Monthly Archives: September 2008

The NaNoWriMo Illinois::Naperville forum is open!

The Illinois::Naperville forum is open on NaNoWriMo site, so be sure to stop by and introduce yourself to the group. Our October 4th kick-off at the 95th Street Library (1-3 pm, room B) is looking to be a blast. Special goodies for participants this year along with a fun program. –Tim

September 28, 2008 – 1:51 pm | By NewMexicoKid | Posted in NaNoWriMo | Comments (0)

Using freemind to plan your novel

In the 2007 NaNoWriMo forums, I wrote a post about how I used Freemind to plot my novel. Unfortunately, NaNo forum posts go away each year (it doesn’t look like they are archiving the sites anymore). Fortunately, tonight is the last night before they wipe the databases and I have pulled out the essence of […]

September 20, 2008 – 6:23 pm | By NewMexicoKid | Posted in Writing | Tagged , , | Comments (0)

October events!

Hello, Illinois::Naperville! I believe most of you probably saw Chris Baty’s recent e-mail about the upcoming NaNoWriMo site lockdown (Sep 21-Oct 1) in preparation for the unveiling of what has been promised as a much more reliable AND feature-filled site than last year’s. I hope that many of you are returning for this fall’s National […]

September 17, 2008 – 10:10 pm | By NewMexicoKid | Posted in NaperWriMo | Comments (0)

NaperWriMo wiki updated

Our Wiki has been updated with a new look (based on the WordPress theme by Paul Gu) and updated information about our 2008 events. Take a look and let me know what you think about the site. What? What’s a Wiki? It is a collaboratively built website where registered users can add and modify content. […]

September 14, 2008 – 10:39 am | By NewMexicoKid | Posted in NaperWriMo | Comments (0)

Planning for October and November

Katherine, Melinda and I are trying to get all of our ducks in a row (hm… I wonder how that turn of phrase came into being) for our October 4th kick-off, the other two October events and a successful November. In addition, we’re already planning facilities for 2009’s NaNoWriMo (the rooms fill up fast!). Katherine […]

September 10, 2008 – 1:13 pm | By NewMexicoKid | Posted in NaperWriMo | Tagged | Comments (1)