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Happy ML Appreciation Day!

Lousy Writer 13 — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 11:57:55 +0000

Katie, Jamie and Pat: I just wanted to express gratitude for the work you've been doing this year to make the region run so well. It is much appreciated!

I hope your novels are going well!

Rob
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NaNo 2006(win): "Children of the Stars"
NaNo 2007(win): "Darkness Falls"
NaNo 2008(win): "Dark Storm Rising"

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Windows 7. Install it in December

BillPatt — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 07:53:34 +0000

And not, like I did, on Saturday.

No, I didn't lose any work. What I lost is the opportunity to write.

Windows 7 will still be around come 1 December.

Resist the urge to upgrade. I wish I had.
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Bill The Computer Guy
Scrivener ordinaire

Participant, 2008. Novel euthanized at 9.7k on Nov 15.
Winner, 2007, Earth is Hell!

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Central Jersey 5K Challenge

Pat Marin — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:30:53 +0000

Anyone up for a 5K challenge?

I am so far behind in word count that I have to try for it on Sunday. I hope to add 5K to my measly word count.

I'm going to a mystery writer conference next weekend so if I'm ever to get a head it has to be this week.

Anyone else need motivation? Anything extra you can write now will get you ahead and hopefully keep you ahead. I have nightmares about being behind and having to write the last three days or so without sleep. I did that one year so I know, for me, its not a good thing.

So who wants to join me? I’m starting now!

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Pat
NaNo 2009 Untitled
NaNo 2008 Witch Nightmare
NaNo 2007 His Halloween Witches Winner
NaNo 2006 Witch in Flames Winner
NaNo 2005 What Witch? Not My Witch! Winner
NaNo 2004 The Odd Cops: Love Undercover Winner

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Ocean County Write-In?

Unkindloving — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 16:09:41 +0000

I know Ocean County is smack dab in the middle of everything, but there are a few of us around here.
Is anyone fairly close or would be interested in heading down for a write-in every now and then?
I'm from the Toms River area with a friend in the Manchester area. We would absolutely love to get together to write with anyone willing :)

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.Breathe life in deeply - Exhale creativity.

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Hunterdon County Write-Ins?

Katie C — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 12:02:30 +0000

Not wanting to leave people out....

Who's here from Hunterdon County that would like to meet up?
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Municipal Liaison for Central New Jersey

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Mercer County Community College!

Ellfie — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:31:13 +0000

I know there's a Mercer thread, but I saw a few other students of MCCC and figured the college should get its own. Please remove this if you think I'm wrong.

That said, anyone interested in a write-in at MCCC? I'm still new to the campus so I'd have no clue where. Suggestions?
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Latest Pep Talk What do you do?

Pat Marin — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:16:24 +0000

“When I run out of plot ideas, write about setting and what each character is wearing, in exquisite wordy detail. When I run out of setting and apparel, write about the voice quality of each speaker, speech mannerisms, facial ticks, body language.”

Did you all read this in Gail Carson Levine’s NaNoWriMo pep talk?

OMG, I LMAO over this. Why? When all else fails, I have noticed that my character make love and go out to eat—a lot!.

What have you noticed that you do to extent your writing time and move the story forward?

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Hamilton Market Place Write-in

Ellfie — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:43:08 +0000

As long as no monster comes up and destroys my week, I will be at the Barnes and Noble in Hamilton Market Place on Friday (November 6th) probably around six. I'll see if I can invite any of my friends to come along also.

Anyone else care to join me?
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Rutgers Students Topic!

Nya-chan — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 04:58:45 +0000

Because I remember there being a thread like this last year, so I doubt all of you got up and stopped doing NaNo (oh like people STOP doing NaNo, amirite?), so since I'm not a Rutgers student myself, here's the topic for us. :3

First off, I'd like to have an on-campus location where we can have write-ins. Being a freshmen I'm not too sure of any of the good spots, so any upperclassmen know of good places we all can meet up? :3 Also days of the week and times best for you guys would be helpful as well.

And secondly, to get some convos rolling or something past the write-ins, what is you...
Class Year? Major/Intended Major? Are you on-campus/commuter? If on campus, what campus is your dorm on? And anything else you can think of.

I'm, as I said above, a freshmen, and currently undecided. I'm on campus at Cook/Douglass.

So let's get some talking going? x3
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i know this sounds strange

clincallyabnormal — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:36:00 +0000

We didn't have a school sponsered nano or anything in my school but we did have a creative writing club which presented us with a lot of challenges, and one of the best things i found at least is having someone you can e-mail and rant to when you get the dreaded writers block etc. Last year I had a writing buddy who was amazing and read my e-mails and responded as well as ranted to me, both parts of the e-mail exchange were awesome, but sadly my buddy has not returned. Basically i'm typing up a wanted ad or a plea for a writing buddy/e-mail exchange person. I figured that other people could post here as well.
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Jersey Dare?

Tatra — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 05:02:33 +0000

So, are we going to have a New Jersey Dare this year? Cause, that is kind of fun.

Though, I would maybe suggest that instead of one dare for the whole region, maybe we could have multiple dares that still relate to New Jersey?

Or, oooh, what if we use our State info? Like include Violets or the Eastern Goldfinch, trout or honey bees? The State dance, which is the Square Dance, or a Duck Billed dinosaur? Buff and Blue colors?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Jersey

So, what do you say?
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Nanowrimo 09: Rocks of Opportunity.
Won:
Screnzy: 07: The State of Orange; 08: The State of Green; 09: The State of Indigo.
NaNoWriMo: 06: Dragons in the Bathtub; 07: Sidhe PD; 08: Flabbergast!

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Union County Write-In?

bernadetterc — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 21:34:46 +0000

Hey, anybody around the Union County area want to organize a weekend write-in? Or several?
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Nan09: Starlight Serenade
NaNo 08: Epic fail. No title. Loss.
"Do or do not. There is no try." -- Yoda.
"Everything in life is writable about if you have the outgoing guts to do it, and the imagination to improvise." -- Sylvia Plath

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WordCount for 2009

BillPatt — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:08:22 +0000

http://www.nanowrimo.org/eng/wordcount_stats

We're currently #48. Let's go!

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Bill The Computer Guy
Scrivener ordinaire

Participant, 2008. Novel euthanized at 9.7k on Nov 15.
Winner, 2007, Earth is Hell!

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The magic of writeins.

BillPatt — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 04:18:23 +0000

Write-ins can be magical. Why? Merely by explaining your idea to someone else helps crystalize it in your own mind. Plus, other people can help you overcome an evil deficit (if that is what you are writing about)

Case in point: Tonight during the Somerville writein, one of the participants was explaining her idea to me. I had to clamp my lips shut on the ideas that were boiling in my head. After all, it was not MY novel, so I kept quiet, only asking questions about the action. "And then what happened?" and such. Then the writer paused and said something like "I was thinking of having the main character do this. But I'm not sure." That's the cue.... "Can I make a suggestion?" "Sure" "OK, consider this...main character does this, kids do that, minor character is doing just what you said. But try this out: instead of doing A, have the minor character do B and leaves.. Then later on, the kids have stew. Made. From. Their. Pet. Horse." The writer jumped back and said "Ewwww!", just like the other onlooker.

I sat back, smiled, and said "How would you like your readers do the exact same thing while reading your book?" You;ve done it yourself - thrust the book away from you in horror, then snatch it back up and keep reading.

Now, this is NOT about me. During other writeins, I have witnessed others heloing writers in exactly the same way. You can't buy this kind of help - only fellow Wrimos have the same insight into your issues.

So, come out to a write-in. You never know when you'll get that peek into a facet of your novel you didn't know was there.

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Bill The Computer Guy
Scrivener ordinaire

Participant, 2008. Novel euthanized at 9.7k on Nov 15.
Winner, 2007, Earth is Hell!

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Norh/East Brunswick Write Ins

word mage — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 20:51:20 +0000

Hello Everyone,
Is anyone interested in meeting during November around North and East Brunswick on the weekends? There is a Barnes and Noble off Rt 1 near the Rt 130 overpass and another one on Rt 18 in the Brunswick Square mall plus a 24 hour Starbucks also on Rt 18 just slightly north of the mall.
I work evening shifts so it is hard to meet during the week. So if anyone lives nearby, and is available Saturday afternoons or nights, and or Sundays post here and maybe we can get some writing done.
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Winner:
2006 - Sewer Run
2007 - Grey Currents- Euranthya Book 1
2008 - Chronicles Of The Banished

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New Brunswick/Highland Park write-ins

Niveous_Devilchild — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:47:15 +0000

Anyone interested in having a write-in in New Brunswick or Highland Park?
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Nip-it-in-the-bud semi-emergency writein tonight (Weds, 11/4)

Rebecca_cpr — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:36:47 +0000

I missed out on last night's writing, so I'm going to be at the Panera in S. Plainfield / Piscataway tonight from 6:30 - 9:00. I realize there are other write-ins tonight but they're not practical for me to get to tonight.

If anyone would like to join me, I'll have my "novelist at work" tent card up and will try to be at the front of the store. It depends on how many college kids get there before me.

The Panera is on Centennial Ave, off Stelton Road close to the 287 exit. The Panera is in a strip mall with a Lowes, Sports Authority, Asian Market, and Petco. It's across from a strip mall where there's a Starbucks, game store, mattress store and an IHop.

Hope to see a few of you there!
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Rebecca Cooper
aka becs_again

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The Word on Write-Ins

Katie C — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 03:53:49 +0000

Hey everyone. Just giving my usual same old same old. :)

All you oldbies know the drill by now. But for the newcomers, here's how I/we roll.

As far as write-ins go, you, the members of the region, are far better and more efficient at organizing them than I could ever hope to be. You know the local hangouts, you communicate with other people who live near you. You work out a system that suits as many people as you possibly can. It's so much easier on all of us than someone like me, who most likely ISN'T local, telling you where and when to meet during the week.

This year we have a new fancy feature that embeds the calendar right into our cozy little regional lounge. Already there are a few events listed there like the major parties and a few write-ins that have been made known ahead of time.

But there's still plenty of room for more!

If a write-in has been arranged for your area, no matter how impromptu, please drop me (or Jamie or Pat) a note and we'll add it to the regional calendar. You never know who will be looking to bang some words out among fellow masochists and coffee. There is no minimum number of people in order to create a write-in. Are you going to be typing at your local Panera for a few hours on a Wednesday night? That's a write-in too.

The only thing I strongly recommend is that if you are attending a write-in hoping to actually meet people, please bring something that identifies you as a wrimo. Wear a Nanowrimo t-shirt or bring a table tent (I'll be handing tents out at the Kickoff). There have been times where hopeful write-in attendees missed out on an event because they were unable to locate the rest of the party (and who feels totally comfortable asking complete strangers if they are word warring?). No one likes to see that happen.

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask. :)
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So What is Everyone Writing this Year?

Annaya — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 18:37:07 +0000

I'm doing sort of a fantasy/steampunk theme, what about you?
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2008: Visions of Snow (52,000 words)
2009: A mesh of Steampunk and Sci-Fi; it should be great fun :)

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Princeton?

freedom toast — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:39:06 +0000

Is anyone else attempting NaNo in Princeton? (Princeton is Central Jersey, right?) I'm a car-less grad student and would love to get together with other wrimos for an occasional weeknight write-in at the library or Small World!

Happy writing, all!
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Total Immersion = 3D Characters

ecwordsmith — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 01:46:59 +0000

This is my first NaNo. It's hard, but I'm having a blast. Spending hours every day with my characters allows them to talk to me, tell me things about themselves. Yesterday I wrote out a lengthy synopsis, and the protagonist's best friend told me she is in a witness protection program....she has a whole other identity I didn't realize! It will be an interesting new angle to the story.

This was a pleasant surprise!
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Mercer County Write-Ins

Katie C — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 12:14:35 +0000

I'm surprised a Mercer topic hasn't popped up sooner. Wasn't there a regularly meeting Mercer group?

I know there are a few of you out there. Who would like to meet up?
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Municipal Liaison for Central New Jersey

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Bridgewater/Somerville/Raritan (heck...Somerset County) write in?

Katie C — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 17:00:25 +0000

Out of curiosity...are people going to be meeting at the Barnes & Noble on the Somerville circle again?
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Municipal Liaison for Central New Jersey

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MIDDLETOWN write-in plans!

rosyfury — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:11:21 +0000

Hi! I've gotten the green light to have a write-in at the Middletown Starbucks on Route 35. It will be on Friday November 13th. From 4-7 pm. Add this to the calender if you could!

RSVP IS REQUIRED. (I can only house up to ten people plus myself and my friend who are organizing this)
RSVP by email (ALDudzinski@yahoo.com)
RSVP by phone (7327785370)
RSVP by nanomail (rosyfury)

My Starbucks is not big and my boss is worried about overload! Please make sure you RSVP if you're interested!

There will be fun and games. I plan on having goodie bags, free drinks, and a couple of little competitions for all of you.

<3 always and hope to see you there!
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2008: Magnolia - won with 54,000 words three days early. Began again and finally finished it as a whole with 101,300 words this past August.
2009: Lapis Lazuli - on going

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Monmouth County Write-In

Katie C — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 12:09:19 +0000

I was serious when I said I wanted to try and visit each area at least once this year. :P

Anyone interested in putting something together? I know you're out there!
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