PPW NaNoTRYMo Events by MB Partlow

(Editor's Note: There's been quite a discussion going on over at PPW's Yahoo! discussion loop about how our writers prepare for NaNoWriMo.)

All this talk about getting ready for November got me thinking: at PPW,

we like to give people options.

So if you're participating in NaNoWriMo, National Novel Writing Month,

you're committing to writing 50,000 words in the month of November on a

new project. We not only support you, but several of us plunge in right

along with you.

But if that isn't quite right for you, you can take part in our

NaNoTRYMo, where you set your own goal. You can have a lower word count,

you can continue on a work in progress, you can edit a manuscript you've

already finished--the possibilities are limited only by what YOU want to

accomplish. (In fact, stay tuned to the website. We're going to have the

NaNo "contract," where you define your personal goal, available for you

to print out before Nov. 1.)

To support ALL of our NaNo-ers, we have several activities throughout

the month of November, all taking place at the Celebration Space at

Citadel Mall.

We're hosting write-ins every Tuesday in November, 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Bring your laptop or your legal pads and pencils--your preferred

instruments of mass production. We'll have quiet space where you can

write, and also room to sit and talk with other writers if you're hung

up on a plot point or character, or if you just need to ask "why am I

doing this?" again.

At the WriteBrain on Nov. 15th, we'll have a special short

presentation by Chris Mandeville, "Plot Problems? No Problem!" to help

unstick your plot from 6-6:30 p.m., followed by the 6:30-8:30 p.m. open

writing time.

Best of all, on Saturday, Nov. 19, we'll host an all day write in,

approximately 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. We'll have coffee and hot water for tea,

and we encourage people to bring snacks to share. Just think, an

entire, uninterrupted day of writing! Your kids won't be here, your dog

won't beg to be walked, your laundry won't be calling out to you--you

get to write!

Please feel free to refer to the website for more details, or email the

loop if you have any questions.

MB Partlow

2012 Contest Coordinator

(yes, I'm coordinating the Contest and entering NaNoWriMo. As DeAnna

pointed out, I'll do anything to avoid laundry for a month.)