Redding/Shasta County

Well, I wouldn't say that I am ready, but I will be giving it a shot this year. Last year I failed miserably, so we shall see. I completed the year before, so I am hoping that this year I will be able to do the same.

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Hey! I'm ready and raring to go...

~Amy

Keeping it Real,

Amy

Can anyone really be ready for Nov? I think not. The years that I've planned I ended up doing something totatlly different and the years I don't well they went okay. I wonder how many of us there are? Which part of Shasta county are you guys in. Technically I'm in Tehema (Red Bluff)

Hi Shasta/Tehama and other north staters. I'm actually in Trinity County.

I'm giving it another shot this year. I won three years in a row and am going for number 4.

Ann

I'm excited to give it a go this year.

I'm going to attempt this year's mission, despite being a full-time college student. Weekend home-writes, here I come!

I won last year, and am almost finished with the sequel to last year's NaNo (there was no way I was going to wait all year to write the sequel). I'm pretty excited for this year, even if I don't finish.

One wordcount to rule them all
One website to find them
One month to bring them all
And in NaNoWriMo bind them
-- SynapticJam

2008 - The Searching: Maker - Won!
2009 - Redemption - Getting caught up...

Ready? Ha. SOOO not ready. At least, I have no plot. Haha.

But I'm sure I'll scrape something by in the next two weeks!

From Redding, btw.

Nano 06: Empty-58,100 words
NaNo 07: Broken-51,915 words
SF 08: Eleven-102 pages
NaNo 08: A Goldfish Named Spartacus-75,550 words
SF 09: Death ex Machina-83 Pages

in cottonwood here ... decided to use the crazy to finish some stuff up, done it since 04. This year I'm also doing the NIght of Writing Dangerously fundraiser, anyone else doing that?

Enough a cynic to believe...

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Anybody interested in doing some write-ins?

~Amy

Keeping it Real,

Amy

I would like to do a write in :)

Hi everyone :) I'm Mary and I'm from Red Bluff. This is my fourth year doing NaNo.

two years ago, we held write-ins once a week in Redding. it was great. But last year no matter how hard we tried we just couldn't seem to make any work :P I got my license this year, so I would definitely be up for any write-ins--give me a chance to drive up to Redding. :D anyone else interested in meeting maybe once a week? or even just having a TGIO party?

I'm interested in a write in. Does anyone want to do one in Redding at midnight on Nov. 1st?

Alicia

I have to work the next day, else I would be all over a midnight thing on the 1st. ;) I know I'll be up midnight on Saturday getting my writing groove on, though.

If anyone's game for a meeting or something this Sunday (the 1st), maybe we can hit up Yaks or some other random coffee shop type place.

'Lo does the drake fly
Out of the aether, into the void
~*~
"Waking Dream"
Genre: Horror/Supernatural

Trinity County here, doing the challenge for the fourth year straight. I do sort of wonder why I would do this to myself. ;)

I would be interested in daytime write-ins only. It's a long, cold ride over the Buckhorn on my motorcycle at night. ;)

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I'm not sure if I'm ready, but I'm going to give it a shot again. I didn't enter last year. But I won in 2007. I have no idea yet what I'm even going to write about! I've got to pull something out of my hat.

Jeannie

How's everyone doing so far? I had no idea what I was going to write about, so I took out an old list of thirty-five unrelated words used in an old creative writing exercise and based my first 1,500 words around those words, forming a short story around them that I can expand into a novel, hopefully. I just hope I can pull this thing off and I don't come up against a total road block! I was awake at 1 a.m. hashing it over in my mind, I'm such a dunce.

I came up with my idea October 31st at around 11:30pm.. :P I'm doing okay so far but school is keeping me from writing wayy more than I'd like.

let's plan some write-ins!! what day is good for everyone? Sunday afternoons would be best for me...

I haven't been able to start yet since I have been working but I would love to do a write in. I think Yaks on Bechelli is a good place. Anyone want to meet there this Sat Nov. 7th? Let me know :)

I could do a sunday after 4:00......

We could always have 2 write-in times. I could attend both, with no problem. ;) Yaks on Bechelli is pretty good, though I do miss the Starbucks that we did our write-ins at for '07.

So, time-wise, anything works for me. Maybe Saturdays at noon, Sundays at 5pm or something? (yes, just pulling those times out of thin air) :P

'Lo does the drake fly
Out of the aether, into the void
~*~
"Waking Dream"
Genre: Horror/Supernatural

Does anyone want to meet at the Author's Fair at the Mt. Shasta mall Saturday? It's a great way to support local authors. Here's more info. http://anewscafe.com/2009/11/02/authors-fair-comes-to-mall/

I'd like to do a meet up. Right now my schedule is pretty open again.

I haven't started yet. I just can't seem to connect my fingers to the keys in a coherent way.

I miss Starbucks from 07 too. That was perfect!!!!!!!

English doesn't borrow from other languages. It follows them down dark allies, knocks them over, and goes through their pockets for loose grammar.--unknown

Sunday evenings then?

Yeah the Starbucks we used to go to was great and I remember it had good access to outlets too.

I wouldn't be able to make a Sunday write-in but I could do Saturdays...

Keeping it Real,

Amy

I think two times is a good idea. So I will be at Yaks on bechelli then on Sat at noon. My name is Danielle, I have short curly blonde hair and i will have a laptop in front of my face :) my cell is 515-7432 if anyone wants to call to meet up! Ill probably go sunday night too.

Hi, Danielle,
I can't make Sunday night, but I'll be at YAKS Saturday afternoon. I'm six feet tall and my mac is polka dotted with a sticker that says 'I am a writer.' My name is Alicia. I'm looking forward to meeting you!
Alicia

Hey Dawn! I didn't know there was a Shasta County group! Duh...don't know why I didn't check!
So I'm on day...4 I guess, and a bit over 11K. I usually write a bit more than this daily, but slow and steady seems to be winning out.

I'm new to NaNo, and having a super time with it! Hopefully I'll stick to it the entire month.

Belinda
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Belinda McBride
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I'd love to make one of those days, Yaks on Bechelli is a great place. I'm doing some running around this week, so hopefully I'll catch you guys at one of those times.

Belinda McBride
http://www.belindamcbride.com
http://www.belindam.blogspot.com

Yay! see you then :)

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Argh. it's crunch time all of the time.

The challenges of plotlessness.