For the Newbies (episode 2)

This week I take the podcast on the road and the horrid sound quality proves it! Listen or download it here. This one's all about the first-timers.

So this will be your first nanowrimo - what should you know?

Time

• you need an absolute minimum of an average of two hours a day to get 50,000 words
• you can always make a goal that fits in with your lifestyle
  
• it's not about winning, it's about trying

It's a drug!

• warn your family and friends that your novel may consume you

Get ready

• get nice pens and paper
• familiarize yourself with the word processing software you're going to use

See me on the forum at nanowrimo.org, I'm spadequeen.

Leave a comment and or send me an e-mail. Really, I'm not kidding - do it!

The Countdown Begins (episode 1)

It's the first podcasted episode! Listen or download here or subscribe to the feed.

Introduction

• this show is by, for and about people participating in National Novel Writing Month 2005

What's NaNoWriMo?

• an international novel writing exercise, where folks try to write a 50, 000 word novel in the 30 days of November
• for more info, visit nanowrimo.org

What's the podcast going to be about?

• me talking about doing nanowrimo
• how to increase your word count
• other wrimos sharing their experiences

Countdown

• get ready for November

Participate

• you can register at nanowrimo.org on Oct 1

Just a warning - don't expect such extensive show notes in November.

My Odeo Channel (odeo/3cab1cc74acf62f3)

More for your money

It appears that I won't be alone in the Nanowrimo Podcast Club, and I'll have some illustrious companions. The organizers of Nanowrimo have announced that they, too, will be podcasting.

It looks like they'll be publishing weekly, so you'll be able to get a pretty close to daily dose of audio Nano-mania. Woo-hoo!

Less than two months to go...