WrimoRadio: The Official National Novel Writing Month Podcast

WrimoRadio 6: Goodbye November; hello great beyond

wrimoradio@nanowrimo.org (National Novel Writing Month) — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 23:00:40 -0800

We talk cyborgs with Seattle, rewrites with Baggott, job-quitting with Tynan, and favorite NaNo '07 moments with dozens of Wrimos. Plus, Russ sings. Again!

WrimoRadio 2007 Episode 6: Goodbye November, hello great beyond

Contributors this week

John Tynan John Tynan is a poet who lives in Tempe, Arizona with
his wife Rene and their two dachshunds, Rigatoni and Alfredo. He currently maintains the web sites for Phoenix's NPR affiliate radio stations KJZZ and KBAQ.

Music featured this week

We get most of our great songs from the Podsafe Music Network!

WrimoRadio Theme Song by Chris Baty
"I Am Not Afraid" by Majek Fashek
"Supersexy '67" by Coltrane Motion
"Goodbye to Spring" by Josh Woodward
"Political Man" by The Twitch
"Island Jam #1" by Chris Baty and his mom's copy of Garageband
"MustBee Something" by Jim Richmond
"Lots of words" by Russ Uman

Production help by WrimoRadio Chief of Leveling Sonali Maulik and musical consultants Tanya Sirkin and Eujin Park. Thanks to John Tynan, Roz, Sarah, Lisa, Julianna Baggott, Russ, Michelle, Jonathan, and wee Pearl (photo of Pearl below).

Cool fact I didn't mention in the podcast: Pearl's mom, Michelle, won NaNoWriMo this year!

Pearl

Are you an experienced podcaster or radio journalist with recording equipment and editing software and a desire to do a piece about NaNoWriMo participants? Get in touch. Wrimoradio@nanowrimo.org.

WrimoRadio Episode 5

wrimoradio@nanowrimo.org (National Novel Writing Month) — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 01:32:43 -0800

We talk to a striking NaNoWriMo writer in LA, interview a woman who will be bringing more than a book into the world this week, and commission a NaNoWriMo jingle. Onward! To victory!

WrimoRadio 2007 Episode 5: Victory at Hand

Contributors this week

Jason Dozier Jason Dozier is a Linux System Administrator in Kansas City, KS. He has the dubious honor of being the creator of the We Are Not Cool Podcast.

Music featured this week

We get most of our great songs from the Podsafe Music Network!

WrimoRadio Theme Song by Chris Baty
"Mind Melt" by Mercury Sol
"Let's Get High" by Disciples of Panic Earth
"Goods" by Mates of State
"Hanging On" by Valley Lodge
"Mister Misery" by The Aggrolites
"Take it Easy" by The Gabor Bolla Quartet
"NaNoWriMo Jingle" by Shannon Cleary
"Cracked the Code" by The Polar Bear Project
NaNoWriMo Strike Chant by Jonathan Abrahams

NaNoWriMo Jingle lyrics:

NanoJingle-o
by Shannon Cleary

Thought I had a lot to say
Was gonna write a book someday
Now it seems I’ve found a way

Nanowrimo
All the time-o

Now I lay me down to sleep
Counting words instead of sheep
Can’t stop now I’m in too deep

Nanowrimo
All the time-o

Word count’s got me on my knees
My computer wants to freeze
Won’t somebody help me please

Nanowrimo
All the time-o

Think I’m coming round the bend
50,000 words to send
But now I don’t want this to end
Nanowrimo’s my best friend … (pause)

Nanowrimo
All the time-o
Mi-oh-my-oh
Nanowrimo
Say goodbye-o Sayanar-o Hasta lueg-o
Au Revoir-o Auf Wiedersehen-o
Arrivederci-o Aloha and Mahal-o Ciao y Adios-o
Namaste-o (last word is sung a capella, with harmonies, in choir-like
head voices, pure and clear, followed by CHINESE GONG – at very end)

Sound Effects: Clacking of keyboard somewhere to illustrate furious typing, of course! Also, use different sounds to illustrate different that genres have musical cues throughout, such as adventure sounds: Tarzan yell, bugle fanfare, Western sounds, futuristic sounds, fantasy chimes, Dixieland jazz, blues riffs, etc.—you can go wild on this one! International/cultural flavors are illustrated through musical instruments and voices at the end… different languages and accents for different countries and regions worldwide.

Production help by WrimoRadio Chief of Leveling Sonali Maulik and musical consultants Tanya Sirkin and Eujin Park. Thanks to Jonathan Abrahams, Michelle Villemaire, Shannon Cleary, Cybele May, Jessica Cowley, and all the Los Angeles Wrimos.

Get on the next episode of WrimoRadio!
Want to be on the December 11 episode of WrimoRadio? Just record yourself saying your name and your most memorable moment of NaNoWriMo 2007. Make sure it's 15 seconds or less, then convert it to a .wav or .mp3 file and email it to wrimoradio@nanowrimo.org. Submissions must be received by December 9.

Are you an experienced podcaster or radio journalist with recording equipment and editing software and a desire to do a piece about NaNoWriMo participants? Get in touch! We have some stories in need of producers. Wrimoradio@nanowrimo.org.

WrimoRadio Episode 4

wrimoradio@nanowrimo.org (National Novel Writing Month) — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 16:00:33 -0800

A tongue-twisting, short study of the Tipping Point for month-long novelists. Plus a preview of this year's winner's certificate, and some musings on important noveling headgear.

WrimoRadio 2007 Episode 4: The Tipping Point

Music featured this week

We get most of our great songs from the Podsafe Music Network!

WrimoRadio theme composed by Chris Baty
"Dragonbeat" by MoShang
"East Side Bar" (Instrumental) by Josh Woodward
"The Love That I Crave" by The Blow
"Bandoneon Acorazado" by Tangofusionclub
"Window To A Door" by F11

Visit graphic designer Tracy Johnson's website at www.tracysunrize.com.

Get on next week's episode of WrimoRadio!
Want to be on the November 27 episode of WrimoRadio? Just record yourself saying "My name is _______, and to celebrate my NaNoWriMo victory I'm going to_________". Make sure it's 15 seconds or less, then convert it to a .wav or .mp3 file and email it to wrimoradio@nanowrimo.org. Submissions must be received by November 26.

Production help by WrimoRadio Chief of Leveling Sonali Maulik and musical consultant Tanya Sirkin.

WrimoRadio Episode 3

wrimoradio@nanowrimo.org (National Novel Writing Month) — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 17:08:06 -0800

In a pensively rocking episode, we look at the rigors of NaNoWriMo's infamous middle weeks, and do a scientific survey of every single NaNoWriMo participant. In two minutes. Push on through with us!

WrimoRadio 2007 Episode 3: Pushing Through

WrimoRadio contributors featured on this show

Jason DozierJason Dozier is a Linux System Administrator in Kansas City, KS. He has the dubious honor of being the creator of the We Are Not Cool Podcast.

Music featured this week

We get most of our great songs from the Podsafe Music Network!

WrimoRadio theme composed by Chris Baty
"The Mating Game" by Bitter:Sweet
"Bam Bam Pt. 1" by Fire Underground
"Upon This Tidal Wave of Young Blood" by Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
"Traveling Radio" by Jr
"RSL-Elungelo" by Fresh Music
"Do Right" (instrumental) by Josh Woodward
"Mimi's NaNoWriMo Pep Song" by Urban Tapestry, performed with help from Scott Snyder.

Get on next week's episode of WrimoRadio!
Want to be on the November 19 episode of WrimoRadio? Just record yourself saying "My name is _______, and my tipping point came when _________" (You can hear an explanation of this whole "tipping point" thing in Episode Three of the show). Then convert it to a .wav or .mp3 file and email it to wrimoradio@nanowrimo.org. Submissions must 15 seconds or shorter and received by November 17.

Production help by WrimoRadio Chief of Leveling Sonali Maulik and musical consultant Tanya Sirkin.

MIMI'S NANOWRIMO PEP SONG
By Debbie Ridpath Ohi

Mimi is quite lightheaded,
hyper and so excited
She's signed up for NaNoWriMo
Mimi's novel grew and grew but
things slowed down, it's now Week Two, and
she still has 43,000 words to go.

Mimi calls her friends and cries
about her novel's sad demise,
but they say,

CHORUS:
Keep on writing, don't be a dope!
So what if your novel's under-weighted?
Keep on fighting, you can cope...
Add some footnotes! Annotate it!

Mimi says, "Okay, okay I
won't give up, at least today, and
hey I'll write about my boyfriend Tim" but
Tim he frowned and said a curse 'cuz he
hasn't seen her since November 1st
and wants to know what Mimi wrote about him?

So Mimi shows him Chapter 23 where he
saves the whole world and wins the lottery
and he says:

CHORUS:
Keep on writing, don't weep or mope
Food and sleep are over-rated
Keep on fighting, don't give up hope
When creativity has vacated
Nano-NaNoWrimo
Nano-NaNoWrimo
Nano-NaNoWrimo.

WrimoRadio 2: Love

wrimoradio@nanowrimo.org (National Novel Writing Month) — Mon, 5 Nov 2007 20:16:27 -0800

Love is in the air in this heartwarming episode of WrimoRadio!

WrimoRadio 2007 Episode 2: Love

WrimoRadio contributors featured on this love-filled show

Gabriella PapicGabriella Papic is a writer and humorist living in Toronto, Canada. For regular updates during NaNoWriMo 2007, visit her blog at: http://livefromto.blogspot.com

Music featured this week

We love us some Podsafe Music Network!

WrimoRadio theme composed by Chris Baty.

"Mister Misery" by The Aggrolites
"Meaning of Love" by Apeface and Crumplezone
"Louco Amor" by Everson Paladini
"Anti Anti" by Snowden
"Exquinoxal" by Incidental Fusion
"Blues Ovale" by AjT
"Bandoneon Acorazado" by Tango Fusion Club
"The Idiot Box" by Burn Like Nero
"The Journey" by Incidental Fusion
"Science vs. Romance" by Rilo Kiley
"NaNoWriMo" by Jessi Burke

Get on next week's determined episode of WrimoRadio
Want to be on the November 12 episode of WrimoRadio? Just record yourself saying "My name is _______, and the hardest thing about this year's novel is _________" Then convert it to a .wav or .mp3 file and email it to wrimoradio@nanowrimo.org. Submissions must 15 seconds or shorter and received by November 10.

Production help by WrimoRadio Chief of Leveling Sonali Maulik and musical consultant Tanya Sirkin.

Gayle's Tattoo

WrimoRadio 1: Inspiration

wrimoradio@nanowrimo.org (National Novel Writing Month) — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 23:20:59 -0700

WrimoRadio debuts with a bear-hug of inspiration. Participants share what got them fired up to write this year, and we hear from novelist Deanna Rayburn about first drafts, get some reassuring advice from NaNo veterans in London and Kansas, and learn about an inspiration store in your neighborhood that's open 24 hours a day.

Show notes:

WrimoRadio 2007 Episode 1: Inspiration

WrimoRadio contributors featured on this inspirational show

Mike Cook Mike is a Computing student from England, studying in the heart of London. He packs his novels with clichés and dusts them with puns.
Gabriella PapicGabriella Papic is a writer and humorist living in Toronto, Canada. For regular updates during NaNoWriMo 2007, visit her blog at: http://livefromto.blogspot.com
Fred MillerLives in Topeka, Kansas.

Music featured this week

We love us some Podsafe Music Network!

WrimoRadio theme composed by Chris Baty
"Ploughman's Lunch" by Harmony Glenn
"Big Butter and Egg Man from Way Down South" by Yamomanem
"Transcendence of the Ancient Ones" by Joe Mejer

Get on next week's lovely episode of WrimoRadio
Want to be on the loooove-themed November 5 episode of WrimoRadio? Just record yourself saying "My name is _______, and I love my novel because ________." Then convert it to a .wav or .mp3 file and email it to wrimoradio@nanowrimo.org. Submissions must 15 seconds or shorter and received by November 3.

Production help by WrimoRadio Chief of Leveling Sonali Maulik, musical consultant Tanya Sirkin, and Russ Uman.

Thanks to London advice team Royce Wood, Michael Cugley, and Tom Wilkinon, and show-opening WrimoRadio voicer Curtis Prebble.

WrimoRadio 2007 Teaser

wrimoradio@nanowrimo.org (National Novel Writing Month) — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 12:51:17 -0700

In this quickie hello, Chris introduces WrimoRadio and sends out a call for 15-second submissions about your inspiration for your 2007 NaNoWriMo novel.
UPDATE: We've received all the inspiration bits we can fit on the episode. Thanks, Wrimos! We'll have a new call for 15-second submissions on the October 29th episode!

Want to hear your voice on WrimoRadio? So do we! We're looking for .mp3 or .wav files of you saying "My name is ____________ and my inspiration for this year's novel is ___________".

Record it into your computer, and then by October 22nd. We'll play as many as we can on the October 29th episode of the show!

We're looking for a simple, easy-to-follow primer for people to record basic audio on their computers using free software and a Skype headset or the little microphone that came with their computer. Know of a page we can link to? Please send us the details! The address is below.

Show notes for the October 1 Teaser Episode
WrimoRadio theme song by Chris Baty.
Warm WrimoRadio shout-outs to: Russ for getting it all set up, Sonali and Tanya for helping out in the WrimoRadio music library, and Chris' upstairs neighbor Michael for not practicing his violin during WrimoRadio recording sessions.
WrimoRadio is made using ProTools LE, a Digidesign Mbox, a Sure SM57 microphone, and a Radio Shack windscreen. Podcasting is easy! Give it a try!
Comments? Wrimoradio@nanowrimo.org