Episode 2:11 - The Self-Indulgent Show

Wherein the host waxes poetic about all the lovely encouragement she’s gotten from the listeners and Oscar-Mike-Golf! Another McManlyPants novel is done! Listen to the fangirl babble.

• feedback
  • Michael sent me a very encouraging nanomail
  • Nan is sent me another great email about her excitement about being so close to done, worrying about typos and nice stuff about the podcast and its wonderful listeners

• main course
  • woo hoo! to all the listeners
  • many of us are very close to finishing
  • if you aren’t close to 50K, don’t forget that this is one of those weird things where starting is almost as good as finishing
  • we’re novelists – how cool is that?
  • my neighbour & friend Kris got the green bar
    
  • so did Robust McManlyPants, about whom I talk for too long

• reading
  • Eugenia's excerpt
    

• s-s-s-something from the forums
  • let’s encourage each other

Episode 2:10 - Stranger in a Strange Land

So stinkin’ liberating! Get yer free mp3s here (listen carefully to hear the sweet sounds of a hard drive spinning - spin baby, spin!).

• feedback
  • Michael wants to publish and mentions lulu.com
  • donnieg liked hearing his words read, and is kicking ass & taking names
  • Nan has reached that magic point where the characters are doing their own things
  • nano-newbie Sarah (not the other Sarah) sent me a really nice email – yay! I’m happy to help!

• main course
  • omg! donnieg has a green bar!
  • Sforzie is over 100K
  • traveling for me = crap for wordcount

• reading
  • Robust McManlyPants’ excerpt
  • shinan’s excerpt

• s-s-s-something from the forums
  • where do you stand in your region?

Typing is tough

So, I do this thing every nano. I paint my nails for Halloween, then I take a picture of my hands on Nov 1. I take another picture Nov 30, showing the destroyed nail job. Well, this year I can't wait for the 30th. I need to cut my nails, and the polish job is worse than usual. Here's the evidence for posterity.

Nov 1:

Nov 19:

Episode 2:9 - Drinkin' and Writin'

It’s all downhill from here. Sliding down the mp3s.

• feedback
  • Eugenie’s a publish person
  • so is Steph
    
  • Nan left more distractions

• main course
  • back up your novel, every day!
    
  • what are your writing rewards?
  • I’m traveling next week; I'll try to podcast but no promises

• reading
  • donnieg’s excerpt

• promo – Confessions of a Struggling Writer

• s-s-s-something from the forums
  • NaDruWriNi

Happy Halfway!

Not relevant, just cool:

Episode 2:8 - Weird It Up

Bet yer plot bunnies & ninjas (ninja bunnies?) here! And mp3s, too.

• feedback
  • Michael writes about having similar problems as me, but got over it
  • Nan has another distraction
  • Lesley has a question - who wants to publish and who does NaNo as only a personal exercise
    

• main course
  • answering Lesley’s question, I only tend to write during nano, but yes, I have delusions of publishing
  • Michael got over his blockage by spending a few minutes brainstorming – I did this early on & it helped a lot
  • I also got out to the local meeting this weekend, I met Steph, talked about chickens, weasels and pants

• reading
  • Steph’s excerpt

• promo – Morevi

• s-s-s-something from the forums
  • get acquainted with your regional forums

Episode 2:7 - NaNoWriMo In My Pants

I’m in ur plotz, feeding ur bunnyz. Listen to the madness here.

• feedback
  
  • Sforzie & Josh (aka Alcar) commented on my readings
    
  • if you think I'll screw it up and you don't want me to, send me pronunciation keys
  • if you sent me email about your reading, wait for it - it's coming
    

• main course
  • Nan's links – a title generator, a one word writing prompt and a cool collection of language related games
  • I’m in ur X, Y-ing ur Z-z

• reading
  • Michael’s excerpt

• promo – NanoMonkeys all about plot bunnies

• s-s-s-something from the forums
  • games: in my pants