Hosting a Write-In? Post Here!

Hello friends!

As November approaches, we'll be filling that nifty little calendar up there with plenty of opportunities for you and your fellow Wrimos to get together all over Chicagoland and write! Your friendly MLs will happily be organizing and hosting several write-ins throughout the month, but we also strongly encourage you to set up your own write-ins near you!
NOTE: If you do come to an ML-hosted write-in, there's a good chance of receiving the super-awesome 2011 NaNoWriMo STICKERS!

So, if you want to host your own write-in, what should you do? Super-easy - just post a little note here in this thread so we MLs can add it to the calendar for you! Please note: post a separate thread if you want to see if anybody would be interested in a write-in at a certain time in a certain location; you should only post here if you want your write-in added to our spiffy Google calendar. On a similar note, if you do post a separate thread for organizing your write-in, please remember to post in this thread once you pin down days/times/locations so it gets added to the calendar - it makes it a bit easier for us ML's to keep track of what we've put on the calendar and what we haven't!

The only things we ask are 1) that write-ins not be hosted at the same time as an ML event if you want them on the calendar and 2) that only all-inclusive write-ins be submitted for posting on the calendar (i.e. no age restrictions or write-ins for members of a certain group only - though if it's held, for example, "on-campus" but non-students are welcome, that would be fine).

Thanks and happy NaNo'ing!
Stacy

I'm hosting a series of write-ins at my local library. They are Tuesday Nov. 8th, 15th, 22nd, and 29th from 7-8:30pm at the Warren-Newport Public Library in Gurnee, IL. Everyone is welcome and no registration is required. We'll have limited refreshments, coffee, tea, snacks, cookies. People are invited to bring their own beverages (as long as they're covered) and snacks (as long as it's not a full out meal.) We'll do some word sprints and maybe a small contest but mostly we'll have tables, chairs, power strips, a library full of resources and quiet. People can go to our website for more information www.wnpl.info or can message me here.

Hi, everyone!

We're hosting a series of workshops and write-ins at Oakton Community College in Des Plaines.
The full schedule, handouts, and other information can be found here:
http://www.oakton.edu/user/0/loster/RaiderWriMo.html
and here:
http://researchguides.oakton.edu/nanowrimo

Details:

Workshop #3: Discover Your Muse
This workshop will focus on ways to help you discover your muse, the inspiration you’ll need to sit down and write, write, write. Nervous about whether you’ll actually be able to write a 50,000-word novel in just one month’s time? This workshop is for you!
Everyone is welcome, no registration required. We'll have snacks and prizes of questionable desirability.
Please visit our website for more information: http://researchguides.oakton.edu/nanowrimo
Tuesday, October 18th, 11:00AM - 12:00PM, Oakton Community College Library Classroom 2418
Wednesday, October 19th, 12:30 - 1:30PM, Oakton Community College Library Lower Level

Workshop #4: Discover Your Story
With just one week left before NaNoWriMo 2011 officially begins, we can now focus on doing a teensy tiny bit of pre-planning. This workshop will help you iron out some of the larger aspects of your story so you can sit down on November 1st with some semblance of an idea of what you plan to write.
If you’re a planner, this workshop is for you. Remember, you cannot actually begin writing your novel before November
Everyone is welcome, no registration required. We'll have snacks and prizes of questionable desirability.
Please visit our website for more information: http://researchguides.oakton.edu/nanowrimo
Tuesday, October 25th, 11:00AM - 12:00PM, Oakton Community College Library Classroom 2418
Wednesday, October 26th, 12:30 - 1:30PM, Oakton Community College Library Lower Level

Kickoff Celebration/Write-In
Tuesday, November 1st, 11:00AM - 2:00PM
Everyone is welcome, no registration required. We'll have snacks and prizes of questionable desirability. Feel free to bring your own laptop and sustenance. (All beverages must have lids) Limited computers available for participants' use.
Please visit our website for more information: http://researchguides.oakton.edu/nanowrimo

Write-In/Workshop: Woohoo! I’m Writing a Novel! And, AUTHOR VISIT!
Thursday, November 3rd 12:00 - 1:30PM
Chances are you are still feeling the initial rush that comes with signing up to do something crazy like write a novel in 30 days. Join us as we finish this write-in with a 30-minute workshop to discuss common Week 1 challenges and share tips for thriving this week. BONUS: Chicago author Veronica Kelly will be joining us to share writing tips and insight, and answer questions from participants.
Everyone is welcome, no registration required. We'll have snacks and prizes of questionable desirability. Feel free to bring your own laptop and sustenance. (All beverages must have lids) Limited computers available for participants' use.
Please visit our website for more information: http://researchguides.oakton.edu/nanowrimo

Write-In
Wednesday, November 9th, 12:30 - 1:30PM
Everyone is welcome, no registration required. We'll have snacks and prizes of questionable desirability. Feel free to bring your own laptop and sustenance. (All beverages must have lids) Limited computers available for participants' use.
Please visit our website for more information: http://researchguides.oakton.edu/nanowrimo

Write-In/Workshop: What the Heck Was I Thinking?!
Thursday, November 10th, 12:00 - 1:30PM
So you survived the first week on sheer excitement and strong coffee. Week 2 hits with a bang, and you look up from your laptop and ask yourself “What the heck was I thinking? Am I crazy?” You are not alone, welcome to the Week 2 reality check. We’ll finish this write-in with a 30-minute workshop to discuss common Week 2 challenges and share tips for thriving this week. And you can thrive, nay, you will thrive, so stick with us!
Everyone is welcome, no registration required. We'll have snacks and prizes of questionable desirability. Feel free to bring your own laptop and sustenance. (All beverages must have lids) Limited computers available for participants' use.
Please visit our website for more information: http://researchguides.oakton.edu/nanowrimo

Write-In
Wednesday, November 16th, 12:30 - 1:30PM
Everyone is welcome, no registration required. We'll have snacks and prizes of questionable desirability. Feel free to bring your own laptop and sustenance. (All beverages must have lids) Limited computers available for participants' use.
Please visit our website for more information: http://researchguides.oakton.edu/nanowrimo

Write-In/Workshop: I WILL Survive!
Thursday, November 17th, 12:00 - 1:30PM
You’ve made it through half a month of frantic writing, and now you’re starting to feel really good about finishing this thing. So what if you’re behind by 10,000 words? You still have time to make it up!
Whether you’re ahead or desperately trying to catch up, chances are you’ll emerge from Week 2 feeling really good about your decision to be a WriMo. Stick around after this write-in for a 30-minute workshop to discuss common Week 3 challenges and share tips for thriving this week.
Everyone is welcome, no registration required. We'll have snacks and prizes of questionable desirability. Feel free to bring your own laptop and sustenance. (All beverages must have lids) Limited computers available for participants' use.
Please visit our website for more information: http://researchguides.oakton.edu/nanowrimo

Write-In/Workshop: Please, No Autographs
Tuesday, November 29th, 12:00 - 1:30PM
The end is near! You’re feeling great about your novel. You’ve written more words in three weeks than you’ve ever written before. Maybe you’re still trying to play catch up, but that is OKAY because you still have a week, and you are not going to quit now.
Come to this important write-in, and then join us as we host our last during writing 30-minute workshop to discuss common Week 4 challenges and share tips for thriving this week, and finishing your draft.
Everyone is welcome, no registration required. We'll have snacks and prizes of questionable desirability. Feel free to bring your own laptop and sustenance. (All beverages must have lids) Limited computers available for participants' use.
Please visit our website for more information: http://researchguides.oakton.edu/nanowrimo

Down-to-the-Wire Write-In/Celebration
Wednesday, November 30th, 3:35 to 5 PM
Everyone is welcome, no registration required. We'll have snacks and prizes of questionable desirability. Feel free to bring your own laptop and sustenance. (All beverages must have lids) Limited computers available for participants' use.
Please visit our website for more information: http://researchguides.oakton.edu/nanowrimo

I Wrote a Novel. Now What?
Tuesday, December 6th, 11:00AM - 2:00PM
Congratulations! You are no longer a “one day” novelist, you are now a novelist! Join us for our first post-NaNo workshop where we’ll help you get started on rewriting, revising, and editing your novel. We’ll share resources for writers, as well as tips and tricks to help maintain all that momentum you built up in November.
Oh, and we’ll probably do a little celebrating. We just wrote novels, after all!
Everyone is welcome, no registration required. We'll have snacks and prizes of questionable desirability.

Spread the Love
Tuesday, December 13th, 11:00AM - 2:00PM
In our last workshop of the 2011 NaNoWriMo season we’ll share resources and tips to help you get your novel published. Whether you plan on seeking an agent, or if self-publishing is more your style, this will be a can’t-miss workshop for Oakton WriMos. You just sacrificed a month of your life for this book, not to mention all the time you’ll put into revising it, so you might as well spread the love and get it published. Besides, we know you’ll donate a signed first edition to the Oakton library once you’re a famous author, right?
Everyone is welcome, no registration required. We'll have snacks and prizes of questionable desirability.

I hope to see you there!

Lori O.

NaNoWriMo at StoryStudio Chicago!

NaNoWriMo Jumpstart (class) -- Thursday, October 27
To kick off StoryStudio’s NaNoWriMo festivities, we’re offering this special one-night class to help you develop your characters, work through your plot, and get all the details of your novel clear in your head so that by midnight on November 1, you’ll be ready to write! We’ll brainstorm and do writing exercises to get your creative juices flowing, and you’ll have the opportunity to meet with other NaNoers who will help you stay motivated through the month!

Whether you’re planning to do NaNoWriMo for the first time this year or you’re an old NaNo veteran, this one-night class will kick your imagination into overdrive, with enough NaNoMoJo to push you through the end of November!

for more info: http://www.storystudiochicago.com/courses/nanowrimo_jumpstart.php

Monday Night Write-Ins (11/14, 11/21, 11/28)
We’ll open the doors from 4pm to 9pm and you may come and go as you like through the day and evening. Bring your laptop and settle in at one of the classroom tables or in the corner of a comfy couch.

$10 gets you unlimited coffee, soda, pizza, snacks, and inspiration. We have wi-fi but we won’t give you the password if you’re too far behind on your wordcount. :-)

Monday, November 14, 2011, 4pm - 9pm (Race to 25K!)
Monday, November 21, 2011, 4pm - 9pm (35K Stretch!) and
Monday, November 28, 2011, 4pm - 9pm (Last Minute Panic!)

http://www.storystudiochicago.com/courses/nanowrimo_writeins.php

November Write-a-Thon -- Saturday, November 19
Devote a full day to your writing! We open the doors from 9am to 7pm and you may come and go as you like through the day and evening. Bring your laptop and settle in at one of the classroom tables. Or relax with a yellow pad and sink into the sofa. $12.00 (StoryStudio Member: $7) gets you unlimited coffee, tea, soft drinks, snacks, writerly conversation and lots of encouragement!

http://www.storystudiochicago.com/courses/writeathons.php

All events take place at our Chicago location: 4043 N. Ravenswood #222, Chicago 60613

For information on these or any other programs, email us at info@storystudiochicago.com or call us at 773.477.7710

Oooh, these look fabulous. I'm really hoping to make it to some of these events!

Hello, the Carol Stream Library will be hosting a write-in on Saturday, Nov. 5, from 10 a.m. to noon. Our library has free WiFi and will provide refreshments. There will also be some prizes for the speediest writers. To register, visit:

http://il.evanced.info/cslibrary/evanced/eventsignup.asp?ID=3605&rts=&disptype=&ret=eventcalendar.asp&pointer=&returnToSearch=&SignupType=&num=0&ad=&dt=mo&mo=11/1/2011&df=calendar&EventType=ALL&Lib=&AgeGroup=&LangType=0&WindowMode=&noheader=&lad=&pub=1&nopub=&page=&pgdisp=

Okay! It sounds like we're on for write-ins in Lincoln Square. They will be at the Starbucks at Lincoln and Wilson on Sunday nights (the 6th, 13th, 20th, and 27th) from 6-9 p.m.

Hey everyone,
Even though it's a weeknight, three of us are planning on meeting up at the Starbucks on North Ave. and Wells (since it's open 24 hours) on Monday night and doing a kick-off at midnight. So it's not an official write-in, but anyone's welcome to join us!

Hi all!

I'll be hosting a write-in on Monday nights in Evanston. Details:

Where:
Linz and Vail
2012 Central Street
Evanston, IL 50201

When:
Multiples of 7 in November (that is, Mondays): 7, 14, 21, 28
6 pm until you drop (maybe 10-ish?)

We'll be offering a $10 bottomless cup, including all the Monin flavors you like, whipped cream, and a few munchies. There is a 10% drink special for all you fancier drinkers, and an assortment of teas. There is open wifi, and an insane amount of street parking.

Look forward to seeing you there!

I will be at Argo Tea at 1 s franklin street (connected to a la quinta hotel) from 11:30am to 1:30pm on monday, the 7th, tuesday, the 15th, and tuesday, the 29th. They have power outlets, wifi, and caffeine.

Hosting an impromptu Nov. 2 at 5 pm (stay until closing at 10) at Lake Forest's new Caribou Coffee at 620-624 North Western Ave.

Will do others once I have a definite day/time. I usually like to work earlier but I know many can't make day time. So we'll see if anyone's interested.

Gena aka IggysGirl

I'm going to do an impromptu write-in on Saturday, Nov. 5, at 1:30-4:30 pm at Metropolis (1039 W. Granville in Edgewater). They've got great coffee and snacky-things like pie and bagels.

Hi there,

I'll be doing a short-notice impromptu at the Oak Park Public Library on Saturday the 5th at 3:30, until about 6:30-7ish. (If there's interest, I'll probably be moving to one of a couple of reasonably-priced coffee shops/restaurants in the area to continue writing after that.) Library's at 834 Lake St Oak Park, IL, just down from the corner of Lake St. and Oak Park Ave.

Stay tuned for more, better planned write-ins in the Oak Park area as the month goes on!

We'll be hosting On-Campus Write-ins at Northwestern at Norris University Center Starbucks weekly on Wednesdays at 8.

So I just found out that Open Books is hosting Write-Ins Tuesday 15th, 22nd, and 29th from 5pm to 7pm. It's an awesome bookstore, as if being an awesome Chicago Non Profit Literacy Program wasn't enough!!

213 W. Institute Pl.
Chicago, IL 60610

(on the back side of the Paper Source on Chicago in case you need fabulous paper or something before you go write)

Evanston Writers Workshop has six write-ups in Evanston scheduled. Come join us for inspiration, camaraderie, and word count!

Each write-in is from 7:00 to 9:00 P.M.

Each write-in is at the Evanston Barnes and Noble, upstairs in the front at the tables by the window. You can recognize us because we'll be the ones around a table, laptops out, concentrating like mad! :)

Dates:
Monday, 11/14/2011
Tuesday, 11/15/2011
Monday, 11/21/2011
Tuesday, 11/22/2011
Monday, 11/28/2011
Tuesday, 11/29/2011

Hope to see you there!