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Dundee/Carpentersville Area?

Ozfest — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 05:02:34 +0000

Anyone at all?
Doing this for my first year and I was just wondering if I'm not the only one in the Dundee and Carpentersville area doing it. Can't wait, I've been doing writing for a while (I'm fourteen), and this is really going to put me to the test. (:
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Stephenson/JoDaviess counties?

andalusi1031 — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 05:53:51 +0000

First timer here - just wondering if anyone was in the northwest portion of the state. I've joined the Rockford region as well but was looking for some of the more rural, less metropolitan types. =) Drop a line if places like Krape Park, the Cheese Factory, Nora, or Chestnut Mountain provide a good memory or three.
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Belleville, Edwardsville,Fairview Heights area?

JessMcMahan81 — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 05:41:18 +0000

I am (much like everyone else) looking for writing buddies in Belleville, Edwardsville and Fairview Heights area. We are all in this together! I finished NaNoWriMo last year and I want to do it again.

If you are out there let me know.

JessMcMahan81
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Any Schaumburg/Hoffman Estates/Hanover Park/Streamwood/Elgin folks out there? :-)

LeeAnn_F — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:09:33 +0000

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NaNo on College Applications

Suzy_Skater — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:20:03 +0000

I am just wondering if winning NaNoWrimMo is something that we could put on college applications. Would colleges even care that we wrote a 50,000 word novel?
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Kankakee Anyone?

KatGriffin — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 15:56:36 +0000

I might be the only one in this area, but I hope not :-)
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i have absolutely no idea what i'm doing!

liesy85 — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:04:21 +0000

I must be challenged because i still dont know how this NaNo thing works. do i write my novel here if i do where do i write it? if i dont do i put it in a file and email it? Help please.
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Des Plaines?

dancingwithneville — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:42:36 +0000

Hi. Just wondering if anyone was in and or around the Des Plaines area... I think I ask this question every year but I hope one day there will be some people. This is my third year doing nanowrimo and it would be cool to attend some write-ins this year.
-Caroline
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Joliet area nano?

cindik — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 18:27:31 +0000

I'm in far west Joliet, near Shorewood. Anyone else?
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'Padding' Your Word Count - Any Other Ideas?

orangetuna — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 22:18:57 +0000

Someone wrote to take out all of the hypens so that you will have two words instead of one.

Does anyone have any other ideas?

I am going to go back through and; spell out all of my numbers, take out the hypens, change compounds, change ECT to Et Cetera.

Someone is even using BLAH to replace; periods, commas. I guess any little bit that helps our NaNo is a plus! :)

You can make it to 50,000 ~ Good-luck everyone :)

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Looking for my LaSalle/Peru NaNo peeps. Are you out there?

mark.s.brown — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:26:04 +0000

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Rockton/Roscoe/South Beloit area?

kyaka — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 06:31:48 +0000

Anyone from Rockton, Roscoe, or South Beloit? Or in that general area by the Illinois/Wisconsin stateline
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Any sci-fi or fantasy writers out there

Miksoko — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:17:34 +0000

Hey, I'm Miksoko. It's my first year of NaNo, but I've known about for a while.

I was just polling ideas in my community. My story this year centers about the land of Faerie, and the existence of Adam of Eve. It's a tragic tale of love, death, tribulation, and a final confrontation with the main character's roots.

I love sci-fi and fantasy, and was wondering if anybody had any really cool ideas.
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Quad Cities

paulferg2 — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:28:20 +0000

Greetings everyone, old friends and new. Looks like it's about that time again.

My name is Paul - I'm a 39 year old archivist and history professor. This will be my 3rd year with NaNo. I've had a couple of books published and am looking to submit this year's NaNo novel for a contest in February, so I'm looking forward to getting started and trading encouragement back and forth with you all.

I usually write historical fiction set at least 100 years ago, but this year's story will be a bit different. I suppose it's technically historical fiction . . . it will be a fictionalized memoir of my awkward transition from public school to private school and back again when I was 13-14 years old in the 1980s. I've been collecting anecdotes from my friends and a lot of weird events (good and bad) are flooding back. It should make for a lively novel. I'm hoping to make it something BASED on actual events, but somewhat universal in that the moments should be recognizable to anyone. I don;t know if I can pull that off.

As for write-ins, some of us will be working Wednesday nights, 6:30-10pm at Cool Beanz coffee shop in Rock Island (30th Street and 14th Avenue). Anyone who wants to come is welcome. If you have plans for marathon sessions on the 1st, let me know. I should be free after noon.

Cheers. 11 days and counting. Get those outlines together! :-)

Paul

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Carroll County?

A.Loser013 — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 07:05:12 +0000

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Crystal Lake?

sk8ingpenguin — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 02:05:29 +0000

Anyone in or near the Crystal Lake region? I think we should all get together one weekend at the Barnes and Noble off of Rt. 14 or something and have a little writing get-together! The afternoon of the 14th is looking really appealing to me...
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Anybody?

silverxwolf — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:47:29 +0000

Anybody in Macomb or around there? I go to school at WIU
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Illinois Statewide Write-in

TimSimms — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 21:53:02 +0000

Hey all!

We here in Chicago will be hosting the 2nd annual Illinois Statewide Write-in on Saturday, 11/14 from 10am-3pm! Here's the thread on our forum for details:

http://www.nanowrimo.org/eng/node/3277474

I hope some of you will be able to make it!
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Around the Decatur area?

Rinnian — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:56:35 +0000

Show some central Illinois love, kids!
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Orland Park area?

Jira — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 18:21:25 +0000

So, any NaNo buddies from the Orland Park area who might want to get together for a coffee or something and write during November?
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IL \ WI Border

jessicalynn83 — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 03:05:21 +0000

Anyone in Lake County interested in meeting this year? I'm in Lake Villa, IL - basically on the WI \ IL border and would love to meet up with any fellow Nanoers in the area next month.

- Jessie :)
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Springfield Area.

SOFTBALLK55 — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 03:15:21 +0000

If anyone is around the Springfield, IL area and would like to get together for a write-in, or something of the sort, post some interest here!

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