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NaNoWriMo is Coming!

NaNoWriMo is Coming!

NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) is coming!

Are you participating? If so, leave a link to your username so I can add you to my buddy list. (I’m KristinaVH on the forums!)

There was a thread with some preparation tools that got wiped, but I turned it into a Google Doc to save the information. Then, I turned it into a web page here. I wanted to let you all know about it in case you’re working on planning for NaNoWriMo or you are planning another story since even non-NaNoers can use it for story creating.

You can view the page here.

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  1. Vibrant says: October 6, 2015 at 2:46 pm I am not participating. My best wishes are with you. May you come out shining with flying colors. Love and light❤ Anand🙂 Reply Kristina Van Hoose says: October 7, 2015 at 10:47 am Thank you, Anand. 🙂 Reply Vibrant says: October 7, 2015 at 11:09 am Welcome, Kristina! Reply
  2. MindandLifeMatters says: October 6, 2015 at 3:33 pm I am participating by the username RashmiM909. Reply Kristina Van Hoose says: October 6, 2015 at 3:35 pm I had no idea! Is this your first year? Reply MindandLifeMatters says: October 6, 2015 at 3:39 pm Yes! the very first year!🙂 Reply Kristina Van Hoose says: October 6, 2015 at 4:01 pm NaNo is loads of fun! It’s exciting to have so many writers interacting with each other. I keep forgetting that you write too. Do you have an idea for your novel yet? or are you going to rebel and do a series of short stories? Reply MindandLifeMatters says: October 6, 2015 at 4:09 pm Yea have an idea for a novel, thinking of writing it. I wouldn’t mind the short stories though😉 Kristina Van Hoose says: October 6, 2015 at 4:21 pm People do that. There’s an entire forum for rebels. What genre do you like to write in? MindandLifeMatters says: October 6, 2015 at 5:08 pm I prefer mainstream usually a mix of adventure and romance. I like suspense thrillers too but haven’t tried writing one. I saw from your profile that you have won many times! That’s awesome!🙂 What genre do you like? And any advice for a first timer? Kristina Van Hoose says: October 6, 2015 at 5:37 pm I’m usually a fantasy writer. I am thinking about doing some YA stories too. My first year I had a mentor that helped me stay motivated. Beware of Week 2. It is what separates the winners from those who do not finish; you will likely doubt yourself and regret trying. Make friends on the forums and/or via twitter. Sharing the experience with others helps you stay motivated. Write ins are cool too (I’ve only been to 1 though cuz I’m shy, LOL). Virtual write ins are even better. Add @NaNoWordSprints and participate in their word war sprints to boost your word count. Also, reverse NaNo is much better in my opinion than the 1667 word a day goal. I am not someone who can write every day. My attention span just doesn’t seem to allow it. Actually at the time, my job and school work didn’t allow it. I was in college for all of the challenges except 2013 and 2014. I would write crazy amounts on the weekend to make up for it, but it can be very distressing to a newbie when you are behind. That’s why I recommend reverse NaNo, which starts you off with a larger word count and ends with just one word on the last day. It takes advantage of your enthusiasm in the beginning and makes it so that you are ahead of the game during the terrible week 2 slump that claims so many. Check it out at http://nanowrimo.org/forums/nano-prep/threads/250759 The first post has the number of words per day. And most importantly, remember it’s a first draft. It isn’t supposed to be perfect.🙂 MindandLifeMatters says: October 6, 2015 at 5:55 pm This is great! Thank you Kristina. I will check out the link. I tried adding you but couldn’t figure out how. Kristina Van Hoose says: October 6, 2015 at 6:19 pm While logged in, go to: http://nanowrimo.org/participants/kristinavh In that yellowish bar with my userpic near the right hand side, you’ll see message buddy and Add as Writing Buddy MindandLifeMatters says: October 6, 2015 at 6:25 pm Got it! Thank you! Sonya says: October 7, 2015 at 4:37 am Just to let you know I’ve added you both as buddies🙂 Reply MindandLifeMatters says: October 7, 2015 at 12:53 pm Adding you back Sonya🙂 Reply
  3. Anand says: October 6, 2015 at 6:56 pm Will check it out. Namo is Narendra Modi in India and Nano is the smallest Indian car. By any chance, could this be a writing marathon focused on these two? Perhaps not – the kind of excitement I see here has to mean that it’s something totally different. Aha! I got it. National Novel Writing Month! It sounds intriguing…bookmarking your post. Thanks for sharing. Reply Kristina Van Hoose says: October 6, 2015 at 8:19 pm Lol. I should have specified that. Reply Anand says: October 6, 2015 at 8:26 pm Considering it seriously now. Write 50K words in a month! It’s a tall order – and if I enter…and finish (?) my novel would be genre less – or is there a humor novel genre? Perhaps registering for it would give me a better idea. Kristina, have you participated before? I went through their wikipedia page and it appears that they’ve been here for a long time. Reply
  4. Megan says: October 6, 2015 at 9:17 pm Yay! Another NaNoWriMo-er….that was a mouth full. I think I’m going to do it again this year. Then again, I don’t really have a story yet. I have a very, very wispy idea of one. I’ll definitely have to make it more concrete before November. Oh, and my user name is invisibleworld I’m looking forward to November! Reply Kristina Van Hoose says: October 6, 2015 at 9:24 pm Yay for another WriMo! November is almost here! Reply housewifeish says: October 9, 2015 at 6:12 pm According to Brave (which is my preschoolers current obsession), Wisps have a way of leading us to our destiny. Sooo…😉 Reply Megan says: October 9, 2015 at 9:58 pm I love Brave…maybe those wisps will lead me to my writing destiny.🙂 Reply
  5. Sonya says: October 7, 2015 at 4:40 am Wow, that’s a brilliant list! I’ll rebel this year because I’ve a novel that needs a serious rewrite, and I reckon 40k are about the amount I’ll have to add, so there’s room for flash fiction and short stories, too. I’ve got most of my editing plan in place, I think, so I should be all set (fingers crossed…). Reply Kristina Van Hoose says: October 7, 2015 at 10:30 am Yay! I rebel all the time. I’ll add you back.🙂 Reply Sonya says: October 8, 2015 at 9:49 am I think it’s only my second time as a rebel. But I really need to finish this story first before I start something new. That’s what the blog’s for…😀 Reply

I am not participating. My best wishes are with you. May you come out shining with flying colors.

Love and light❤

Anand🙂

  1. Kristina Van Hoose says: October 7, 2015 at 10:47 am Thank you, Anand. 🙂 Reply Vibrant says: October 7, 2015 at 11:09 am Welcome, Kristina! Reply

Thank you, Anand. 🙂

  1. Vibrant says: October 7, 2015 at 11:09 am Welcome, Kristina! Reply

Welcome, Kristina!

I am participating by the username RashmiM909.

  1. Kristina Van Hoose says: October 6, 2015 at 3:35 pm I had no idea! Is this your first year? Reply MindandLifeMatters says: October 6, 2015 at 3:39 pm Yes! the very first year!🙂 Reply Kristina Van Hoose says: October 6, 2015 at 4:01 pm NaNo is loads of fun! It’s exciting to have so many writers interacting with each other. I keep forgetting that you write too. Do you have an idea for your novel yet? or are you going to rebel and do a series of short stories? Reply MindandLifeMatters says: October 6, 2015 at 4:09 pm Yea have an idea for a novel, thinking of writing it. I wouldn’t mind the short stories though😉 Kristina Van Hoose says: October 6, 2015 at 4:21 pm People do that. There’s an entire forum for rebels. What genre do you like to write in? MindandLifeMatters says: October 6, 2015 at 5:08 pm I prefer mainstream usually a mix of adventure and romance. I like suspense thrillers too but haven’t tried writing one. I saw from your profile that you have won many times! That’s awesome!🙂 What genre do you like? And any advice for a first timer? Kristina Van Hoose says: October 6, 2015 at 5:37 pm I’m usually a fantasy writer. I am thinking about doing some YA stories too. My first year I had a mentor that helped me stay motivated. Beware of Week 2. It is what separates the winners from those who do not finish; you will likely doubt yourself and regret trying. Make friends on the forums and/or via twitter. Sharing the experience with others helps you stay motivated. Write ins are cool too (I’ve only been to 1 though cuz I’m shy, LOL). Virtual write ins are even better. Add @NaNoWordSprints and participate in their word war sprints to boost your word count. Also, reverse NaNo is much better in my opinion than the 1667 word a day goal. I am not someone who can write every day. My attention span just doesn’t seem to allow it. Actually at the time, my job and school work didn’t allow it. I was in college for all of the challenges except 2013 and 2014. I would write crazy amounts on the weekend to make up for it, but it can be very distressing to a newbie when you are behind. That’s why I recommend reverse NaNo, which starts you off with a larger word count and ends with just one word on the last day. It takes advantage of your enthusiasm in the beginning and makes it so that you are ahead of the game during the terrible week 2 slump that claims so many. Check it out at http://nanowrimo.org/forums/nano-prep/threads/250759 The first post has the number of words per day. And most importantly, remember it’s a first draft. It isn’t supposed to be perfect.🙂 MindandLifeMatters says: October 6, 2015 at 5:55 pm This is great! Thank you Kristina. I will check out the link. I tried adding you but couldn’t figure out how. Kristina Van Hoose says: October 6, 2015 at 6:19 pm While logged in, go to: http://nanowrimo.org/participants/kristinavh In that yellowish bar with my userpic near the right hand side, you’ll see message buddy and Add as Writing Buddy MindandLifeMatters says: October 6, 2015 at 6:25 pm Got it! Thank you!
  2. Sonya says: October 7, 2015 at 4:37 am Just to let you know I’ve added you both as buddies🙂 Reply MindandLifeMatters says: October 7, 2015 at 12:53 pm Adding you back Sonya🙂 Reply

I had no idea! Is this your first year?

  1. MindandLifeMatters says: October 6, 2015 at 3:39 pm Yes! the very first year!🙂 Reply Kristina Van Hoose says: October 6, 2015 at 4:01 pm NaNo is loads of fun! It’s exciting to have so many writers interacting with each other. I keep forgetting that you write too. Do you have an idea for your novel yet? or are you going to rebel and do a series of short stories? Reply MindandLifeMatters says: October 6, 2015 at 4:09 pm Yea have an idea for a novel, thinking of writing it. I wouldn’t mind the short stories though😉 Kristina Van Hoose says: October 6, 2015 at 4:21 pm People do that. There’s an entire forum for rebels. What genre do you like to write in? MindandLifeMatters says: October 6, 2015 at 5:08 pm I prefer mainstream usually a mix of adventure and romance. I like suspense thrillers too but haven’t tried writing one. I saw from your profile that you have won many times! That’s awesome!🙂 What genre do you like? And any advice for a first timer? Kristina Van Hoose says: October 6, 2015 at 5:37 pm I’m usually a fantasy writer. I am thinking about doing some YA stories too. My first year I had a mentor that helped me stay motivated. Beware of Week 2. It is what separates the winners from those who do not finish; you will likely doubt yourself and regret trying. Make friends on the forums and/or via twitter. Sharing the experience with others helps you stay motivated. Write ins are cool too (I’ve only been to 1 though cuz I’m shy, LOL). Virtual write ins are even better. Add @NaNoWordSprints and participate in their word war sprints to boost your word count. Also, reverse NaNo is much better in my opinion than the 1667 word a day goal. I am not someone who can write every day. My attention span just doesn’t seem to allow it. Actually at the time, my job and school work didn’t allow it. I was in college for all of the challenges except 2013 and 2014. I would write crazy amounts on the weekend to make up for it, but it can be very distressing to a newbie when you are behind. That’s why I recommend reverse NaNo, which starts you off with a larger word count and ends with just one word on the last day. It takes advantage of your enthusiasm in the beginning and makes it so that you are ahead of the game during the terrible week 2 slump that claims so many. Check it out at http://nanowrimo.org/forums/nano-prep/threads/250759 The first post has the number of words per day. And most importantly, remember it’s a first draft. It isn’t supposed to be perfect.🙂 MindandLifeMatters says: October 6, 2015 at 5:55 pm This is great! Thank you Kristina. I will check out the link. I tried adding you but couldn’t figure out how. Kristina Van Hoose says: October 6, 2015 at 6:19 pm While logged in, go to: http://nanowrimo.org/participants/kristinavh In that yellowish bar with my userpic near the right hand side, you’ll see message buddy and Add as Writing Buddy MindandLifeMatters says: October 6, 2015 at 6:25 pm Got it! Thank you!

Yes! the very first year!🙂

  1. Kristina Van Hoose says: October 6, 2015 at 4:01 pm NaNo is loads of fun! It’s exciting to have so many writers interacting with each other. I keep forgetting that you write too. Do you have an idea for your novel yet? or are you going to rebel and do a series of short stories? Reply MindandLifeMatters says: October 6, 2015 at 4:09 pm Yea have an idea for a novel, thinking of writing it. I wouldn’t mind the short stories though😉 Kristina Van Hoose says: October 6, 2015 at 4:21 pm People do that. There’s an entire forum for rebels. What genre do you like to write in? MindandLifeMatters says: October 6, 2015 at 5:08 pm I prefer mainstream usually a mix of adventure and romance. I like suspense thrillers too but haven’t tried writing one. I saw from your profile that you have won many times! That’s awesome!🙂 What genre do you like? And any advice for a first timer? Kristina Van Hoose says: October 6, 2015 at 5:37 pm I’m usually a fantasy writer. I am thinking about doing some YA stories too. My first year I had a mentor that helped me stay motivated. Beware of Week 2. It is what separates the winners from those who do not finish; you will likely doubt yourself and regret trying. Make friends on the forums and/or via twitter. Sharing the experience with others helps you stay motivated. Write ins are cool too (I’ve only been to 1 though cuz I’m shy, LOL). Virtual write ins are even better. Add @NaNoWordSprints and participate in their word war sprints to boost your word count. Also, reverse NaNo is much better in my opinion than the 1667 word a day goal. I am not someone who can write every day. My attention span just doesn’t seem to allow it. Actually at the time, my job and school work didn’t allow it. I was in college for all of the challenges except 2013 and 2014. I would write crazy amounts on the weekend to make up for it, but it can be very distressing to a newbie when you are behind. That’s why I recommend reverse NaNo, which starts you off with a larger word count and ends with just one word on the last day. It takes advantage of your enthusiasm in the beginning and makes it so that you are ahead of the game during the terrible week 2 slump that claims so many. Check it out at http://nanowrimo.org/forums/nano-prep/threads/250759 The first post has the number of words per day. And most importantly, remember it’s a first draft. It isn’t supposed to be perfect.🙂 MindandLifeMatters says: October 6, 2015 at 5:55 pm This is great! Thank you Kristina. I will check out the link. I tried adding you but couldn’t figure out how. Kristina Van Hoose says: October 6, 2015 at 6:19 pm While logged in, go to: http://nanowrimo.org/participants/kristinavh In that yellowish bar with my userpic near the right hand side, you’ll see message buddy and Add as Writing Buddy MindandLifeMatters says: October 6, 2015 at 6:25 pm Got it! Thank you!

NaNo is loads of fun! It’s exciting to have so many writers interacting with each other. I keep forgetting that you write too. Do you have an idea for your novel yet? or are you going to rebel and do a series of short stories?

  1. MindandLifeMatters says: October 6, 2015 at 4:09 pm Yea have an idea for a novel, thinking of writing it. I wouldn’t mind the short stories though😉
  2. Kristina Van Hoose says: October 6, 2015 at 4:21 pm People do that. There’s an entire forum for rebels. What genre do you like to write in?
  3. MindandLifeMatters says: October 6, 2015 at 5:08 pm I prefer mainstream usually a mix of adventure and romance. I like suspense thrillers too but haven’t tried writing one. I saw from your profile that you have won many times! That’s awesome!🙂 What genre do you like? And any advice for a first timer?
  4. Kristina Van Hoose says: October 6, 2015 at 5:37 pm I’m usually a fantasy writer. I am thinking about doing some YA stories too. My first year I had a mentor that helped me stay motivated. Beware of Week 2. It is what separates the winners from those who do not finish; you will likely doubt yourself and regret trying. Make friends on the forums and/or via twitter. Sharing the experience with others helps you stay motivated. Write ins are cool too (I’ve only been to 1 though cuz I’m shy, LOL). Virtual write ins are even better. Add @NaNoWordSprints and participate in their word war sprints to boost your word count. Also, reverse NaNo is much better in my opinion than the 1667 word a day goal. I am not someone who can write every day. My attention span just doesn’t seem to allow it. Actually at the time, my job and school work didn’t allow it. I was in college for all of the challenges except 2013 and 2014. I would write crazy amounts on the weekend to make up for it, but it can be very distressing to a newbie when you are behind. That’s why I recommend reverse NaNo, which starts you off with a larger word count and ends with just one word on the last day. It takes advantage of your enthusiasm in the beginning and makes it so that you are ahead of the game during the terrible week 2 slump that claims so many. Check it out at http://nanowrimo.org/forums/nano-prep/threads/250759 The first post has the number of words per day. And most importantly, remember it’s a first draft. It isn’t supposed to be perfect.🙂
  5. MindandLifeMatters says: October 6, 2015 at 5:55 pm This is great! Thank you Kristina. I will check out the link. I tried adding you but couldn’t figure out how.
  6. Kristina Van Hoose says: October 6, 2015 at 6:19 pm While logged in, go to: http://nanowrimo.org/participants/kristinavh In that yellowish bar with my userpic near the right hand side, you’ll see message buddy and Add as Writing Buddy
  7. MindandLifeMatters says: October 6, 2015 at 6:25 pm Got it! Thank you!

Yea have an idea for a novel, thinking of writing it. I wouldn’t mind the short stories though😉

People do that. There’s an entire forum for rebels. What genre do you like to write in?

I prefer mainstream usually a mix of adventure and romance. I like suspense thrillers too but haven’t tried writing one. I saw from your profile that you have won many times! That’s awesome!🙂
What genre do you like? And any advice for a first timer?

I’m usually a fantasy writer. I am thinking about doing some YA stories too.

My first year I had a mentor that helped me stay motivated.

Beware of Week 2. It is what separates the winners from those who do not finish; you will likely doubt yourself and regret trying.

Make friends on the forums and/or via twitter. Sharing the experience with others helps you stay motivated. Write ins are cool too (I’ve only been to 1 though cuz I’m shy, LOL). Virtual write ins are even better. Add @NaNoWordSprints and participate in their word war sprints to boost your word count.

Also, reverse NaNo is much better in my opinion than the 1667 word a day goal. I am not someone who can write every day. My attention span just doesn’t seem to allow it. Actually at the time, my job and school work didn’t allow it. I was in college for all of the challenges except 2013 and 2014. I would write crazy amounts on the weekend to make up for it, but it can be very distressing to a newbie when you are behind.

That’s why I recommend reverse NaNo, which starts you off with a larger word count and ends with just one word on the last day. It takes advantage of your enthusiasm in the beginning and makes it so that you are ahead of the game during the terrible week 2 slump that claims so many. Check it out at http://nanowrimo.org/forums/nano-prep/threads/250759 The first post has the number of words per day.

And most importantly, remember it’s a first draft. It isn’t supposed to be perfect.🙂

This is great! Thank you Kristina. I will check out the link. I tried adding you but couldn’t figure out how.

While logged in, go to: http://nanowrimo.org/participants/kristinavh In that yellowish bar with my userpic near the right hand side, you’ll see message buddy and Add as Writing Buddy

Got it! Thank you!

Just to let you know I’ve added you both as buddies🙂

  1. MindandLifeMatters says: October 7, 2015 at 12:53 pm Adding you back Sonya🙂 Reply

Adding you back Sonya🙂

Will check it out. Namo is Narendra Modi in India and Nano is the smallest Indian car. By any chance, could this be a writing marathon focused on these two? Perhaps not – the kind of excitement I see here has to mean that it’s something totally different. Aha! I got it. National Novel Writing Month! It sounds intriguing…bookmarking your post. Thanks for sharing.

  1. Kristina Van Hoose says: October 6, 2015 at 8:19 pm Lol. I should have specified that. Reply Anand says: October 6, 2015 at 8:26 pm Considering it seriously now. Write 50K words in a month! It’s a tall order – and if I enter…and finish (?) my novel would be genre less – or is there a humor novel genre? Perhaps registering for it would give me a better idea. Kristina, have you participated before? I went through their wikipedia page and it appears that they’ve been here for a long time. Reply

Lol. I should have specified that.

  1. Anand says: October 6, 2015 at 8:26 pm Considering it seriously now. Write 50K words in a month! It’s a tall order – and if I enter…and finish (?) my novel would be genre less – or is there a humor novel genre? Perhaps registering for it would give me a better idea. Kristina, have you participated before? I went through their wikipedia page and it appears that they’ve been here for a long time. Reply

Considering it seriously now. Write 50K words in a month! It’s a tall order – and if I enter…and finish (?) my novel would be genre less – or is there a humor novel genre? Perhaps registering for it would give me a better idea. Kristina, have you participated before? I went through their wikipedia page and it appears that they’ve been here for a long time.

Yay! Another NaNoWriMo-er….that was a mouth full. I think I’m going to do it again this year. Then again, I don’t really have a story yet. I have a very, very wispy idea of one. I’ll definitely have to make it more concrete before November.
Oh, and my user name is invisibleworld
I’m looking forward to November!

  1. Kristina Van Hoose says: October 6, 2015 at 9:24 pm Yay for another WriMo! November is almost here! Reply
  2. housewifeish says: October 9, 2015 at 6:12 pm According to Brave (which is my preschoolers current obsession), Wisps have a way of leading us to our destiny. Sooo…😉 Reply Megan says: October 9, 2015 at 9:58 pm I love Brave…maybe those wisps will lead me to my writing destiny.🙂 Reply

Yay for another WriMo! November is almost here!

According to Brave (which is my preschoolers current obsession), Wisps have a way of leading us to our destiny. Sooo…😉

  1. Megan says: October 9, 2015 at 9:58 pm I love Brave…maybe those wisps will lead me to my writing destiny.🙂 Reply

I love Brave…maybe those wisps will lead me to my writing destiny.🙂

Wow, that’s a brilliant list!

I’ll rebel this year because I’ve a novel that needs a serious rewrite, and I reckon 40k are about the amount I’ll have to add, so there’s room for flash fiction and short stories, too. I’ve got most of my editing plan in place, I think, so I should be all set (fingers crossed…).

  1. Kristina Van Hoose says: October 7, 2015 at 10:30 am Yay! I rebel all the time. I’ll add you back.🙂 Reply Sonya says: October 8, 2015 at 9:49 am I think it’s only my second time as a rebel. But I really need to finish this story first before I start something new. That’s what the blog’s for…😀 Reply

Yay! I rebel all the time. I’ll add you back.🙂

  1. Sonya says: October 8, 2015 at 9:49 am I think it’s only my second time as a rebel. But I really need to finish this story first before I start something new. That’s what the blog’s for…😀 Reply

I think it’s only my second time as a rebel. But I really need to finish this story first before I start something new. That’s what the blog’s for…😀

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