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Hailing from San Marcos!

WillowWoman — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 03:16:28 -0700

I hail from San Mars, home of the San Martians and Texas State University! Primarily I affiliate with the Austin Penguins, but I will be hosting a write-in every Saturday of this crazy venture. Last year it was held at the Coffee Pot and will likely be there again, but I will post an official time and location when I get everything ironed out. Anyone within driving range is welcome to join in the madness with me!

Anyone from my neck of the hill country?

~The Alien Penguin~
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Tyler Tx

Freda O. — Tue, 7 Oct 2008 12:54:46 -0700

Hello all!!
This is my first time to try this, so I am hopeing to find someone from Tyler to swap information and encourgement with. I guess I will be the one to encourge, because I don't have info. about National Novel Writing Month but I sure am excited about this.
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Austin TGIO party - you are invited!

lazym — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 08:29:00 -0800

It's the Fifth Annual Fabulous Fantastical Whoop-de-doop Thank God It's Over and We're Still Standing, Bloody But Unbowed, Austin NaNoWriMo Party and Laugh-A-Thon!

What? A Party!
When? Saturday, December 6, from 7-10 p.m. (or later)
Where? Austin Visual Arts Association, 3705 Home Lane, Austin 78705
This is a small building, mid-block, on the east side of the street. Home Lane is just south of 38th, 1.5 blocks east of Guadalupe, in the Hyde Park neighborhood. The map insists this is on Cedar Street, but actually it’s on Home Lane. At least the arrow is pointing in the right place.
Who? Anyone who registered for NaNoWriMo 2008 and has written at least 500 words, plus guest(s) (13 years of age or over). Shy persons are especially encouraged to attend..

RSVP please to lazym

Please include your NaNoName and indicate if you are coming solo or with a guest. Also, if you have been accompanied on your November journey by a look-look (the correct term for "plush toy" or "stuffed animal"), they are welcome at the party.

PROVIDED: Basic party supplies and starter food (ice, water, some liquids, some munchies, cups, plates, and utensils.)

YOU BRING:

A munchy or liquid – anything you like, including beer or wine. Party food is great, and so are veggies, fruits, non-alcoholic beverages, and other healthy stuff.
Please bring a PRINTED excerpt or brief synopsis of your book (Anonymous is OK.) We like to hang these on the wall for folks to peruse during the party.
A $1-$2 donation per person, to be divided between the AVAA and the NaNoWriMo cause. (Optional and anonymous)
Cash to purchase raffle tickets ($1 each or 6 for $5) if you are so inclined.
If you are collecting Remarkable Feats, don’t forget to bring your card. These cards were handed out at the kickoff and midnight write. I’ll also have a few backups for those who weren’t at these events. The person with the most feats wins a prize!.

CHALLENGES – COMPLETELY OPTIONAL

Come dressed as a character or object in your book, carry something your character would carry, or wear a hat, silly or serious.
Read a short excerpt (4 minutes) from your book, or allow someone else to read it for you. This is not as terrifying as it sounds, and it’s good practice for your future book tour.

PARKING
Carpooling is encouraged. There are about 15 parking spaces in the private lot on the northeast corner of 35th and Home Lane. Ignore the "towing enforced" sign and drive on in, then walk north to the building. There is additional parking on the side streets. Let lazym know if you need handicapped parking. There is a space right beside the gallery that can be reserved for this purpose.
If you prefer to take a bus, check out Capital Metro.

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ML Captain of Capital Ideas
Austin, TX Municipal Liaison 2004-2008
NaNoWriMo Winner 2002-2008

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Want a calendar, anyone?

Christian Writer — Sat, 4 Oct 2008 12:00:01 -0700

Okay, so I'm technically not allowed to live in this regional forum yet, but I'm going to post because there's no posts up here yet. I'm actually a San Antonio Wrimo, but I am probably going to move to San Marcos next fall when I go to college. So next year, I'll be at the write-ins and socials in San Marcos (most likely).

Anyhoo, I posted this in my SA region, but thought I'd offer it here as well. I'm trying to see if anyone likes my calendar. If you do, feel free to print it out. : ) If it's terrible, please tell me why you think so, because I want it to be nice so I can post it up in a few more places on the site.

Thanks!

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I created a calendar for NaNo'08. It has the minimum wc goals for the day, a nice quote, and several inspiring pictures. The quality is not perfect because it was made on ... well ... erm...*coughpaintcough* I am not qualified to work on anything better as of yet. But here's the calendar: http://www.flickr.com/photos/30970609@N05/2902573684/

The pictures represent the different weeks of NaNo, and they include:

Week #1. a picture to symbalize NaNo's geekiness.

Week #2. a picture of writing "like a rabid ferret." (Yay for the race that is upon us.)

Week #3. a picture for your mid-nano blues.

Week #4. a brilliant picture of the purple winner's bar and golden crown. : )

Please let me know if this calendar is nice (or terrible) because I'm trying to figure out where I will post it on this site next, and I want it to be nice for all the wrimo's of the world. If you like it, feel free to print it out. If there's a problem, let me know.

*~*Laura*~*

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Psalm55:22 "Cast your cares on the Lord and he will sustain you."

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Stephenville Area WriMos

Unicornsky2982 — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 15:32:00 -0800

I know this is a late question, but I forgot about this forum. Anybody here a Stephenville area WriMo? I know of two so far, but they aren't exactly in Stephenville. I'm looking for people in the Glen Rose, Grandbury, Dublin, and Stephenville vicinity. I don't want to not include everybody, but it would be nice if I could host a write in with people who don't have to drive in from Dallas/Ft. Worth. It's a long drive, and I don't like driving it myself when I do go to write-ins.
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Abilene, Texas

ghosthaunted — Wed, 8 Oct 2008 15:00:25 -0700

Any other Big Country writers around here?

Best of luck to all my fellow NaNoWriMo writers. :)
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Longview, TX

KevinMBarnard — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 21:16:33 -0700

Hey everyone, I just thought I'd start a thread to see who here is from Longview. Hopefully there will be several and we can organize something. So, if you'll be novelling in Longview (or White Oak, Kilgore, Hallsville, Gilmer, etc.) let everyone know!
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RGV-McAllen

Gangster of Love — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 13:31:07 -0700

Anyone in McAllen?
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Wichita County

auburnfaerie — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 12:14:21 -0700

Hi from Burkburnett!

Are there any Burk, SAFB, Iowa Park, Wichita Falls, Electra, Pleasant Valley or Cashion Community Nanowrimo-ers out there?

If so, leave a comment! I'd love to have some write-ins!
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The Golden Triangle Area

kay.mindless — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 15:59:30 -0700

So, it seems that we have at least a handful of us hanging around in the East Texas thread. So, I figured we might as well see if there is a few more of us hanging out around here.

I just made the short journey from Beaumont to Nederland last week, and I would normally be attending Lamar University if the Hurricane hadn't messed up my paying of tuition.

I hope all of you from Bridge City and Orange and anyone else whose home was affected by Ike are doing well.
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Anyone from small town East Texas?

pprmint777 — Tue, 7 Oct 2008 04:40:18 -0700

I'm in Nacogdoches, too far from Houston or Tyler to really affiliate with them. Is there anyone from Nac or Lufkin, or any of the nearby towns in here?

If so, good luck and keep in touch!
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Lord, let none of us have a drought of words that are pleasing to you.

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Buda!

refuzd — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 23:17:50 -0700

Buda, TX- anyone?
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How do I add a writing buddy?

jaynadm — Wed, 5 Nov 2008 18:58:20 -0800

I did it before, but now I can't find where to go add a writing buddy. I just found out that a friend of mine is doing NaNo, and I want to add her as a buddy.

Thanks,

Jayna
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Walker County (Huntsville), Texas

mewca — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 19:00:16 -0700

Anyone living around Huntsville? Sure hope to meet you guys, and good luck to everyone in Texas~
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...noms~

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VICTORIA TEXAS

stoutcity — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 09:47:01 -0700

Seeking writers in Victoria to have some get togethers, writing parties, etc.
We could discuss plot points or share in the pain of writers block with others, maybe even get a paragraph or two done.
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South East Coastal Texas Areas

Lady L'Rae — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 21:18:20 -0700

Greetings from Brazoria County! Are there any other Wrimos out there from this part of the woods? If so, shout back! I have plenty of room for more writing buddies!

God bless,

Shelby
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Dead central Texas

Orlysmom — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 01:17:48 -0700

I think there must be a number of us representing the many, many tiny towns strung along the rural highways of Central Texas. I don't mean the post title literally :)
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San Angelo, Texas

Amn Jupiter — Wed, 8 Oct 2008 13:59:37 -0700

Anyone NaNoing in San Angelo this year?
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- Jupiter

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A call for small town East Texas Writing Buddies

Seladyne — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 12:26:14 -0700

Hey all,
I'm from Jacksonville, Texas and just thought I would see what we could do about putting together a small group of writers here in Jacksonville for NanoWrimo and maybe beyond.

I'm fairly new in town and would be delighted to facilitate a new group if there are those interested. So, nanomail me or add me as a writer buddy and I'm looking forward to meeting other writers in the area.

Best of luck!

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Rio Grande Valley

chickenlady — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 15:03:06 -0700

Hi! Anybody out there from the Rio Grande Valley? My husband and I live in Harlingen and are both planning to do Nano again this year. We're planning to park ourselves in a Starbucks and write for a few hours each night. Anyone in the area care to join us?
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2004 Nano Winner "Life of Lilith"
2005 Nano Winner "Goetterdammerung"
2006 Nano Winner "House of Dreams"
2007 Nano Winner "Stuff"

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Beevile, TR, G-Dub, anyone?

Ensis — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 15:27:06 -0700

I can't be the only one...

anyone out there in this special area that I like to call, "Texas's Anus?"
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Spring Branch-Bulverde-Blanco-Canyon Lake area

salsipuedes — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 16:55:19 -0700

Not Austin, not SA, not Fredericksburg, not San Marcos or Kerrville, not anywhere but northern Comal and southern Blanco counties---anybody else here doing NaNo?

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Creating your own write-ins

lazym — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 10:31:06 -0700

Hello Elsewheres!
I'm the Austin ML and I'm hugely excited that y'all are out there making it happen for yourselves. Since you don't have an ML in each of your cities, I thought I'd share some information that has helped me create write-ins for my region. I hope you also find it helpful. And PM me if you have any questions.

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If you want to have a write-in near your home or work, you can create your own!
Start by posting in the Elsewhere forum. State your location and propose a day and time. Based on feedback from your fellow writers, take a deep breath, and decide!

Try to pick a time and location that is convenient for others, but don't stress too much about it. It should also be convenient for you.
Scope out the venue ahead of time, if possible, to get a feel for how it might work with a bunch of writers.
Check with the venue to make sure they'll be happy to have you and aren't planning a big event at the same time (it's difficult to write with an open mic going on – or live ponies in the parking lot!)
Tell people how they can recognize you - sticker on your laptop, table-top sign, carnation in your buttonhole, whatever.
BE ON TIME. In fact, be early. Grab a table in as obvious a spot as possible. If you have a friend with you, grab two tables - or bring a sweater to hang over a chair.
If you have a power strip and/or extension cord, bring it to boost electrical access.
Do not be upset if attendance is light. Just schedule another write-in if you want, and keep on keeping on.
During the write-in, if you can stand it, walk up to people who look like they are NaNo-ing and say “hi”. They may have missed your carnation and feared they were all alone.
Tip the servers/baristas well and be exceptionally nice to them.

Ahead of time, you can discuss (or decide) what kind of write-in you want, or ask the Wrimos who show up. Some people come primarily to socialize, some only to write, and many like a combination of the two. Ask (or be alert) so you can suggest a “quiet zone” if necessary.

Some people like to have challenges and word wars at their write-ins – where everyone does a timed writing and then compares the results. Others just hunker down and write. However you do it, it will be great. Happy writing!

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ML Captain of Capital Ideas
Austin, TX Municipal Liaison 2004-2008
NaNoWriMo Winner 2002-2008

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Mason/Fredeicksburg area

writindrummer — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 07:17:34 -0700

Anyone close by me? Everyone from Brady, as well. I might have to take the delightful drive to San Angelo, but if anyone is closer, that would be spectacular.
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Kerrville/Schreiner University!

Marisa_Gittinger — Sun, 5 Oct 2008 15:20:21 -0700

Any of you guys out there? Technically I'm not there yet, but I'm hoping to get accepted to SU. Thought I'd make some connections with some fellow NaNo-ers so I'll be at home when I get there! (hopefully)
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