York Peeps

Could do. Though I am only around from next week until mid-November. How many others are there in York?

I'm a York peep! Although between the full-time job I'm starting on the 2nd of November, and the full-time toddler at home, I don't have a huge amount of time available. There'll be the traditional Sunday afternoon write-ins (including one in a beach hut in Scarborough!), which I should be able to make, but if people want to organise extras elsewhere in the week then feel free!

Claire - ML for England :: York & Leeds + Moderator of Newbies

Cool! (I thought you were Leeds, shows how good my memory is lol)

NaNo09 - The more you write, the less you die.

www.fanfiction.net/~Galadriel1010

And indeed your reading skills, since it says 'Location: York' under my name next to every post, and in the header for this forum. : )

Claire - ML for England :: York & Leeds + Moderator of Newbies

I'm a York peep! Juggling family and uni but I got the timetable through and Wednesday and Thursdays are good plus a couple of mornings or afts in the week. Weekends will have to be specifically arranged so I can bat my eyelids at my partner if the boys aren't through to their dad's.

I'm a York person! I'd quite like to meet up at some point, work and such allowing.

T. Bread Sandwich
And all that.

@Magenta: OK, so I'm blind too...

Anyone with small children, I'm more than happy to play babysitter occasionally, stuff permitting, if anyone needs me to.

NaNo09 - The more you write, the less you die.

www.fanfiction.net/~Galadriel1010

I'm in York as well - in previous years we've tended to use Starbucks over Borders - it has wifi, there's usually plenty of room, and it's easy to drop in and drop out any time and is nice and cheap - perfect for group writing and a nice cheap cup of java (well, in my case a coffee mocha). Could I suggest that as a venue again this year, since it's worked so well previous years? Not that we'll be meeting up for another month yet, so there's plenty of time to discuss venues...

2005: fell at the dreaded week two
2006: winner (hurrah!) with 'Loop'
2007: winner again (hurrah!!) with 'Gravestowne'
2008: winner again (yay!) with 'The Murder Club'

Hey Im a student in York- work as well - but I fancy getting involved in a writing group- now- let me know where and when- and I'll bring NanoWrimo friends too! x

Can I argue against going to a Starbuckses, purely because it's a Starbuckses, and there are lots of places in York which aren't Starbuckses?

I'm still in York :)

But I don't know if I'm participating this year yet...my first baby is due on November 21st...which, if he's on time or late, kind of makes this the perfect year to have a go as I'm already on maternity leave...but I don't seem to have any imagination so I don't know what kind of success I'd have. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm.

But if I am, then I'd def be keen for meeting up and writing lots! I even have a new teeny tiny laptop to make writing in town so much easier this year :)

I shall attempt to not forget to check this space for dates!

I would also vote against Starbucks, because I can't stand the smell of coffee lol.
As to when, I can't do Thursdays or alternate Sundays, and Tuesdays are iffy as I tend to vamoosh. (And I'm out tomorrow night lol...)
Monday night?

NaNo09 - The more you write, the less you die.

www.fanfiction.net/~Galadriel1010

To be honest, I also have a general issue with going to Starbucks, when there are pleanty of places that are not Starbucks available. What about Evil Eye? I believe they have Wi-Fi and its a central location.

T. Bread Sandwich
And all that.

I like the idea of the Evil Eye. That's where the students are meeting anyway, I think. Those unfamiliar, it is a bar with an incredibly wide variety of alcohol and a pretty good Thai/Indonesian kitchen. I believe it also does the normal complement of coffees and teas and c.

I'm more than happy with the Evil Eye

NaNo09 - The more you write, the less you die.

www.fanfiction.net/~Galadriel1010

Yup Evil Eye good for me- hopefully students meeting will be there too.

What's the deal with Evil Eye and people under the age of 18, what with it being a bar and all? I don't want us to accidentally end up excluding people...

Claire - ML for England :: York & Leeds + Moderator of Newbies

I'll make as many Sunday write-ins as I can. I really doubt I'll hit the 50k this year as I have a couple of uni deadlines in November for ye olde MA (add that to a full time job and 3 small kids, and I think I'm doomed!) Still, it wouldn't be November without Nano.

The Scarborough beach hut (new and improved) is on offer, for any non-perishing dry Sundays - preferably without snow this year! I think I've only just defrosted from the extreme novelling last year!

I'm fairly central in York - can get anywhere :) Not likely to be on the forum quite so much this year - sorry about that - it's just going to be pretty fraught fitting it all in.

***Edited to add a big congrats to Indigenous Somewhere - that's fantastic news :) ***

That's a good question, I'll try and find a phone number and check tomorrow (my awful memory permitting). But it serves food and such during the day, so it should be okay.

But providing it's okay, when would people like to meet?

T. Bread Sandwich
And all that.

I just called up Evil Eye. They're okay with under 18s as long as they are accompanied by adults. So we should be okay there. Wi-fi access is a pound for a day's use.

T. Bread Sandwich
And all that.

so yeah, folks: when? do we want a meet pre-kickoff and do the whole getting-to-know-you bit, or should we wait until afterwards so any awkward silences can be covered by staring at our various notepads and/or laptops and feigning deep concentration?

I'd like a pre-meet get together (you may have noticed, I have a lot of time on my hands), but I'm open to waiting if no one else wants to do that

NaNo09 - The more you write, the less you die.

www.fanfiction.net/~Galadriel1010

I would like to meet up prior to the event, how are people fixed for the weekend? Too early?

T. Bread Sandwich
And all that.

I'm York material! I'd like to join, if not before November, then surely some time during.

~ Wisdom is knowing when to avoid perfection ~

As I understand it you can also reserve the bedroom in the evil eye. I saw a sign up the other day. Not sure how you do it and how much it costs though.

I'm free on Sunday, I think

NaNo09 - The more you write, the less you die.

www.fanfiction.net/~Galadriel1010

Isn't the Evil Eye a pub? Wouldn't we be better off in a coffee shop? Maybe I'm just old fashioned lol. Certainly, alcohol and writing doesn't really mix for me, and neither does alcohol, drunk people and expensive laptops... but I'll go with the flow I guess, as the social side of Nano is the nicest thing in my experience :)

2005: fell at the dreaded week two
2006: winner (hurrah!) with 'Loop'
2007: winner again (hurrah!!) with 'Gravestowne'
2008: winner again (yay!) with 'The Murder Club'

Art Gallery cafe? Always fancied trying that out...

The art gallery cafe does sound ideal - though I wonder if they have wifi for those who want it. Though do we actually need wifi? Aren't we there to write? ;)

As an old hand at this kind of thing, I would suggest that what we need is: somewhere that serves caffeine (the drug of choice of writers everywhere), big tables for laptops, and quiet enough to accomodate five or six of us (probably across two or three tables). I think pubs / bars are generally a bad idea for write-ins, as drinks get knocked over, whereas mugs of tea / coffee are a little safer. Also, coffee bars / cafes means any of our Nano writers of any age can come to join us.

Rog :)

2005: fell at the dreaded week two
2006: winner (hurrah!) with 'Loop'
2007: winner again (hurrah!!) with 'Gravestowne'
2008: winner again (yay!) with 'The Murder Club'

I would recommend Monty's Cuchina on Monkgate. It's really cute, does amazing hot chocolates and stuff and has free Wifi. And it's not far out of the centre

NaNo09 - The more you write, the less you die.

www.fanfiction.net/~Galadriel1010