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Done :)

Jo_Lynne_Valerie — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:56:06 +0000

Well, everyone, I'm done.

I finished the challenge at 50,343 words about 10-ish yesterday morning. It felt great... However, my book is far from finished. The story needs fleshing out in some spots and I must check for themes and general cohesion.

One beta reader has signed on and I'll take one more. My editor is awaiting my final product. Then we'll start the real work. :)

Just giving an update.

Hope everyone's doing well!

- Jo Lynne
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This Saturday

XantheKelsylva — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:15:00 +0000

Due to my computer crapping out on me, I never quite got the story on what's happening this Saturday with a massive write-in at the Old Toad. So what time is it, and who's up for more drinking and writing? (and maybe some dancing after)
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North Greece,Hilton area writer looking to start a group

momtotwo — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:37:10 +0000

I live in North Greece, near Lake Ontario. I am hoping to find others nearby to get together with and write. We can support each other, and help each other through this month of writing. Let me know if you are interested!
Elizabeth
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So way behind I am :(

MidnightGds — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:47:51 +0000

When this first started I was all gungho! Then the flu swept through the house.. twice might I add and my writing has slowed down. I'm trying to write as much as I can, trying to beat the previous night's word count. So far I'm up to 8202. Geesh why does something always have to happen to me when the NaNoWriMo comes along???
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Everybody writing!?

danicarice — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 05:35:14 +0000

So is everybody writing!? I'm a little behind in the process, just got home from a Halloween party, sipping some hot apple cider and wishing everyone a very happy NaNoWriMo start! I'm going to do up a mindmap thing, so that I can get some thoughts onto paper, and then once I hit that "aha!" moment, I'll start NaNo'in'!
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Is anyone in central Rochester up for a rideshare in exchange for gas money?

XantheKelsylva — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:40:20 +0000

I'm feeling a little left out and want to get in on the suburban get-togethers, but don't have a car and don't think that the bus would be a very efficient mode of transportation. Would anyone in central Rochester who's headed out to Henrietta and other suburbs be interested in giving me a lift in exchange for gas money and companionship for the ride? :D I live off of Main Street (and if I can come, I'll start bringing 1960s typewriters to these things)
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Where is the chatroom?

XantheKelsylva — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:07 +0000

With the risk of sounding entirely clueless, where is the link to the chatroom for the online write-ins?
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How to Identify a NaNo-er in Rochester!

Call_on_the_Dawn — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:05:47 +0000

Just throwing this idea out there, because my friend just wrote to me from Portland with one of the coolest ideas ever!

"Portland is doing an interesting thing. Apparently, Seattle has a tradition of, when a Nanoer goes out to write, they carry with them a duck. Then anyone doing Nanowrimo who sees a person on a laptop with a duck beside them knows they are a fellow Nanoer and can come up and get to know other writers in the area. So we're doing it, but since University of Oregon's mascot is a duck, and Oregon State Uni folks refuse to use one (major rivalry, Ducks versus Beavers), we decided to go with Plot Bunnies! Some folks are crocheting them, others just bringing whatever stuffed bunny they have. I have a Bun Bun from the
comic "Sluggy Freelance," a homicidal mini lop who carries a switch blade (no one's sure where he hides it). So that is my plot bunny."

That being said, I think it would be SO much fun if we Rochester folk came up with some sort of way to identify ourselves in various settings. Something less obvious than a sign that reads that we're NaNoing would be a lot of fun! I bet a lot of us NaNo together in different places and don't even realize it! That, and the thought of multitudes of (rubber ducks/bunnies/etc) lined up in public places while we NaNo absolutely tickles me!

I've only been living in Rochester (and NY) for the past 5 years, so I'll leave the ideas for what we could use up to the natives. :)
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How do you do it!?

danicarice — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 17:08:54 +0000

I'm only at like, 13,784 words now, how are you people doing it that are at like 30,000 already?!? Tips would be nice :D
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So sad....

danicarice — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 03:32:08 +0000

I based one of my characters off an old friend of mine who died a few years back, and he was a used bookstore owner, and in my story he dies and passes on the store to the main character.... that was the whole point of the story, a vital plot point, basically, and I'm at 18,515 words and I just killed him off......... I'm about ready to cry!!

Anybody else going through this kind of thing??
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Whatcha Writin'??

Draculina — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 12:07:04 +0000

Hi! Sorry to keep spamming the boards, but this is what happens when you get home from work at 8am and no one is awake.

I had intended to write back story for a character of mine, but then last night at work I had a better idea that I have been fleshing out in my mind ever since.

It's about post-apocalypse Britain, and involves genetic manipulation and a lot of deep thought (which I am not known for xD)
Soo I'm gonna do that, because it involves almost every character I've created since the 9th grade, in some way or another.

And your thoughts? :D
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Write-in at the Old Toad?

XantheKelsylva — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:16:01 +0000

Hey everyone, I'm having some overwhelming reverse homesickness and really want to drop into the closest thing I can get to England over here... so is anyone up for writing/conversing over a pint of cider (as in hard cider, not that juice that Americans insist on calling cider!)? I'm also being a bit selfish trying to find something nearby me, but still... enough writing sober, I'm ready for a trip to the pub some time soon! Who's with me?
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[ML] Nov. 15 Write-In...Webster!

vedesca — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 06:29:20 +0000

There seems to be a lot of activity amongst the Webster and Webster adjacent folks, so I looked at my schedule and I can swing a few hours into Webster that day.

Now, as I have only ever driven through Webster, I haven't a clue as to what would be a great location. The time will still be at 1pm.

So, what I need from you lovely people is to give me some options. I noticed that your own meet-up was at Earthtones? and if that rocked, I'm all for it. The only real requirements are that there be a good amount of free parking, fairly easy to get to (and give directions to), and that there is enough seating should the place be busy.

I'm thinking any suggestions need to be here or sent to me by pm by the end of the online write-in on Wednesday, after which I will include all info in my weekly email.

Thanks and hope to see you soon!
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"Fact is there's nothing out there you can't do. Yeah, even Santa Claus believes in you." - Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem

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How's everyone doing thus far?

VoxRobotica — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 03:58:59 +0000

I've been trying to really pace myself so far, but heavily frontload the beginning of the month to avoid the stress of the end of the month. Since I started last night around midnight, I've hit my goal of 5000 words so far, and I'm hoping to hit 9000 - 10000 tomorrow.

How's everyone holding up thus far?

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Hello Rochester Wrimos!

shyfaerie — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 15:12:33 +0000

Is everyone excited? I know I am! :)
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Rochester Writers Invited To My BOOK LAUNCH PARTY - Monday, Nov. 16 at Boulder Coffee on Alexander St., 8-11 p.m.

Jo_Lynne_Valerie — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 01:37:00 +0000

So, the official launch party for my first book is next Monday night, November 16. I'd like to invite everyone.

I'm doing this slightly different from the usual set-up... It's at Boulder Coffee on Alexander Street (near South Avenue) in the Southwedge from 8:00 - 11:00 p.m.

Admission of course is free, Boulder has de-LISH coffees, teas, beers, wines, food and pastries. There will be copies of my book, A Tale For All Seaons, on hand, and I'll be doing drawings for prizes. Everyone who shows up gets raffle tickets.

Details on my blog. And Facebook. Oh, Myspace too. Did I mention Twitter? :-)

Hope you can join me! If you do show up, please mention NaNoWriMo!

~ Jo Lynne
www.JoLynneValerie.com
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Panera Bread on the 11th?

VoxRobotica — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:37:54 +0000

Hey folks -

I'll be participating in the Online Write In tomorrow, but I'll be doing it at Panera Bread in Henrietta instead. I'll probably be showing up around 6:30 (maybe earlier) and will be hanging out for a while, fueled by a Caramel Mocha and something sweet.

Anyone want to join me?

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Wayne County

BrockportFaith — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:45:45 +0000

Hey all! I posted about this in the Locations, Locations thread, but I figured I'd create a new thread for it as well. My wife and I are heading up a writer's group in Newark out in Wayne County. We're both in NaNoWriMo, but you don't have to be in order to be in the group. But I figured that there are some people from the area in NaNoWriMo and if they're available, they might want to come.

The group meets at the Newark Public Library at 4pm on Thursdays. If anyone needs directions, let me know!
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[ML] Donations

vedesca — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 07:07:55 +0000

I have realized that will you all being so great, that I haven't explained what those nifty halos are for (though for some reason they keep reminding me of SpaghettiOs today).

As you may or may not know, NaNoWriMo is a program run by the non-profit, Office of Letters and Light. They also run Script Frenzy and the amazing Young Writers Program, which gets school-aged children writing.

As a non-profit they get some funding from grants, but due to the shear size of NaNoWriMo, they always need more funding. This year the estimated cost of National Novel Writing Month and the Young Writers Program is over $375,000. You can donate by cash, PayPal, or by check at the Donation Station, purchase merchandise from the store (most merchandise makes about $6 in profit for OLL), you can even donate if you're broke! Donations are also tax-deductible.

As of this post, our region has donated $520! We're 46th in our league and according to the blurb, 6.96% of you have donated! Still higher than average (3.86%)! You are amazing!

Some helpful links:
Where Your Donations Go
Donating When Broke
Some of the People and Sponsors Who Have Contributed (some choose to be anonymous).
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"Fact is there's nothing out there you can't do. Yeah, even Santa Claus believes in you." - Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem

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Rochester Regional First Online Write-In?

Mammawrites — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:24:58 +0000

*Mammawrites entered the chat room #rochnano rather nervously looked around and was all ALONE!*

Where is everyone? Sigh. Probably busy writing then? Okay, I'll check back later.
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South Wedge Writers???

Draculina — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:41:14 +0000

I just moved from Henrietta to Poplar Street (near Mt. Hope and Gregory) and I don't know the area tremendously well just yet. I had intended to do some exploring this Saturday but my very small word count makes me want to write instead.
So, a compromise! :D
Does anyone in the Wedge want to have an impromptu write-in in the area on Saturday? If it's on a bus-line or relative walking distance from my location, I'll show!!
Y/n/m??

:D
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Webster meet-up

Kelley_A — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 17:17:29 +0000

Someone mentioned we Websterites meet up at Earthtones coffee shop, but I can't find their post! (sorry)

They're right, though: Earthtones is a great writer's haven. Anyone up for meeting there?

Kelley
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Writing Playlists?

VoxRobotica — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:59:34 +0000

So, what's everyone listen to while punching the keys?

I usually fluctuate between a movie or tv show (99% of the time via Netflix or Hulu) and music that sort of fits what I'm writing. I usually change things up musically so no one playlist is the same. Right now, in heavy rotation, is Snow Patrol, Death Cab for Cutie, Sufjan Stevens and U2. If I want a real mind blowing art explosion, I'll listen to Daniel Johnston or the Danielson Famile. The latter two usually work best when I am losing my creative nerve.

What about you all?

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Ride to Henrietta Public Library on Sun?

danicarice — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:26:33 +0000

Could anybody give me a ride to/from the Henrietta Public Library on Sunday?? Apparently it opens at 1, closes at 5, and my boyfriend works from 11-7 that day... I REALLY want to go, could anybody come get me? I'm not very far from the library- i'm just across from MCC, in Rustic Village... Let me know??

NaNoMail or reply here, if you can I would SOOOOOOO appreciate it....................

Danica
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Teens In Rochester?

DoofusMaximus — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 22:13:27 +0000

So, this is my second Nano, and I would like to actually talk with some local teens also participating in Nano. (Not that adults aren't nifty. I just feel weird talking with them.) So I was wondering if there were any other teens looking for writing buddies. :D

If you'd rather not post here, you can message me via NaNoMail. :D
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http://www.nanowrimo.org/eng/node/3344019 --Teen Pen Pal's Thread!
NaNoWriMo 2008: Untitled Vampire Fiction of Epic Proportion - Completed!
FAWM 2009: 15 songs Written
Script Frenzy 2009: Doub