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Post: 98043213_1 created on Mon, 05 Oct 2015 05:39:09 +0000
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NaNoWriMo 2015
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National November Writing Month

ALL ABOARD THE NANO TRAIN!

Welcome to the NaNo thread! Whether you're new to us or a returning face, whether you're participating this year or just cheering others on, welcome and make yourself at home! This thread is designed to contain the collective crazy of NaNo participants during the month of November as they attempt to smash out 50,000 words of pure, unadulterated awesomeness. Lurkers are highly encouraged to delurkify and join in the fun. The regulars here love fresh meat new faces! So please, don't be shy. Hop right on in and be welcome!

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Post: 98043213_2 created on Mon, 05 Oct 2015 05:39:40 +0000
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THE RUNDOWN

WHAT: Writing one 50,000 word novel from scratch in thirty days.
WHEN: November 1st, 12:00:01 am your local time to November 30th, 11:59:59 pm your local time.
WHO: You! And the rest of us nutjobs!
WHERE: Sign up at NaNoWriMo.org. Other than that, anywhere you write best!
WHY: Because it is fun. Because you can say you wrote a novel in a month. Because you need something to get you started on that story you say you will write someday. Because you want to. Because you want the web badge. You want the glory. You know you do.

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Post: 98043213_3 created on Mon, 05 Oct 2015 05:40:13 +0000
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FAQ

What is NaNoWriMo?
An annual challenge to write a 50,000 word novel in the month of November. Follow this link to the official website and more information.

What is this thread?
This is a thread that a few of us veteren NaNoers here on Gaia create year after year. Here we talk about our novels, hang out, complain about our novels, provide plot assistance, word war, cheer each other on, and hopefully get some writing done. Mostly, though, we distract each other.

Do I have to be participating in NaNo to hang out?
Hell no! Get your good looking tushy in here and keep us company throughout the madness.

What the devil is a word war?
Write as much as you can in a set amount of time with anyone else who joins in.
Setting one up is easy; it follows the format of :[minutes of the hour] for [time]
So it would look like this if you want to war at 2:00 your time for fifteen minutes.
"Does anyone want to war at :00 for 15?"
OR you can even change things up and say, "Anyone up for 15 at the :00?"

We also began a new tradition. Prompt wars! Prompt wars follow the traditional word war pattern, but somebody provides a prompt for everyone to write about during the allotted time.

What's this about Random Excerpt Time (RET)? *quivers in fear*
This is a time honored NaNo thread tradition and it's exactly what it sounds like. We all post and give feedback on small excerpts taken from our novels. Yes, this can be terrifying, because sharing part of your brainchild can be intimidating. Participating is greatly encouraged, we always give positive feedback* and once you get over your initial shyness, it usually becomes easier.

*It is considered good manners that if you post an excerpt to please respond to other people's excerpts with even just a small bit of feedback. Thank you!

ALSO - When posting excerpts, please do not post a wall of text. We appreciate double-spacing paragraphs for readability. Gaia tends to eat formatting, so tabs WILL disappear if you use them. You may have to manually double space your excerpt before posting it for everyone to read. Again, we very much appreciate this.

Any additional questions can be posted in the thread. We're always happy to help!

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Post: 98043213_4 created on Mon, 05 Oct 2015 05:40:49 +0000
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Helpful Links

Boost your word count!
Write or Die - A useful tool that kicks your butt into writing, or suffer the consequences. There is a downloadable version and a free web app if you scroll down the page.
Written? Kitten! - The soft, fuzzy version of Write or Die where you get rewarded for writing with adorable kitty pictures! What more could you ask for?
FORCEdraft - Get. Dat. WORDCOUNT! scream

Plotting?
Mini Scenario Generator Get a quick prompt for character 1 and character 2!
The Snowflake Method - A detailed method for plotting your novel! I haven't used it, but know plenty of people who are trying it out.
Virtual Coin Toss - My personally most abused link. When I need to make a quick decision or decide between two options. Let fate decide (or better yet, realize you were really leaning toward one decision more than the other when you're upset about the results).
Random Generators - Need some help crunching out ideas? You will find a generator here that suits your needs. Includes the Mary Sue Litmus Test, not to be taken seriously, but fun nonetheless.

Characters!
Character Traits - Get to know your characters. Like, really know your characters.
Charahub - A place to upload character bios.
Fantasy Name Generators - Because coming up with unpronounceable, awkward, unique names is hard enough.

Everything else you might need
That Awkward Writing Moment - Trust me, you are not alone!
Liftlift - I DON'T KNOW WHAT THIS IS YET, BUT IT LOOKS AWESOME!
Scribophile - Share your work!
Tablo - Create, publish, and discover great books.
Yarny Handy link is handy. Write your whole novel on this!
Prowritingaid - Writing/plotting aid!
How I Self-Edit My Novels - A handy-dandy blog all about editing!
House Plans - Need a floor layout? Check out real homes for inspiration! (I personally use this one a LOT for coming up with character house floor plans)

Anyone got good links? Quote me with them!

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Post: 98043213_5 created on Mon, 05 Oct 2015 05:41:17 +0000
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List of Participants
***For official stalking purposes***

Alberic of Krufton / alberic-of-krufton
Ami Satomora / mirroralchemist
Andirigible / Tales of Ter Feoner
Auric Halcyon / Sweetdeily
AurinJade / la crook
BlueJayAdler / BlueJayAdler
Chigotsa / dysfunctionaltypewriter
Defauit / link
Distorted Wants / ka.brown
Dreylen / Dreylen
hito_ritabi / lancetti
Ju-chansuki / Gigglesalty13
Lady Lagomorph/ Caldella
lady vesuvius / chrysanthemumsies
La Luna Gore - / LunaAstrid
Le Scratch / Le Scratch
Lord Zy / LostWizardofWar
Madame Harkness / Mina-Merrin
Morsuaile / fin
Petit Poupee / brokendollfie
Psychotic Maniacal Sanity / kitty-taylor
Quintessential Cacophony / shas_sairi
Child_of_Roses / Imeko
Silently Wishful/ rebekahbrownofficial
Sinter InkPen / LexaSinsterpen
SioraiochtPanda / NaNo Profile Link
StarStruckKitten/StarStruckKitten
The Drunken Jester / Nekuyo
Tiny Chibis / shagami
TORLY / BICYCLE RIGHTS
Whimsicaldreamer / Whimsicaldreamer
x-BelleDameSansMerci-x / The Fall of Zandürin
youphoria / barbara.justeen
Ysavvryl/Ysavvryl

Please feel free to quote me with your username and profile link and I'll add you to the list!

[quote="AurinJade"]Gaia Username / NaNo Profile Link[/quote]