EDIT 10/4: I'm not sure where the sister thread will be housed. We were told we can't keep it at the Writing Groups forum, but we will be finding a new home in the next week or so.
**Note: This thread will be posted to both the Gainesville & Peoria regional forums, so everyone can be in the same loop.
While the Gainesville ML team is visiting Tokyo in early October, they've given me the go-ahead to start our regional buddy/enemy search! Everyone needs a strong support team and a little motivation (even if it comes in the form of friendly competition), so here are the details of the Buddy/Enemy program:
This thread is for the Gainesville/ Peoria Sister Region group. From here members of either region can request a NaNoWriMo buddy/enemy from the sister region.
For those of you new to the concept of Nano Buddy/Enemy pairs, the idea is that two people match up in order to have someone to support / to draw support from during the month of November. Support can be friendly rivalries, competitive word wars, or encouraging e-mails shared between partners. Really, the partnership is what you make of it, with the end goal being something that will help both of you cross that 50k line.
Because people vary in what motivates them, we are opening the floor to you - introduce yourself, and what you are looking for in a sister region partner. Or, look and see if there is anyone who has already posted from the other region with whom you'd like to work. You can reply here, or via private message.
Or, if you'd rather, you can reach one of us MLs by private message: Cheri (grouchmuffin), Christy (weylyn42) or Alison (bankysgirl) and let us know what you are looking for in a buddy, and we'll try to help match you up with a suitable partner.
Any questions, suggestions, ideas? That’s what we’re here for. =) Ask one of your friendly MLs, and we’ll be happy to answer your question the best we can.
Have fun and good luck to everyone this NaNo season!!
~Cheri, ML - Peoria, Illinois
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Cheri in Peoria
50,189 / 50,000
Oct 5, 2008 - 04 38
It looks like there may be a few bugs with this solution (I.E. because we are regions, we may not be eligible for the Groups lounge?) - because of that, the link on the region main page will lead (currently) to a locked forum - for now please be patient, we will come up with a solution for a place to match up with buddies/ enemies - even if it means your MLs are out there begging on your behalf.
-Christy
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Co-ML of Gainesville FL
2008 title: Dogs of Pompeii
50,189 / 50,000
Oct 29, 2008 - 17 47
Want a buddy to encourage you on through the dark days of November?
Think you can outdo a nano enemy, throwing taunts and striving to keep your word count above theirs?
Peoria, IL is the place to look. Our sister region has writers of every ilk, and is the perfect place for you to connect with another wrimo and work out how you are going to keep each other on track.
Due to the difficulties with the groups thread, I have graciously offered to let Peoria host the buddy/enemy thread where people from Gainesville and Peoria can connect. It can be found here: http://www.nanowrimo.org/eng/node/3010784
I was consoled from this use of THEIR turf, not OUR because I am confident that in every pair that is made, the wrimo from Gainesville will prevail. Might as well let them have the thread, I thought, so at least they'll have SOMETHING to gloat over come December.
But seriously, if you want a writing buddy/enemy, please check out their thread. Go introduce yourself, and find someone who will help you get through the month.
-----------Christy
Co-ML of Gainesville FL
2008 title: Dogs of Pompeii