Monroeville take 2

I kept trying to read it, but I was also unauthorized to view it! For whatever reason, I'm always glad when things don't work quite right at the beginning of October and November, makes me feel home.

Anyway...Monroeville is in with Pittsburgh. Last year, there were two events every week, and they rotated between (if I remember correctly) Monroeville, South Hills and Cranberry, Oakland and Downtown. We had a small group each time at Borders, I thought it was successful.

Seems as if Fox included Monroeville in, so I am guessing it is good to go for a meet up area, not sure where, but yeah, it is clumped in there.

Oh good! I'm unaccustomed to being a part of an actual section of a state, I'm usually in the "other" category. So that's exciting. Hope I'll get to go to a write in or two, last year I wasn't near anybody or any write ins and I missed them.

"I no longer regard myself as a slave. My life's my own...even though I am thief and pirate..."
~Errol Flynn, Captain Blood

There were some meet-ups in monroeville last year, like in the bookstore. They kinda all died (like noone got together due to lack of organization... we fail!) but they did almost exist. I'd be up for monroeville meets this year as long as they don't run too late (gotta catch a bus back to oakland when they're done) if anyone is interested in meeting there.

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I'd love a Monroeville meet-up. It would be easier for me to make it out there than Pgh. There's a Panera Bread at Penn Center on Business 22, and it shouldn't be too hard to get the back room for a Write-In/Kick-off on Sunday, November 1.

(In the afternoon/evening and not too late -- between working and going to school I turn into a pumpkin by 10 p.m.)

Are there enough people in the area who are interested?
If so, I'd be happy to see about getting the space reserved.

Ah, and to join the plot-sharing:
I've been in the woman-discovers-inner-strength-after-being-wronged-by-someone-who-is-inherently-evil mode as of late and am getting a bit bored with it. I've been toying with a romantic suspense story as of late but haven't quite figured out much. I know that the protagonist and her love interest work hard to not admit their attraction to each other, I know there's a few homicides involved, and I know that she saves her own life in the end. The only scene that's clear is where the antognist has her in the woods and is mocking her for being so foolish as to think that he was on her side.

That's about it... but, then again, it's only October 16th! :)

Well that's about three people so far for sure that would be willing to meet in Monroeville, that's a "group" :) I know where that Panera is that BethAbernathy is talking about so I won't get lost, also good. You think they would let us start at midnight or would we have to do it later in the day, y'think?

There's always Dennys if we got desperate for an absolute starting-at-midnight kickoff....we probably wouldn't have plugs for laptops but it would be open that late.

"I no longer regard myself as a slave. My life's my own...even though I am thief and pirate..."
~Errol Flynn, Captain Blood

I think it's awesome people want to plan this in the monroeville area ... haha me and my friend Tianna (i'm from monroeville and she's from pitcairn) plan to join this year and that would be awesome if people were planning a big kick off session we would love to attend just the small fact of not having a lap top to be mobile :/ but i mean we could always kick it old style and bring notebooks haha but i don't know we would love to attend we just gotta find out how we are going to be writting away from our desktops haha

Ok.....

I'm half considering Fox's offer to be the organizer person for Monroeville....which is crazy cause I've never done it before. :S

But I'd only be able to do weekends since I work the rest of the week. So I wanted to ask here, would weekend write-ins work for everyone? Saturdays and/or Sundays?

"I no longer regard myself as a slave. My life's my own...even though I am thief and pirate..."
~Errol Flynn, Captain Blood

Just letting you know, I work at a Panera, and they are not open for business at midnight. Not that I know of anyway. The one I work at closes at 10 on weekends. Make sure to check out their closing time!

Love always,
The Viscount

For those with the energy to do a midnight kick-off, I bow to your stamina and will be there in spirit! But with a child and trick-or-treating, midnight is pumpkin time for me.

Weekend write-ins are great for me so long as they're daylight!

I would love a Monroeville group as I live nearby in forest hills and hate the pittsburgh/oakland commute. I am also availible daytime on the weekends. Keep me posted.

Hi there are four of us doing Nano this year at our house...with one computer. It's a challenge, but we love going to meetings in the Monroeville area since I hate to even think about driving downtown. Hope we can get together sometime soon!

Hi there are four of us doing Nano this year at our house...with one computer. It's a challenge, but we love going to meetings in the Monroeville area since I hate to even think about driving downtown. Hope we can get together sometime soon!

Count me among those interested in meeting up in Monroeville. I live in Verona/Plum, and Monroeville would be so much easier for me than Oakland. I'm available weeknights, although not too late since I have a job I have to get up for, daylight Saturdays (except on the afternoons when my writing group meets) and Sundays.

If panera on Sunday is happening I can probably get there. Sunday is like my only day off and I'd love to get together with other wrimos! Just let me know, I'm coming from greensburg so a bit of notice would be great

“Writing is a socially acceptable form of schizophrenia.”

After reading everyone's comments, by golly, Panera sounds good! I'll get up there today and see about snagging the back room. Even if it's only two or three of us, it's a start!

Watch this space for details later today....

Gotta be honest, Panera (with its earlier closing time) probably isn't the best idea on Halloween. I don't know about everyone else, but most people are going to be dealing with younger siblings or partying on Halloween, and for the party crowd, it's just getting started at 10pm (which is when Panera closes). Couldn't a write-in on November 1st work better? Denny's is open 24 hours a day, and even if there aren't a zillion plugs, people could bring notebooks and the like. I probably work on Sunday, but depending on the times we figured out, I'm sure we could get more people together on a Sunday than a Saturday, anyway.

Hello. I'm in the Plum / Holiday Park area and this is my second year participating in Nanowrimo. Last year I did not attend any write-ins but this year, I would like that to change, as I'm interested in getting to know other writing enthusiasts in the area. My availability can be somewhat limited because I have three little ones to care for, but I'm going to try to make an appearance.

I agree with the person who mentioned Denny's. Anywhere that is open 24 hours is probably a better option. Anywhere that doesn't mean people hanging out for extended period is even better.

Stephanie

Halloween! Egads! Never! It's all set for Sunday @ 1:30 -- after we all recover from our candy-comas. :)

I posted the info on another thread.... here it is:

comment 'RE: Where To Be This Week: November 1 - November 7' by BethAbernathy

For those who can make it, I reserved the back room at the Panera in Penn Center (on Bus. 22 across from the long-closed Showcase East) from 1:30 to about 3:30 on Nov 1.

Yay! I'll be there!

"I no longer regard myself as a slave. My life's my own...even though I am thief and pirate..."
~Errol Flynn, Captain Blood

Cool, I'll be there! (I'll also bring a power strip in case we need it.)

NaNoWriMo: Because sleep and sanity are for wimps!

"Don't tell me the sky's the limit, when there are footprints on the moon." ~ Unknown

Don't forget! Clocks changed last night so be sure you're running on the correct time everyone!

"I no longer regard myself as a slave. My life's my own...even though I am thief and pirate..."
~Errol Flynn, Captain Blood

Here at Panera! Look for the girl with dark hair, brown Nanowrimo Author shirt, laptop, and Twizzlers. :)

EDIT: Hmmm....nobody here yet except me....did people forget about setting clocks back?
EDIT #2: Scratch that, unfortunately I'm at the wrong Panera. On the upside, did find a fellow nano-er by accident.

"I no longer regard myself as a slave. My life's my own...even though I am thief and pirate..."
~Errol Flynn, Captain Blood

We're here in the back room. Did you go to the one in Miracle Mile perhaps? We're at the one in Penn Center, technically Wilkins.

Yeah, definitely went to the wrong one. :( How much longer are you guys gonna be there you think?

"I no longer regard myself as a slave. My life's my own...even though I am thief and pirate..."
~Errol Flynn, Captain Blood

Probably for a little while longer, we didn't start until 2 anyway because of another group and scheduling conflicts, come on down!

Sorry I missed out, guys, I'll try to make another one sometime this month. I was fortunately running late, so I was present for an emergency at home.