This is a Facebook event, but I'm moving it to LJ land. Click here to read about it - and to understand how very important the message is.

Children & teens need to know that it gets better. And they need to know that there is an adult who cares - many of us were in their shoes, and we know it gets better.

I am going to start posting the edited (first edit) here for anyone who wants to read it. There are three reasons for this ( Read more... )

Getting ready for 2008 NaNoWriMo ( Read more... )

As I was getting ready to write last night, Vicki discussed the turn of events regarding the villain in my story. After much debate and discussion, it has changed slightly. He is still the villain, but with a slightly different reason. It will still work, because there is a way for my MC to discover it. Actually, not that I think about it, there is ( Read more... )

For those of you doing NaNo - here's another way (free) to help support the Young Writers Program, courtesy of LJ

LJ_NaNoWriMo entry post

LJ has promised to give NaNo $1 for every LJ'er who finishes this year. So be sure to go over there and list your NaNo name ( Read more... )

The NaNo site is v.e.r.y slow at the moment. But if you have the time and patience - and are interested, here are some links to awesome desktop NaNo Calendars in this forum:

NaNo 2008 Wallpaper (Desktop Calendars)

If you don't want to go there, but want an idea - check out This link. It has a handful to use, and even a template (at the very ( Read more... )

synopsis ( Read more... )

I bought the NaNoWriMo 10th Anniversary T-shirt

Now I HAVE to complete it! That's how I bribed myself in 2003

Here are two NaNo Forum threads you may find helpful:

Forward Motion's Group Thread

GCLS Group Thread

Lookie what I found at Writertopia


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Okay, it's not a lot of progress. It certainly felt like a lot more when I was writing it. I feel like I'm back on track now. Did a little more research late last night (early this morning). Tomorrow is the pre-race banquet. Lots of interesting stuff to be discussed there ( Read more... )