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NewMexicoKid: /* Regional IRC Chatroom */

2024-09-06T02:24:25Z

Regional IRC Chatroom

NewMexicoKid: /* Regional Slack Chatroom */

2024-09-06T02:24:01Z

Regional Slack Chatroom

NewMexicoKid at 02:22, 6 September 2024

2024-09-06T02:22:33Z

NewMexicoKid: /* What is NaperWriMo? */

2024-03-21T15:36:23Z

What is NaperWriMo?

NewMexicoKid: /* NaperWriMo = NaNoWriMo + Illinois::Naperville */

2024-03-21T15:34:06Z

NaperWriMo = NaNoWriMo + Illinois::Naperville

NewMexicoKid: /* Local lists */

2020-11-01T04:04:06Z

Local lists

NewMexicoKid at 14:24, 20 September 2020

2020-09-20T14:24:43Z

NewMexicoKid: /* Regional Slack Chatroom */

2016-11-03T03:30:42Z

Regional Slack Chatroom

NewMexicoKid: /* Chatroom */

2016-10-22T22:28:11Z

Chatroom

NewMexicoKid at 02:19, 9 October 2016

2016-10-09T02:19:50Z

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 == Regional Discord Chatroom ==
 Be sure to join our [https://naperwrimo.org/discord Discord-based NaperWriMo chat room]
 <headertabs/>

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 ''Note: Illinois::Naperville has existed as a separate region since 2005; for more information, see [[Region history]]''
 = Chatroom =
-== Regional Slack Chatroom ==
+== Regional Discord Chatroom ==
-In 2016, Naperville is trying out a [https://slack.com Slack chatroom] (see [https://naperwrimo.slack.com naperwrimo.slack.com]). To get access, enter your e-mail address [https://naperwrimo-slack.herokuapp.com/ on this page]. You will receive your account credentials through e-mail and be able to join the room.
+Be sure to join our [https://naperwrimo.org/discord Discord-based NaperWriMo chat room]
 == Regional IRC Chatroom ==

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 We're a fun group that even has [http://naperwrimo.org/songs.php our own regional songs], which have figured into our friendly wagers with other regions over total regional wordcount.
-= NaNoWriMo =
+= Novel Quest =
-== What is NaNoWriMo?  ==
+== What is Novel Quest?  ==
-See [http://www.nanowrimo.org/eng/whatisnano the official explanation] and our local [[Frequently asked questions|Frequently Asked Questions]] list/press release. In brief, NaNoWriMo is the National Novel Writing Month contest that is intended to help people write and complete their own 50,000+ word novel in the 30 days of November each year. What is the prize? A sense of completion and a handsome PDF file certificate. CreateSpace each of the past few years has, as a promotion, given each NaNoWriMo winner a paperback copy of their completed book. NaNoWriMo works because of the enthusiasm, energy and supportive spirit of the participants, which is expressed in the [http://www.nanowrimo.org/eng/node/200 NaNoWriMo forums] and in live regional events like the ones hosted by Illinois::Naperville.
+Novel Quest is a free, annual, motivational challenge to writers to complete their novel writing or editing goal (e.g., 50,000 words or 50 hours of editing or some combination of the two) during the thirty days in November. There are regional in-person, virtual, and hybrid events to help participants stay motivated while having fun in the process.
-== NaNoWriMo How-to Guides and Lists  ==
+Our primary community for this Illinois Novel Quest is within the suburbs of Chicago; however, we host most events in hybrid fashion.
 *[[How do I participate?|How do I participate?]]
 *[[Pomegranate's Guide for Hosting Write-Ins|Pomegranate's Guide for Hosting Write-Ins]]
 *[[What to do the rest of the year?|What to do the rest of the year?]]

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 == What is NaperWriMo?  ==
-[http://www.nanowrimo.org NaNoWriMo] provides the international organization, structure and online forums but relies on local (regional) organizations for the face-to-face support and local events (preparatory events and write-ins) that really enrich the whole NaNoWriMo experience. NaperWriMo is what we call our local extension to NaNoWriMo. We (the ''West Suburban Writers'') regionally represent the cities and suburbs west of Chicago. Do [http://naperwrimo.org/calendar.php visit our calendar of events] (most events are October-December).
+Originally created to be a local partner to [http://www.nanowrimo.org NaNoWriMo] that provided the international organization, structure and online forums but relied on local (regional) organizations for the face-to-face support and local events (preparatory events and write-ins) that really enrich the whole NaNoWriMo experience.
-We're a fun group that even has [http://naperwrimo.org/songs.php our own regional songs], which have figured into our friendly wagers with other NaNoWriMo regions over total regional wordcount.
+NaperWriMo regionally represents the cities and suburbs west of Chicago. Do [http://naperwrimo.org/calendar.php visit our calendar of events] (most events are October-December).
 = NaNoWriMo =

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 = NaperWriMo =
-== NaperWriMo = NaNoWriMo + Illinois::Naperville  ==
+== NaperWriMo ==
-Welcome to the [http://wikipedia.sourceforge.net/ MediaWiki] instance supporting the Illinois::Naperville region (representing the [[Chicago Western Suburbs|cities and suburbs west of Chicago]]) of the [http://www.nanowrimo.org National Novel Writing Month] contest that is held every November. Feel free to look around and help edit pages on this wiki. See [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:How_to_edit_a_page these instructions on MediaWiki markup] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Contents these help instructions]. Visit [http://naperwrimo.org our blog for the latest news and helpful articles] or [http://www.nanowrimo.org/eng/node/200 our NaNoWriMo regional forum]. We also have a [http://www.cafepress.com/naperwrimo cafepress shop] that helps offset our local expenses.
+Welcome to the [http://wikipedia.sourceforge.net/ MediaWiki] instance supporting the  [[Chicago Western Suburbs|cities and suburbs west of Chicago]]). Feel free to look around and help edit pages on this wiki. See [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:How_to_edit_a_page these instructions on MediaWiki markup] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Contents these help instructions]. Visit [http://naperwrimo.org our blog for the latest news and helpful articles] or [http://www.nanowrimo.org/eng/node/200 our NaNoWriMo regional forum]. We also have a [http://www.cafepress.com/naperwrimo cafepress shop] that helps offset our local expenses.
-''Important disclaimer: Although this is the official website for the [http://naperwrimo.org Illinois::Naperville region of NaNoWriMo], this website is managed by the [[West Suburban Writers|West Suburban Writers]], not [http://nanowrimo.org NaNoWriMo].''
+''Important disclaimer: this website is managed by the [[West Suburban Writers|West Suburban Writers]], not [http://nanowrimo.org NaNoWriMo].''
 == What is NaperWriMo?  ==

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 == Local lists  ==
 *[[Preparatory Workshops]]
 *[[Useful references for writers|useful references for writers]]

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 == Other lists, sites and articles  ==
 *[http://www.alden.nu/resources.shtml writer's resources] (''alden.nu'')
 *[http://www.truckpoetry.net/resources.php Truck Poetry's NaNo Tools]

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 Slack has an advantage over IRC in that there is contextual history preserved for the room, so that people can interact with each other asynchronously (where in IRC you might miss a person by seconds and never know that they had been there at all).
-To run a word war, you can go to the #wordwars slack channel and run a command like this:  '''/remind #wordwars Stop writing in 17 minutes'''
+To run a word war, you can go to the #wordwars slack channel and run a command like this:  '''/remind @here Stop writing :hamster: :hamster: :hamster: :broken_heart: :broken_heart: :bangbang: :bangbang: !!! in 17 minutes'''
 Note that for privacy reasons, people's e-mail addresses are not displayed in their slack profiles (this is a slack channel configuration option we've decided to do).