Who's hanging out on this side of the tunnels?
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| mclemens | East of the tunnel - Concord area WriMo's say "howdy" |
   63,982 / 50,000 Joined: Oct 25, 2007
Location: Pleasant Hill, CA Posts:
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Oct 3, 2008 - 08 34 |
Who's hanging out on this side of the tunnels? |
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Oct 3, 2008 - 09 38
*waves*
I'm in Pleasant Hill. Hi everyone!
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http://www.squidoo.com/booksonbooks
http://www.helium.com/items/1134480-writing-an-interesting-novel
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Oct 3, 2008 - 17 04
Danville! Howdy!
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Oct 3, 2008 - 17 46
I'm in Concord.. new to the area, hoping this is the right one? Would love to meet up with others from Concord!
looking forward to seeing everyone!
N10dng
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Oct 3, 2008 - 21 51
Pleasant Hill here! woo
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Oct 4, 2008 - 16 16
I'm in San Ramon.
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Oct 5, 2008 - 09 55
Anyone in the Concord area want to meet up and have some write in's? I work in Pleasanton but prefer to do something on the weekends or after 6 closer to home.. There should be enough of us in this area to do SOMETHING!! Even if its just once a week.. Anyone Game?
Judy aka n10ding
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Oct 5, 2008 - 17 38
I am based in Martinez and very intrigued at the idea of a local write-in.
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Oct 5, 2008 - 18 26
I'm new to the area, but I do know where Martinez is.. is there something between Martinez and Concord that would be a good place? I'm game!
Judy
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Oct 5, 2008 - 23 19
Checking in from Concord!
Anyone know if the owners of Berkshire Books on Clayton are going to be hosting write-ins again this year? Even though I haven't done so well the last couple of years, I love the atmosphere when I get to write there!
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Oct 6, 2008 - 08 23
I took a look in Berkshire Books the other day, and I'm not sure how they hosted write-ins, unless they have card tables hiding in the back: it's not the biggest of stores, and I only saw one cafe-style table in there. What did folks do last year there? Seating seems to be an issue in the few indie bookstores that I know of.
Between Martinez and Concord is Pacheco, and the part of Pleasant Hill including Target and such. I was thinking that the cafe in one of the chain bookstores (I know, I know) might be good too, as they seem to actually have seating. Dunno about the availability of outlets for laptop folks, or their attitude on a bunch of goofy writers camping out.
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Oct 6, 2008 - 08 14
I'm in Concord and really looking forward to this years contest.
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Oct 8, 2008 - 17 13
I live in Pinole, but I work/attend school in Pleasant Hill, so I'm out there a lot. =)
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Oct 9, 2008 - 11 41
Berkshire Books presents!
Yes, we'll be hosting write-ins again this year. Probably the same as in past years, Sundays from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. (the store hours).
People can also drop in any time during the week, and Lynn will clear the cafe table and set up a laptop power strip for you (and also make coffee if you ask!).
mclemens, yes, it's small, and crowded, but we manage to clear enough space to get one or two folding tables where the cafe table is now; the cafe table is moved to the corner by the window, and seats two more.
Coffee/tea/drinks/treats are set up in the back.
Details:
Berkshire Books
3480 Clayton Road
Concord, CA 94519
(925) 685-9999
www.berkshire-books.com
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Oct 9, 2008 - 13 45
Cool, thanks Cheryl. This may be a silly question, but are you typewriter-friendly? As a card-carrying member of the NaNoWriMo Typewriter Brigade I feel compelled to represent our loony membership and do a little noveling old-school style. This would be a little manual typewriter: pretty quiet, but not nearly as quiet as laptops.
Thanks for the reply!
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Oct 9, 2008 - 20 22
Speaking of Pleasant Hill, are there any DVC students? I'm not currently taking any classes, but I still work on campus, and it would be great to meet up with any other students or faculty participating this year!
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Oct 9, 2008 - 20 24
Yes, we'll be hosting write-ins again this year. Probably the same as in past years, Sundays from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. (the store hours).
People can also drop in any time during the week, and Lynn will clear the cafe table and set up a laptop power strip for you (and also make coffee if you ask!).
Huzzah!
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Oct 11, 2008 - 14 37
You're just around the corner from me.. I'll be there! Hope to see some others!
Judy
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Oct 12, 2008 - 13 50
Clayton Books, by Ygnacio and Clayton Rd will be doing a hosting this year - details are being worked out with The Concordian (www.myconcordian.com) and the Clayton Pioneer (www.claytonpioneer.com) as co-sponsors.
Details to follow later this week.
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Oct 12, 2008 - 14 07
In Oakley but will soon be moving to Pittsburg!
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Oct 13, 2008 - 22 21
Howdy,
I'm on this side of the tunnel, having moved from Oakland this past February. Looking forward to November's kick-off. :)
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Oct 14, 2008 - 11 16
I'm from Martinez.
Liamdanger -- if you're interested in starting a weekend group in Martinez, just let me know.
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Oct 14, 2008 - 18 26
Sounds good, if we can get a big enough to group to make it worthwhile. Any takers?
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Oct 14, 2008 - 21 53
I'm new to this experience (and VERY excited about it!). Any recommends out there as to whether I should hook up with 2 bookstores or just 1? I'm a devotee of Berkshire Books but would also like to try out Clayton Books (closer to my home).
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Oct 15, 2008 - 20 07
hi,
another pleasant hill person here.. *waving*
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Oct 16, 2008 - 08 26
Yes yes yes! I'm on campus Monday and Wednesday, plus I work nearby on Thursdays. What days are you there?
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Oct 16, 2008 - 22 38
I'm another DVC student, I confess. I'm on campus Monday through Thursday in the mornings and early afternoons.
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Oct 17, 2008 - 08 55
Cool!! We should totally have DVC write-ins on like, Thursday afternoons or something.
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Oct 18, 2008 - 09 54
Woo! My very first Nanowrimo this year from Pleasant Hill, CA! Can't wait to get started.
----------Nano Novels:
2008 - Twisted Nightmare - 50k words! Finished on the 10th
2008 - Romance Kills (???) - 0 words
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Oct 20, 2008 - 21 45
About Bershire Books: I was at the write-ins there year before last and it was pretty good. A large table was set up for about 8 of us and a couple of smaller tables as I recall. The guy who owns the store is hospitable with his space. If anyone knows if it's happening there this year let me know......oh, and by the way a big shout out "Hey" to the Concord wrimos.
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Oct 20, 2008 - 21 53
Clayton Books would do nicely for me; I live right around the corner and that would be enough for me not to make excuses for not showing up ( or keep my word count going) . I'll keep an eye out for the "details" your'e going to post later this week.