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Who is preparing for 2008?

speculativeninja — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 10:21:21 -0700

I am. I am going back through the last successful Nano novel and doing some editing work to get into gear. I may have a real problem picking a topic this year though. My only goal this year is to write each day. I need to get back on the horse but it's a tall horse with many flights of stairs and no express elevators...
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Title: The Book of Uncool
Genre: Satire

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Hola, Missoula

Pierre LaBossiere — Tue, 2 Oct 2007 21:29:24 -0700

Hello, Missoula! Any more Missoulian NaNo writers out there? I know there must be!
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Life after NaNo in Missoula

NightPoet00 — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 15:24:53 -0800

Don't forget that we are meeting to chat (or, in my case, whine) and write this Sunday, December 16, at 2 PM at the Bear's Brew (1221 Helen Ave, off of University and one block west of campus). See you then!
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Bozemowrimo!!

megfuzzle — Wed, 3 Oct 2007 09:55:47 -0700

Anyone in Bozeman? I think we should throw one SWEET TGIO party! And possibly get together to write sometimes! The more support the better, right?!
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"the only page you cannot edit is a blank one"
Title: (working) Hazel
Mood: Anxious to write

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The sky darkens in the north.

jameskearl — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 11:58:36 -0700

You struggle to tear your slack-jawed gaze from the fishbowl sitting on your dusty TV stand. Your goldfish, Delroy, hasn’t moved in days, but still you sit there, waiting, hoping that the fish is simply suffering debilitating ennui.

Drops strike the plastic sheet where the windowpane once stood before you tossed your TV through it in a fit of anger. Anger at the fish for not eating. You gave it the last piece of pizza but would it eat the pizza? No. The little, scaly jerk turned up his nose and swam to the little plastic castle decorating the corner of the otherwise empty fishbowl, rooting for remnants of those little flakes your dimwit cousin always dropped into the tepid water. You miss your cousin so much. And why was he sitting beneath the window anyway? Couldn’t he have dodged the TV set instead of letting it crush his skull?

The wind rises. The plastic-sheet window flaps like a kite. You think of words. Thousands upon thousands of words. Was it just a year ago? A year ago you felt hope. A year ago you were on top of the world. A year ago you thought you could write like no one else. But then Saskatchewan challenged you and beat you in a friendly writing competition. Your friends abandoned you. Your co-workers snickered. Little children pointed at you and laughed and threw rotten bananas at your house in the night. Your confidence fizzled. You became a pariah. No one would talk to you. No one but your dimwit cousin.

Lightning punctuates the dimness. Thunder peels, barely audible over the sounds of pigs picking the decaying flesh from your cousin's bones. Maybe you can do it this year. Maybe you can beat the good looking, talented Saskatchewanians in a friendly writing competition. Which region will produce more winners? Which region will write the most words? Which region will be most productive on a per-author basis? Why is Saskatchewan so awesome?

The first hailstone tears through the plastic. A pig squeals in pain. Cool winds blow in through the torn plastic sending sheets of paper fluttering off the coffee table onto the floor. You decide to accept the competition, to try to redeem yourself, to write like you never wrote before. What do you have to lose? Your sanity? That was lost long ago. You fetch the scattered papers and spread them across the table. You won't lose this year. You won't. You can't. You won’t.

The wind carries derisive children's laughter into the room. You prick your finger and begin making strokes on the page in your own blood. The challenge is answered. May the best region win.

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Script Frenzy 2007 Velocitized | Script Frenzy 2008 The Malevolent Planet Hypothesis

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Flathead Valleylanders!

Jessica Owen — Wed, 3 Oct 2007 12:13:57 -0700

Hello out there! I know there's a handful of us in the Valley and surrounding areas who will be typing or scribbling away in November. Let's get together this year! I'd love to have a party at Borders in Kalispell or better yet, if I can drag everyone up to Whitefish we can huddle in the couch-comfy corner of MT Coffee Traders downtown and sip dark chocolate mochas or their Unbelievable apple cider while we come to terms with our mission of insanity.
I'm also attending the Flathead River Writer's conference later this month, so you know I'll be psyched. Anyone else?
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Reached 50k? Post here!

Kay Erickson — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 03:31:16 -0800

If you reached 50k post here so we can congratulate you!I know we have Montana Nanos who have crossed the mark!
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Billings Nanos

beilue — Wed, 3 Oct 2007 08:27:58 -0700

Hello everyone. Are you ready to write?
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Allison B. Thompson

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AAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!

Kaidun — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 21:49:08 -0800

i did it yayayayayaayayyayayayayayaya
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Word Counting

metcalfed — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 14:13:09 -0800

What do you people use to count up the words in your documents? Do you count them at the end or as you go? I have been writing mine in google docs, which is nice because it is always available to me online no matter where I am and has a built in word count feature.

However I found that (at least right now) the nanowrimo bot counters say I have written 9 less words than google docs says. not a big deal, as long as that gap doesn't keep growing. I guess I was curious as to how you all are doing it.

And as always, hello.
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Great Falls

aplanning — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 06:11:57 -0700

Who is writing this year?

What are you writing?

Any interest in getting together to write for a few hours at coffeeshop-o-choice?
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Kalispell, Anyone?

Shyrider — Mon, 5 Nov 2007 11:14:47 -0800

Hello!

I'm new to NaNo, but not to writing. I thought this would be great fun to try out. I was wondering if there were any NaNo'ers in the Kalispell area? If so, please let me know! (:

Take care, and good luck!
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Billings Write-Ins

Kay Erickson — Sun, 14 Oct 2007 10:06:39 -0700

Billings will have their write-ins every Saturday and Wednesday

November 3, 2007

November 7, 2007

November 10, 2007

November 14, 2007

November 17, 2007

November 21, 2007

November 24, 2007

November 28, 2007

All times will be 6 pm to 8 pm

All locations will be Borders Cafe
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Missoula First Sentences

goldferris — Mon, 5 Nov 2007 11:21:43 -0800

I said Missoula in the title, but anyone can post, I promise.

So, how about we share our first sentences? I saw this done elsewhere on the website and thought it was a good idea.

Here's mine:

"The mahogany box showed briefly under a pile of old linens."

There are grammar things wrong with it, but heck, it's Nano, I'm not supposed to fix it.

Trisha
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wordcount widgets

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Regional calendar

Ashenrose — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 16:21:01 -0700

They did a good job of hiding our calendar this year. There's a tab at the top of this forum (when you're not in a thread) that says "Events". The calendar is located there.

I've posted Missoula's first write in on the calendar for November, and I post the rest of the Missoula dates when we get into November.
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Missoula NaNoWriMo's Web Places

sbpoet — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 14:41:30 -0700

At our meeting this afternoon (Hello All!) we talked about starting a topic here to list our websites.

So here it is.

And here are my websites:

Watermark | A Poet's Notebook

Blogging Blog | Tips, Tools & Toys for the Personal Blogger

Abide | Reflections & Resources on living with chronic illness

See you next week -- and/or online.

Best,

~Sharon
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Montana VS. _________

Lacey — Thu, 1 Nov 2007 22:24:28 -0700

Hey everyone!
Happy nano by the way!
I just wanted to ask; I know the last couple of years we have challenged, or been challenged by, states or provinces. So I was just wondering; are we doing the same this year? Is there any sort of a challenge going on that I am not aware of? I know the last couple of years we have always competed against the Canadians. Just wanted to know if I should be writing like crazy!!! Well, more than I am already anyways.

Thanks
Lacey
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Some times people or things that are with us for just a fleeting moment... just a moment... leave the greatest impact on our lives.

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How about Bozeman VS____??

charityann — Fri, 2 Nov 2007 14:01:21 -0700

I'm new to this, (my first time *blush*) but since we have what I assume is something going on with Saskatchewan (did I spell that right?) why don't we have something going on between cities in Montana?

like Bozeman (since that's what I'm nearest) VS. ----well, does anyone want to challenge?
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"If you would not be forgotten, As soon as you are dead and rotten
Either write things worth the reading, Or do things worth the writing"
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where in the world are the BHS nanowrimos?

wind_chaser45 — Fri, 2 Nov 2007 21:11:38 -0700

Come on people...conglomerate, for crying out loud! Where are you BHS nanos? We should be buddying up during the long confusion of the nano month, not blowing off our writing (sniff). Reply so I know you're members of this site and are dutifully uploading your nano. Then I can give you a metaphoric pat on the back, praise you for your dedication, exchange electronic boo-hoos and compete with one another's word count (big grin). This is Geneva, if you hadn't already guessed.
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Some people cause happiness wherever they go; others cause happiness whenever they go.

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where in the world are the BHS nanowrimos?

wind_chaser45 — Fri, 2 Nov 2007 21:10:45 -0700

Come on people...conglomerate, for crying out loud! Where are you BHS nanos? We should be buddying up during the long confusion of the nano month, not blowing off our writing (sniff). Reply so I know you're members of this site and are dutifully uploading your nano. Then I can give you a metaphoric pat on the back and praise you for your dedication and we can exchange electronic boohoos and compete with one another's word count (big grin). This is Geneva, if you hadn't already guessed.
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Some people cause happiness wherever they go; others cause happiness whenever they go.

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Montana VS. ________

Lacey — Thu, 1 Nov 2007 22:31:45 -0700

Hey Everyone!
Happy nano by the way!
I just wanted to know; the last couple of years we have challenged or been challenged by states or provinces. Like I know for a couple of years now we have competed against Canada. So I was just wondering if there are any challenges that I don' t know about, or is it still too early in nano to know. Hapy nano again!

Thanks
Lacey
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Some times people or things that are with us for just a fleeting moment... just a moment... leave the greatest impact on our lives.

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Treasure State? Really?

k_elisabeth — Thu, 1 Nov 2007 00:15:15 -0700

Just pointing out that no one ever refers to us as the Treasure State anymore, guys. We're the Big Sky State. Come on - Big Sky State Games, Big Sky Country, Big Sky Waterslides, etc etc? Treasure State is never used anymore! We should change that.
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Billings Meet and Greet

Kay Erickson — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 19:17:29 -0700

Billings will have their first meet and greet on Saturday October 27, 2007

Place: Borders Cafe

Time: 6 pm

See you there!
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Helena Meet and Greet and support

chrisstinson — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 15:18:25 -0700

Hey Helena,
Next Saturday 11/3/07 at 12:30, let's meet at the Lewis and Clark Library in the small meeting room. We can chat, offer support and share stories of how our novels are going. Either bring your novel and share, or just come on by and take a breather! Hope to see you there!!!!
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Bozemowrimo Meet and Greet!

megfuzzle — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 08:19:56 -0700

See you all at the Bozeman Public Library (over near Heebs on Main) at 5pm! The library staff knows where we're meeting (ask the info desk) ... we'll be in the SMALL conference room!!! We'll be done and out by 6-ish, hope to see EVERYONE there! I have some wrimo goodies for you!
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"the only page you cannot edit is a blank one"
Title: (working) Hazel
Mood: Anxious to write