Hey guys and gals (or gals and guys if you prefer), just a couple quick things:
Last year, we had a prize for the first Rochester Nanoer to finish their novel. We've decided to do that again this year. The goodies this time will be Chris Baty's No Plot? No Problem! Novel Writing Kit. It comes complete with an abridged version of his NO Plot? No Problem? book as well as a button, a certificate, stickers, and some motivational flash cards. It has been attractively packaged in a cool book shaped box.
NaNoWriMo is supported by voluntary donations from participants. The cool part is that it is totally voluntary and nobody needs to feel bad if they take part and simply cannot afford to offer up some dough. Hey, we've all been there. Still, there are other ways to help out. By using a charity-oriented search engine, by taking part in the Author Sponsorship program, or forwarding the proceeds from an Ebay auction to NaNoWriMo, you can take part too. Check out this link for more details.
Remember, you have permission for the entire month of November to write whatever comes to your mind without editing or critiquing yourself. Typos? We worry about those in December. Formatting, grammar, consistency, plot holes? They're next month's problem. This month, all we have to worry about is letting the raw story inside us explode out onto some form of writing receptacle.
Have fun,
Tom
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