October! NaNo Prep Month!

Lumi · 2013-10-01T08:37:50Z

Are you scared yet? NaNo is coming up , and you'd better be prepared! Each year, YWS mods host pre-NaNo workshops in October to get all participants in-gear for the oncoming storm that is 50,000 words in 30 days . This year, we've upped our ante and have prepared FOUR October Workshops! Question: What can we workshop that'll help for NaNo? Answer: If you've ever hit writer's block only to break it after reading, then you'll get the gist of our workshops. We believe that preparing yourself with inspiration and references can help make the month go much smoother, and get you that much closer to victory! Looking into the sources of inspiration and referencing the greats that came before us, we believe we can conquer the beast and have some health points left over for bonus points. @Lumi and @Rosey%20Unicorn take on this monumental task in a no-time-limit workshop on October 20th, beginning at 2pm EST. Question: So that's one workshop. What's the next? Answer: Descriptive Writing. Breaking down every element of your writing form to give you the best out of your descriptions, getting rid of old cliches, and throwing fresh, unique images into your work will be within your reach after @Lauren2010 takes you through her Descriptive Writing Workshop. This workshop will take place on October 13th; the time hasn't been set yet, but you can believe this will be one not to miss! Question: And the third? Answer: Our ace in the hole for when all else fails: Outlining Your Plot. If you can organize your thoughts ahead of time, accessing them vs. brainstorming becomes a simple game of pick-and-choose. If you know where you're going, you'll find the quickest way there. This workshop will be hosted by @Lumi @Rosey%20Unicorn on October 27th at 2pm EST. If you're interested in these workshops, or if you're interested in hosting your own, post in this thread! Invite your friends, even if they're not members of YWS! If someone is doing NaNo, we want to help out. Be sure to subscribe to this thread for oncoming updates and important info! But that's not all! Be sure to sign up for @Elinor%20Brynn's characterization workshop, "Heroes With A Thousand Faces" coming to you this Sunday, October 6th. If you've never heard Elinor's insight on character development, this is an event you're sure not to want to miss! You can sign up for the event here: http://www.youngwriterssociety.com/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=98654

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Mon Oct 07, 2013 7:21 pm

NightWolf says... · Mon Oct 07, 2013 7:21 pm

Aww, Elinor! You were awesome! That final game was sooo much fun!

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Mon Oct 07, 2013 7:37 pm

SecreteJournalist says... · Mon Oct 07, 2013 7:37 pm

Is there a way of getting NaNo across to new members? I know a few who are rather interested!

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Mon Oct 07, 2013 8:01 pm

Gardevite says... · Mon Oct 07, 2013 8:01 pm

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Wed Oct 09, 2013 10:45 pm

Lumi says... · Wed Oct 09, 2013 10:45 pm

One workshop down, three to go! Be sure to tune in to @Lauren2010's Descriptive Writing workshop this Sunday.

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Fri Oct 11, 2013 7:02 pm

Lauren2010 says... · Fri Oct 11, 2013 7:02 pm

Just wanted to let everyone know my workshop has an official time! The workshop will start at 2PM EST this Sunday - which I believe is currently 6PM GMT?

If you're unsure about what time this is for you, there are loads of time converters online. I will post a link to the google doc in this thread an hour before the workshop, and will be hanging around chat in that hour if anyone has any questions! See you all then!

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Sat Oct 12, 2013 3:26 am

Elinor says... · Sat Oct 12, 2013 3:26 am

7PM GMT, actually! I'll be there, Lauren 8D

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Sun Oct 13, 2013 5:02 pm

Lauren2010 says... · Sun Oct 13, 2013 5:02 pm

Workshop starts in one hour! Google doc is here.

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Sun Oct 13, 2013 5:48 pm

Lauren2010 says... · Sun Oct 13, 2013 5:48 pm

Due to technical difficulties, the workshop has moved to TitanPad! Found here: http://titanpad.com/PV84yBThmT

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Sun Oct 13, 2013 7:28 pm

Lauren2010 says... · Sun Oct 13, 2013 7:28 pm

Thanks to everyone who came to my workshop! It was lots of fun :3 Make sure to check out the rest of the workshops for the month!

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Mon Oct 14, 2013 3:24 am

Lumi says... · Mon Oct 14, 2013 3:24 am

2 down, 2 to go! Just a reminder post for those who showed interest:

@Blues @Hightop @sphealwithit @NightWolf @OliveDreams @TriSARAHtops @SparkofDoubt

What would you like to see specifically in the upcoming workshops, other than what's already planned?

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Mon Oct 14, 2013 9:54 am

sphealwithit says... · Mon Oct 14, 2013 9:54 am

That would e helpful thanks

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Thu Oct 17, 2013 8:15 am

Caesar says... · Thu Oct 17, 2013 8:15 am

Will attend the 20th and the 27th

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Sun Oct 20, 2013 6:03 am

EloquentDragon says... · Sun Oct 20, 2013 6:03 am

It would be great if I could attend... too bad these are all on Sundays.

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Sun Oct 20, 2013 6:00 pm

Lumi says... · Sun Oct 20, 2013 6:00 pm

Workshop #3 begins now!

http://titanpad.com/LaPwFfeuPO

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Wed Oct 23, 2013 1:17 am

Rosendorn says... · Wed Oct 23, 2013 1:17 am

Change of plans for workshop 4! I'll be hosting it, at the scheduled time and place.

I am going to steal Lumi's list to let everyone know...

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