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Who is my Municipal Liaison?/What is your real name?
My real name is Carrie Vaughn, aka Maki (pronounced like the mouse) or DeAubreyDigest. I am a licensed massage therapist in Ohio and a second year NaNoWriMo participant, first year Municipal Liaison. I also answer to my username and pen name, however, so feel free to use any of the above.
How do I contact my ML?
You may email me at makiros at gmail.com or find me via AIM or Yahoo with the username deaubreydigest. Gtalk uses my email address. You may also find me via the chat program for NaNoWriMo. http://chatnano.net/tempchats/blackswamp.html I will be as available as possible for moral support as well as answering serious questions.
What areas are included in the Black Swamp?
This year the Black Swamp area will be holding Writeins and Meetups for WriMos in these areas but not limited to:
Lima, Fostoria, Ada, Mount Blanchard, Van Buren, Arlington, Arcadia, Bluffton, McComb, Bowling Green, Vanlue, Upper Sandusy, Forest, Wharton, Dunkirk, Carey, Benton Ridge, Pandora, Lipsic, Kenton, Springville, Beaverdam, Cygnet, North Baltimore, Ottowa
Where are the Meetups/Write ins and when are they?
Meetups will be held on Wednesdays in November from 3-4 pm with a Write-in immediately following from 4-6 pm. The dates are November 4th, 11th, 18th, 25th. The meet ups and write ins will be held at Panera Bread 1971 Tiffin Avenue Findlay, Ohio 45840. Look for the person in the white NaNoWriMo est. 1999 shirt. That will be me.
What should I bring to the write ins?
Yourself and some instrument of your craft. If you write by hand, a notebook and a pen. If you write with a computer, bring your laptop computer. Desktop computers aren't advised. Be sure to bring along a sweatshirt in case you get cold. This year we sat by the fireplace, but we still all needed our sweatshirts for later in the evening. A powerstrip is wonderful if you remember one. Sometimes we forget, but it helps when we have a million power cables to hook up somewhere. It also helps to bring a little cash for at least a cup of coffee to help support the areas that let us take up space, chatter and write. They appreciate even a dollar for a cup of coffee.
What if I can't make it to meetups?
That's more than fine. We'd like to meet you, but if you can't make it, we understand. Life sometimes takes a hard turn and meeting those word counts is sometimes a challenge. We will also be holding online writeins on Saturday evenings from 6-8 at the NaNo Chat site http://chatnano.net/tempchats/blackswamp.html
How do I get in on the online Write ins?
If you are interested in attending the online Write Ins, those will be held every Saturday in November from 6-9 pm. The website is http://chatnano.net/tempchats/blackswamp.html All you have to do is sign in, sign up and you're good to chat! It even runs in your web browser, so even if you're on a library computer you can be part of the write in!
I can't register for the writeins! HELP!
Not a problem! Let me walk you through it. You click this link: http://chatnano.net/tempchats/blackswamp.html
The link will take you to the front page for the chat. At the top in all capital light purple letters is "Chat Now". Click on that.
A new window opens and prompts you to choose a nickname. I would use your NaNoWriMo username so I know who you are. Then there is a button underneath the box you enter your username in that says "Connect". Once your username is in the box, you click connect and it brings you into the chat window. There will be a few minutes where the screen shows "connecting to chat" and sometimes takes awhile to log you in, but then you will be in the chat and able to talk to us. All you have to do is type something and hit send and it will send just like an instant messenger window.
You are not required to register your username to sign on to the chat.
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