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How does a post office in Quebec handle power outages? What sort of rations did a British soldier carry in 1821? How many wallabies could you fit into a Tokyo subway car? You have a question. Someone out there has an answer.

Everything from deep spiritual wisdom to down-and-dirty word-count tricks to help keep that book moving along towards the 50K finish line.

What will you explore in 2009?

A clubhouse for novelists in distress

Go mano-a-nano with other wrimos for word count & productivity. Step inside for a little help in getting started, keeping going or just some practice at getting the creative juices flowing.

Comments and ideas for the NaNoWriMo.org site and NaNo forums in order to help us improve them this year and next year.

From polka to punk, music is the most powerful writing stimulant available without a prescription. What CDs do you rely on for writing inspiration? And what are your characters listening to?

Survey says: post your polls here! There's nothing like a good multiple choice question.

Telling tall tales with the Chick Literati.

Other worlds or even places not unlike our own: planes of existence where magic is commonplace and fantastical creatures abound.

Graphic tales that leave you on the edge of your seat, hands trembling as you dare to write the next sentence.

Story-driven, able to be gobbled up in a single transcontinental plane ride. May contain elements of some or all other genres.

A light-filled place to ponder the meaning of it all.

Laugh the month away.

A clubhouse for those writing novels geared for young ones.

You're too old for the Young Writers Program, but too young to legally drown your literary sorrows at the nearest bar. Gather here to talk about the special challenges of balancing school and NaNo work, offer tips on getting classroom credit for participating, and discuss the perpetual problem of getting parents to understand your quest for 50K

A little corner for those who are just a little older, maybe not any wiser, but definitely in this together.

A comfy place for writerly groups doing NaNoWriMo en masse. Groups can be from the "real world" or based solely online. This is the place to create a thread for your bowling team, food preferences, or any other loose-knit group taking part in the NaNo escapade together.

MMORPG buddies can form ad hoc threads here and chat about avatars and noveling. World of Warcraft, Second Life, Everquest, Sims ... Texas Holdem Poker. Plan your strategies here.

You're writing a memoir, a script, a nonfiction book about turtles or something else that's not a novel. You're a NaNoRebel, baby! Converse with your fellow outlaws here.

Wild about your favorite movie? Disappointed in an author's latest offering? Here's a place to rave or rant about your favorite movie/book/anime/cartoon/whatever.

If there's one thing more fun than working on your novel in November, it's not working on your novel in November. Come here for a relaxing mental vacation full of bumping, egregiously erroneous information, movie-title tag, word-association, and much, much more.