**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
52,114 / 50,000
oct. 2, 2008 - 22 22
Hi! I'll start off the buddemy program...Gainesville--I'm talking to YOU! ;o)
I'm Cheri...a 5th year Wrimo. And, as you can see by my profile, I'm 104 years old, and holding up pretty well for my age. Hair dye does wonders for a woman!! ;o) And the eye-crossing bit is just one of many talents I possess! haha
I generally write (and read) thrillers, but lately I've jumped into the fantasy realm too-reading mostly, but it is carrying over into my writings. Last year's novel innocently started out as a paranormal lit-fic, but the 2nd draft revealed a fantasy side too. This year's novel I'm going old school though. It's going to be a straight legal thriller.
I guess I'm looking for someone who can relate to writing in a world completely unknown to them (in my case this year--one of my narrators is criminally insane and incarcerated) and is relentless in their pursuit of the 50,000 word golden prize!
It matters little if this is your first NaNo experience or your 10th...
I do have a nearly full-time job on the side of NaNoWriMo. I'm an executive assistant for a lawn & garden/sprinkler manufacturing company that was just bought out by the ginormous Bosch industry. (This part is a true story, btw...) My new bosses from Germany are apparently VERY fond of espresso in the morning, so one of my new job duties is that of barrista. I have to learn how to use our Gaggia espresso maker in very short order!! If you ARE a barrista, maybe this is a buddemy match made in caffeinated heaven!
What I can offer to you is undying cheerleading skills (I was a cheerleader for an entire 4 days in 7th grade before I told my parental units and they said "no way" so I do have *some* experience), 4 prior years of flying by the seat of my pants yet always managing to pull 50k words out of my ass...inine plot ideas, and a true love of the written word.
If any of this sounds appealing, let me know, and we can be the first Gainesville/Peoria buddemy pair! =)
Happy writing!
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Cheri in Peoria
50,091 / 50,000
oct. 4, 2008 - 07 23
Please post local groups in the nearest regional lounge. Thanks!
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