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NaNoWriMo Day 11: Word War!

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Help me decide what happens next in the comic strip! Voting ends at 2 pm EST today.
Should Moxie and Ed WIN or LOSE the Word War?
Click Here to VOTE.
General info
Index of all the 2009 NaNoWriMo cartoons so far.
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Inkycomic Review: THE UNFINISHED ANGEL by Sharon Creech

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NaNoWriMo Day 10: Meeting Mo

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Thanks for all the great suggestions about what should happen next! Over 60% voted that they meet others doing NaNoWriMo, and I loved some of your ideas. Several of you suggested the Word War, hence the comic above. Other plot ideas you guys proposed are going to [...:]

NaNoWriMo Day 9: Productive

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HELP ME DECIDE WHAT HAPPENS NEXT:
Click here to help me decide what should happen next. I'll take suggestions until 2 pm EST today!
General info
Index of all the 2009 NaNoWriMo cartoons so far.
Follow @inkyelbows on Twitter for writing info & cartoons. Feel free to add me as [...:]

NaNoWriMo Day 8 – You Know Someone Really Cares When…

168 of you voted in my "what happens next" poll, and 82% wanted Moxie to go out with Ed.
Index of all the 2009 NaNoWriMo cartoons so far.
Follow @inkyelbows on Twitter for writing info & cartoons. Feel free to add me as a NaNoWriMo buddy.

NaNoWriMo Day 7: The Question

What happens next depends on you guys. Should Moxie say yes?
ANSWER HERE.
Other Updates:
Just posted an interview with Dragonchilde, the Goddess of the NaNoWriMo Forums.
Also, if you're behind in your NaNo wordcount, use #nanopanic to commiserate with and encourage others who are behind.
Index of all the 2009 NaNoWriMo cartoons so far.
Follow @inkyelbows on Twitter for writing [...:]

Interview: Heather Dudley (Dragonchilde), NaNoWriMo Forums Moderator

On the NaNoWriMo forums, Heather Dudley is better known as "Dragonchilde." She is immensely patient and helpful, even with the forum users are being crabby/whiny.
From her bio on the NaNoWriMo Staff page:
After spending more hours than she really likes to think about volunteering on the forums, Heather was invited to take over Forums Moderation [...:]

#nanopanic: hashtag for those behind in their NaNoWriMo wordcount

If you're on Twitter and are behind in your wordcount, use the #nanopanic hashtag to find others for mutual encouragement (and motivational panic ).
Please ONLY use #nanopanic if you're behind in wordcount or are posting encouragement for those behind in wordcount. And no "I wrote 25,000 wds yesterday and you can, too" [...:]

NaNoWriMo Day 6: Don't forget to have FUN

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For those interested, Lazette Gifford (or Zette on the NaNoWriMo forums) is a published author, owner of Forward Motion for writers, and the editor for Vision: A Resource for Writers (which has published some of my comics).
She's an extraordinarily productive writer and has some excellent advice about [...:]

E-Book Reader Poll Results: 26.6% want an Apple tablet

Thanks to all those who responded to my poll earlier this week. 244 people responded. I realized that very few were familiar with ALL the e-reader devices I listed, but one of my goals was to see what basic reaction you had to the list: an "off the top of my head" reaction, based on [...:]