No In-Person NaNoEvents for 2020

This week the community behind National Novel Writing month over at nanowrimo.org announced that there will be no in-person events associated with their nonprofit community due to risks associated with COVID-19. It’s the right move, but the question remains: how do we sustain the excitement, the energy, and continue to build community without all the awesome that is in-person NaNoWriMo events? Nicole has some ideas and shares them this week, including tools for virtual connection, tips on how show up for a virtual community, and why this might be the best opportunity for you to find your peeps!

This episode was sponsored by The Coloringbook Coach. Use the code STOPWRITINGALONE15 to receive 15% your services booked at www.thecoloringbookcoach.com 

 

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Mentioned in this episode:

• NaNoWriMo https://nanowrimo.org/

• NaNoWriMo 2020 No In-Person Announcement https://twitter.com/NaNoWriMo/status/1295841536916115462

• Zoom https://zoom.us/

• Slack https://slack.com/

• Marco Polo App https://www.marcopolo.me/ 

• Voxer https://www.voxer.com/ 

• Stop Writing Alone Bookshop https://bookshop.org/shop/Stopwritingalone 

• NV Rivera YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpPlp1EVzQhDFPdGp5w2KoQ?view_as=subscriber 

• Stay connected to learn about all Stop Writing Alone stuff -- get on Nicole’s email list: https://mailchi.mp/ff8df93e57dc/penpals 

• Buy Nicole a coffee (AKA support the podcast!) https://ko-fi.com/stopwritingalone

 

Places to connect to the STOP WRITING ALONE community and introduce yourself:

• Stop Writing Alone FB Page: https://www.facebook.com/stopwritingalone/

• Join the Stop Writing Alone with Nicole Rivera FB Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2205774733034348/

• Stop Writing Alone website: https://stopwritingalone.com/

• Join the Stop Writing Alone email list: https://mailchi.mp/ff8df93e57dc/penpals 

• Stop Writing Alone Instagram account https://www.instagram.com/stopwritingalone/ 

• Nicole’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/nv_rivera 

• The Stop Writing Alone voice number (call to introduce yourself!): (646) 907-9607 

 

When you find a group of people who lift you up on a daily basis, it is important to share their awesome. Here are links to the women in Nicole’s Mastermind group (currently going by the name The Voxer Vixens!). Please support these women who do so much to support Nicole on a daily basis!

• Kim A. Flodin https://www.howinthehellpodcast.com/

• Lisa Murray https://ihavedreamsdammit.com/

• Claire Oldham West https://slimmingstories.podbean.com/

• Johanna Jaquez-Peralta https://www.instagram.com/latina_livin_keto/

• Emma Isaacs https://www.instagram.com/emmaisaacsdesign/