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| = About NaNoWriMo = | | = About NaNoWriMo = |
| == Have you ever dreamed of writing a novel? == | | == Have you ever dreamed of writing a novel? == |
| + | Every year people around the world take the plunge and become an author during the month of November. If you've always wanted to write a novel, or try to write a novel, then this is the year to take advantage of National Novel Writing Month (aka NaNoWriMo). It is a free, annual challenge that takes place every November, where novelists strive to start, write and complete the first draft of their 50,000+ word novel in just 30 days. |
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− | November is National Novel Writing Month, a free annual event helping to motivate writers to start and complete a 50,000 word novel in thirty days. In 2012, 341,375 participants attempted to write their own novels; 38,438 of them (11%) succeeded in their quests. In our region of Naperville, that represents the many cities and suburbs west of Chicago, 67 of the 100 people who posted in our regional forum succeeded in finishing their novels.
| + | Last year over six hundred and fifty thousand people worldwide took up the challenge. In the Naperville region, which serves the western and southern suburbs of Chicago, 148 participants completed their novels in 2013. They were bolstered by online forums and local events, and had fun along the way. |
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− | The fun begins Saturday, September 28th, 1-3 pm at the Warrenville Public Library, which will be hosting a two hour preparatory workshop ("Hit the Ground Running", presented by Todd Hogan) to give people enough time to successfully prepare for their November writing marathon. NaNoWriMo Municipal Liaisons will be on hand to answer your questions. This year we will be offering a total of four preparatory workshops: | + | The Naperville region of NaNoWriMo, representing the cities and suburbs west of Chicago, has partnered with area libraries to offer four preparatory workshops. |
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| + | The Naperville region of NaNoWriMo is partnering with many area libraries to offer write-in events in November for people to use to work on their novel while others around them are working on theirs. For more information see the [[Library Crawl 2015]] page. |
− | | "Hit the Ground Running" by Todd Hogan
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− | | Saturday, September 28, 1-3 pm
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− | | Warrenville Public Library
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− | | "Characters are Story" by Katherine Lato
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− | | Saturday, October 5, 1-3 pm
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− | | Nichols Library, Naperville
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− | | "Writing Styles - Structure, Plot and Mechanics" by Roger Lubeck
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− | | Saturday, October 12, 1-3 pm
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− | | 95th Street Library, Naperville
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− | | "Keeping your readers engaged" by Frank Dahlman
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− | | Saturday, October 19, 1-3 pm
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− | | Nichols Library, Naperville
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− | Bring a dish to share and come celebrate the start of NaNoWriMo at our '''pot-luck lunch kick-off party October 26th''' at the Naperville Municipal Center (11:45 am-3 pm, rooms BC).
| + | All participants and their friends and family are welcome to attend the TGIO party December 5th at the Naperville Municipal Center. Come visit http://naperwrimo.org for '''[[2015 Events|more detailed event information]]'''. Fulfill your dream of becoming a novelist. See http://www.nanowrimo.org and send your questions to '''mliaisons -AT- naperwrimo.org'''. |
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− | Starting midnight November 1st, you can begin the actual novel writing. The Nichols and 95th Street Libraries will host write-in events 1:30-4:30 pm on Sundays in November (Nov 3 and 17 at Nichols; Nov 10 and 24 at 95th Street). There will also be [http://naperwrimo.org/events write-ins throughout the month], including ones at the Warrenville Public Library, Woodridge Public Library, Carol Stream Public Library, Downers Grove Public Library and Lombard Public Library.
| + | == Past press releases == |
| + | ''[[Press Release 2013-09-01]]'' |
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− | All participants and their friends and family are welcome to attend the TGIO party December 8th at the Naperville Municipal Center. Come visit http://naperwrimo.org for '''[[2013 Events|more detailed event information]]'''. Fulfill your dream of becoming a novelist. See http://www.nanowrimo.org and send your questions to '''mliaisons -AT- naperwrimo.org'''.
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| = Frequently Asked Questions = | | = Frequently Asked Questions = |
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