http://www.teampodcasts.net/nanomonkeys Hosted by PG Holyfield, Chris Miller, and Kris Johnson, the NanoMonkeys aim to help get you through the madness that is NaNoWriMo. Sun, 02 Dec 2007 15:30:19 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Thanks so much for joining us again this year!  In this episode, we have a few parting thoughts from Chris Miller and Tee Morris. :)  See you next year!Download Standard Podcast http://www.teampodcasts.net/nanomonkeys/2007/12/01/another-year-another-novel/ Host: Chris Miller, co-founder of Podiobooks.com "It is not the critic who counts: not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by ... http://www.teampodcasts.net/nanomonkeys/2007/11/30/day-30-the-finish-line/ Host: Seth Harwood, author of Jack Wakes Up, Jack Palms II: This Is Life, and A Long Way from Disney A suggestion for your New Year's resolutions. A suggestion for your New Years.Download Standard Podcast http://www.teampodcasts.net/nanomonkeys/2007/11/29/day-29-freewriting-as-a-part-of-the-process-next-step-revision/ Host: P. G. Holyfield, author of Murder at Avedon Hill Let your stream of consciousness guide you, young jedi. Also a focus on Voice Recognition softwareDownload Standard Podcast http://www.teampodcasts.net/nanomonkeys/2007/11/28/day-28-talk-it-out/ Host: Chris Miller, co-founder of Podiobooks.com Train the mind. Ritualize the act of writing. Or...not.Download Standard Podcast http://www.teampodcasts.net/nanomonkeys/2007/11/27/day-27-find-a-room-shut-the-door-habitualize/ Host: Sam Chupp, author of Heart of the Hunter How it is important to, sometimes, break your silence and your loneliness with some good, honest, distracting socializing. But not too much. Get back to work!Download Standard Podcast http://www.teampodcasts.net/nanomonkeys/2007/11/26/day-26-nanobreaks/ Host: Nuri Steinhauer, of the Seeing in Stereo Webcomic and the Artist Alley podcast Social writing can work. The pros and cons of going to Write-Ins and some advice to take with you. Download Standard Podcast http://www.teampodcasts.net/nanomonkeys/2007/11/25/day-25-when-you-cant-write-in-go-outto-a-write-in/ Host: Chris Miller, co-founder of Podiobooks.com  If you're really, truly blocked...it's time to use extreme measures. Like Sex.Download Standard Podcast http://www.teampodcasts.net/nanomonkeys/2007/11/24/day-24-his-turgid-rod/ Host: Seth Harwood, author of Jack Wakes Up, Jack Palms II: This Is Life, and A Long Way from Disney Here's some applause for getting this far. Now, let's think for a moment about what comes NEXT.Download Standard Podcast http://www.teampodcasts.net/nanomonkeys/2007/11/23/day-23-youre-doing-it-youre-really-doing-it/ Host: Erik John Bertel, author of Flores Girl: The Children God Forgot Obsession and staying obsessed in your writingsDownload Standard Podcast http://www.teampodcasts.net/nanomonkeys/2007/11/22/day-22-are-you-a-writer/ Host: Sam Chupp, author of Heart of the Hunter This is just a reminder as to how you might best take care of your primary writing instrument: your brain.Download Standard Podcast http://www.teampodcasts.net/nanomonkeys/2007/11/21/day-22-take-care-of-your-instrument/ Host: Tee Morris, author of Morevi, Billibub Baddings and the Case of the Singing Sword, and co-founder of Podiobooks.com.Writers Block when Under the GunDownload Standard Podcast http://www.teampodcasts.net/nanomonkeys/2007/11/20/day-20-writers-block-when-under-the-gun/ Host: Ken Newquist, publisher of the Nuketown Webzine, host of Nuketown Radio, game designer/review, and writer. Exercise: Good for the Body, Good for the Writer's MindDownload Standard Podcast http://www.teampodcasts.net/nanomonkeys/2007/11/19/day-19-exercise-good-for-the-body-good-for-the-writers-mind/ Host: Mark Yoshimoto Nemcoff, author of Number One With A Bullet, Shadow Falls: Badlands, and many more.Use your stream of consciousness to your advantage.Download Standard Podcast http://www.teampodcasts.net/nanomonkeys/2007/11/18/day-18-the-joy-of-stream-of-consciousness/ Host: Jared Axelrod, host of The Voice of Free Planet X and Aliens You Will Meet, author of Tales from the Uncanny ValleyCharacters and situations quite often don't follow the paths we set out for them.  Why that's okay and how you can work with it.Download Standard Podcast http://www.teampodcasts.net/nanomonkeys/2007/11/17/day-17-allowing-yourself-to-lose-the-plot/ Host: P. G. Holyfield, author of Murder at Avedon HillLearn the joy that is yWriter. Links: yWriter Scrivener Screenshots of yWriterDownload Standard Podcast http://www.teampodcasts.net/nanomonkeys/2007/11/16/day-16-ywriter/ Host: Phil Rossi, author of CrescentThe sweet bliss of the first draft.  Writing to tell yourself the story. You've seen yourself naked plenty of times; no need to be shy in this stage of the game.Download Standard Podcast http://www.teampodcasts.net/nanomonkeys/2007/11/15/day-15-who-am-i-writing-for-anyway/ Host: Sam Chupp, author of Heart of the HunterHaving trouble getting any words down yet? Don't let yourself fall into despair. Wake up this morning, or tomorrow morning, and try again.Download Standard Podcast http://www.teampodcasts.net/nanomonkeys/2007/11/14/day-14-wake-up-and-try-again/ Host: Seth Harwood, author of Jack Wakes Up, Jack Palms II: This Is Life, and A Long Way from DisneyThis is all about writing from the strength of your sentences, listening to your music, instead of trying to stick to the truths you think you know.Download Standard Podcast http://www.teampodcasts.net/nanomonkeys/2007/11/13/day-13-listen-to-the-music-youre-making/ Host: P. G. Holyfield, author of Murder at Avedon Hill and Phillipa Ballantine, author of Chasing the BardThis is Pip Ballantine's Nano Party, straight from New Zealand. Enjoy!Download Standard Podcast http://www.teampodcasts.net/nanomonkeys/2007/11/12/day-12/ Host: Natalie Metzger Did your plot just fizzle out and die? Well, fear not good Nanowrimo-ians! Throw your characters into a pit of nasty things. Quit being so nice and the fountain of words shall flow once more.Download Standard Podcast http://www.teampodcasts.net/nanomonkeys/2007/11/11/day-11-play-dirty/ Host: Seth Harwood, author of Jack Wakes Up, Jack Palms II: This Is Life, and A Long Way from Disney Some good advice I got from (reading) Hemingway about when to leave off for the day. (No drinking involved.)Download Standard Podcast http://www.teampodcasts.net/nanomonkeys/2007/11/10/day-10-how-to-set-yourself-up-for-the-next-days-start/ Host: Erik John Bertel, author of Flores Girl: The Children God Forgot Getting past that pesky writer's block.Download Standard Podcast http://www.teampodcasts.net/nanomonkeys/2007/11/09/day-9-running-around-the-block/ Host: Sam Chupp, author of Heart of the Hunter How to find and use "Found Time." This is time you could be writing, that is currently not being used for anything else.Download Standard Podcast http://www.teampodcasts.net/nanomonkeys/2007/11/08/day-8-look-i-found-a-minute-under-the-couch/ Host: Kris Johnson of The Volcanicast Is your novel set on the planet Earth in the present (or near present) day? Don't be afraid to allow your story to change the world as we know it.Download Standard Podcast http://www.teampodcasts.net/nanomonkeys/2007/11/07/day-7-change-the-world/ Host: P. G. Holyfield, author of Murder at Avedon Hill The art (or the hardest thing you've ever done) of writing without editing.Download Standard Podcast http://www.teampodcasts.net/nanomonkeys/2007/11/06/day-6-dont-read-just-write/ Host: Natalie Metzger Ways to pull ideas out of your surroundings.Download Feeding Your Creative Engine http://www.teampodcasts.net/nanomonkeys/2007/11/05/day-5-feeding-your-creative-engine/ Host: Seth Harwood, author of Jack Wakes Up, Jack Palms II: This Is Life, and A Long Way from Disney Sometimes when you sit down to write do you have a lot on your mind? Use these simple tips to get your mind onto your project and down to business.Download Journaling ... http://www.teampodcasts.net/nanomonkeys/2007/11/04/day-4-journaling-to-get-yourself-in-the-zone/ Host: Jason Penney Ideas on how best to work with your muse, and some tips on how to put your muse to work while you're not writing.Download Outsmart Your Muse http://www.teampodcasts.net/nanomonkeys/2007/11/03/day-3-outsmart-your-muse/ I've fixed the link to the Nanomonkeys message board up at the Nano site. Have at it! http://www.teampodcasts.net/nanomonkeys/2007/11/02/link-to-nanowrimo-message-board-fixed/