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Ready for the new year?

Chocolatequeen — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 21:59:34 -0700

I found my NaNo plot a few weeks ago and I'm rarin' to go. Today's almost November-like weather really put me in the mood. I've started outlining and researching.

Speaking of this year, who wants to be the ML? I'm interested in doing it, unless our illustrious leaders of years past would like to keep their positions.
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Where's the TGIO party?'

Ramona_W — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 00:07:50 -0800

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That's what she said.

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Let's See Those Final Word Counts!

Poetmage — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 14:01:55 -0800

Some of us (Congrats C.S. Cole and Ninjangel!) have already won our purple bars! Way to go everyone who is crossing the 50,000 finish line!

But congratulations to everyone who attempted Nanowrimo, whether you wrote 50,000 words or 500 words. Just the attempt is a huge effort, and for those who stuck it out the entire month, maybe pushing up from behind in the last few weeks, or even last few days, you are a hero. You didn't quit, even if those 50,000 words just weren't within reach this November.

And I say to those of you who still have a ways to go to The End, because we all know completing Nano isn't necessarily completing the story, I say KEEP WRITING! And post here to tell us when you've reached not only the finish line of Nano, but that glorious, magical place where The End dances in rainbow colors over a lollipop forest with gumdrop paths! I'm waiting for you, noshing on swedish fish from the kool-aid stream.

Or maybe I'm just craving sugar right now.

Anyway, WAY TO GO VANCOUVER!!

Write on, people! End those stories!

Ris
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Staying together after NaNo

ninjangel — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 13:11:26 -0800

Is there a forum or something, or some place (or maybe a mailing list) where all of us could stick together and talk about writing in the off season?
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Esther Short Park Starbucks Write-in Wednesday 6:30-9 p.m.

Persephone_Rain — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 14:12:35 -0800

Hi all,

I'm hosting another write-in at the Esther Short Starbucks this Wednesday (8th and Columbia, downtown Vancouver). Feel free to join the insanity!

~Persephone_Rain
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Stirling Editing: Editing Your Way
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Washougal Library Write-in on Friday, Nov 30?

Persephone_Rain — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 13:13:47 -0800

Hi all:
Does anyone know if there will be a final write-in at the Washougal Library on the last Friday of the month? I've got to return my "No Plot, No Problem" that I borrowed.

~Persephone_Rain

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Write-in tonight @ 6:30 p.m. Esther Short Starbucks

Persephone_Rain — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 11:32:36 -0800

Hi all,
I'm hosting a write-in tonight (Monday, Nov. 26) at the above-mentioned Starbucks if anyone would like to join me. I've been out for the count for a full week due to client work and the holiday, but I'm ready for the final push, but I need other Nanowrimos to join me so I can't play on the free wifi!!

The Starbucks is at the corner of Columbia and 8th I believe. Congrats to PoetMage, CS Cole, and aroundtheworld for their stellar wordcounts!

~Persephone_Rain
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Cheri Lasota
Stirling Editing: Editing Your Way
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"Helping Fiction Writers Reach Their Potential"

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Yay for hitting the big 50k

jkawalsh — Sat, 24 Nov 2007 18:12:57 -0800

I got my 50k today!! Yay. Congrats to everyone hitting the mark this year. Now off to rest my weary fingers and eat some soups to help regain my voice. Don't you love writing sick? LOL Congrats again ya'll.
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Washougal Library Write-in

Poetmage — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 17:45:43 -0800

Heya, fellow wrimos!

I won't be making it to the library write-in tonight, alas. My husband had to work today, and it was just too soon after the brief Thanksgiving holiday for that, so we're going to do the family thing tonight. But I'll be there next Thursday for the final push!

Happy words, everyone!
Ris
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Eh... anyone miss me?

Chocolatequeen — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 23:15:04 -0800

I guess I ought to confess--after a very stressful event in late October, I decided not to do NaNo this year. I was sitting with my laptop at midnight on the first, all ready to start, and the thought floating through my brain was, "Do I have to?" Suddenly I realized--No, I don't. So I shut the computer and watched some tv before going to bed, and I've proceeded throughout the month without writing a thing.

As it turned out, November has been... well, frantic. Hectic. Busy. Tense. Stress-filled. Pick any combination, and you'll have my month in a nutshell. Dropping NaNo was the best decision I've made in a long time. I just couldn't have handled the pace of it, and the pressure I put myself under to complete it.

I do hope the rest of y'all are doing good though. I miss the camaraderie of NaNo, and I look forward to joining back up next November.
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Halfway today!

aprildiamond — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 13:17:57 -0800

Are we (halfway) there yet?

I hope everyone is doing well - I have been longing to get to my novel as I traveled out of town for nearly a week for a funeral. Now I have a lot of catching up to do - too bad I have so many other things I need to do too, since I am just back in town!

Write, write, write! I will go now and write!

Good job, everyone, you can do it!
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Dana
http://danabooks.8k.com
Script Frenzy 2008: {as yet untitled/undecided}
Script Frenzy 2007: Quiet Charlotte Speaks Up
Nano 2007: Nightmares of Murder
NaNo 2006: No One Like You
NaNo 2005: Existing
NaNo 2004: All These Things
NaNo 2003: Kiss

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What was your first word? 5000? 10000?

aprildiamond — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 07:52:38 -0800

Remember this game? Ah, another distraction from actually writing the novel.

My first word: Kori
5,000: soon
10,000: the
15,000: jail
20,000: kept

Not exactly a summary of my novel, but (almost) interesting.
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Dana
http://danabooks.8k.com
Script Frenzy 2008: {as yet untitled/undecided}
Script Frenzy 2007: Quiet Charlotte Speaks Up
Nano 2007: Nightmares of Murder
NaNo 2006: No One Like You
NaNo 2005: Existing
NaNo 2004: All These Things
NaNo 2003: Kiss

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Another milestone

aprildiamond — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 20:36:27 -0800

So, for anyone who is counting, we should be at 30,000 by today. I'm not there yet, not even near, but am almost halfway there. Not halfway through the 50,000, but halfway through the 30,000.

Okay, I see I am being distracted by numbers and need to get back to words. More words, less word-counting!

Write on, writers!
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Dana
http://danabooks.8k.com
Script Frenzy 2008: {as yet untitled/undecided}
Script Frenzy 2007: Quiet Charlotte Speaks Up
Nano 2007: Nightmares of Murder
NaNo 2006: No One Like You
NaNo 2005: Existing
NaNo 2004: All These Things
NaNo 2003: Kiss

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Encouragement for Writer's Block

nwpathfinder — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 18:32:07 -0800

This is coming from a green-around-the-gills first timer, and I am feeling as if I bit off more than I can chew. The story I have is swimming around in the grey matter, but getting it down onto a computer screen is taking a lot of work. I confess I am sorely behind all of you. My measly 2,000+ word count pales in comparison to the seasoned veteran.

Rest assured, I could easily catch up with you all, but I might need some pushing. Any advice would be welcome.
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Write in tonight: Esther Short Starbucks 6:30 p.m.

Persephone_Rain — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 13:04:21 -0800

Hi all,
I've got some major catching up to do tonight, so I'm heading to the Starbucks at Esther Short Park (8th and uh, Evergreen?? Downtown Vancouver). I'll be there at 6:30 p.m, hopefully in the west corner by the bathrooms. All are welcome to join. There are plug-ins available, and I promise, C.S. Cole, it's not so busy on weeknights!

By the way, congrats to all who've made it this far!
~Persephone_Rain
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Write in Sunday 2pm

Persephone_Rain — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 23:35:36 -0800

Write in @ Starbucks, 8th & Columbia 2pm Sunday. See ya'll there!
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Cheri Lasota
Stirling Editing: Editing Your Way
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"Helping Fiction Writers Reach Their Potential"

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Ergh, need more peptalks

ninjangel — Mon, 5 Nov 2007 20:03:09 -0800

Seriously, what do you guys do when you're already a good chunk into the word count and you're losing steam, and it's only been a few days since it started and the peptalks are a long ways off?

I'm getting writer's block pretty frequently. Not even games of Sudoku is helping.
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Getting Together

Poetmage — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 07:53:42 -0700

Hello, fellow Vancouver-and-area Wrimos!

A group of us from the East Vancouver/Camas/Washougal area will be getting together this Saturday, October 13th, at a local Starbucks. The Starbucks we prefer is on the corner of 162nd Ave. and 18th street in the McMenamin's plaza. We'll be meeting around 9:30 in the morning and there for a couple hours. I will be wearing this year's Nano shirt, at least, and I'm sure a variety of us will have pens and notebooks and/or laptops. You are all welcome to join us!

This isn't a write-in or anything, but a chance to catch up with old friends and meet new ones, to talk about what we might be writing for November, and just a general gab fest.

Hope to see you there!
Ris (Poetmage)
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Have you crossed the 10,000 word mark yet?

aprildiamond — Wed, 7 Nov 2007 18:06:52 -0800

Hi, everyone -

Yesterday was the day we were 20% through the month, so we should be 20% through with our novels, which, in Word Count, means 10,000 words. Are you there yet? Well, today, make that 11667!

I'm not even close, but am pressing on toward the mark!

Dana

2007: Nightmares of Murder
2006: No One Like You
2005: Existing
2004: All These Things
2003: Kissing a Dead Man

http://danabooks.8k.com
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Dana
http://danabooks.8k.com
Script Frenzy 2008: {as yet untitled/undecided}
Script Frenzy 2007: Quiet Charlotte Speaks Up
Nano 2007: Nightmares of Murder
NaNo 2006: No One Like You
NaNo 2005: Existing
NaNo 2004: All These Things
NaNo 2003: Kiss

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Clark College NaNo's

Signs4him — Sun, 4 Nov 2007 00:14:13 -0700

So who goes to Clark?
So far, I've only found 2 fellow NaNo's (they're actually the ones who inspired me to write a novel this year, I wasn't going to do it till I found out they were) and I know there's gatta be more out there!
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NANOWRIMO WRITING GROUPS MEETING AT WASHOUGAL LIBRARY IN NOVEMBER

sarah_berkowitz — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 11:52:06 -0700

Starting with the kick-off this Friday, Nov 2 from 6 pm to midnight. Bring your own laptop or paper and pencil- food and drink will be provided. The library will also be open late (until 10 pm) the next three Fridays- Nov 9, 16, and 23 (no word on food yet for those dates). And there will be a final write-in on November 29--the library will stay open until midnight for writers to work together in a supportive atmosphere.

The Washougal Library is at 1661 C Street--normal hours are listed below.

(360) 835-5393
1661 C Street, Washougal, WA 98671
Open Tu 10-8;
W Th F Sat 10-6

Take Highway 14 east-go through 2 stoplights at Union and 2nd Streets (in Washougal). At third stoplight, turn left onto 15th Ave. Go through one stoplight and turn right at the next intersection- C Street. Go down C Street about a block and a half. The library is on the left in the complex that included City Hall.

HOPE TO SEE YOU!!!
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Word count for our area

enoc — Sun, 4 Nov 2007 06:04:49 -0800

How do I find the total word count for our area?

enoc
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Any local week day or night write-in get togethers?

C.S. Cole — Mon, 5 Nov 2007 12:37:23 -0800

Are there any local week day or week night write-in get togethers happening during NaNo this year? (Other than the Washougal Library write-ins on Friday nights.)

Anyone thinking of getting together to write regardless of if a write-in currently exists or not?
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Countdown to start!

aprildiamond — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 22:19:04 -0700

Hi Everyone, new and old!

Less than 2 hours until the start of Nano 2007! I plan to get to bed in a few minutes and then wake up early and type! What are y'all planning to do! Start at 12:01? Are your ideas in order? Outlines, anyone?

I actually have 2 story ideas and keep getting "scenes" for both. Which one will I do? Could I possibly do 2 novels in one month?

OK, let's GOOOOOOO!

Dana
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Dana
http://danabooks.8k.com
Script Frenzy 2008: {as yet untitled/undecided}
Script Frenzy 2007: Quiet Charlotte Speaks Up
Nano 2007: Nightmares of Murder
NaNo 2006: No One Like You
NaNo 2005: Existing
NaNo 2004: All These Things
NaNo 2003: Kiss

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Battle Ground?

griffinfeld — Sun, 14 Oct 2007 11:11:56 -0700

i've only started a week ago and WOW, i noticed how many writers there are dedicated to NaNoWriMo and they are EVERYWHERE. everywhere but here, that is.
i was just wondering if any WriMos reached Battle Ground, Amboy or Yacolt. it's pretty difficult to get to any of these kick of parties without any mode of transportation, and it will be pretty lonely if i'm the only one out here.
have a good day!!~!!
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