Greetings and salutations!
It's almost November, and if you're reading this message, then that probably means you and I share a goal: to write a novel in a mere month. Can it be done? Surely! I've done it, and so have many of the other denizens of this corner of the website devoted to those of us who live in and around Miami.
If you've done this before and you're still coming back for more, it's good to see you again! If you're new to NaNo, make yourself comfortable and don't hesitate to contact me or the other Municipal Liaison, Cherrie, if you have any questions whatsoever. I'm mostly around to help the denizens of the southern part of Miami-Dade, while Cherrie mostly handles the northern half, but if you contact us using the handy form provided at http://www.nanowrimo.org/mlcontact then we should both get the message. We coordinate the kickoff party, the write-ins, and the TGIO (thank goodness it's over) party. None of the group activities are mandatory, but they can be very motivational and helpful, so we hope you can join in.
Speaking of parties, we'll be sending out an email soon to announce the date, time and location of the kickoff party. It will be before November 1, and will be nothing fancy; it's mostly an excuse for us to get to know each other a bit before we dive into the deep end. If you have any suggestions or preferences, please let us know.
Adios for now!
Valerie V.
Mighty Miami ML
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"The belief in a supernatural source of evil is not necessary; men alone are quite capable of every wickedness." --Joseph Conrad
11,175 / 50,000
oct. 2, 2008 - 17 06
It's nice to see this group up and running already!
I'm attempting NaNo again, but we'll be out of town the last week and I've gone back to work since this time last year. Well, at any rate it will be fun. :)
Becky O.
Miami, FL
50,806 / 50,000
oct. 3, 2008 - 07 38
Welcome back! It's always tough to work around the Thanksgiving break, because of course family and friends come before NaNo, but hopefully you'll be able to get some writing in while you're away. I'm going to try to get ahead this year so that I have a comfortable cushion of words that will let me slack off a bit around that time. Then again, I said the same thing last year and wasn't very successful... ;-)
8,661 / 50,000
oct. 8, 2008 - 07 57
This is my first year attempting NaNo and I'm really very excited. In addition to working two jobs, I'm a full time student taking 17 credit hours. I work best under stress and I have a 20 page research paper that is due Dec. 1 so I'm sure parts of that might help boost my word count assuming the paper is actually written AFTER Nov. 1 hits. I'm excited and just a bit nervous and look forward to all of you pushing me forward in this. I'd love to be successful if only to inspire future generations!
-Deb
1,925 / 50,000
oct. 8, 2008 - 19 12
AHHHH! I'M SUPER EXCITED!!!!!!!!!
Can't promise 50k, but I'ma sure try... I'm in the process of getting papers done for class that can be completed ahead of time, but are due in Nov.
I'm also going on vacation to Philly for just under a week, and am planning to attend a write-in up there, so I'll be sure to forward a hello from everyone still wearing shorts!