One Week Countdown (episode 6)

An inside podcast for the calm before the storm. Listen or download the podcast.

• Sforzie mentioned RoughDraft, too
• I got a nice e-mail from Patrick
• LS Russell left a comment letting me know about the nice mention he gave me & this podcast on his blog and podcast – They Shoot Werewolves, Don’t They. He’s going to be blogging his novel and doing a weekly podcast too. Check it out @ theyshootwerewolvesdontthey.blogspot.com

The Tip of the Day comes from Peter Herring, whose nano is writing a non-fiction book about fiction.

Tools & cool stuff:

• check out beta testing Scrivener for Mac OS X Tiger only
• 50 writing tools via omega on the forums
• konfabulator widget
• karamba widget
• dashboard widget might be vaporware
  
• (10+2)*5 idea/widget
• list of links to folks blogging their nanos
• another nano podcast: The Happy Awesome Writing and Talking Show (THAWTS)
  
• iTunes has a featured group of podcasts about books – and there are no nano podcasts in the bunch (bad apple!)
  

Preparation (episode 5)

The best outside sound quality so far! Maybe practice does pay off. Now go get the audio, then e-mail or call me!

Housekeeping

• hey Sforzie and Tenshisama - thank for the comments
• rScott reminded me about RoughDraft
• check out this face maker

Preparation

• create characters
• make outlines
• books, movies, music
  • read books like your novel
  • read books about writing, like Spider, Spin Me A Web
  • watching movies in the genre of your novel
  • get soundtracks organized
  • join the NaNo CD exchange

Tools (episode 4)

This podcast is rated "W", for crappy audio (due to wind on the walk home).

Download or listen to the podcast. Better yet, subscribe using one of the ever-so-cute buttons in the sidebar.

• Writing tools
• CopyWrite
• yWriter
• JersNovelWriter
• flashdrive apps like portable openOffice or portable abiword

• Portability/backup
  • Backpack
  • USB thumb drives
  • e-mail chapters to yourself using gmail or Yahoo mail (if you need a gmail invite, e-mail me; I have lots!)
  • backup to your iPod
    
  • blogging tools (you can password protect some of them, like WordPress, but you need your own host)
  • is you use livejournal/deadjournal, you can restrict who can read each entry

• Other cool tools found on the nanowrimo forums
  • how to keep your house clean
    
  • lists of words other than “said”
  • dolls of characters

Supporters (episode 3)

An inside podcast today (yay! no traffic noise!). Listen or download here.

• nanowrimo.org seems to be up & running
  • you can register, check out the forums, make a donation or buy nano gear

• feedback about the outdoor sound quality
  
  • “it’s okay, but could be better”
  • I'm working on it
    

• speaking of feedback, I got mail!
  • hey, Helena and Refrayze – thanks for the comments
  • the message line is now open at 206-350-6266, which spells 206 350 NANO

For wrimo-supporters:

• be supportive
  • help when asked
  • don’t help when not asked
  • take it seriously
• realize that we won’t have much time for you
  • roommates/spouses will have to take up a lot of housework
  • make dinner
  • friends won't see a lot of us
  • it might be nice if you showed up with a casserole

E-mail me or call and I'll see you on the forums!

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...