Hello all--
We did it last year and had a blast, so we are doing it again. We'll be camped out at the Panera on Powers from 8 am to 8 pm on Sunday, November 1st.
We will NOT be in the community room, so just look for some table tents. The staff are prepared (and looking forward!) to having us there. We'll do some word wars, help each other get over those first plot hurdles, and have a lot of fun as we start off on our 50K journey together!
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Sara, Princess of Narnia and ML for Colorado Springs
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If I find in myself a desire which no experience in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that I was made for another world. ~ CS Lewis
41,000 / 50,000
Oct 27, 2009 - 20 33
Turns out I get the joy of working from 10-4 (unless I can get off early, which I'm going to try)--but I'll be there to kick things off and then join back up in the afternoon.
There will be table tents and hopefully a few die-hards who will keep the group laughing all day long!
----------Sara, Princess of Narnia and ML for Colorado Springs
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If I find in myself a desire which no experience in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that I was made for another world. ~ CS Lewis
94,050 / 50,000
Oct 27, 2009 - 22 22
OOH!
Can I be a diehard?
----------Thirteen Deaths At Knife Point: A mix of lovestruck, poetic prose and paranoia-induced, bloody visions.
Cluttered Noises: Experimental Modernism.
50,151 / 50,000
Oct 28, 2009 - 08 58
I'll try to remember to drag my ass out of bed. :) Maybe I'll be a die-hard!
----------03: Lost / 04: Won / 05: Won / 06: Lost / 07: Lost / 08: Lost / 09: Here's to breaking a losing streak!
3,500 / 50,000
Oct 28, 2009 - 14 36
Post-Halloween should provide for an interesting crowd of half-awake writing zombies. I'm planning on doing some shopping that morning over at the Super Target so maybe I'll swing by for a late lunch and a few hours of writing.
94,050 / 50,000
Oct 28, 2009 - 18 55
Oops. In my zealotry I forgot the fact I have church in the morning. But I'll diehard that evening.
I don't plan on being a zombie...but since I'll only get 6 or 7 hours of sleep, such might be the case. (I was going more for Aladin...)
----------Thirteen Deaths At Knife Point: A mix of lovestruck, poetic prose and paranoia-induced, bloody visions.
Cluttered Noises: Experimental Modernism.
28,324 / 50,000
Oct 29, 2009 - 09 14
This is my first year doing Nano and while I can't be there all day on Sunday, I'd like to come for a few hours... is there anything particular I should know about Write-in etiquette or is it come as you are, write if you can, hang out, drink coffee kind of thing? :-)
Thanks!
----------Selkie
But I, being poor, have only my dreams;
I have spread my dreams under your feet;
Tread softly because you tread on my dreams.
~W.B. Yeats
53,123 / 50,000
Oct 29, 2009 - 09 52
I'll come by for the morning, got to work later that day. Should be fun, looking forward to seeing everyone!
-j.
----------2008 (Winner!) - Finding Sterling
2007 (Winner!) - Superhero Kitchen
35,142 / 50,000
Oct 30, 2009 - 07 35
This is my first time ever attempting this so I'm definitely planning to come to this write-in for at least a few hours! I'm excited to meet everyone! I guess I have the same question as Celtic_Selkie is there anything us newbies need to know?
9,610 / 50,000
Oct 30, 2009 - 07 58
Woo hoo sounds like fun to me! I can't make it straightaway, but I'll get there as soon as I can.
----------One may wade in slowly and adjust. Or one may risk, and jump in with both feet and raise a shout to the air--exhilaration.
41,000 / 50,000
Oct 30, 2009 - 09 39
Newbies--just show up with your writing materials (laptop, or pen and paper, whatever floats your boat) and bring a few quarters for fundraising, and a few bucks if you want to buy some coffee or lunch or whatever. I'm sure there will be times of quiet writing, some chitchat, and word wars to help us all get started on the roak to 50K!!
----------Sara, Princess of Narnia and ML for Colorado Springs
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If I find in myself a desire which no experience in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that I was made for another world. ~ CS Lewis
56,788 / 50,000
Oct 31, 2009 - 16 56
I will be there somewhere around 1:30. Have church in the morning and will come directly from there. Ready to get started.
Diane
http://needmorewordscs.blogspot.com
36,000 / 50,000
Oct 31, 2009 - 22 36
Hello! I aim to get out there for a little while tomorrow but it's hard with the husband working all day and the kids on their own. Still, I'll stop in to say hello and probably stay long enough to have a cup of hot chocolate.
Really looking forward to getting to know the Springs Wrimos...I'm new here (not to NaNoWriMo, but to the area) and really miss my old crowd I used to write with back in Minnsota.
Wishing you all the best!
----------Kristine Pratt
CEO of Written World Communications
36,335 / 50,000
Nov 1, 2009 - 07 00
My "young writer" and I will be there to have some lunch and fight over using the laptop. Although, seriously, he's already writing and I'm already...procrastinating! I'll see y'all later!
------------ Laurie
There are three rules for writing the novel. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are. -- W. Somerset Maugham
www.indulgeyourshelf.blogspot.com
35,505 / 50,000
Nov 1, 2009 - 08 15
Good luck everyone at the write in!
I unfortunately have some left over Halloween guests still sprawled all over my appartment (I'm typing very quietly), so I'm not sure when I'll be freed from hosting and can maybe get over there. If I don't see you all, I have my fingers crossed that everyone can get at least their first 1,667 done today!
----------06 - To Change The World (51K)
07 - Dancing On The Moon (50K)
08 - Lady of the Oceans (60K)
09 - Waves of Passion (20k)
25,029 / 50,000
Nov 1, 2009 - 13 24
We're here. Where are you?
----------I don't believe in signatures. Oh, wait...
38,402 / 50,000
Nov 1, 2009 - 15 16
Attention!
If you attended the write-in and didn't sign the sheet, OR you attended the write-in and signed the sheet but didn't tell us your word count before you left, send me a NaNoMail! We want to know how many people showed up and what the collective word count was.
We're still here and writing, for another four hours or so. There are about 18 of us here at the moment. Come join us!
------------Sarah, Colorado Springs co-ML
36,000 / 50,000
Nov 1, 2009 - 16 29
Had a great time at the write-in and looking forward to many more. I wrote about 1500 words while I was there so I found it really productive. If anyone here is debating about whether to still go for a few hours tonight...GO! You won't regret it!
----------Kristine Pratt
CEO of Written World Communications
36,000 / 50,000
Nov 1, 2009 - 16 32
Hey, if anyone sees me writing at Panera the next month, give me a shout please. I'm new to the Springs and really look forward to meeting up with fellow writers at these things. I barely know anyone in the Springs yet!
----------Kristine Pratt
CEO of Written World Communications
94,050 / 50,000
Nov 1, 2009 - 17 11
Couldn't make it as a result of health issues. I really wanted to go, so this is a big disappointment. Good luck to all and I hope you reach your goals today!
----------Thirteen Deaths At Knife Point: A mix of lovestruck, poetic prose and paranoia-induced, bloody visions.
Cluttered Noises: Experimental Modernism.
32,886 / 50,000
Nov 1, 2009 - 18 17
Thanks to everyone who pitched in to make this event happen. I stayed most of the day from noon onward and it was a great experience--refreshing to find respect for every age group. It made writing the boring first chapters bearable. :)
----------Sorry, I would have been here sooner, but the shiny saxophone of doom distracted me.
Don't be afraid to write. You can always rewrite it later.