Howdy Everyone! Long time, no chat. Hope the past half a year has been absolutely fabulous for you! And if not, well, I think Camp should cheer you up! That’s Camp NaNoWriMo, of course. What’s Camp NaNoWriMo exactly? A somewhat toned down version of NaNoWriMo during June or August (or both if you want to!) Still write 50,000 words, but it’s more campy. In more ways than one. You can sign up for Camp NaNoWriMo at http://campnanowrimo.org using your regular … Continue reading
In honor of all the hard work you have put in, we present a way for you (legal) wrimos to reward yourselves: with alcohol! We present a drink known as…. Panda Bear Cocktail Ingredients: 1 oz. Amaretto 1/2 oz. White Creme de Cacao 1/2 oz. Dark Creme de Cacao 1/4 oz Chocolate Syrup 2-3 dashes Vanilla Extract 1 scoop Vanilla Ice Cream Instructions: Fill a Blender with all the ingredients. Blend on low speed until smooth. Pour into a brandy … Continue reading
Welcome to the final peptalk in the Georgia Writers Peptalk series. “Art is a fruit that grows in man, like a fruit on a plant, or a child in its mother’s womb.” – Lillian Smith We have a few days left. Write write write. Write to hit that goal. Write to finish that story. If you’re all finished, write a new story. Write write write. Make that art yours. Frank Yerby once said, “When it was over, it was not … Continue reading
Welcome to Week 4 of the Georgia Writers Peptalk Series. “The writer by nature of his profession is a dreamer and a conscious dreamer. He must imagine, and imagination takes humility, love and great courage. How can you create a character without love and the struggle that goes with love?” – Carson McCullers Hello from our first ever NaNoLanta Evening of Writing Wildly! I took a break from one of the word wars to tell you – you so got … Continue reading
Welcome to the week three peptalk in the Georgia Writers peptalk series! You survived week 2, so you already get a bonus point in my book. “If this escapade has taught me anything, it’s that you never know what’s in the future.” – Mary Schmich The worst is behind you. The future looks bright. Now, you’re still probably making your way through some crap and your plot may have just decided to stop all together. But there is a light … Continue reading
Are you feeling like you can’t do this? Feeling down on your novel? Asking yourself, “Can I really do this?” The answer is yes.
Welcome to the Week 2 peptalk of the themed Georgia Writers series. And this quote from Carson McCullers might just sum up your mood right now. “While time, the endless idiot, runs screaming round the world.” Week 2 is known for…unpleasantness. The new shiny phase has worn off, and the novel’s end sight is just too far away to even be seen. This upcoming week is without a doubt the toughest of NaNoWriMo. Your plot seems to have either gone … Continue reading
I was majoring in a hardcore science at Georgia Tech and felt something was missing. I went to a Liberal Arts magnent high school, and remember loving some of the classes I took. But all sciences just left me feeling like I was missing something. My roommate found that November was National Novel Writing Month, we laughed and said sure why not. We each lasted a day and moved on. I came back the next year and got involved with … Continue reading
Every Wednesday or Thursday, we’ll email out a list of regional announcements. The peptalks will be on Sundays, with more being posted daily in the Adopt a Day threads and to our website throughout the month. With that said, here are this week’s announcements for the Atlanta region. 1. The Adopt a Day threads are going strong, but we still have just a couple of days left to be adopted! If interested, check the forum post on how to adopt … Continue reading
During the last weekend of October, the Pandas of NaNoLanta celebrated the return of November by hosting not one, not two, but three kickoffs parties! Armed with a giant box of goodie bags, we invaded the Academy Theatre on Saturday evening to help support the Atlanta Radio Theatre Company, one of our fabulous sponsors this year. … Continue reading
