As posted by Asphodele in a previous thread, here are the further details...
VENUE: Costa Coffee, Waterstones Piccadilly - 203-205 Piccadilly, London, W1J 9HD (It's on the bottom floor of the bookstore, just keep going downstairs and you'll come right to it.) Google Map Here
DATE: All Sundays in November (1, 8, 15, 22, 29)
TIME: 2-5 PM (they are actually open from 12-6 and we might be there before or after the "official" time, so feel free to expand if you want to)
DETAILS: We'll have table signs that say Nanowrimo (and many laptops) so hopefully we'll be easy to spot. Keep in mind that it's a public place and we aren't an official event, so there will probably be a bit of a scramble for tables. That said, Sunday is a slow day and it's a decent sized cafe, so we should be ok. We'll try our best to save spots and we'll also bring along two power strips to help with plugging in. Also, it probably goes without saying, but it's a normal Costa's, so coffee/tea/nibbles are available for any who desire them.
SCHEDULE: We know that a lot of people write better if there are actual times set aside for writing when there isn't a lot of chatter, so we have a (somewhat flexible) schedule. It's a public place so if you're more of a chatty writer you can of course make your own table of like minded people. Basically we plan for 15 minute chat times, and then 45 minute write times, to fill out each hour. Which would go like this:
2:00-2:15PM Chat
2:15-3:00PM Write
3:00-3:15PM Chat
3:15-4:00PM Write
4:00-4:15PM Chat
4:15-5:00PM Write
We also have some Nano stickers, buttons, etc which we will give out at will at all of our write-ins over the month. (Big word counts, good progress, creative noveling ideas, etc!)
Hope to see many of you there!
Facebook Event Page Here (We're trying to put anything posted on the London Nano Forum on the FB group.)
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2009 - The Defective Detectives (WIP)
2008 - The Guardians of the Stone (winner!)
2007 - Gaijin Desu (winner!)
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Nov 1, 2009 - 03 01
I should be able to make these, and maybe some at southbank!
----------Look forward to seeing some of you there!
http://silverquill111.livejournal.com/
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Nov 1, 2009 - 04 08
This is my first NaNoWriMo ... so I'll definitely be there. Maybe it will force me to get a decent number of words out! LOL.
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Nov 1, 2009 - 04 13
We're looking forward to seeing you there! Jenepel and I will be heading to Costa's early so we can save some tables near the plugs. See you all soooon.
----------2009 - A One-Way Ticket To Brooklyn - WIP
2008 - Stars Shine Brighter - Winner
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Nov 1, 2009 - 04 17
I wasn't going to come, but I write better when I'm doing lots of things at once though I thought I'd come and establish a rather chatty table :P
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Nov 1, 2009 - 05 42
I'll be coming in next week for sure - so busy today. :(
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Nov 1, 2009 - 11 15
Ooops. I got the Costa's next door.
Oh well. At least I got my writing done.
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Nov 1, 2009 - 13 49
Hi guys! It was great meeting everyone and I actually got my daily quota met (boo yeah!). Can't wait till next week ... hopefully I'll be onto the major plot by then. Hopefully.
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Nov 1, 2009 - 13 53
Sweet God ... I knew I needed words but a triple post?!
Sorry!
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And still sorry ...
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Nov 2, 2009 - 03 44
Thanks to everyone who came - we had about 17, which is amazing, and there was plenty of room for more. It turned out to be a perfect place for a write-in, plenty of empty tables and a quiet atmosphere. I think people got a lot done - our sticker winner was Dany who got around 4000 words!
For everyone's reference (since this tripped Daniel up) the Costa is actually INSIDE Waterstones, so you have to go into the bookstore to get to it. There is another Costa nearby, so don't get confused and go there! The Costa we mean is literally in the basement of Waterstones itself.
----------2009 - The Defective Detectives (WIP)
2008 - The Guardians of the Stone (winner!)
2007 - Gaijin Desu (winner!)
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Nov 2, 2009 - 05 45
I'd love to come to the one next week - this is my first nanowrimo, so a write in sounds like a really good idea.
Would have come yesterday if I hadn't had a post-Halloween hangover... ¬_¬
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Nov 4, 2009 - 04 41
I'm going to try to make it for this sunday. i have a meeting in the afternoon though, so watch this space....
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Nov 4, 2009 - 09 57
Someone at the other write-in suggested that as I had a list I should post it for friending purposes, so here are the people who came last week. I hope this is okay with everyone - I tried to ask you all but may have missed some. I left off last names, unless it was in your username. (Also some people's handwriting is hard, so hopefully these are correct.)
Name (Forum Name)
Me - Jenn (Jenepel)
Claire (Asphedele)
Helen (Sammy)
Catherine (Curious_the_Cat)
Caroline (?)
Ruth (turkfox)
Courtney (themalteseburger)
Jen (SkyLucy)
Keith (tmfKnoney)
Dany (Dany Darling) -- our word war winner!!
Jeff (Jefy)
Jon (Jon Foulds)
Daniel (thisisdaniel)
Cara (carawj)
Cathryn (?)
Cleo (silly_cleo)
Thanks everyone for coming! We were so excited to get so many people, and hope a lot of you will be back. There was tons of room there, so I think this was a good choice of venue.
----------2009 - The Defective Detectives (WIP)
2008 - The Guardians of the Stone (winner!)
2007 - Gaijin Desu (winner!)
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Nov 4, 2009 - 14 25
I'm gunna try and make it to the Write-In this Sunday as I'll be on one end of the Piccadilly in the morning aiming for the other end in the afternoon, so I might as well make a pit stop for writing and coffee!
Should be good, always nice to write around people who like to write as well =]
Should see you there!
Jen
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Nov 4, 2009 - 14 44
Am going to try to make it this coming Sunday :) I ended up sleeping in until 2:30pm last Sunday after staying up so late after the stroke of midnight trying to get off to a decent start, so fingers crossed I won't be so sleep deprived this weekend!
----------2006: So You've Fallen in Love - 1,477 words.
2007: Not-So-Lonely Road of Faith - 11,522 words.
2008: Faux - 13,366 words.
2009: The Coleridge Tape.
jayintheclouds.livejournal.com / twitter.com/jayintheclouds / facebook.com/onsentamago
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Nov 4, 2009 - 15 33
I was wondering if one lost little WriMo from Finland would be welcome next Sunday? :)
Because let's face it, traveling in the middle of November is a BAD idea - just look at my word count and I didn't even go anywhere yet! But since I am going (and being overexcited about it, I have wanted to visit London for such a long time now) I thought it would be pretty fun to meet some of you and experience international NaNoWriMo offline too. And maybe, just maybe, I could get some pretty words together at write-in, I am in desperate need of words if I want to sleep even a few hours a night in the end of the month when I am back at home.
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Nov 5, 2009 - 13 52
I should be able to make it on Sunday - looking forward to it!
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NaNo 2008: Through the Yellow Mist (73,000)
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I'm going to try and come make it on Sunday. It's my first nano, so it would be pretty sweet to meet some of you also doing it. :)
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Nov 7, 2009 - 04 01
I am so positive I commented on this post like earlier in the week. Gah!
Anyways, I am going to be there this Sunday. Yes, I am indeed a little nervous about meeting new people, but totally up for it too! I've been here close to 8 months now and well, I need to start making some friends because work and sleep just aren't cutting it for me!
Point being, I'll see you there Sunday and I'm Rachael by the way . . .
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NaNoWriMo 2008: Persona
NaNoWriMo 2007: In A Heartbeat (Winner)
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Nov 8, 2009 - 03 47
Would like to come, but I'm only 16.
----------Are there people my age there, or will I be a bit out of place?
Probably won't come today cause it's my catch-up day, but will probably be there next week :)
~Joanna
♥ Doubt your doubts before you doubt your beliefs ♥
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Nov 8, 2009 - 10 56
Troryfan of course you're welcome to come, and I'm sure you'll fit in just fine. As far as I can tell, we've had people from about 18-40, and everyone is friendly. Also, I have to ask - is your name from Gilmore Girls or am I just totally off base? :)
I have the list of people from today's write-in (31!!) but I'm too lazy to type it up now, so I'll get it up in a bit. Thanks to everyone who came though. We're going to actually call ahead for next time and ask them to reserve a spot for us. It seems a good idea with so many people.
----------2009 - The Defective Detectives (WIP)
2008 - The Guardians of the Stone (winner!)
2007 - Gaijin Desu (winner!)
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Nov 8, 2009 - 11 11
That was my first ever write-in and I had a blast. Lots of coffee, random chat and many, many words... er yeah, if that's what I can call it.
Slightly embarrassing being the youngest person there and the typing speed of well.. something really fast! I feel like such a computer geek now XD OH WELL! I got a shiny sticker and a milky way out of it!
Even if the tube journey back to Uxbridge was a bitch, I'll see you guys next week!
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Nov 8, 2009 - 11 51
Hi, I was in a car accident last week so have just started...got to be something in that to put in my novel! Hence a very meagre word count so far but hoping that getting to connect with likeminded people will help me with my momentum...looking forward to joining the next write-in will be at the British Library on Thursday!
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Nov 8, 2009 - 13 03
I had such a lot of fun today and it was great to meet everyone! This is my first NaNo and I'd stalled a bit, but now I'm getting back on track!
I've got a couple of photos as well - where is the best place to post them?
EDIT: Ah-ha. The Facebook page, I have found it. Photos are there now!
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Nov 8, 2009 - 13 19
Hiya, this was my first write-in, nice to meet all you creatively minded people; you've made me thoroughly embarrassed at my low total word count so by next Sunday I hope to be much closer to where I'm meant to be!
For those of whom I was talking to about my "dead body", I randomly passed some bored looking paramedics in Leicester Square and decided to bug them for advice; very helpful! I should be able to describe the scene without difficulty now.
See you on Sunday definitely, and perhaps on Tuesday depending on what my day turns out like!
Liz x
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Nov 8, 2009 - 14 52
Ya - thanks to all, that was a great write-in. Lots of words done lots of people met - all good :)
Hey liz, don't be too worried about your wordcount just yet - you have a fantastic plot there, so now it's just a matter of going for it :)
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Nov 8, 2009 - 16 25
Eliza - I've been looking on the Facebook page for Nano London but couldn't find your pictures. Which page did you put them on?
----------London Wrimos are here: NaNoWriMo London
2009 - A One-Way Ticket To Brooklyn - WIP
2008 - Stars Shine Brighter - Winner
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Nov 8, 2009 - 23 40
For those of whom I was talking to about my "dead body", I randomly passed some bored looking paramedics in Leicester Square and decided to bug them for advice; very helpful! I should be able to describe the scene without difficulty now.
See you on Sunday definitely, and perhaps on Tuesday depending on what my day turns out like!
Liz x
I was one of them. I'm the redhead South African who TOTALLY owes you a coffee!!!
Come over to the dark side... we have cookies
----------Come over to the dark side... we have cookies
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Nov 9, 2009 - 02 57
Really good session. Apologies for my late arrival and thanks to everyone on my table (Sarah, Jen, Melanie...more!) who were so welcoming and cool. Looking forward to the list of attendees being posted so that I can track some of you down.
Keep writing, everyone,
Frank
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Nov 9, 2009 - 04 33
Asphodele - Because I am super-smart, they ended up on the Event page for LAST week's Sunday write-in. Oops, total Facebook Fail on my part. They're now on the main group Facebook page. I hope.
Audiofrog - I think I have a doppelganger, and it's Lizm3. Hello, another-Liz - I have dead body problems too, so we shall have to discuss them on Sunday, or Tuesday. Mine are that one specific person has multiple corpses of herself spread all over the place. I'm not quite sure how it happened.
I was the Australian Liz, in the red jumper. Looking forward to seeing everyone else again - definitely on Sunday, and I hope tomorrow.