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Saturdays are for sharing a creative win from the week that's ended. Bragging encouraged!

For each download available to members in the Resource Library, there's a topic here for discussion. Show off what you make, ask questions, join others who are working on a similar project, etc.

Drawing, painting, collage, mixed media, sculpture, etc.

Knitting, crocheting, weaving, spinning, felting, etc.

Beading, wire, metalwork, etc.

Lettering, bookbinding, printing, origami, quilling, etc.

Embroidery, cross stitch, sashiko, mending, etc.

Creative writing, essay writing, any kind of writing writing.

The Jumpstart is a 14-day guide to establishing a daily creative habit.

Tuesdays (and all days!) are for sharing what we know and for asking fellow adventurers for advice, information or help.

Details and discussion regarding upcoming and past video chats for Patreon members at the $3-and-up level.

Patreon members at the $5-and-up level have a second video chat each month. Details and discussion about it right here.

Patreon members at the $10-and-up level have a third video chat each month. Details and discussion about it right here.

Each Schmancy Resource has its own topic in here. Share your photos, ask questions, explore your experience!

General info about Weaving Month, including invitations to ask for help, offer help, and make suggestions.

For those of us about to weave for the first(ish) time and for those of us coming back to weaving after a long hiatus, this is where to start. Info about making simple looms, basic techniques, etc.

The yarn that's wrapped from one end of a loom to the other to form the background of a weaving is called the warp. The way to warp a loom varies according to the type of loom being used. For some weavers, especially beginners, warping their loom can be an intimidating step. So we're going to warp our looms together!

This is the place for sharing projects (links to patterns or instructions, or posts with your own instructions) and tutorials (links and actual tutorials themselves). If you have ever woven anything before, you have things to teach members who are less experienced. Don't be shy!

Show off your progress and/or your finished objects!

Things you can do here on the site, and in some cases how to do them.

I'm never ready. Some nanowrimo writers are excited for midnight to hit tonight and start typing furiously, high on book expectations.

Not me. I'm a leisurely get up, get coffee, think deep thoughts, more coffee and then start trying to get a daily word count of 1600-ish words to stay on schedule for 50,000 by the end of November.

Does this resonate with you? Let's aim to be slightly more prepared to jump in to nanowrimo!

Here's some resources to check out:

@Kim Werker reminded me about beat sheets https://timstout.wordpress.com/story-structure/blake-snyders-beat-sheet/ a plot structure template

@Kim Werker shared a great quiz https://blog.nanowrimo.org/post/183871423531/whats-the-best-nanowrimo-writing-schedule-for I'm a write in the margins person, grab those word snippets through my busy day any way I can! Figure out how best to schedule this month instead of forcing an unrealistic schedule

Nano Prep 101 - great tips here on how to get yourself ready. Their schedule started in september but it's like the pirate code - just a suggestion 😉

Get excited! 

How do you keep up? What happens when you fall behind? Do you ever do more than your word counts? How? Here's the place to post your best practices, problems and/or tips!

Post motivational quotes, share pictures and stories to help get us through this next month!

All the talk of holiday making.

All workshop-related discussions, prompts, info and sharing happens here!

Last day of NANOWRIMO! Hopefully you got some words done, added to your outlines, fleshed out some characters and had some productive momentum to your novel. 

For my part, I have my habit of 200 words a day that I managed to stick to and plan to keep moving on, I created a full outline and created some characters.

Congratulations! You did it!

There's still some time to add some words 😉