Greetings one and all!
I enjoyed the trials and tribulations (and successes) of NaNoWriMo last year that I decided to go again this year! Last year I was travelling, but now I am home and looking for some fellow Prince George writers to perhaps get together with to share stories and keep up on how we are doing through the month of November!
I will be checking back here when I remember and will also keep an email subscription to this page in case anyone replies!
Good luck and I look forward to hearing from you, if you are here!
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If the world didn't suck, we'd all fall off"
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Oct 17, 2007 - 01 37
Cariboo represent! I'm a little further south, in Wells. Here we write with dip-pens and ink, and submit our entries by dogsled. Actually, now that we have high-speed, I've been having a great time making online writing connections. And I could be coerced into making the drive to PG if there was something very fun and literary happening.
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Oct 20, 2007 - 11 46
*grins*
I know where Wells is - and that is not too far away! I am sure that we would be able to arrange a get together at some point!
Unfortunately, at the moment, you are the only other one in the area who I (now) know of! So if you happen to know anyone else who is interested in writing it would be awesome to get them involved. I have been bugging the PG Library to get involved - they had never even heard of NaNo before, so hopefully they will get a few people involved - though it is looking like they may be better organized next year.
Funny that they would have something set up for "Talk like a Pirate day" but not have anything in regards to NaNo. Ah well!
Keep in touch and we will see what we can come up with - I am always up for coffee/talking about how our 50,000 words are coming along and maybe can arrange something else fun and amusing to do! I am open to suggestions!
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Oct 20, 2007 - 19 32
PG here! I'm a chronic 10k word count and then I peter out...My Goal is 20 K this year!
Anyways, if there were some really fantastic literary happenings, let me know.
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Oct 21, 2007 - 17 11
This is my first time in nano my daughter convinced me to try it.I am looking forward to the challenge to see how much i can actually do. I hope to hear fromother people here and see how everyone is doing. I have some ideas but have not written since my teens and that was a long time ago very long ago.hello wells I love that part of the country it is so beautiful.Catch all later.
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Oct 21, 2007 - 17 12
This is my first time in nano my daughter convinced me to try it.I am looking forward to the challenge to see how much i can actually do. I hope to hear fromother people here and see how everyone is doing. I have some ideas but have not written since my teens and that was a long time ago very long ago.hello wells I love that part of the country it is so beautiful.Catch all later.
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Oct 21, 2007 - 17 41
Evil daughter who got her mother involved here*L* Figured it was time to get her going on Nano since I already have one son who participates....might as well make it 3 generations*L*
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Oct 21, 2007 - 19 44
Well, welcome to Arctic_wolf, pgnana and cranberrygirl!
It is nice to know that not only are there people in PG participating, but people who are also willing to get together!
I was thinking that it would be wonderful to have a get together sometime around the beginning of November - kind of a beginning get to know who else is writing as well as some beginning support for the month!
What do people think?
What kind of places are preferred?
I am usually up for coffee anywhere (Timmy's is cheap and one of my favouritres, but I also like the Second Cup and am cool with Starschmucks occasionally.)
Any ideas? If there is something else that any of you would like to do, just let me know! I am sure that we can work something out.
I have a relatively open schedule, though I am quite busy leading up to Hallowe'en because of fireworks (one of my jobs)!
By the way - I think that it is awesome that there is a generational thing going on with the writing - so cool! My Mom participated last year, but I don't think that she is going to do it again this year - still working on convincing her.
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Oct 21, 2007 - 20 28
I would have loved to join all of you for coffee but Mom will have to drink a cup for me, since I doubt my boss would let me have a day off to travel to PG for coffee*lol*, I am hoping the WL group of ppl will do something though, cuz it kinda sucks that most of us here do nada to get together and cheer each other on :(
So think of me alllllllllllll alone while you drink coffee*L*
good luck all of you
Cran
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Oct 21, 2007 - 22 45
coffee sounds great. strong and black i am looking for a new place to live packing and writing all in nov.And no I am not crazy just a little off balance.
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Oct 21, 2007 - 23 12
Hey Mom, what about that book store/coffee place/art store?? That was a cool place to have coffee....just a suggestion.....
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Oct 22, 2007 - 11 24
Hey all, I'm a PG NaNoNewbie (wouldn't want to say that 3 times fast!) who just signed up today and is scared witless. *blush* Eh, what's the worst that can happen, right?
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Oct 22, 2007 - 21 28
Heh, welcome nwpassage! The worst that can happen is you don't make the 50,000 words, and really - not a terrible thing! It is great just to be able to have fun and enjoy company!
Cran - too bad about you being in Williams Lake! Would be nice to have you join us for coffee!
pgnana - The store your daughter is suggesting is Books and Company and their coffee is not too bad! They actually have lots of lovely suggestions, so I would be happy to go there!
Anyone else have any other suggestions?
I am thinking that the first or second of November would be good, unless anyone wants to try to get together before as a "getting ready" day.
Thoughts?
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Oct 22, 2007 - 21 54
Hi ; I would think the last of oct would be a good time to meet get ready for the big day and then again about the middle of the month again just to see how we are all doing. I like books and co. or timmys whatever works for everyone else.
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Oct 23, 2007 - 08 51
Hi y'all,
I live PG but I'll actually be in Prince Rupert for the month of November :( I tried this last year and it didn't work so well for me but I'm excited to be trying again. Maybe if I'm away from the big city :), I can focus on my writing. Anyways, it would be awesome to meet with y'all in late October or early, early November.
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Oct 23, 2007 - 18 25
*L* Yeah well pgnana will drink a cup for me..she said she would ;)
have fun at your coffee meeting all *s*
*trying to get one going for WL* *sigh*
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Oct 26, 2007 - 23 21
Yay nice to see a PG thread :D And hello to all this is my 3rd attempt of Nano and I did Script Frenzy earlier this year...
So ya nice to meet local people.
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Oct 28, 2007 - 18 39
I would love to come up for a kickoff on the first or second! Any excuse to stop in at Books & Co. I'll see if I can scoop up any Quesnellians for the trip, if one of the PG crowd would like to state a date and time.
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Oct 28, 2007 - 18 48
By the way, is anyone else on GTalk? Be nice to be able to holler and/or offer support when everyone's online at 2am...
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Oct 30, 2007 - 12 27
Hey you writers from PG!
Still looking for a regional volunteer/Grand Master of Activity for your region. Is anyone interested in organizing a few write-ins, maybe a mini-kick off, should time permit? Just to be the in-person, go-to, since I can't be in all places at once?
That and I can send the GMAs great swag to hand out to the rest of the awesome Wrimos in his/her region.
Sucks that I can't be everywhere at once but I definitely want to help you guys out as much as I can.
Let me know if anyone's interested. If not, no big deal!
Cheers and hugs,
Elenya
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Oct 30, 2007 - 16 48
Hi Elenya- I am sending you a pm, just so you know!
As to the rest of you - sorry that I was off for a while, unfortunately, Hallowe'en is a very busy time of the year for me as I help organize fireworks shows for all over BC! It has definately been crazy!
Anyways, November looms ahead, just a few more days, so I thought that I had best get on and arrange a date for our coffee meet!
I think that the second would work the best for me - sometime in the afternoon or maybe even the early evening?
Around 3 or 4 would work for me as I pick my boyfriend up from work at 5. We can meet at Books and Co. - a suitable starting place for us all.
If Saturday would work better for people, or later in the evening on the Friday, let me know as soon as you can and we can try to arrange something different!
:)
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Oct 30, 2007 - 17 23
Hi all,
Afternoon of the 2nd or anytime Saturday would work for me as well. If folks would like to meet on Saturday, my only suggestion would be for an afternoon meetup, as I've got a regular swimming/workout in the morning, and it's a long drive from Quesnel.
Looking forward to putting faces to names!
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Oct 30, 2007 - 17 25
Hi all,
Afternoon of the 2nd or anytime Saturday would work for me as well. If folks would like to meet on Saturday, my only suggestion would be for an afternoon meetup, as I've got a regular swimming/workout in the morning, and it's a long drive from Quesnel.
Looking forward to putting faces to names!
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Oct 30, 2007 - 18 23
Well, unless there are any complaints, I say that we go for Saturday around 3... that way anyone with a week job can still come!
We can meet at the cafe part of Books and Co. - no one should be able to miss me as I am rather tall and (if I remember) will be wearing a grey knit hat with little ears on it :D
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Oct 30, 2007 - 18 24
I'm good for just about whenever at Books & Company... just let me know day/time and I'll be there! :D
How will we know each other? A flower in our hair? That panicked, what-have-I-gotten-myself-into glazed look in our eyes?
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Oct 30, 2007 - 18 55
Saturday 3pm it is!
How about a NaNoWriMo table sign? I bet you anything that if someone called Voltaire's ahead of time, they'd get a huge kick out of it and print up a quick sign for us. Maybe even a poster in the window - see if we can sign up any raw recruits! (BWAHahaha...) Shall I phone them tomorrow and see, or do we have a de facto regional coordinator at this point?
(btw: sorry about the double-post. After four minutes, I assumed the server was stuck in a loop and sent it again. This must be the heavy posting hour.)
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Oct 30, 2007 - 19 07
*grins*
I think that the glazed look is definately going to be there ...
There is not a RQ yet, though I have volunteered and am more than happy to do the phoning and stuff. I will make up a little sign for us to place on the table, I will make up a poster as well and ask if I can put it up in the window :D
And again, I believe that Saturday at 3 will work unless anyone comes up with any objections
:D
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Oct 31, 2007 - 19 03
The 2nd around 3 or so sounds good to me. If my back is still giving me grief I may not make it but I will do my best to make it there.
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Oct 31, 2007 - 19 04
The 2nd around 3 or so sounds good to me. If my back is still giving me grief I may not make it but I will do my best to make it there.
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Oct 31, 2007 - 19 07
eeek,,,,dreaded triple post
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Nov 1, 2007 - 09 35
Hey PG Nana - I think that Saturday is the 3rd of the Month :D (yes, I just checked, it is)
So if you can make it then for 3pm, that would be great! Unfortunately, I am most likely going to be called into work tomorrow, so I don't want to chance not being able to make the coffee meet!
Oh, and I have volunteered to be the Master of Activities for our region - so any questions or wants to get together can be either posted here and I will make it happen or you can send me a message! I will be giving my number out at the meeting, but if you can't make it and want my number just send me a message and I will get it to you!
Have fun writing!