Where we keep the old and current newsletters. There is also a place in here for you to recommend things to be put in the next newsletter.

Moderators: Elizabeth Sabourin, allmylove, rhiannon

Sub-board: Archives

Where the staff post special and important announcements.

Sub-board: Winners!

We don't have any nifty graphs or charts, but at least you can still keep track of your daily word counts in here.

Moderator: Elizabeth Sabourin

Sub-boards: January, March, May, July, September

Public lounges where everyone can go to chat, based on common goals, interests or ages.

Sub-boards: Newbies!, Age Group: Teens, Age Group: 20s, Age Group: 30s & 40s, Age Group: 50+, Military Lounge, Fans & Critics Lounge, Off Topic Lounge

A comfy place for writerly groups doing 6Mo, 6No en masse. Groups are brought together by a connection of interests from across regional boundaries. So this is the place to create your board for your online group, your food preferences, or any other loose-knit group taking part in the writing escapade together.

Sub-boards: Nerdfighters Unite!, Crocheters' Group

Make or find a NaNo word count calendar, get signature banner creation help, share your fabulous art, and discuss the fine nuances of cover art generation!

Sub-boards: Galleries, Film Makers, Completed Requests

If there's one thing more fun than working on your novel in, it's not working on your novel when you know you should be. Come here for a relaxing mental vacation full of bumping, egregiously erroneous information, movie-title tag, word-association, and much, much more.

Asian lounges.

Australian lounges.

Moderator: allmylove

Sub-board: Australia :: Adelaide

Canadian lounges.

Moderator: Elizabeth Sabourin

Sub-board: Ontario :: Elsewhere

Europian lounges.

Israeli lounge.

American lounges.

Sub-boards: Montana :: Elsewhere, Nebraska :: Elsewhere

Telling tall tales with the Chick Literati.

Provocative subjects and sensual tales where writers grapple with leaving less to the reader's imagination.

Moderator: allmylove

Other worlds or even places not unlike our own: planes of existence where magic is commonplace and fantastical creatures abound.

Moderators: Elizabeth Sabourin, ChoKiba

Grappling with the realities of 17th century kitchen technology? Need help making realistic dialogue for your pre-Columbian youth? Settle in for chats with your fellow novelists who are doing the time warp.

Moderators: ChoKiba, cryndyl

Graphic tales that leave you on the edge of your seat, hands trembling as you dare to write the next sentence.

Moderators: dragonyoga, Elizabeth Sabourin

Sure, grappling with complex personal and societal issues isn't the most marketable move. And no, we don't always have the tightest plots. But we sure know how to throw a party.

Story-driven, able to be gobbled up in a single transcontinental plane ride. May contain elements of some or all other genres.

Where mystery writers gather to find out who done it.

Moderator: Elizabeth Sabourin

A light-filled place to ponder the meaning of it all.

Moderator: ChoKiba

The young novelist thought she had everything she wanted...until this handsome forum walked into her life and changed everything forever.

Moderator: cryndyl

Laugh the months away.

Interplanetary travel, other planets and extreme technology. Pop by the cafe for coffees of the galaxy.

Moderators: dragonyoga, cryndyl

For all the ghosts and monsters that creep us out, but don't have the same gore and scare rating that horror does.

Moderators: dragonyoga, Elizabeth Sabourin

A clubhouse for those writing novels geared for young ones.

Moderator: allmylove

For those who answered "none of the above.

Moderators: Elizabeth Sabourin, cryndyl

You're writing a memoir, a script, a nonfiction book about turtles or something else that's not a novel. You're a Rebel, baby! Converse with your fellow outlaws here.

Batman needs a new sidekick. Clark really should dump Lois. This is the place for you comic lovers.

Sub-boards: Batman, Spiderman, Superman

Computer games, video games, board games, you've played 'em all. But what happened after you passed the last level?

Writing a fic based off a movie? This is the place for you.

Sub-board: Pirates of the Caribbean

Is your plot running out of steam? Don't know what to name your main character's third uncle? Are you unsure of how to tie everything together? Unload your thorny plot problems here, and let our team of literary technicians get your book back on the right foot.

From polka to punk, music is the most powerful writing stimulant available without a prescription. What CDs do you rely on for writing inspiration? And what are your characters listening to?

PC? Cell phone? Smoke signals? What technology (or lack thereof) are you going to use to write your novel this year?

Survey says: post your polls here! There's nothing like a good multiple choice question.

A clubhouse for novelists in distress.

Unexpected success stories from the frantic novel-writing front.

Go mano-a-nano with other wrimos for word count & productivity. Step inside for a little help in getting started, keeping going or just some practice at getting the creative juices flowing.

Moderators: Elizabeth Sabourin, cryndyl

Revising, Rewriting, Editing, Submitting & Publishing.