Hey everyone!
Well, it's that time of year again-- NaNoWriMo is just around the corner! I hope everyone had a great off-season, and that you're ready and raring to go on this great noveling adventure.
First off, I'd like to take a moment to introduce myself-- I'm Celeste, your friendly neighborhood Municipal Liaison. As an ML, I'm here to answer your questions, organize the Kick-Off/Meet-Ups/Write-Ins/TGIO party, and make sure November runs smoothly for everyone, so please feel free to contact me at any time-- I can be reached through the 'Send NaNoMail' link on my profile.
I'd also like to welcome any new Wrimos joining us this year-- which, according to our forum stats, is 25% of you! You're in for an amazing ride. There'll be laughter, tears, frustration and utter elation, and in the end you'll have something truly amazing-- your very own novel. It's an incredible feeling. And for those of you who are second- or third- or eighth time Wrimos, welcome back!
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Now, for some scheduling miscellany:
Kick-Off Party!
The Kick-Off Party will be held on Friday, October 30th at 6:30 p.m (location TBD-- if you've got any suggestions, I'd love to hear them). There will be stickers and prizes and other goodies, so come on out and meet your fellow Wrimos!
Chat Room Meetup
I know Halloween is a pretty big deal in Chapel Hill, but if you get back to your computers by midnight that night and want to get a head start on your novel, or if you can't make it to the meet on the 30th, join us from 11:30 p.m. - 2 a.m. in the Chapel Hill NaNoWriMo chat room (http://ncarolina.chatnano.net/ChapelHill/index.html) for an "OMG It's Time To Start Writing!!1!1" party.
Write-Ins
The first official write-in will be 4 p.m. Monday, November 2nd at Caribou Coffee on 110 W Franklin St. Bring your laptops/notebooks and be prepared to get some serious word-count action on! I'll snag some tables and bring along a power strip or two.
Past that, write-in dates/times are still up in the air, but I'm thinking bi-weekly write-ins in the afternoons on Wednesdays and Saturdays sound good, so as to accommodate the most amount of people. Let me know if this works for y'all.
And of course, you're all welcome to schedule your own write-ins-- just post when/where on the forums, and if you give me enough advance notice, I'll post it to the Calendar and include it in the weekly emails.
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Well, that's it for the scheduling info! Just a few more things:
Please make sure you've set Chapel Hill as your "Home Region" on the website-- this is so all the word count/donation statistics stay accurate, and to make sure that you receive the regional emails. You can do this by going to the My Regions section on your profile; click on the Home Regions tab and select Chapel Hill.
You'll also notice a widget in the upper right-hand corner of the forum-- that's our calendar. Make sure to keep checking back; that's the main place I'll be posting scheduling information about meet-ups and write-ins.
And finally, don't forget to consider donating. Our heroes at the Office of Letters and Light do an awesome job of producing NaNoWriMo on a shoestring budget, and every penny helps. Visit NaNoWriMo’s Donation Station (https://store.lettersandlight.org/), or, if you’re short on change, check out the Donating When You're Broke (http://www.nanowrimo.org/eng/donatingwhenbroke) page. Every little bit helps the Office of Letters and Light continue to make noveling dreams come true!
Looking forward to a crazily amazing November,
Celeste
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