Interview with SocialJersey.com about NaNoWriMo events, community and write-ins

Just a quick post to direct you guys to this interview that I did for SocialJersey about NaNoWriMo: Meet NJ Writers & Finally Complete Your Masterpiece. As you may suspect, the focus specifically was on National Novel Writing Month events in NJ but I think almost everything we covered applies no matter what area you are in.

A small taste:

What are Write Ins generally like?

They can vary, but most are just an informal gathering of writers, some writing by hand in a notebook, most typing on a laptop. Many have their headphones on while they write so it’s just the quiet tapping of keys while everyone works on their novels.

On breaks, everyone chats about how their novel is going. When we have a venue where we won’t disturb anyone, we sometimes get a little rowdy – ringing bells to signal the end of word wars and other silliness, but mostly it’s just a casual gathering of writers writing and talking shop.

It’s a great way to meet other writers in your area! One fun little NaNoWriMo twist is that we encourage silly elements such as mascots and writing hats. The writing hat thing comes from Chris Baty’s No Plot, No Problembook where he talks about putting on a Viking hat when he gets stuck in his writing. It’s just a little something to keep us all from going insane from too much writing.

You can read the rest here.