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[STICKY] Word War Sign-Up Thread

queenofeverything — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:50:58 +0000

Alright brave Word Warriors, here's the sign up thread for this year's battle! We need a minimum of five people in order to thoroughly thrash the other regions collective asses...

Post once and ONLY ONCE with your intention to join, the rules are posted here http://www.nanowrimo.org/eng/node/3322652
and the banter thread is here http://www.nanowrimo.org/eng/node/3322620

Sign-ups will close at 8pm on 10th November.

Let's kick novel butt! :-)
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EVENT: Sunday 1st November - Surrey Launch / Write-in - Sovereigns pub Woking 2.30pm

fwuffydragon — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 12:41:50 +0000

I organised a couple of write-ins in the Sovereigns pub in Woking last year, which went fairly well. Therefore I thought it could be fun to go back there again.

Come along and meet the other writers in Surrey! I think it will be fantastic fun!

http://www.emberinns.co.uk/thesovereignswoking/findus/

Sunday 1st November from 2.30 to 5.30.

They do pretty good food, and good beer, so if you fancy turning up early and having lunch we're likely to be there.

Look forward to seeing you there!

Bring pens / paper / laptops / fluffy toys / mascots! I will try and reserve us an area, so please do comment if you'll be coming along!

Note: There are a few powerpoints but please charge your laptop before you come as we will have to be discreet about charging / adhere to health & safety re trailing cables etc.
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Anyone from Lincolnshire?

kittielarue — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:49:43 +0000

Specifically, North East Lincolnshire, but it would nice to find someone from anywhere that's kind of near.....
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Berkshire

astropolis — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 22:38:18 +0000

I'm in Crowthorne, near Reading. Is anyone else close to me?
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Woking, Surrey area - anyone else?

Ellsea — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 16:54:28 +0000

This is my third Nano attempt after a looong break ... I've got an outline, and I'm hoping for a win!
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Channel Islanders? Maybe?

Enfys47 — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 21:48:48 +0000

Don't know if this is the right forum, but it seemed the closest one I could find. If it's not, could someone point me in the right direction - my map's a bit blurry. :D

Anyway, any Donkeys or Toads in here? Anyone from the smaller islands? Anyone want to have write-ins at some point?

Oh, and I'm Enfys, 15, Sarnian, midly sane.

-Enfys
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Word War Info - Edited 6 Nov.

Loriba — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 14:22:52 +0000

Hi all,

This thread is primarily for me to post info about the Word War to all competitors, so it's being cross-posted to all the regions taking part. If you want to make any comments, however, feel free. :-)

ETA: Here's the link to the leader board: http://www.annelyle.com/projects/scoreboard.html

The regions currently signed up are:

Birmingham
Brighton
Cambridge
Darlington
Devon & Cornwall
Essex
Gloustershire
Lancaster & Cumbria
Leicester
London
Manchester
Newcastle
Norfolk
Oxfordshire
York & Leeds
Dublin
Edinburgh
Glasgow
Eng: Elsewhere
Scot: Elsewhere

Birmingham have made enquiries about joining too. I'm waiting to hear back from them.

Only one region has given a definite No, so we may get a lot more before the 10th. Here's hoping. :-)

All those regions that are signed up should have a Banter thread, so feel free to go over and give them hell (but in a nice way). :-)

There may be a slight delay in the War starting up, as we're reliant on the site API working and the site is notoriously slow during the first few days of Nano, plus we're running it in a slightly different way this year and I'm not sure what problems will crop up because of that. In addition, one of Anne's cats is very seriously ill at the moment, so she may not have time to work on it. I'll be in touch with her and will let all the relevant MLs know if we have to make other arrangements at all. I'll also be in touch when I know the URL of the leader board. :-)

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Somerset, Where Be We?

cidermaker — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 15:24:24 +0000

'Ere they bu**ers from 'Ertfordshire beat I to it an' got 'ere fust!
Anyway you don't have to write in dialect, unless you really want to, but if you live in Somerset or are from Somerset then this is the place for you. This is my fourth NaNo year so you might say that I'm addicted but its great fun. Hope you all enjoy it too and who knows, we might see a novelist from Somerset published as a direct result of NaNo.
May I wish everyone the very best and, above all enjoy yourselves!

Cidermaker
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Anyone Else In Hartlepool?

faerie_kitten — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 20:17:18 +0000

Well, I found one person over in the Newcastle region, so i was wondering if there were anymore people from Hartlepool hiding in here.

If so, then, Hi! I'm in Hartlepool too. So if anyone wants to meet up or just say Hi, then, here I am :D

Chelle
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PORTSMOUTH MEET UPS

EKitty — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:29:42 +0000

I thought I'd make this a topic so its easier to keep track of whose coming and if we add extra meet ups etc!! So all you Pompeyians and those who want to come to our meetings, please come and write here!

TWO MEETINGS WILL BE REGULAR. THESE ARE

FRIDAY 3PM - HONG KONG TEA BAR, COMERCIAL ROAD
SATURDAY 3PM - HONG KONG TEA BAR, COMERCIAL ROAD

BOTH WILL LAST TILL CLOSING TIME!

If not enough people come then the meeting won't happen. I would hate to think of someone turning up and sitting there on their own :(

Please bring money if you can as it is a cafe/resturant after all and they will kick us out if we don't pay for something!

I personally cannot attend this Friday but Saturday is looking good for me!
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Hertfordshire

Kaleidoscope27 — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 11:56:53 +0000

So here I am at work, with no actual work to do and nice shiny new NaNo forums to play with. What to do? Find people in my area of course!

So hey! I'm Suzanne (although I also respond to the name 'Kal' online), I'm 22 and this is my seventh NaNo and I've won all six previous years. I live in Watford but only moved there in June this year. My boyfriend finished uni then and we wanted to move south so we found a house to rent. I'm from Manchester originally and that's where I NaNo'd last year.

I tend to lean towards the horror side of things although this years plot has yet to reveal whether it's going to be very horrific or not (I'm working on it.)

I don't really know many places in Hertfordshire beyond Watford at the moment but I'm always happy to attend write-in's and meets if more knowledgeable people can organise them :) I am very good at finding places I don't know. I love attending write-in's and meeting other Wrimo's.

Hope to talk to you guys later *wave*

Kal/Suzanne x
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I'm in Bucks - anyone else?

scoobywriting — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 09:41:34 +0000

I'm in Aylesbury, Bucks. Anyone out there? Maybe we could have a Bucks meet at some point, for anyone in Bucks and surrounding areas??

Deb
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Weekly meeting in Leicester - Sunday, 15th November

tgilbert — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:29:40 +0000

What some friendly face-to-face support? We're holding weekly meetings in Leicester that are open to everyone. Come on by and hang out with your fellow Wrimos. These will be mainly about helping you hit your weekly wordcount goals, so make sure to bring your laptop or notebook. We'll have 'word sprint' challenges to help those who are uber-competitive, too.

What: Weekly meetings/write-ins
When: every Sunday in November
Next one: Sunday, 1st November
Time: 2.00pm until at least 3.30pm
Where: Coffee Republic, 20-22 Granby St, Leicester LE1 1DE (map)

Everyone is welcome, whether from near or far. We usually meet upstairs at Coffee Republic, and we'll have signs up so you know you're in the right place.

What's a write-in?
A write-in is a group meeting where we bring our laptops or notebooks and work on our novels. This is a great way to avoid potential loneliness if you are holed away pouring your heart onto the page. It also helps increase your wordcount!

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Northampton - where are you?!

SassehMonsta — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 09:53:05 +0000

Wondering if there is anyone from Northampton doing NaNo? I attempted last year but failed around half-way due to a flawed plot :(
We should meet up! even if it is short notice before nano starts!
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Sheffield?

brilliantim — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 12:33:06 +0000

Hiya.
Anyone from Sheffield here?
It would be brill to meat other writers in Sheff :D
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Northumberland Coast in February

RobinDOwens — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:32:04 +0000

Hi,

I need some climate/weather info for the Northumberland coast in February if anyone has any info (scene is coming up). This book is under contract and I'll gratefully list you under acknowledgments....also I'm thinking of a setting of a long, one story house, but rather sprawling, what material would it be? Any photos/sites that would help me? Pretty darn far away in Denver, Colorado.

Many Thanks for any information,
Robin
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Farnham!

Queero — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:39:44 +0000

Farnham?!
There are three of us?!

I'm at Farnham College...
If anyone wants to do an evening meetup or something, that would work well for me :D
I know now I'm not the only one. This is my third nano (1 win, 1 drop-out) and I've not yet met another nano'er!

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Here we go!

Albert Queen — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 11:06:25 +0000

Just finished the first bit - 1,819 words. I find the forst few chapters generally easy to do. I'm sure it will get harder.
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Word War Banter

queenofeverything — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:32:59 +0000

Yes, dear Elsies, it's that time again!

This thread is for light-hearted banter between rival Word War teams - there should be similar ones in the other regions by the time November starts. Please keep such banter friendly. The use of smileys is actively encouraged. :-)
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Kent -- Maidstone/Medway areas?

eyeslikebutterflies — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 20:20:20 +0000

some of us posted before...
and am hoping some newcomers (oldcomers?) come back too! !

let's have some fun this November, shall we?

:)
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Suffolk...

ObliqueWordsmith — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 23:04:07 +0000

Tell me that Suffolk (let alone Ipswich) is not a complete cultural desert...?
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Basingstoke Meetings!

kiiabby — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 18:54:51 +0000

Hey guys,

If anyone is in or around the Basingstoke, Hampshire area and would like to meet up with fellow crazy NaNoGoers, I'm going to be organising some meetings at Basingstoke Waterstone's before, during and possibly after the event. The plan will be to have the chance to chat about our novels in progress and take advantage of the motivated atmosphere to get some writing done!

I've not quite finalised the dates yet, but are there people in the area who are interested? If so, let me know :)
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Cheshire!

bassair — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 19:08:53 +0000

Anyone from Cheshire? I can't be the only NaNo novelist in Cheshire, surely! Speak up! :D
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Durham anyone?

ItsaBoo — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:02:59 +0000

Just wondering if anyone else is doing NaNo in Durham (whether it's county, city or uni)? I've just come here for uni and since it's my first NaNo too it'd be great to meet new people for a massive writing session :)
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Anyone from Redcar?

GracieSparkz — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 13:44:08 +0000

Is there anyone in Redcar writing? xxx GracieSparkz ^-^
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