Since the Saturday afternoon Mo'Joe write-ins were by far our most heavily attended last year, and they have limited space, please let me know here if you plan to attend. The first one is this Saturday from 2:30 until whenever you want to stay. The writer's group (social group) technically begins at 5:30, but you're free to keep writing if you're so inspired.
Mo'Joe Coffeehouse
222 W. Michigan St.
Indianapolis, IN 46204
There is some parking in front, and ample parking behind the building (off of Senate).
Thank you, and happy writing :)
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Tara ~ Co-ML, Indianapolis
45,906 / 50,000
nov. 3, 2009 - 07 38
I'll be there this and every week, barring blizzards/earthquakes/will readings of long-lost and impossibly wealthy relatives who secretly always liked me best. Count me and my writing fingers in!
----------2006 - How to Survive an Earthquake (50,600)
2007 - No Title (5,000ish)
2008 - Moon Dog (15776)
2009 - The Baker's Apprentice -- updates M-F @ http://joanna-nanowrimo2009.blogspot.com
41,669 / 50,000
nov. 3, 2009 - 07 55
I work on campus at IUPUI from 9-5 on Saturdays, so I can't be there before about 5:15, but I'm definitely up for stopping in and having a social cup of coffee at that point.
65,889 / 50,000
nov. 3, 2009 - 09 08
BTW, it looks like I will have an extra laptop (Mac Powerbook) available for some laptop-less person to use at the write-in. Just bring a flash/thumb/whatever drive with you. It has MS Word on it, fully compatible with the Windows version. First come, first served. ;-)
----------Tara ~ Co-ML, Indianapolis
2,528 / 50,000
nov. 3, 2009 - 09 16
I will be there!
--Strange
50,267 / 50,000
nov. 3, 2009 - 09 25
I should be there at least part of the time.
----------"What could I do if I did not have to do it perfectly? A lot more than I am now."
52,010 / 50,000
nov. 3, 2009 - 17 40
I HAVE A LAPTOP NOW!!!!
Finally, I have embraced the 21st century and all of the joys of mobile computing. And it's as good as everyone always said it was.
The point is that I can finally sit and type in a coffee shop, and I find that very exciting. I hope to be there on Saturday, hopefully during the afternoon. Hopefully, the homework will allow some social time/writing-in.
Looking forward to seeing you all there!! ^_^
----------2006 -- The Dying of the Light -- Winner! Finished!
2007 -- The End -- Winner! Unfinished! Main character shut in coffin at Denver airport.
2008 -- The Devil You Know -- Winner! Unfinished! Main characters on endless cross-country road trip.
42,579 / 50,000
nov. 3, 2009 - 21 17
I'll be there at 5:30, but not much earlier...
51,219 / 50,000
nov. 4, 2009 - 06 39
I will be there. Just to warn everyone, the Monumental Marathon is on Saturday. You may have to do some maneuvering around streets if you plan to get there earlier.
----------Terridactile
2008 - St. Joseph's Table
65,889 / 50,000
nov. 4, 2009 - 06 42
Yea, I was just reading about that. You should be able to get there from the west, but I don't know know which streets will be closed. It should be about wrapping up by 2:30. We shall see. ;-)
----------Tara ~ Co-ML, Indianapolis
2,528 / 50,000
nov. 4, 2009 - 07 14
Wow -- I've just been looking at the course and trying to determine what roads might be shut down, and I'll be amazed if I can manage to get anywhere near the place at 2:30. Looks like I'll be parking a bit further away and walking.
53,724 / 50,000
nov. 4, 2009 - 07 23
I would love to but I will probably have to miss it. I will be at a church conference most of the day. But if I still feel perky by then, I may drive down around 5.
2,528 / 50,000
nov. 4, 2009 - 10 02
Hey, is it cool with everyone if I just issue a pre-apology to anyone I met last year by confirming that I will almost definitely not remember your name?
Yes?
Good. Thank you.
--Strange
65,889 / 50,000
nov. 5, 2009 - 06 27
No problem. ;-) Though as soon as I saw your post, I immediately remembered what you look like. Now, of course, I've forgotten. But for that instant I knew exactly who you were. ;-)
You know where to find us, anyway. ;-)
And I also don't remember, is your real name David? Or are you another one with David in your user name who is not named David? (e.g. David_West = Matt).
----------Tara ~ Co-ML, Indianapolis
2,528 / 50,000
nov. 5, 2009 - 07 32
Well, I think I look a bit different than last year. Pretty sure last year my head was shaved. This year I'm growing it out. Hoping for a ponytail by July.
And yes, my real name is David although I tend to introduce myself as Strange. I answer to either. One of the downsides of having the nickname "Strange" is that when you say, "Hi, I'm Strange," people hear it as an adjective instead of a moniker and assume that you're one of those irritating attention-seekers that revels in being countercultural. And yet if I said, "Hi, I'm Rich," very few people would assume that I have lots of money.
34,919 / 50,000
nov. 5, 2009 - 09 23
Well, I will NOT be there this week, the 7th. This shouldn't be a surprise because I can never come :( I can't come the 21st either but will try my darnedest for the other 2 Sats this month (and will RSVP for those as they near, if I can make it).
I was at Mo Joe's last night for the first time ever. It's a pretty awesome place! I was reading for the IUPUI Student Reading competition (well, I read in the opener then was camera chic for the contest) and saw so many people huddled over laptops, managing to ignore the throng of cheering students, stage, and microphone. I kept wondering, "Do they NaNo?"
Anyhow, have a great 1st Saturday write-in without me. Maybe next week I can join you!!
----------*Insert a clever remark here, and pretend I said it.*
~ 2nd year NaNo participant ~
2009 -- Providence... in progress
2008 -- Vaampyr.... won!
50,670 / 50,000
nov. 5, 2009 - 10 00
I can't make it, either. Seems like I have something every Saturday this month. I'll be lucky to make the TGIO get-together.
Have fun and remember to write, too. :)
Chris
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NaNo 2007 - Four 'til Late - Winner!
NaNo 2008 - Sinking Down - Winner!
NaNo 2009 - Me and the Devil - In Progress!
38,102 / 50,000
nov. 6, 2009 - 13 19
yami, I have a laptop, too! Technically it's a netbook, but it's all the same for my purposes. We may actually substantially increase our word counts... (drum roll)... in public.
Sadly I'll be in Fort Wayne this weekend and won't be able to make it to Mo'Joe. The next two weeks, though, I am so very there. It's funny that my first year writing, I grumbled about going downtown, and now I practically twitch from withdrawal if I miss a week.
----------Ericka
Co-ML, Indianapolis
Inspired vessel of the Traveling Shovel of Death
30,000 / 50,000
nov. 6, 2009 - 20 18
I don't think I've replied to this yet.
I will be there. Even if I have to overcome a sea of Marathon stragglers to do it! :-)
(Marathon passing under apartment window = novel fodder!)
Alicia
41,669 / 50,000
nov. 7, 2009 - 07 04
I'm not going to make it this week. I have to go explain to a client that I couldn't recover any of the data off of their dead hard drive. :-(
I'll see you all next week, though.
2,528 / 50,000
nov. 7, 2009 - 07 36
I RSVP'd yes, and I have to change that to a no.
=(
3,210 / 50,000
nov. 7, 2009 - 09 46
I'll be there, every Saturday, except for the 14th. (I say that now, but I don't know how much will change.) I showed up last year once, and really enjoyed. I've been looking forward to this for a year now, so definitely count me in!
(Sorry for such a late notice. Had a paper to write and get out of the way, before I decided to say whether or not I'd show.)
Update: I'll be bringing another body along, if I can drag it!
----------"The last character you should ever fight is the one who comes walking into your book and says, 'Write about me,' that's a gift sent from somebody, so roll with it." - Dennis LeHane
21,102 / 50,000
nov. 7, 2009 - 12 19
Oh, I suppose I'll show up (he says, after the event has already started). I've been in a real rut these past few days. Maybe being around fellow writing geeks will help.
----------2005, 2006 - became short stories
2007 - WON!
2008 - WON!!
2009 - In progress...
50,267 / 50,000
nov. 7, 2009 - 14 01
For anyone who is sitting around at home/in a dungeon/at a casino or any other place less fun than a write-in and wondering "Should I go ahead and go down to Mo'Joe's? I mean, it's so late and all."
Well, there are about nine of us here pecking and pounding away at keyboards, and no one has said they are leaving anytime soon. Stop in, say hello, then stop talking and start writing.
gearhd
----------"What could I do if I did not have to do it perfectly? A lot more than I am now."