novel (from my novel home page): TITLE: Ayahuasca SYNOPSIS: Two roommates living in Boston decide to go on a trip to Peru to try ayahuasca, a legendary drug practiced for centuries by shamans in the Amazon. Fred is an uptight and obsessive Christian ex-pothead, who fears opening a connection to the spirit world that he might not be able to close. Lyndon is a snarky atheist looking to explore the neurochemistry of DMT. As the roommates discover themselves, the natural world, and the depths of philosophy, Ayahuasca tells the hilarious story of the ultimate road-trip ... "Eat Pray Love" on-- well-- drugs. (Disclaimer: I have never read Eat Pray Love, but I saw the movie trailer)

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Zacksherwood — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 20:53:27 -0500

Hey All, I'm Zack. This is my first, and I'm skeptical I'll get through it. I've been kicking around an idea in my head, and I have my mornings free for the month of November, and I saw a random tweet about this, and I decided that if nothing else it'll get me to put finger to keyboard. I don't have a fully fleshed theme or concept or genre or, like, characters, but output usually isn't a problem so I hope to just cobble something together. Feedback on staying motivated is appreciated. You all seem so accomplished and motivated. Oh, and I live in Petworth, so may try to make it out to a write up thingy, especially in CH.

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tajavioletta — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 22:07:23 -0500

Hi Zack! I can still remember the first time I did NaNo--I was skeptical, too. But it turned out to be a lot of fun, which is basically the point. :) If you like you can try reading NaNo for the New and the Insane, a free ebook by Lazette Gifford. Definitely also check out WikiWrimo, run by sushimustwrite. There might be a Friday night write-in at Columbia Heights.

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navg8r — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 00:31:41 -0500

Hallo, I'm Ilya (ILYA in a normal font). I don't live in the DC area, but will be there in a week, so added this to my regions in case there were any meet-ups, write-ins or DC writers who might want to catch up some word count on Sunday, 11th November. I'll be in Woodley Park, but I have a Smartrip card and have easy access to the Metro. This year's writing is supposed to be a thriller, we'll see how it really ends up. Cheers!

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Snow Crash — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 08:09:28 -0500

Hi Nanos, I'm Allie. I live in Mt. Pleasant with my husband and son. I'm a portrait and events photographer and stay-at-home parent. I completed Nano in 2006, bombed in 2007 and 2008, and I'm finally ready to try again! I'm writing a futuristic thriller, a complete 180 from my 2006 win, which was a 1950s noir. I'm looking forward to attending some write-ins this year. It's always fun, a great motivation, to meet other nanos in person! :)

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Meganbeth2 — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 08:28:44 -0500

Stuff. That's what I'm telling everyone until I finish. I hate talking about myself, or what I'm writing...and trust me, in real life I'm not shy at all.

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kaitlynnkelly — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 10:04:56 -0500

Hi! My name is Kaitlynn and this is my first year! I've always done poetry and very short stories, so I'm diving into novel-writing mode and figured this is the best way to actually sit down and do it (and keep myself concentrated for more than 20 minutes!!). I'm 22 and graduated from the University of Illinois in May, and then I packed my bags and moved out here for work. So it's a big transition year for me all around. My novel is literary fiction about siblings traveling across the country - not really YA as the characters are older and post-grad, but I'd like it to reach a bit of YA audience as well. Excited to start this year, and hopefully I can get to some write-ins! I work until 5:30 (and usually am still working until 6), but I work in Logan circle and live by the Cathedral, so I hope there are some near me!

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EricaM — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 11:04:04 -0500

Hi all! I'm Erica and this is my first NaNo. I usually write creative nonfiction but this month I am going to try a young adult novel. It's a Southern gothic ghost story set in Louisiana where I'm from. I live in Petworth and work 9-5 in Dupont.

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EricaM — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 11:07:46 -0500

Kristen, I love that idea for a book! So interesting.

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Jesshirsch — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 11:37:49 -0500

Hi Everyone. I'm Jessica. i live in Arlington and work in DuPont. I've been in DC for 4.5 years now. i'm a graduate of the University of Delaware and got my masters degree at GW. This is my first NaNo but I've been writing for a while. i'm not sure i'll actually have time to complete the challenge (i work two jobs) but i'm hoping this will push me to focus more on my story and hopefully get some feedback on my writing. My story is best described as a coming of age story set in London where, i studied abroad, featuring the mysterious and scandalous live of upper class Brits.

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PSWeiss — Sat, 03 Nov 2012 00:34:53 -0500

I look forward to sharing it with you when/if I finish it! :D

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TheSweetShadow — Sat, 03 Nov 2012 01:23:44 -0500

hi! i'm kinda shy about my writing myself, actually in Mt. Rainier, MD, but literally a 3 minute walk from DC, so i figured this would be okay. i'm originally from NW NJ, which is why i have that as one of my locations. this is my first nanowrimo, and although i have a bunch of unfinished projects, i'm a nutcase and decided to start a brand new one just for this purpose. it's kinda unplanned- i have a vague idea where i'm going with it, but because i usually analyze things to death, i figured i'd let loose for once. for me, this is as much about having the courage to have other people look at what i write as actually getting any words on the page, since the former is what's really lacking in my life.

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Emilym78 — Sun, 04 Nov 2012 03:03:13 -0600

Hey Everyone! I'm Emily. I'm a librarian in DC. I'm doing this because I always thought I would be able to write a decent novel if I forced myself to do it. (Also I bet someone $50.) It's been slow going so far, as I am a world class procrastinator. My library (The DCPL Chevy Chase Library) is hosting a number of write-ins on Wednesdays from 6 to 9. There will be coffee, power strips, and spotty wifi, which I feel is a bonus. Good luck!

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lavantgardener — Sun, 04 Nov 2012 20:06:35 -0600

I had no idea there would be so many of us! Now I narrow my eyes at every guy/gal with a laptop on a café table. Honestly... do we need a signal? A fancy wink with a tug on the ear or something? My name is Jenn and this is my second NaNo and the first NaNo I've won. (It's easy to be confident during Week 1.) My story is a modern retelling of a dated and morose fairy-tale. The evil in the story is dependency, the good is independence, and the narrator is a reclusive, high-functioning autistic man with a very unusual obsession. I'd say more, but I already feel a gazillion words behind.

Re: Introductions

DigitalCulture — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 14:09:44 -0600

My twitter is @DigitalCulture0 Hello and welcome! I'm only just now posting because, until this point, I've been busy writing. Now, I've hit a brick wall and I stopped right in the middle of a tense dialogue. I'm worried that my story is about to go off the deep end and I might not be able to rescue it! I'm also on good reads: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6557099.D_Hunter_Phillips

Re: Introductions

DigitalCulture — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 14:15:34 -0600

I haven't seen a lot of other people doing Horror, glad to see there are some others. How's it coming towards your big goal!?

Re: Introductions

Gregory.Taylor — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 20:42:47 -0600

Belated introduction, hello all. I enjoyed meeting a bunch of you just now in Columbia Heights, and hope to run into more at future write-ins. I'm sad to say I did not reach my goal of writing all 50,000 words during our 41-minute talking moratorium, but I am optimistic for the balance of November. Good luck everyone! -Nathan

Re: Introductions

serahe — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 22:37:43 -0600

At first I thought this word count thing was pretty cool & fun, now it's getting embarrassing -_-

Re: Introductions

Purpleclaire — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 08:12:39 -0600

Hi everyone, it's really fun seeing some of the same names here as last year :) I'm still working on last year's novel but would love to join in with some write-ins. I have a lot of evening classes though...

Re: Introductions

lqyu — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 09:15:41 -0600

Sorry this took me so long to respond to, didn't see it til now. but I'm in Dupont haha