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 | What sort of beer does a hedge fund manager drink? How and when did we start burying people six feet under? How many wallabies could you fit into a Tokyo subway car? You have a question. Someone out there has an answer.
Moderator: Dragonchilde, Calliopes.Sin, karalianne
| 5483 | 41574 | 19 min 20 sec ago by padawan |
| Is your plot running out of steam? Are you unsure of how to tie everything together? Unload your thorny plot problems here, and let our team of literary technicians get your book back on the right foot.
Moderator: Dragonchilde, Evening Scribe
| 2087 | 18404 | 18 min 41 sec ago by lindseylou1218 |
| Everything from deep spiritual wisdom to down-and-dirty word-count tricks to help keep that book moving along towards the 50K finish line.
Moderator: Dragonchilde, narniaprincess
| 1393 | 32841 | 15 min 22 sec ago by Commodore |
| Forbidding locales, extreme danger, quests, battles, smugglers, cowboys & pirates and of course ... ninjas. These are stories of challenges.
Moderator: Dragonchilde, jensoda
| 144 | 1716 | 2 days 22 hours ago by jadedragon |
| 126 | 1989 | 3 hours 6 min ago by freewingsonata | |
| Provocative subjects and sensual tales where writers grapple with leaving less to the reader's imagination.
Moderator: Dragonchilde, Evening Scribe
| 242 | 2891 | 6 days 1 hour ago by Dresden |
| Other worlds or even places not unlike our own: planes of existence where magic is commonplace and fantastical creatures abound.
Moderator: quidscribis, Dragonchilde
| 1562 | 27600 | 3 hours 51 min ago by dronology |
| Grappling with the realities of 17th century kitchen technology? Need help making realistic dialogue for your pre-Columbian youth? Settle in for chats with your fellow novelists who are doing the time warp.
Moderator: Dragonchilde, Loriba
| 362 | 3499 | 1 day 5 hours ago by Zantedeschia |
| Graphic tales that leave you on the edge of your seat, hands trembling as you dare to write the next sentence.
Moderator: Dragonchilde, desertwillow
| 239 | 3262 | 3 hours 37 min ago by puppet_of_dawn93 |
| Sure, grappling with complex personal and societal issues isn't the most marketable move. And no, we don't always have the tightest plots. But we sure know how to throw a party.
Moderator: Dragonchilde, yangnome, jensoda
| 204 | 4049 | 1 day 23 hours ago by purebredred |
| Story-driven, able to be gobbled up in a single transcontinental plane ride. May contain elements of some or all other genres.
Moderator: Dragonchilde, Loriba
| 93 | 959 | 1 day 13 hours ago by Hopeful lily |
| Where mystery writers gather to find out who done it.
Moderator: Dragonchilde, TheLorax
| 252 | 2552 | 2 days 23 hours ago by falsettoclergy |
| A light-filled place to ponder the meaning of it all.
Moderator: Dragonchilde, TheLorax
| 131 | 1339 | 1 week 2 days ago by free cable pron |
| The young novelist thought she had everything she wanted...until this handsome forum walked into her life and changed everything forever.
Moderator: Dragonchilde, Xandurh
| 289 | 4129 | 4 hours 52 min ago by loveandviolets |
| 116 | 1654 | 1 day 6 hours ago by Kore-of-Myth | |
| Interplanetary travel, other planets and extreme technology. Pop by the cafe for coffees of the galaxy.
Moderator: OnceUponaBrokenDream, Dragonchilde
| 414 | 5561 | 4 hours 38 min ago by Nathanael Raun |
| A clubhouse for those writing novels geared for young ones.
Moderator: Dragonchilde, silvermander
| 246 | 3939 | 9 hours 47 min ago by Amy Ford |
| 260 | 3584 | 1 day 4 hours ago by Dragonchilde  | |
| 178 | 894 | 58 min 23 sec ago by chriswang | |
| Revising, Rewriting, Editing, Submitting & Publishing
Moderator: Dragonchilde, AlleyCat, OnceUponaBrokenDream
| 155 | 1388 | 8 hours 1 min ago by Litharukia |
| What will you explore in 2008?
Moderator: Dragonchilde, mortaine, Sammy
| 414 | 6567 | 7 hours 22 min ago by dragonsoul |
| Just a place to pass the time before the next National Novel Writing Month.
Moderator: Dragonchilde, highnez, bpunkert
| 200 | 3888 | 4 hours 43 min ago by Tipsister |
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An all-ages safe corner to talk about life during NaNoWriMo. | 512 | 9241 | 3 hours 14 min ago by TheJackalCat |
| If there's one thing more fun than working on your novel in November, it's not working on your novel in November. Come here for a relaxing mental vacation full of bumping, egregiously erroneous information, movie-title tag, word-association, and much, much more.
Moderator: Dragonchilde, Dichotomy6958
| 307 | 99628 | 21 min 27 sec ago by Psimon |
| Build worlds, develop characters, create new plots with the many interesting fellow writers on the forums.
Moderator: Dragonchilde
| 92 | 9514 | 3 hours 31 min ago by I am Tasha |
| 959 | 15793 | 2 hours 12 min ago by demonmouse500 | |
| Unexpected success stories from the frantic novel-writing front.
Moderator: Dragonchilde, Cacrocks1
| 354 | 5502 | 4 hours 37 min ago by Tipsister |
| Go mano-a-nano with other wrimos for word count & productivity. Step inside for a little help in getting started, keeping going or just some practice at getting the creative juices flowing.
Moderator: Dragonchilde, unspeakable
| 372 | 15914 | 2 days 11 hours ago by NaNo_Bot |
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Is there something the FAQ didn't cover that you just have to have an official ruling on? This is the place where the detail-oriented gather to ponder the fine print. | 220 | 1129 | 2 days 8 hours ago by Mason Beaudry |
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Comments and ideas for the NaNoWriMo.org site and NaNo forums in order to help us improve them this year and next year.
| 371 | 1941 | 1 day 7 hours ago by cybele |
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Is something screwy with the site? Want to report a bug or see what the latest status of things we're working on? Need to know how something works? Check here first ... chances are we've got answers! | 792 | 4322 | 14 hours 48 min ago by Dragonchilde |
| A map of the parts of the world where amateur novelists are loved, admired, and given free shrimp dinners.
Moderator: Dragonchilde, Dichotomy6958, dancin_kare
| 180 | 874 | 13 hours 24 min ago by Morgans-Spiced |
| Our own little swap meet where everyone gets a stall to spread the word about your just-released book, sell off your old Alphasmart, or read about special Wrimo-only deals being offered by otherwise-reputable companies.
Moderator: Dragonchilde, Loriba
| 236 | 620 | 19 hours 7 sec ago by Litharukia |
| From polka to punk, music is the most powerful writing stimulant available without a prescription. What CDs do you rely on for writing inspiration? And what are your characters listening to?
Moderator: Dragonchilde, Independence1776
| 208 | 3991 | 16 hours 41 min ago by I am Tasha |
| PC? Cell phone? Smoke signals? What technology (or lack thereof) are you going to use to write your novel this year?
Moderator: Dragonchilde, bpunkert
| 283 | 3851 | 14 hours 13 min ago by Skuune |
| Survey says: post your polls here! There's nothing like a good multiple choice question.
Moderator: Dragonchilde
| 90 | 1390 | 4 hours 22 min ago by fruit_cocktail_man |
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The nuts, bolts and other mechanical interworkings of writing. Grammar, vagaries of spelling, using other languages in your text, choosing a POV & stylistic concerns. | 306 | 2414 | 9 hours 38 min ago by larelmian |
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You're too old for the Young Writers Program, but too young to legally drown your literary sorrows at the nearest bar. Gather here to talk about the special challenges of balancing school and NaNo work, offer tips on getting classroom credit for participating, and discuss the perpetual problem of getting parents to understand your quest for 50K | 513 | 13328 | 28 min 53 sec ago by The12thKnight |
| Some may call you Generation Y ... perhaps you're the the first internet enabled generation but we know you as the swift young novelists and this is your forum.
Moderator: Dragonchilde, phoenixwaller
| 115 | 2795 | 8 hours 39 min ago by matt_fishwick |
| A little corner for those who are just a little older, maybe not any wiser but definitely in this together.
Moderator: Dragonchilde, Evening Scribe
| 128 | 5613 | 1 week 10 hours ago by Delane21 |
| A gentle way to start your nanowrimo experience. Come in and introduce yourself and your project. If you're a veteran, stop by and offer your oodles of encouragement. There's no such thing as a stupid question, or a stupid novel.
Moderator: Dragonchilde, Atalanta
| 917 | 4912 | 1 hour 4 min ago by Tarienna |
| A comfy place for writerly groups doing NaNoWriMo en masse. Groups can be from the "real world" or based solely online. This is the place to create a thread for your bowling team, food preferences, or any other loose-knit group taking part in the NaNo escapade together.
Moderator: Dragonchilde, dancin_kare
| 384 | 11502 | 3 hours 1 min ago by Twilightgrl24 |
| The NaNo version of a USO lounge. Well, we don't have any performers for you, but here's a cozy little spot for our American Military members stationed at home or overseas to hang out.
Moderator: eensybeensyspider, Dragonchilde, pipermaru
| 40 | 400 | 5 weeks 2 days ago by Kaku |
| MMORPG buddies can form ad hoc threads here and chat about avatars and noveling. World of Warcraft, Second Life, Everquest, Sims ... Texas Holdem Poker. Plan your strategies here.
Moderator: Dragonchilde, Cacrocks1
| 90 | 1299 | 4 days 4 hours ago by Dragonchilde |
| 605 | 6914 | 2 hours 20 min ago by faesutherland | |