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NaNo All Year Writing Group

arwood — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:51:18 +0000

Okay guys, I'm going to start this thing up now, so we can be prepared for when November is over. I want to start by letting everyone know that this is going to be a writing group (similar to write-ins but much less intense!) and NOT a critique group (Collyville has a group for editing stuff). What I wanted when I suggested we start this up is pretty simple. I wanted to meet a couple times a month and encourage each other to keep on writing even after November is over. I am terrible at staying on a writing regimen when I don't have a deadline or at least someone to give me a poke and check my progress now and again. That is where this idea originated.

As more people indicated their interest, my ideas developed a little bit further. With so many people, I would like to make meetings available to everyone without making anyone have to drive forever. I would like to set up every other meeting to be in Dallas, Fort Worth, and Arlington, that way everyone gets a chance to attend a meeting about once a month or so if they can't travel. We are sharing a google-group with the Collyville Critique and everyone is obviously free to join in on both events. If enough people are uncomfortable using google-groups, I will send out an email before each meeting to let everyone know what's been decided for that meeting.

I have a lot of ideas, but I really would rather this thing run by committee. So I'm going to toss out my ideas and perhaps we can solidify them at the TGIO or first meeting. I plan on running about 30 minutes of word wars during each meeting (two 15 minute, or three 10 minute) and WITH HELP we will be able to have prizes for those word wars. I am currently unemployed, so anything anyone can donate would be awesome! I would love it if we could have people bring snacks each week (perhaps on a rotating system?) as well. If everyone is up for it, I would also like to run some kind of writing exercise each week. I also think it would be nice to keep track of everyone's personal goals (either monthly or yearly) and possibly set up partners to check on each others progress now and again or something similar. Grace suggested storytime, where everyone can volunteer to pick one page of their current work in progress and read it aloud to the group. All of this is up for debate/vote, because as I said I would rather run by committee. (This email is going up in the google-groups where everyone can post their responses to it and help solidify things!)

Also, I'm going to need a couple of people who would be willing to substitute heading up meetings in case I end up sick or something.

If you didn't get an email from me, it means I either didn't have your email or couldn't read your handwriting. You can email me if you want in (missalicia@yahoo.com) or even !easier than that! you can just request to join the google group here: http://groups.google.com/group/dfwnanocritiqueclub. I'm looking forward to everyone's input! And looking forward to continued writing fun throughout the year!
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Colleyville Tuesday Night Write-Ins

wrytersblock — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:17:05 +0000

The title says it all!

The Critique group that meets at the Borders bookstore in Colleyville on Tuesday nights is converting over to write-ins for the month of November.

http://www.borders.com/online/store/InteractiveMapView_12153

We meet at 7pm-ish in the coffee shop at the back end of the store, and usually stay until they kick us out at 10pm.

If anyone is interested in joining the critique group post-NaNo, Nano mail me with your email address and I'll tell you how to get started with the group.
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Open office can NOT count!!!

FluffyTexas — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:43:11 +0000

Apparently, my open office program does not count words correctly. I just uploaded my novel into the word count verifier on the Nanowrimo website, and my total to date so far is...are you ready for it??? 52,405 words so far... unfortunately, I am not DONE with it yet...arrrrggggggggggg

Judi/Fluffy
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region war - bring it!

squee23 — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 18:55:48 +0000

so, your lovely mls recently received this challenge:

Quote:

YGJunkie85 wrote:
Hello from Connecticut,

I'm the ML for the Fairfield County region over here in CT, and are submitting a David vs. Goliath word war challenge.

Your region's average word count vs. my region's average word count. I say average word count, as my region's member count isn't even in the triple digits, while yours is in the quadruple digits. But when given the choice of who to challenge, they said Texas, and here I am on their behalf.

well, not only is everything bigger in texas, but it's better too, so we have accepted this challenge as a little extra push to keep us all going. we'll update you weekly, but it's up to all of us to stay on schedule and show those northern fools that the saying is true - don't mess with texas!
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La Madeleine Mondayers Group!

Cid — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:50:33 +0000

Here's the reminder for tomorrow - though I totally understand many of us are um - still very tired. I should be there after 5pm probably. I also think that the private room in the back is unoccupied this week. Don't quote me on that though!!

Irving Write-in @ La Madeleine
Mon, November 16, 5pm – 9pm
La Madeline
6430 North MacArthur Boulevard
Irving TX, 75039

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Fort Worth Write-In : Flying Saucer (Mon) / Covey (Wed) - Canceled

Maurelle — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:24:34 +0000

Hi All,

Just a quick message to let anyone who was planning on coming - I won't be able to host the Fort Worth write-in's for this week - I completely forgot about holiday plans and school stuff.

Sorry about it y'all - but I'm planning on one last Saucer-nite for the 30th!!!

Hope you guys all have a GREAT Thanksgiving!

-Angela D.
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Thank You Holidays!! :D

LMDershem — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:53:54 +0000

I'm one of the few people who do not take off work during holidays. Because of that, I get the enjoyment of some peace and quiet with quite a lot of co-workers (and most importantly, bosses!) taking off during the week of Thanksgiving.

So not only do I get a lot of my backlog work done, I get to sneak in some writing!!

And I can't post this on Facebook because I have a few coworkers as friends. :p
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NaNo Broke My Brain

arwood — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:15:49 +0000

Sitting at McCalisters (because crazy history students bullied us out of Borders), I apparently got very distracted while typing away and listening to the random conversations going on. I wrote, got distracted, returned to see what I had written and noticed that I came up with this:

" now and she was moving her had already "

Lots of giggling followed.

So! What crazy stuff has NaNo done to your brain? We all need a good giggle once in a while!
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NOWD splinter cell

Trelk — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:15:19 +0000

This is a aplinter cell thread for anyone who either can't make the major NOWD or just feels like doing it again. I'm unable to go regardless of which day is chosen due to work. So I was hoping to find some people who are interested in doing a night of writing dangerously on Mon Tues or Weds nights. Anyone up for it?
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Something Interesting

Cid — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:20:02 +0000

Writing Excuses did a NaNoWriMo podcast in their latest edition. :) It's entertaining, listening to it now.

Writing Excuses ~ NaNoWriMo
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Denton Parents Meetup/Write-in?

UEHawk — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:14:22 +0000

Hello all! I am a mommy of a little nearly three year old boy and with both my husband and I working it makes it very hard to make it to write-ins. Tuesday is the only day we both have off so that I can leave the house.

I was wondering if anyone else would be interested in meeting up for a little write in on Tuesday. I think it would be awesome to get out, but still have the kids. So I was thinking we could meet up at a place that is child friendly. Our thought was Chick-Fil-A. Their small play area is very easily monitored since it only has one door, on Tuesdays kids eat free, and we can sit there for a few hours and no one would say anything.

My husband would be there, a non-Nanoer, so any other spouses that don't write are free to join. We would just love to get out and I would love to get some last minute writing done.

What does everyone think?
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This helped so much, but I still have so far to go!

MoonlightDemon — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:29:50 +0000

I made my story at the beginning of November. Very and completely unaware of this Nanowrimo. Well, I decided to finally look up what the names of a few of my characters mean. Cassandra, the princess, means Prophet. In the beginning of the book, I wrote the prophecy for the kingdoms. It was that of a beautiful young woman who was raised and knew all of the forms of all of the animals. That she was a force to be reckoned with. That she would be a prophet as well as the person to make this prophecy come true. Finding out that her name does mean prophet helps me to make more pages in my book, but I still have so far to go. I have gotten to the part where her brother puts forth the challenge for the throne. He has been chased outside with the rest of his followers. If anyone who could help with the fight against them, just a little bit, it would help to put even more pages in my book. Thank you.
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Ketchup

kitykity — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:02:49 +0000

I'm way way behind... but I've written over five thousand words today, so that's got to count for something, right? I've got 75% of Thanksgiving week alone... and if I can keep up at a breakneck pace, maybe I'll make it...
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Help?

MoonlightDemon — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:44:28 +0000

I can't come up with a way for my main character's brother to come in. He is supposed to be fighting for the crown from her, and I want to do it during her ceremony, but during the end, when she has become full queen, has set the truce with the wolves, and has revealed her mate. If you want, I can reply to your post with how far I have gotten, but I can't get into my word thing right now. My aunt should have it working within about 10 minutes. Please help? I am almost done, but I am having serious writers block.
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PLANO Friday Night Write-In

chloestorch — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:55:22 +0000

Hey, guys! I am so far behind on my word count it hurts. BUT I am committed to making it up. I know there's a need for write-ins in Plano. I get off Friday at 4 and work at Park/Preston. I'd love to go to a write-in. I planned one at Borders but it's just not comfortable and there's only one plug. I really have no idea what else is in the area. There's a Panera at Park and Preston, but they close at 8 which seems insanely early to me. Would anyone be up for a Plano Friday night write-in? Does anyone have any suggestions on where to hold it? Let me know!
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Totally not related to this year's nano...

bereccabox — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:54:14 +0000

... but the other night I didn't have any internet access at home, so I was just piddling around with the files on my computer. I was in my NaNoWriMo '06 folder and I found a file called "ending.doc." Curious, I opened it up, and well, apparently just after the end of my first NaNo in 2006, I'd typed up the ending of the novel I had been working on.

Ironically, over the last three years I've slowly been working on finishing this novel. Well, I'd pretty much written up to the ending of my novel. When I read ending.doc, I realized that where I had left off in the novel and where this document picked up was almost a perfect match. It was seamless, actually. Where this newly discovered document picked up is where I had left off in the main novel document.

So... in other words.... I have finished my very first novel.

Its been a day or so since I plugged in the end of the novel to the main document, but I'm still kind of in this state of shock. I really cannot believe I did it. All I really need to do now is write the epilogue and then start editing at least the first several chapters.... and... the process of looking for a *gulps* publisher.
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Sunday til 6, Saxbys, McKinney

LLLopera — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:09:46 +0000

I'll be here writing til 6 pm if anyone feels like joining me.
:)
Laurie

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I broke the 40,000 barrier!!!!

FluffyTexas — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:42:32 +0000

Word count total so far: 40,214

And boy, is my brain and my fingers tired!!!!!

Fluffy
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playing catch up...

pesguy — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:06:02 +0000

this is my first Wrimo. And im behind by almost 10,000 words.
and im a slow writer.

I'm not quitting, but im feeling like things are looking pretty bleak.
whats the best way to catch up?
any sugestions?

Phillip
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Holy cow! Only 8 days left!!

Veleda0 — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:15:15 +0000

I can't believe we only have 8 days left! What happened to Night of Writing Dangerously!? I missed it? Noooooo. Thanksgiving is coming up, I can write lots during Thanksgiving, right?

Let's do the math, it's time to update what I've written so far. See where I stand and where I need to be.

9835 is my updated word count. Today, I'm supposed to have 33340 done...23505 I need to catch up with...that leaves...5021 words/day to finish in time! Yikes!

Time to update my playlist, get my timer (or get cozy w/ write or die!), and make massive amounts of coffee for today. I can see my immediate future now...veins coursing with coffee, carmel, and tootsie rolls...

How is everyone else's math coming? (50000-total/8=new daily word count.) Let me know. I'll check back in tomorrow.
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Storyline/plot help from my fellow Rhinos.

travis.d.hill — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:39:37 +0000

I've hit a rock, and can't get around it.

I'm now taking suggestions on random things I can add into my story to help further the plot.

A bit about the story:
-It's a humor, satire, parody, so anything random is good.
-This involves a penguin who can't talk, a child with a severe speech impediment, and a "hypocricket"
-They're on the road to find the kid's parents.
-This is all a play on language, words, and grammar.

Any help would be beneficial, thank you.
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Arlington Saturday Write-in?

synthetic_jesso — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:18:08 +0000

Who all is going to be at Coffee Haus tomorrow?

Just a heads-up, I may or may not be there. It's been one of Those Weeks. You know, the kind that kick you in the face and mock everything you stand for before setting fire to all of your worldly possessions? Yeah. One of THOSE. So depending on whether or not I'm still feeling kicked-in-the-face crummy, I may skip tomorrow. I don't want to encourage the universe to inflict one of Those Weeks on anyone else, after all.

BUT. The write-in is not canceled! If you plan on attending, drop a line here so that you guys can find each other. Also, it might just motivate me to leave my Cave Of Seclusion (aka my apartment) for some tea and writing.
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Saturday - Boondock Saints and a Write-In?

Cid — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 04:42:10 +0000

Okay, so while getting displaced from Borders due to a lack of focus and sitting at McAllister 's we had the idea of going to see the new Boondock saints movie sometime Saturday and then writing - somewhere. I know there's a theater in Grapevine that has $4-$6 tickets depending on time of day and that's not too far from where I live (Irving, 183 & Beltline). So, if there's anyone who is interested in a movie and then either going some place to write or coming to my place lemme know!
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Friday Night Write-in

misakyra — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:31:53 +0000

I'm so done with IHOP. They have poor seating, bad outlet positioning, and (sometimes) surly waitstaff. Instead, I will be ordering pizza and hosting the write-in tonight at my apartment, which is full of outlets and close enough to IHOP to not be all that out of the way.

New address is as follows:
8951 Randol Mill Rd.
Fort Worth, TX 76120

This will give you directions to the front gate. Punch in #0914, and it will buzz my phone and I'll let you in.

Who's coming?
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What's your Carrot?

Cid — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:31:28 +0000

Okay, so I realized last night that perhaps while I won't have issues finishing the novel - I hope - it's the editing that's got me a little worried. So, I decided to give myself an incentive. I've been wanting a Wii Fit for a while, several of my friends have them and I really like it and it would solve my issue of finding some activity to do since the gym has suddenly sprouted 24/7, 100% occupancy. So! Should I finish my NaNo Novel and edit it, I get to splurge and buy the Wii Fit bundle because I proved I could be a good girl.

So what's your flavor of carrot?
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