Mentors looking for newbies

UPDATE late evening 2 November: CLOSED. I'd love to adopt every single newbie out there, but that would take up so much time that I wouldn't have any time to write or do other important non-NaNo things. Happy NaNoing, and may the plot be with you!

Woo. I meant to start this myself, but then things got hectic.

Hello, and welcome to NaNoWriMo! You're about to go on the journey of a lifetime, but what fun is it if you go on that journey alone?

First, here's what I'll expect from you. I can't force you to write. No one can do that except for you. What I can do is encourage you when your word count is down (through IM, email, or NaNoMail), word war with you (though if you live in a time zone extremely inconvenient to the eastern US this may be difficult), and just provide good old-fashioned advice and NaNo lingo (when we're not writing, of course). I also expect you to give NaNo your all. After all, what good is it to adopt a newbie who quits in Week Two?

I'm Sushi, and this is my eighth NaNoWriMo. I've won every NaNo I've done so far. I graduated from college in May with majors in math and French. For those keeping track, yes, I did do NaNo through three years of high school and all of college. It can be done, so don't freak out too much. Half of my newbies have completed NaNo over my years of newbie-adopting, and more have come close.

Enjoy your ride on the S.S. NaNoWriMo. Please NaNoMail me with further questions, as I don't plan on checking this thread.

UPDATE late evening 2 November: CLOSED. I'd love to adopt every single newbie out there, but that would take up so much time that I wouldn't have any time to write or do other important non-NaNo things. Happy NaNoing, and may the plot be with you!

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I don't know how good a mentor I'll be, as I've only participated once, but I am enthusiastic about the whole thing and will be available for contact by Nanomail, email, or IM a lot of the time. I'm available to encourage, kick in the butt, check in and... anything a newbie needs of me, really.

My name's Beccah, and I'm a nineteen-year-old mother of two girls living in Medway, Kent, UK. This year I've roped my fiance and two close friends into joining me in writing in November, because I enjoyed last year so much. I won, just about, verifying in the last hour of November 30th, and I credit that to my fiance not allowing me to give up when I wanted to, so I would love to pass on that kind of support to somebody else this time round.

Last year I wrote what I suppose would be considered adventure, although I don't think it fits the genre perfectly. It was set way back before nations were created, and was about one guy who ended up losing a lot in a war between two villages. I like world building, and will be following the progression of this man's world in a few more books. I have two more books in this world planned, although I won't be using either idea this Nano. This year I don't have a clue what I'm doing. I'm toying with something supernatural, because I love legend/myths and different ideas about potential supernatural creatures.

I'm interested in most genres really, although not so much into the chick lit or YA. I love things that are set in the past or future especially. Hmm... that's all I can think of now. Anybody feel free to nanomail me for support and other contact details.

Beccah X

Just reposting my other post here. [:

I'm looking for 2-3 people to mentor again this year.

A bit about me -- I'm a 23 year old living in Central Florida and I run a roller coaster to pay my rent. It's not as cool as it sounds, unfortunately, but I do get to talk to a lot of people. That's helpful in that I always have a collection of possible characters standing around me at any point of the day. I'm bilingual [English and Spanish] and play a handful of wind instruments as well as basic piano. I'm in the process of seeing the world and like to play video games.

this year is my 6th official year participating in NaNo, but I'd done it two years prior without coming anywhere near the site [I was young and the internet was still pretty new to me, haha]. I've won three of the last five years that I participated, but now that I'm not in college anymore, I don't foresee a problem winning in the future. Outside of NaNo, I'm a member of pretty much every single NaNo spin off that's ever been created -- including being the cofounder of AugNoWriMo and one of the three mods that run the year-long NaNo event, WriYe, so I'm always, always writing. Aaaand, I've self-published a collection of short stories that's selling fairly well, considering my only marketing scheme was through my livejournal. ;]

With all of that said, I'm one of those crazy overachiever people that tends to frequently hit 200k in a month without breaking a [figurative] sweat, so if that will demotivate you, I'll probably be a bad choice as a mentor. I won't push you to hit some insane number if you don't want to, but at the same time, I don't want my WC to scare anyone away.

If you're interested, though, feel free to PM me! Adopting newbies is one of my favorite parts of NaNo each year!

[my novel this year is one of a series I've been working on for a few years now. it's chick lit, but I've written YA, Fantasy, Romance, Adventure, and Sci-Fi before as well, so don't let that worry you. I'm good at motivating for lots of things and giving advice outside of my literary comfort zone.]

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Im really enthusiastic about taking on a newbie and can offer anything from a sympathetic ear to a swift boot to the backside :) and of course having fun

My name is Richard, im nineteen and live in london/surrey UK and really love getting together with other writers till the break of dawn trying to throw out those chapters and sharing ideas or having that kind of soundboard that you can bounce ideas off of, im primarily an urban fantasy writer, writing with a slightly tragic perspective to it last year but really enjoy character and world building

I am open to anything genre wise so you can send me whatever you want looked at , Im available to PM or email if you want me as a mentor :)

'I have grown too fond of the stars to be fearful of the night'

'All good authors are great liars, for it is impossible to be one without the other - Anon

Last year was my first year ever at NaNo and despite being a full time college student and having a full time job as an RA, I managed to win. In fact, I crossed over to that magnificent 50K fence on the 15th simply because I knew the rest of the month would be chaotic. Don't let that scare you though.

I am more than willing to help cheer anyone on through NaNoMail, IM, email, LJ, or whatever. I can help encourage you, kick you in the butt, check in on you, offer some words of wisdom (and some cartoons too possibly), or offer whatever else you need to get through. Word wars can also be a possibility though I can't offer them as much because it sometimes aggravates my carpal tunnel. Though, that probably also means you will win. :)

Personally, mentors last year were part of what got me through. I loved hearing their advice and every mentor had his or her own approach to mentoring. I'm more than willing to offer you whatever approach you need.

I'm 21, still in college and still an RA this year. Despite all that, I'm still taking the plunge into NaNo. I tend to write Fantasy novels, however I am willing to help mentor people in other genres. This year I'm working on my fantasy series because the plot is out of date so I'm starting completely fresh or either writing the second story and going back to work on the first at a later date. That or I might just go cruise the dare thread and write something completely crazy for amusement. :)

I'm already excited as can be myself, and I'd be more than willing to help cheer you on as you make your way through your first NaNo. Just send me a NaNoMail (PM) if you are interested. :)

Happy Writing!

Another reposter from the newbie thread--

Hi everyone! I'm a second year Nano-er looking for a newbie (or two) to adopt-- my mentor was a huge help to me last year, so I'm hoping I can do the same for someone else.

Right, so-- my name's Ally, I'm 21, and living in Edinburgh, Scotland. I always find it hard to pin a genre on anything I write-- my novel last year started as a fairly straight detective novel, wandered into historical fiction and ended up with thses two only vaguely connected storylines running parallel to one another before meeting up to form a rather depressing ending to what had previously been a fairly upbeat story. So perhaps you should take it with a pinch of salt when I say that this year I plan to write a humorous mystery about three students sharing a house over the summer holidays whose lives take an odd turn when someone starts sending them prophetic letters...

That apart, I'm open to mentoring people writing any genre. In some cases the help I'll be able to give will be limited exclusively to cheerleading from the sidelines; in genres I know a little more about I'd be happy to help you bounce around ideas or assist in working yourself out of a plothole. I don't want to set down any guidelines about how much contact you can expect or the sort of assistance that I can offer you, partly because this is only my second Nano and I don't really have enough experience to say what I can actually offer you, but mainly because in my experience these things tend to fall into place once we're in the thick of it.

Ugh, I'm rambling. Anyway, if you're interested, drop me a Nanomail and let me know a little about yourself-- I look forward to hearing from you!

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Well, I'm only doing this whole NaNo thingy for the second time myself, so I don't know how much help I could be to anyone, but if you're new and confused and insecure or whatever, I am happy to help.

My name is Sandra, I am 34 and live in Germany. Last year I started NaNo on a whim on November, 4th or so, and even though I had no plan, plot or outline whatsoever I managed to win. Beginner's luck or something. :o) Since I didn't get to the end of my story last year I will finish my novel this time (hopefully). Technically, this makes me a rebel, but that's only fitting for me.
I'm not big on planning ahead and detailed outlining, although I would like to be. Unfortunately my mind just doesn't work that way. Without a little chaos and surprising revelations during the actual writing I would get bored pretty quickly.
My story is a post-apocalyptic one, just because this happens to be my favorite genre of all. Of course that doesn't mean I can only mentor people who write something similar. I'm pretty much open to all genres (well, maybe not romance, sorry, that just isn't my thing; oh yeah, and definitely not christian fiction in any form - as an atheist I just couldn't help you with anything in that genre anyway).

Since I didn't have a mentor myself last year I don't really know how this whole thing is supposed to work. But I am sure we can figure it out together. Even though I am not good at planning my own stories I am happy to help with outlining or plotholes or your basic writer's block. I am a believer in objective criticism and I always try to be diplomatic, but I usually don't mince words, so if you are very sensitive and need coddling (nothing wrong with that) I am probably not the right mentor for you.

I am self-employed and am online pretty much all day and most of the night (of course I *should be* working most of that time, but, whatever...), so at least contacting me should rarely be a problem.

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UPDATE: I'm pretty much booked up at this point with a bunch of lovely people to mentor :-) So unless you consider yourself a really low-maintanance mentee who only wants someone at your back "just in case", I'm afraid I'm no longer available...

Hi everyone,

another repost from the Adopt-A-Newbie-Thread :-)

I've done NaNo four times, won three times, and want to try my hand at mentoring for the first time.

I'm female, 25, located in Germany, and write mostly fantasy in every variation I can think of.

What I can offer:
- encouragement and cheering on
- getting your story back on track when you're stuck
- bitching about family, characters, computers, muses, too little time and everything NaNo related
- a (hopefully) fun first NaNo experience :-)

What I can't offer:
- plotting / writing your story for you
- grammar / spelling / language help (English isn't my first language ... which you've probably already guessed *g*)
- pages and pages of emails or hours of chatting - November is short and we'll both need that time for writing...
- a guarantee that you'll win - that's still in your hands :-)

I'm fine with pretty much every genre except poetry and fanfic (poetry because I don't have an ear for it and fanfic because I'm clueless about most fandoms).

So if anyone is interested in working with me, give me a NaNoMail, and we'll see if we're a match :-)

Best wishes for a successfull NaNo
Lenny

UPDATE: I'm pretty much booked up at this point with a bunch of lovely people to mentor :-) So unless you consider yourself a really low-maintanance mentee who only wants someone at your back "just in case", I'm afraid I'm no longer available...

Wonderful thread, thanks!

I'm a 15 year-old vegetarian from Canada and this is my second Nano. Odds are I won't be very good at mentoring someone, especially since I'm still learning about Nano myself. (I still can't understand how I managed to win last year.) I usually write fantasy or SF (or a clever mix of the two) but I decided it was time to shake things up, so come November I'll be writing my first Mainstream story. I'm willing to offer tips and advice while listening to screaming rants, etc. but I won't be editing or reading segments of anyone's novel. (In other words I can do my best to help with a problem, but I won't fix it for you.) If there's a newbie out there are looking for someone to stumble through Nano with them, send me a message :)

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Oka here, 19 year old college sophomore, two-time NaNo winner and writer of Really Long Fiction. This would be my first time mentoring, and I'm sort of excited about the idea, but I don't know quite yet what I can contribute. ;) I mostly write fantasy with heavy romance elements, and I can probably help with time management (of which I should be good at, having written 250k last year) and motivational stuff. I'll also help plot develop on the fly, but I won't have time to read. My own writing style (for NaNo, at least) is completely jumping in with little to no direction, and just having fun with it.

So, if there's anyone out there that needs a little help, come drop me a line!

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I want a newwwbieeee

I'm 18 and in Pennsylvania. I hop genres all the time, and really I have no idea what my nano this year is going to be about, except that there will be some homosexuality involved. Last year I wrote a story about evil human eating Faeries and werewolves and something weird with others, and I was considering writing a sequel but as of this moment I'm not really feeling it. I'm thinking bout saving that for next year, when I've hopefully finished revising and editing Into the Unknown [lame title, I know.] This is only my second nano but I definitely feel like a vet because I'm on the site all year round, as I RP here. So I know my way around ^__^ last year I was 17 during nano so I started on the youth site, and I transfered to the adult site in january, a month before I was too old to do YWP. I missed the youth site at first but I've fallen in love with big-kid nano. XD This year my word count goal is 75k. We'll see how that goes.

PM [nanomail] me! I'm more than glad to help. :D

Will accept multiple newbiesss

-ML

Nano 2008: Into The Unknown; 50,059 words

--------Edited to say that I've had several people ask me to be their mentors, so I'm no longer looking for any newbies. Good luck, everybody! :D---------

Whooo, I wish there'd been this kinda thing when I was a newbie...

Anyhow... I'm 19, but I've doing nanowrimo since I was 15, and although I didn't win the first year (lack of technical stuffs) I've won every year since and absolutely love nanowrimo, and constantly trying to encourage people to write that story they never seem to get round to doing. But will during november because I won't shut up about it until they do -insert evil laughter here-

I'm currently second year uni student in pompey (portsmouth uk) and love all genres of writing, and have perfected the art of not sleeping throughout november (not something I recommend doing but causes for much amusements).

I can offers lots of word wars, general crutches and bandaids, and helpful shove of motivation when the times call and although's I'm a English Lit student I can't help with grammar. (Myself, grammar and Wordsworth do not get on to well) I still think, even with the hecticness of gcses, alevels and first year of university and keep a part time job, Nanowrimo most definitely can be done! (and sitll get good passes) If not. helpful shoves will come for you -more evil laughters-

Give me a pm if you wants a mentorings :)

Oh no! What if I step on a bug?

Reposting from the newbie thread with a couple of edits...

I'm Alex. I'll be 25 during NaNo, and I live in Australia. I'm writing mainstream fiction according to my profile, but I am one of those authors who write ideas, not genres.

My novel is a rewrite of the 2007 one, and in theory will be a lot better, seeing as I'm following a crazy girl. :-P

I've won four times, mentored twice. I'm willing to do so again, but I can only accept one mentoring job, unfortunately--NaNo demands a lot of time and I would much rather not short change anyone by inadvertently taking on more than I can handle.

All you need to do is put in the effort and I can help you. I can help hash out plot details, discuss character motivation, suggest new plot threads... the only thing I can do and probably won't do is tell you the problems with an idea (at least once NaNo starts) . EDITING COMES LATER. Remember that, and you'll be just fine. :-P

So if you're interested, drop me a line.

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Hi!

I'm willing to adopt a newbie this year. I don't have much else going on thanks to graduating school! (Yay!) So, I'll give the basics and if you want me to mentor, then drop me a line!

Age: 24
Location: Kansas
Genre: Not quite sure where my story fits in. Maybe as I work on it I'll figure it out. :)
A llittle about your novel: This is a Christmas story with three characters and absolutely no plot. lol. I'm working out the kinks before writing begins.

About me: Important thing to know I guess is that I've seen both sides of the finish line. The "Yes, I'm so good I made it!" side and the "Aw crap, I didn't even come close!" side. So, I'm great for encouraging to the very end because I know what it feels like to look and go, "There's no way..." I also know that exhilerating feeling of reaching that "unreachable star", to quote my newest favorite song. :) I tend to write in a variety of genres so I can help a little bit with tweaking and ideas. And I love love love LOVE to write! I've been writing since I could hold a pencil (almost literally) and will gladly encourage anyone who needs it!

So, again, if you're interested in me adopting you, drop me a line. :)

Pianogirl101

Nanowrimo Novels:
2006 - Shadow Hill Library - won!
2007 - The Christmas Blanket - unfinished
2009 - Like Stars That Glitter

Unless something comes and blows up this planet or my planet, I don't expect to have much trouble reaching the 50,000, so I think I can take on someone. :)

Name: Chrissy
Age: 17 (18 by the time NaNo comes around)
Location: So south in Texas it's practically Mexico
Genre: I have started from a fanfic to a historical drama to an allegorical autobiography. I tend to write a lot of historical things - my current story and NaNo for this year (and the past two) revolves around a couple members of the notorious Italian Medici family set right around the end of the Italian Wars 1550 ish. I write very drawn out sentences and paragraphs. I tend to be minimalistic though, not giving much detail beyond what's needed. I started to my novel four years ago and hope to finish it this November.
About Me: I'm still in high school and sing in our top choir - we recently toured in Europe. I take about six AP classes and like the torture, obviously. I'm big on languages. And currently, my only fandom is Star Wars. (SW ftw!!) I tend to play KOTOR over and over again. (DF!Revan ftw!!) I'll stop.

I'm very excited to hopefully get a newbie for this year. I'm always glad to help.

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2008 - My Sweet, Little Bear

Hello all!

I'm re-posting this from the newbies looking thread. I have two newbies already, and would like to take on one or two more.

This will be my seventh Nano. I've won 4 times and lost twice, so I've got a pretty good idea of what works for me and what doesn't. :) I'm 27, I live in Southern Ontario, and I live online - msn, email, and now refreshing the Nanowrimo website.

I love epic fantasy, urban fantasy, science fiction, 19th century english authors, mysteries, romance, young adult... and I've recently started workng my way through post-apocalyptic and zombie fiction. :) I've written science fiction, fantasy inspired by Terry Pratchett and urban fantasy during Nano. This year I'm really tempted to write about survivors during a zombie apocalypse, but we've still got a month to decide. I'm writing a YA fae story *right now.*

Drop me a msg if you're interested in being mentored by me -> or if you'd just like another writing buddy. I strongly feel that Nanowrimo is best as a shared experience - commiserating and celebrating with other people is an important component of November. Good luck next month!

Hi! 20 year old two-timer going for my third NaNo win this year. Horse trainer, sci fi/fantasy/philosophical rebellion writer. I'm very good at motivating people into getting things done. Anyone interested in a mentor, let me know!

. R a i n w o o d .

[EDIT: I am unable to take any more newbies unfortunately. Good luck to all of you!!]

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ML for Greeley, CO

Hi! I'd love to adopt a newbie.

I'm Joana, 19 years old, and a sophomore in college with a major in Creative Writing (fancy, right?). I've done NaNo four times in the past and have won all four times, so I probably know a thing or two :P

As far as my actual writing goes, I'm a romance writer for the most part. I prefer young adult, and to be more specifically gay, but I'm cool with straight stuff. I'm an extremely fast writer (I don't need NaNo to write 3k words a day!) and can impart any wisdom you may think I have on the writing process. I've been writing (original stories) since I was thirteen probably, so I've had a bit of experience :)

I'm really a very friendly person. If you tell me to demand you write I will reply with "GOGOGO!". I love bouncing ideas around with people, so if you're the kind of person that gets stuck I can help with that, too.

I guess that's all? If you'd like to latch-on and be my bestest mentor buddy, send me a NaNoMail.

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Hello!

I'm Grady. I live in Watauga, TX (in the D/FW area). I'm a 36 year old father of 2 (a toddler and a first grader). I usually write in the Fantasy genre, though I enjoy reading a wide variety of stuff.

Last year, I had a group of 25 (various genres, ages, even nano attempts/wins) that I kept track of, and of that group, 12 made it to 50K and one missed close enough that they possibly did make it, but just didn't verify in time. Of the 25, we wrote 825,733 words on our novels.

This year, I'm aiming to track 50 people and encouraging them all to reach 50K. That's a goal of 2,500,000 words, just in this small group, I send out encouraging messages, both in general and personalized throughout the month to help those pushing forward.

If this sounds great to you, send me a Nano mail or add me as a buddy, and I'll add you to my list! See you at the finish line!

Grady

NaNoWriMo 2005/2007 Winner -- The Storm (WIP)
NaNoWriMo 2006 Winner -- Dragon Secrets (WIP)
Script Frenzy 2007 Winner -- The Choice
NaNoWriMo 2008 Winner -- The Shifter
NaNoWriMo 2009 -- The Lion's Roar

Hi, I'm Cabby; 19 years old, living in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. I tend to write fairly lighthearted fantasy and science fiction tending towards the space opera side of things. I've recently discovered steampunk and am having loads of fun writing for that as well. This is my fourth year participating in NaNoWriMo; I've won every year so far, but we'll see how things pan out! I'm just getting settled in to a new part-time job, so for a while I may not be able to respond very promptly to requests for help, but if you'd like me to mentor you feel free to drop me a line; I'll be here any time you need advice, moral support, virtual hugs, a shoulder to cry on, or someone to just tell you to get back to work. Best of luck to you all!

All stories are Anansi's stories.

I've done enough coaching and mentoring over the years that I could probably handle a noob or two. I've gone 3-for-3 since I started doing Nano officially and last year's project turned into a cakewalk, so I'd like to think I have at least a little useful advice to offer.

Male, 30s, hailing from the outer precincts of Minnesota. I'm a big fan of the mystery/suspense/thriller genres, which comprise most of my reading and virtually all of my writing. I'd probably be more helpful as a technical resource, or in an editorial capacity--say, discussing plot points, weighing the merits of first- vs. third-person POV or fleshing out characters--than as a cheerleader, especially considering how I'd look if you somehow managed to get me into a skirt.

2009 - Winter Silo
2008 - Dead of Winter - 72,000 words
2007 - Headwaters - 53,000 words
2006 - Thin Ice - 51,000 words

Hello Newbies :).

I am fourteen (nearly fifteen!) years old and have this will be my second year doing nano. I think I have a better idea of what to expect this year. I live in Australia too, so if you're not from here I can tell you a bit about it as well x).
I write a variety of everything, but it usually contains horses, paranormal or forbidden romance. This year I am writing a paranormal romance. My favourite genres to read are gothic fiction, psychological horrors, paranormal romance and forbidden romance.

I am looking to mentor someone that is around my age (13-16). I cannot be online all the time due to school, but come on after school from around 4-9 (Australian times, if you nano mail me I will tell you what that means for your area!). I will be on a lot later Friday and Saturday's.

So if you think I would be a nice match please send me an email. Even if I don't mentor you I'd love someone to chat with and have word wars with :).

Hey,
I'm about sixteen and a half, and this is my second year doing NaNo. Though that isn't a lot of experience with the system, I do write year-round, with NaNo as my time to let my brain rest from the novels I write through the year. I won NaNo last year, which was a great acomplishment on my part. I mostly write fantasy, though there are some romance and sci-fi elements thrown in. I can help out with most genres, and I know a lot about the mechanics of writing, thanks to this year's Language Arts teacher (cookies for him). I currently work out of the Belgium and Holland region of Europe. If you think I might suit your criteria for a mentor, please PM me.

NaNo 08 - Riverwind (won - 60,588 words)
NaNo 09 - The Game (?)

I am no longer available to mentor anyone else. I've reached my limit of two. Good luck, everyone!

I've participated in Nano three times and won each time. I'd like to think I have something to offer, even if only encouragement and support.

Good luck to everyone joining in for the first time. You can do it! :D

Lois Eighmy
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http://lmeighmy.blogspot.com

I have my two newbies and will not be taking on anyone else. Thank you and have a great NaNo!

Hello! This is my fourth year doing NaNo. I won the first two years, though I didn't last year, so I know both the exultation of the win and the despair of not making it. I'm looking for two mentorees this year.

Linda

I think I did pretty well, considering I started out with nothing but a bunch of blank paper. – Steve Martin

Hello there everyone. My name is Rachael. I am 25 in Kansas City, MO. I have three cats who join me on the balcony where I write and why not add a few newbies to the balcony for some fun and encouragement!?

I am starting a writing group for the newbies that I will mentor. If you are looking for a group of people to converse with and have a support system in November, I'm the mentor for you!

I would be interested in any genre, age, or location, so long as we have a way to communicate. I will do most of my mentoring through a forum writing group here on NaNo, though I am always available on Facebook, IM, or email. If that is your preferred way to communicate just let me know!

This is my second year actually doing NaNo, third year around the site. I would be very happy to give pointers and answer any questions my newbies might have. We will be doing some outlining excerises and some other fun stuff in the writing group! So come join the fun, just NaNoMail me.

If you are looking for someone who will be at the computer 98% of time, minus sleeping, then you are in luck. I am in Missouri, so that's Central Standard time. If you need a little encouragement, support, or feedback, just let me know.

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NaNo 2009 - Promise Land

I have lost my mind.
Care to help me find it?
Oh ... You have lost yours too.

I've been a writer all my life and I know that nothing is more powerful than being able to share your writing experience with someone else! We all need the chance to gripe, glory, and kick butt this month and it's always more fun to share!

I'm 19, I travel full time all over the world with an internationally touring band. I've written 8 complete novels, an autobiography, 2 screenplays, and other random acts of fiction. I'm also the writer/editor for the blog: 
On Tour With ShaeLaurel
: http://shaelaurel.blogspot.com/
My Nano Novel this year is Fantasy with a slight romantic twist but I've also written Comedy, Adventure, Thriller/Horror, Mystery, Romance, SciFi, Autobiographical, and Urban Fantasy works.
I have 100% Success rate! I’ve participated in NaNo for 5 years and won every year. I’ve also participated in and won Script Frenzy twice and completed the 3-Day Novel challenge with over 35,000 words.
I've mentored 4 newbies over the last 2 years. I can take 2 or 3 newbies on this year, 4 tops!
I'm up for any age or genre, though for more technical stuff I believe I'd be most helpful in similar genre's to the ones stated above.
I can offer: advice, encouragement, plot doctoring, help quelling character mutiny, confidence boosters, Question answering (if I don't know the answer I will find someone who does), writerly resources, tips and tricks and word war advice!
I have internet pretty frequently on the road so I'll always be there to answer any questions you have and to celebrate milestones!

I would love to hear from you!

"Sometimes you have to take the leap, and build your wings on the way down."
Kobi Yamada

Novels
2009: Thespian Made
2008: Another Place to Fall
2007: The Oracles Apprentice
2006: Skymere
2005: Sight
2004: Dunland

Hey all!!!!!

My name's Hope (wraithfound) and I'm looking to adopt again this year!!

I'm from Monument, Colorado and this is my fourth year doing NaNo and hopefully my third year winning :) I'm 18 years old and have mostly written Sci-Fi/Supsence stories but I've dabbled in all genre's!!! *I'm a major Sci-Fi junkie :)* I'll gladly adopt some one doing a different genre as long as they can put up with my geekiness :D

If you want to know anything else just check out my profile!
Can't wait to be a mentor again!

Wraithfound:)

"....Socrates and Plato were teachers, Jesus a carpenter. To judge some one's intelligence by their position is down right insulting." - Warehouse 13

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