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Welcome to the
NaNo Off-Season Thread 3.0


      Back in the far-gone days of 2012, NaNoers here on Gaia decided that they weren't content to only get together once a year, and created a home for the off-season months. They made a place for writers of all stripes to talk and commiserate and support one another as they continued to write through December and beyond.

      Need a place to hang out while you procrastinate on writing that scene? Your characters giving you grief? Wanna brag about how much torture you've been putting your cast through? Need help filling in plot holes? Got a question about world-building?

      We'd be glad to have ya here.


And for off-topic shenanigans, stop on by the NaNo Off-Season Discord and say hello!

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What's this NaNoWriMo thing?
NaNoWriMo is a race to write 50,000 (or more!) words between 1 November and 30 November at midnight.
You can register on the official site and join a global community of writers!


What's this thread about?
Just because November is over doesn't mean we can't still hang out with all our writing buddies!
Come in to chat, ask questions, and make friends as we wait for Camp NaNo and next year's NaNo to roll around again!


I've never done NaNo before! Can I still post here?
Of course! The thread's open to anyone and everyone. We love seeing fresh meat new faces around!


How does a Word War work?
Whenever someone calls a war, you'll probably see something like, "War for 15 @:30!" or "War at :30 for 15!" In this example, it means that everyone gets to hunker down for fifteen (15) minutes whenever the minute hits :30 in your time zone and write, write, write! At the end of the time people'll post with the number of words they managed to achieve. Everyone's a winner as long as you make progress!

A war can happen at any time and be called by anyone. Just announce a starting time and total writing time! It can be anywhere from five to twenty minutes or more, but ten or fifteen minutes is fairly standard. It's also a good idea to give everyone a little head's up by calling a war five to ten minutes in advance.


Someone called a RET? What's that?
A RET is what we call Random Excerpt Time! Whenever someone calls one, that means it's time post a random snippet of something you've written! It can be the last scene you wrote, or even from an older project! It could be random, or someone might request something of a theme, like "opening scene of a story" or "terrible weather happens."


    As far as RET etiquette goes:
        - Spoiler-tag your quotes and check for formatting! Gaia eats indents, so please put a space between each paragraph to keep it from becoming a wall-o'-text!
        - Try to keep it under 500 words! Remember, it's an Excerpt, not a whole novel!
        - It's courteous to read and comment on everyone's posts! You don't need to go into long paragraphs of critique; a line or two is perfectly fine!


Got any other questions? Feel free to ask away!


Past Events

Original Off-Season Thread | Off-Season Thread 2.0
NaNoWriMo 2012 | NaNoWriMo 2013 | NaNoWriMo 2014 | NaNoWriMo 2015 | NaNoWriMo 2016 | NaNoWriMo 2017 | NaNoWriMo 2018
Camp NaNo 2014 | SuWriMos 2014 | Camp NaNo 2015 | SuWriMos 2015 | SuWriMos 2016

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News and Events

[01 December 2018]
Welcome back, NaNoers!

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Handy Links


Official NaNoWriMo Sites

    NaNoWriMo Website - The official site!
    Camp NaNo - Why do NaNo only once a year? More events every April and July!
    Official NaNo Youtube Channel - For virtual write-ins and more!
    NaNo Sprint Timer - Want to do a Word War but no one is around to join you? Use this timer and fly solo, or create a group to race against your friends!
    NaNo Widgets - Let everyone know how much you're rocking your progress.
    How to add a widget to your Gaia signature:
    - Sign into the site and pick the widget style of your choice. Make sure the url has your NaNo name!
    - Copy and paste just the url! The rest of the code doesn't work on Gaia.
    - Add a [ img ] to the beginning and close with a [ /img ]
    (Example) Start with:
    <img src="http://nanowrimo.org/widget/graph/your-name-here.png" />
    End with:
    [img]http://nanowrimo.org/widget/graph/your-name-here.png[/img]

    - Go into your signature-editor at http://www.gaiaonline.com/account/signature/ and paste the code in, along with any aligning code like [ align=center] [/ align]
    - Show off that wordcount!

Writer Sites and Tools

Writing and Organization Resources

    Scrivener - Pretty handy writing software! You can try it free for 30 days, and get a 50% discount if you win NaNo! (20% for participating, but you're gonna win, right?)
    Scribophile - For critique-swapping and advice from fellow-writers.
    yWriter - Free software that organizes your book by scenes! Great for keeping track of what you've written.
    World Anvil - An interactive wiki-building resource for all your worldbuilding needs!
    Notebook.ai - A digitial notebook for keeping track of characters, settings, story details, and more.
    Write or Die - Better keep writing or else the words go away...
    Written, Kitten! - Positive reinforcement for writing. Reward yourself with furry babies!
    WriteTrack - A handy site that functions like NaNo's word tracking counter, but available all year long!

Sites About Writing


Setting the Mood

    MyNoise - Need some background noise? Tons of ambient sounds to choose from!
    Rainy Mood - A relaxing rain noise generator.

Fun / Procrastination


Writing Resources

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I might use this later for fun things.

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Thieving Rogue

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Hello shiny new thread!
Anyone have any big plans in the off season?

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I am going to try to actually finish my book in the off season, but I think I need a few days off from it. I wrote 9k words yesterday and thinking about looking at my word document makes me ill. xD

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Shiny thread is shiny! emotion_kirakira

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New thread? Well, I guess it is time to trash the place now. Also, I'm glad that hell month November is over. But I didn't finish the fiction I'm working on, so I am still going to work on it. I just need a slight break from it...

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So what exactly happens during Camp Nano?
//first timer here

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Camp nano is basically, to my understanding, like NaNoWriMo except you set your own goal for the month.

Edit: And the goal doesn't have to be words, necessarily. IN addition to words You can also do Minutes, Pages, Hours, or Lines. I think one of my friends set her goal to simply "edit 3 pages of my manuscript a day for a month" for her camp nano

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I have participated in camp Nano before and it is exactly as Madam Moondust said. It is basically the same as the November one only you set you own goals and it doesn't have to be words. It can be chapters written or even amount of hours you want to write.

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Thanks for the replies.
Camp Nano sounds a bit more relaxed than regular NaNo.

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It is. I liked it. I can set my own goal and if I find that the goal is a bit too much, I can change it during the event. It is nice.
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