December 2009
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November 2009
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Wednesday News
The word of the day: Hyperbole
Write-In Tonight at Panera Bread on Veteran’s Parkway near Borders from 7 to 8:30 p.m.
Special incentive for the tumblr readers. If you are the first person to bring in a sentence using ‘hyperbole’ in your novel, you will receive a prize!
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Write-In Saturday!
Write-In Saturday, Nov. 7
Join NaNoWriMo writers for a Write-In on Saturday, Nov. 7 from 3:30 to 5 p.m. at Fusion Brew, 712 Kingsley St.Normal. Phone: (309) 454-9300. Here’s a link to Fusion Brew’s website.
Parking is available underneath the building. There are parking spaces specifically for Fusion Brew, or it seems to be okay to park near to the FB’s spaces, too.
Since the ML won’t be...
Congratulations to first Write-In winners
Thanks to everyone who came to our first Write-In at the Coffeehouse in Uptown Normal.
Congratulations to the first Write-In winners:
First two people to reach 1000 words during Write-In
BradZB
Snark.Gallant
First two people to incorporate the phrase ‘conventional wisdom.’
SandyR
Barbara
Next two Write-Ins
This Wednesday at Panera in Normal (next to Border’s) on...
Writing challenge: Grand prairie
Last year, we challenged Bloomington-Normal Wrimo writers to include a scene or a section in their novels about ‘cornfields.’ This year, the challenge is ‘grand prairie’ or ‘great prairie’ and to include a section or scene in your novel about a ‘grand prairie.’
To make this a little different than the shorter Write-in challenges, to get a prize for...
October 2009
3 posts
Check out these links
We went over some of these links at the Info Meeting. Maybe something will inspire you:
At the Info Meeting, I handed out this Novel writing workbook of 26 pages of ideas, worksheets & inspiration. http://www.silveragebooks.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/mag/ns/ns_2007.htm
Thirteen Writing Prompts from McSweeney’s. Maybe a little off the wall, but something to get you going when you get stuck:...
November 2008
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2008: These writers made it to 50,000 words!
Auri_Mynonys
bdobyns
bradzb
falineelode
felixemery
feloniousfeline
fidelis
grouchmuffin
Jadeblue
Laury
lord gallant
Mayemmistrees
melenke
MurphyChacho
Pagan451
shadowbinx85
Sweetjami
WVHillbilly59
That’s a 26 percent completion rate for our region!
All together everyone (all 70 of us) write 648,000 words collectively!
October 2008
2 posts
Useful References for Writers →
A very long list of links to resources for writers that’s been compiled by the writers of the Naperville NaNoWriMo and their group that meets throughout the year: West Suburban Writers. Some links still work, others do not. But lots of places for ideas. Check it out!
McSweeney's ideas →
Some of material that I handed out at the first Write-In can be found at this page on the McSweeney’s website.