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A big shout out to Brooke - thanks her friends  for contributing all the amazing images for this year's activity!**Big meaning grandness of the gesture, not size of the font.    Welcome to the 3rd Annual NaNoWriMo Write-A-Thon, the first activity of its kind (that I know of) where you can compete in NaNoWriMo and raise GPs for some great Writing.Com groups at the same time! This event is my way of showing appreciation to all the wonderful organizations on this site that encourage Writing.Com members to read, write, and participate in the WdC community. I hope you'll all join me in showing your support by participating as either a writer or a sponsor (or both!).  The concept is pretty straightforward, and is much like a typical walk-a-thon where competitors are supported by sponsors who have committed to donate a certain amount of financial support for each mile walked. Only instead of "walkers", we've got Writers, whose Sponsors commit to donate a certain number of GPs per word written! That's the general idea. If this activity interests you ... please, read on!   NaNoWriMo begins on Tuesday, November 1, 2011 @ 12:00AM. NaNoWriMo ends on Wednesday, November 30, 2011 @ 11:59PM. NaNoWriMo is a challenge to write a new 50,000-word novel during the month of November. Outlining and preparation is allowed, but working on a previously-written or previously-started novel is not. You must begin and finish writing a new novel during the month of November. For the complete rules governing NaNoWriMo (and this activity), check out the official NaNoWriMo website  . All Sponsors agree to donate a set number of GPs per word that each of their Writers completes. Sponsors are welcome to sign up under more than one Writer, and Writers can certainly have more than one Sponsor. It's all in the name of charity, so the more we give the better! Sponsors have the option of donation a fractional GP amount per word, and can set maximum donation limits so they can more carefully manage their donations and/or sponsor multiple Writers without going broke. Sponsors are asked to make a minimum donation of 5,000 GPs per Writer. WdC has a NaNo Counter which will be used to track progress: Writers are expected to be honest about reporting their word counts and respectful of the rules and spirit of NaNoWriMo (this includes no previously works, no fudging word counts, and no starting early or ending late). Sponsors are expected to make good on their donation promises. The idea is to have a great time, write a novel (or support the writing of a novel), and raise some money for some really great WdC causes in the process. Let's keep things fun, friendly and fair.  All funds raised by the Write-A-Thon will be divided as indicated and distributed to the following groups: 10% to the "RISING STARS CHARITABLE FUND" 10% to the "Anniversary Reviews Bank" 10% to the "Unofficial Erotica Newsletter Group" 10% to " Need Help With An Upgrade???" 10% to "The Quill Awards Panel and Bank" 10% to "I.N.K.E.D." 10% to "The Boiler Room Group " 10% to "The Dark Society" 20% for Write-A-Thon prizes and administration.  Signing up as a writer. If you're interested in competing as a Writer, please post your intent to compete in the forum below, or e-mail SoCalScribe   , to be added to the roster. The deadline to sign up as a writer is 11:59PM WdC time on October 31st, 2011. Each writer will be added to the "NaNoWriMo Write-A-Thon Group" and assigned to a team. Signing up as a sponsor. Each Sponsor needs to complete a "Sponsor Sign-Up Form" for each Writer he or she is sponsoring (and no, you cannot sponsor yourself ). Forms need to be submitted no later than 11:59PM WdC time on November 5th, 2010. Sponsors will also be added to the group in order to receive emails and updates. Team competition and word counts. Writers will be divided into randomly-assigned teams for the purposes of the grand prize. To determine team word counts, an average will be applied to any team with fewer members to balance out that team's word count with those teams that have more members. For more information, click here. Eligibility. In order to be eligible for the prizes, Writers must put forth a good faith effort to compete and/or support their teammates. There is a 12,500 word minimum word count necessary to qualify for prizes (it wouldn't be fair to penalize someone for not completing NaNo, but you have to put at least some time in to get rewarded). This determination will be made at the sole discretion of the activity organizers, and decisions are final. We also reserve the right to remove any team member that has signed up but has not been active or updated their word count. Please note that this is merely to ensure that Writers aren't signing up and expecting their team to carry them through to a prize. You have to participate (not just sign up) to win, and you'll receive ample warning before you're removed from a team or made ineligible for prizes. Paying up. All Sponsor donations should be made to the "NaNoWriMo Write-A-Thon Group" (Group #1546311). I will disburse the GPs to the Beneficiaries after NaNoWriMo concludes, once the Sponsors have all had a chance to contribute their funds. The goal is to wrap this activity and get the donations out by mid-December at the latest. Tracking progress. Writers need to use WdC's word count tracker , as that will be the mechanism used for determining prize winners, donation amounts, etc. Writers must update their NaNo Counter at least once per week (and preferably daily), as update/progress emails will be sent out periodically during the activity. Once you've entered your final word count at the end of November, PLEASE DO NOT update your word count again until December 5th, to avoid any incorrect calculations by me or your Sponsors. Donations. Non-sponsor donations of gift points or additional prizes are gladly accepted. Any individual who donates 50,000+ Gift Points will receive a Merit Badge of my choosing (from my own personal funds) in thanks for his/her support. For a list of generous donors, click here.  Okay, so what are these prizes that I keep mentioning? Well, the competing Writers who write a minimum of 12,500 words will each receive the following:  Either a NaNo Winner or NaNo Participant Merit Badge, depending on whether the goal of 50,000 words was reached.Additional individual prizes include:  A Fundraising Merit Badge for the Writer that earns the highest aggregate donation from all of his or her Sponsors. A Generosity Merit Badge for the Sponsor that makes the highest aggregate donation from all of his or her Writers. A Determination Merit Badge for the Writer with the highest final word count.Additionally, the competing Writers will be divided into teams. The winning team - that is, the team of writers with the highest combined word count - will receive the following:  5% of the total GPs raised, divided equally among the team members.So now everyone has an incentive... a guaranteed merit badge, and the potential for a share of 5% of the Write-A-Thon's proceeds! Not too bad, eh? Considering you were gonna try to write the novel anyway...    For a list of Write-A-Thon Writers, their respective Sponsors, and their team assignments, please check out:
You can also find statistics on Write-A-Thons from years past:
That's really all there is to it. So if you're planning on entering NaNoWrimo and want to earn some GPs for some fantastic WdC groups while you're at it, make sure you get a Sponsor to submit a "Sponsor Sign-Up Form" on your behalf by the end of October! Feel free to post your interest in being sponsored in the forum below, or directly contact any friends, mentors, or acquaintances you know. If you're having trouble finding a sponsor and it's getting close to the entry deadline, e-mail SoCalScribe and we'll figure something out.
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