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Please read: Regional events, ML's, volunteers and more

asheernut — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 03:01:53 -0700

A big hello to all the writers from India! We probably have one of the fastest growing forums, though it is a shame to see that we are not yet at 100. But we'll get there, I'm sure.

Anyway, down to business:

1) Regional event calendar: The regional events calendar can be accessed via the link below. This calendar will show local event that your ML's have added. If your city does not have an ML and you need an event added to this calendar, then please write in to one of the two ML's for India. (More on ML's below).

Calendar link: http://www.nanowrimo.org/eng/og_calendar/1010313

2) Municipal Liaisons or ML's: These are people who have been designated organizers for local write-ins and to moderate forums and so on. Of course, they have some superpowers that the regular members of the forums do not (including, but not limited to, posting regional events on the calendar). There are at present two ML's for India, one in Bangalore and the other in Hyderabad.

You can get in touch directly with either of the MLs at their given addresses. ML's also monitor the forums fairly regularly so you can ask your questions or raise your concerns there, too. You may periodically get emails from the ML's announcing events, etc. or just trying to boost morale. Please do read them as they may contain important and relevant information for your city.

ML Details:
Nishant (latelyontime) from Bangalore: itsnishant@gmail.com
Tanushree (asheernut) from Hyderabad: asheernut@gmail.com

3) Volunteers: For those cities that do not have ML's designated, any of the writers can volunteer to organize write-ins and events. We have already had one such volunteer organize our very first Kick-off party at Chennai. A big thanks to Chittz! You can write in to either of the ML's to be a volunteer and we will put your name up on one of these threads, for everyone to see.

4) Mailing lists for Cities: We can have mailing lists on Yahoo or Google for city-specific announcements and interests. If you know that there are enough people in the city who are interested, you can go ahead and form your own mailing list. Inviting an ML to be part of it is optional.

Currently there is a mailing list for the Hyderabad folks at http://groups.google.com/group/nanohyd.

Well, I guess that's all I can think of right now. There are less than 12 hours to Nov 1, so good luck and keep plotting!!!

-Asheernut

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i'm new.....help me out...

sujithramachandran — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 07:28:25 -0700

hey i have just heard abt this and i signed up.....
i hav no idea when i shuld start writing or absolutely anything.....
will there be any meetings or somthing??.......
im from hyderabad, may some one around here can help me out plz....
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Come One, Come All! Bombayites/Mumbaikars, Enter!

cuteangel — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 06:46:59 -0700

Ah well, if you entered this thread then the title worked.

So, any of you nutters from Bombay? I am (and proud to be a nutter). I'm not sure what I'll manage to write as this is my 12th standard year, but hey, I can try!

What are all of you'll planning to write this time around?

I'm thinking of writing a novel that has been in my head for quite a while, but that I've never had the courage to pin down on paper. Last year's novel was a fiasco. No plot, no characters, no nothing. It was terrible and I deleted it.

Anyone been here before?
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Calling All Ye Wrimos from Chennai/Madras

Chittz — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 04:49:03 -0700

hey all,

So any other Mardrasis or Chennaites in here? :D

Chittz
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Winners assemble here!

asheernut — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 13:40:38 -0800

Hey there!

50K words are up, saved on magnetic media. Here's calling all you winners to post to this thread so we get a headcount.

And for those still on the way: see you on the other side of 50!

-Asheernut
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Writing, writing, writing

Swapna Kishore — Mon, 5 Nov 2007 18:47:10 -0800

Hi folks

How is the writing coming along?

I have managed to create a tentative outline, character sketches, description of my story world and a list of scenes, a daunting 112 of them. I used a watered down version of the Snowflake method.

I have finished writing out 8 scenes and have reached a wordcount of over 8K. That seems like the stuff will turn out to be much longer than 50K, or maybe I am just being verbose up front because I have to set up the 'world' I am setting the story in. Or maybe some scenes will combine/ collapse.

Okay, then, back to writing now

Cheers

Swapna

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NaNoWriMo'ing in the war zone

rasana_atreya — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 22:01:06 -0800

For those who need a little last moment motivation, check out this heart warming story: http://www.boston.com/ae/books/articles/2007/11/24/in_the_lines_of_fire/
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Calling Wrimos from God's own country

nandu — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 02:12:03 -0700

I see that we have 43 Indian affiliates. Anybody else from Kerala, other than me?
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Should I continue?

crownhemanth — Sat, 24 Nov 2007 08:02:49 -0800

My novel got finished at 37K. I'm satisified with how it came. Then padded a bit to bring it to 41.5K. Should I write more to make it 50K or stop?
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Hyderabad writers!!!

asheernut — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 02:17:46 -0700

Hi!

Any writers here from Hyderabad?

-Asheernut
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Hello

gautami tripathy — Thu, 1 Nov 2007 04:46:15 -0700

This is first time I am in. Hope I get to write something. I am thrilled to see you all from Delhi!

gautami
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200 Members!

asheernut — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 11:07:05 -0800

I just checked the region stats, and we are 200 members strong! In just 2 weeks and 2 days, we have doubled our numbers. A big and hearty welcome to all the newcomers, and best wishes to everyone, old and new, for the days that we have left! Hope we end up with 200 winners as well!

-Keep plotting!
Tanushree
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Change in Genre

sangv — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 20:34:20 -0800

Hi,

I am a first time NaNoWriMo participant and started with the ambitious goal of writing a novel about 1940's India (historical fiction).

Now, 20,000 words and 13 days later, I just realized I am pursuing a murder mystery based in Chennai. I guess somewhere along the way, I just realized that I did not know enough about 1940's India (staying away from India for more than five years may have had a little to do with it) and threw a dead body in. Now strangely, thats my main plot and I am figuring out a motive.

Has anybody else experience a similar change in genre or are you sticking with the theme you started with...

Happy Writing,
Sang
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NaNoWriMo'rs in Bangalore

latelyontime — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 02:39:25 -0700

As we speed towards November, frantically running impossible plot lines in our heads, staring at strangers in restaurants and cafes, wondering if we can make characters out of them, keeping a handy doodle pad to jot down possible ideas about secret lives of the characters, and spending more time with the imaginary friend, wondering about what sanity could possibly be salvaged after the month that is to come, here is the first post to saying hi.

I am one of the MLs (I don't know how many of us have volunteered this year) for Bangalore, and I am going to be responsible - as and when need be - to facilitate write-ins, to get people together for feedback and peer support and for organising grand and lavish TGI December parties, distributing the NaNoWriMo goodies that come my way. It would be good if writers in Bangalore can start saying hello - not just to me, also to each other - so that we can do a head-count, order our kits and see, where, in this large and impossible to navigate city, we might all want to begin gathering.

Here is me doing the first round of introductions: I am Nishant. I am 27, I have been doing the Nanowrimo for four years (actually completed two of them), was the ML for Taiwan last year (where I was visiting) and am currently in Bangalore, wondering what insane impulses are guiding me to participate in the Nanowrimo this year, when I have a Ph.D. dissertation to complete.

I shall hope that more people flock in soon...

I shall wait to get the party started

cheers
Nishant
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Wrimos in Delhi?!

unnatisethi — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 18:56:36 -0700

Hi everybody!

I'm an absolute Nano Newbie and really excited about this! Unfortunately I'm traveling mid November so I'll be in the US for the first 2 weeks and in Delhi for the last 2 weeks .... complete havoc! I'm still hoping to write something! And I really wanna get in touch with any other Wrimos in Delhi so that I can at least look forward to a TGIO party!

so here's to hollering out .. heya there!!

-natti
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I need help from India!

Kadiempembe — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 13:54:44 -0800

Hello, everyone. I am not from India myself (though I want desperately to live there, at least for a little while, someday), but my novel has a lot of Indian themes in it. I recently made a post to the Experts Board that I thought I might repost here to see if I could get some help from anyone.

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I am looking for someone who is versed in one (or all of these languages) who also has a strong grasp of english. I have a lot of questions about word usage and translation. If anyone who is strongly versed (not just a few words here and there, I have that on my own) who'd be willing to help me out with a lot of language could reply here, or even better PM me about it, I would appreciate it very much.
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Anyone who would be willing to spend some time helping with me with translation and better understanding of concepts and meanings would be my hero.

Thanks a lot in advance!
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I'm stuck: HELP!

rasana_atreya — Wed, 7 Nov 2007 09:00:29 -0800

No, I don't have a writer's block. 10,000 words down the line, I don't feel my novel is interesting enough. I'm beginning to lose interest. If I really set my mind to it, I can write the 50K (and I do plan to do that), but....

Anyone else face this? Each time I start on a fiction idea, something better seems to come along.

Rasana
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have uploading problems

Lekhabhra — Wed, 7 Nov 2007 23:59:59 -0800

Hi
Can any one tell me why my stats always shows 352 words? That's the first day I uploaded. Subsequently when I upload it indicates the correct number of words. But later it goes back to 352 words. This is not the case of the hare and tortoise. Please Help.
Chandra
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Pune, anyone?

Sav — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 03:16:22 -0700

Anybody venturing Nano '07 from Pune, please raise your hands...

Would like to hear from you.
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Chandigarh anyone?

Nothingman — Sat, 3 Nov 2007 02:37:45 -0700

Hi can anyone lend a laptop in chandigarh for november? will give full credit cuz i'm hopeful of completing the novel...i'm done with writing in cyber cafes...shitty comps and too much distraction.

Anyone?
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Press coverage: The Hindu Metro Plus (Bangalore) on 5-Nov

asheernut — Sun, 4 Nov 2007 19:41:53 -0800

Hello there!

Here's our first coverage in the Indian media:
http://www.hindu.com/mp/2007/11/05/stories/2007110551150100.htm

Read and enjoy!

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Watch Headlines Today - Entertainment section in News Bulletins today

asheernut — Mon, 5 Nov 2007 00:21:11 -0800

Hi All,

Our program on NaNoWriMo is being broadcast on Headlines today in their hourly bulletins, in the Entertainment section. Do watch, and if anyone can, please record it too!

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City-wise headcount thread

asheernut — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 23:33:37 -0700

Hi everyone...

Lets do a headcount thread so that we know who's where.

Please increase the count by 1, next to your city's name in the list below, and post. If your city is not in the list, please add the name and then add "1".

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Headcount

Hyderabad - 1

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The Desi Cafe

Chittz — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 04:28:29 -0700

Hey all,

Do step in, flop into one of the bean bags, kick back your shoes and conjure up any food you want.

So where's everyone from? And any plans for November?

Chittz
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Hyderabad: Emergencywrite-in on Sunday 2 PM for TV Shoot

asheernut — Sat, 3 Nov 2007 06:11:15 -0700

Hi All,

I hope a lot of you see this post in time!

A lady from the news channel Headlines Today, wants to do a shoot with us, about NaNoWriMo. She has suggested we do a write-in and she wants visuals of us writing on our laptops, having discussions, etc. So all those of you who are up to it,please do call me on my cell at 9885046712 and confirm. The venue will be at Rinku's house at 2 PM on Sunday. It's at Rd No 10 Banjara Hills, and I can give you more detailed directions when you call me!

Let's all meet tomorrow, and then get our faces on TV! Yay!

-Tanushree (a.k.a. Asheernut)
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