I've gone ahead and done a new banner and logo for the community, and changed the name to FediWriMo. There were a couple of reasons for this:

1. I didn't want to keep using the assets from the NaNoWriMo2 website.
2. The assets that I copied weren't laying out nicely.
3. I didn't want to keep the name as (a) it was associated with the NaNoWriMo2 website (ie, it could look like there was more of an association, when all we're doing here is referencing their site), and (b) I am concerned about the association with the previous organization.
4. I didn't know the origin of all the assets (ie, the font and the shield).
5. I was concerned that the "NaNoWriMo" part of the name is too off-putting.
6. I strongly feel that drawing the association to the Fediverse is important for our identity.

So, yeah, I was going to wait until Monday. But seeing as this topic didn't have any comments in over twelve hours, I decided to just move forward.

Yeah - that's going to be interesting for me, since I only have a vague premise for a story and no clue about anything else... :)

Thanks. Per other comments, I've updated the description of the community to (hopefully) move us away from the NaNo branding, and more towards the Fediverse.

But, I'll wait for a bit more feedback before changing the name. (Probably the rest of the weekend.)

Thanks - I agree - distancing from the original NaNoWriMo is for the better... And we can still use it in hashtags and stuff so it should show up it someone searches for that term. Also, I can make certain that "writing month" gets into the description of the group.

Did you like either "FediWriMo" or "InNoWriMo" as possible alternatives?

"Writey McWriteface" does have a ring to it... :)

Yes, NaNoWriMo does have the recognition - which is positive and negative, depending on the perspective of the person that sees it.

InNoWriMo does make for a bit of a break, expanding on the meaning, while maintaining the recognition of the original. Interesting suggestion.

Hmmm... Writey McWriteface does have a certain appeal though...

In all seriousness however, NaNoWriMo has name recognition, and I don't think making it fediverse specific will foster mainstream appeal (not that that needs to be the goal ofc). I like the International angle, call it InNoWriMo and have a slogan about being Innovative!, or unleashing your Inner writer!, or Innie belly buttons or something.

I looked at Obsidian some years ago, and it really just didn't fit the way I work. When I found Joplin I got it set up so I have it everywhere (desktop, laptop, phone, tablet, etc.) with everything being secured and in my control...(ie, I don't use any third-party syncing service).

So, I think I'll just keep it the way I have it now, and use NovelWriter for working on my book(s).

Nice, I considered using Joplin as my writing tool this time around since I use it as my note-taking application, however I decided that I didn't want to use the same tool for my notes and my creative process. I have a different approach when it comes to different types of writing.

I was using vim as my writing tool for a while. I did that using make files and pandoc to produce epub / pdf versions of the book I was working on.

But I decided that I wanted to get away from the nerdy stuff and just focus on my writing instead. Hence going back to LyX - and now looking at Novel Writer.

Yeah, Scrivner was one of the two I was thinking of. But I can't remember the name of the other one.

I've gotten used to LyX, and can't really look back. Word and LibreOffice are kind of the antithesis of what I want too use when I'm writing.

I don't know Jer's Novel Writer.

I know there is a similar piece of software for Mac and Windows that I've seen quite a few people using, but I don't find it all that attractive to me (I'm all about open source). And there is another piece of software that has a native Linux version I looked at, but I didn't care for it.

Novel Writer looks like a good piece of software that really mixes all of the elements that I want into a single package.

Welcome Miguel!

I've added Writing Month as an alternative tracker to the Community description, as it looks like a nice tool.

I was thinking about going the pen and paper route this year, but I've just gotten into fountain pens, and really don't think I'd be able to read what I wrote if I went that route... My penmanship isn't all that good yet. So, instead, I am going to be using a new (to me) piece of software: Novel Writer.

But who knows, I may bail on it and end up back in my tried and true LyX.

Thanks!

I’m surprised anyone would remember me from the Chris Baty years, so that’s awesome.

I was there during the early years, but fell off after a few years due to life issues... And really it's taken me this long to want to get back to doing this kind of activity again.

Thank you for your wonderful welcome, George!

I'm surprised anyone would remember me from the Chris Baty years, so that's awesome.

Also, I appreciate FediWriMo's No AI rule. I believe with an immovable certainty that creative endeavors meant for human consumption require humans. Art is empathy, is exposing the human condition in its beautiful yet ghastly imperfection. The whole point of making anything is to allow ourselves to do our worst, so we can get better through passion and practice. AI can't emulate humanity even as well as a parrot, for a parrot can interact with meaning and an AI bot will regurgitate words that mathematically go together yet contain no meaning. AI is a reflection in a cracked, smoky mirror in a dark room: We may believe we're talking to something with human qualities, but it's just our own image warped by its distortion and our environment. (IMO, of course.)

I'll absolutely take a look at TrackBear. I appreciate very much the recommendation. At worst, I can input my word count at both locations.

Hello and welcome aboard, Jess!

Glad you found us! I put together this community at the very last minute (as in, I literally put it together Friday night) after seeing one of our other participants asking in c/writing if anyone was participating this year, and seeing a website promoting the continuation of the competition without the ties to the original organization.

I remember your name from back in the day. I was never a big participant on the forums of the original site, primarily because I was busy with a full-time job, a part-time job, writing, and had a writer's group with a lot of friends that I was talking with all the time.

And, yes, we have a stated policy of No AI in this competition (see On Using AI During FediWriMo.

BTW - I have looked at WritingMonth, and it seems like a nice site. But, TrackBear (linked under the Resources) is far more advanced for tracking all of our projects -- both for FediWriMo and personal projects. I highly recommend checking it out.

Again, welcome aboard! I look forward to your contriubtions to the community.

George (aka Unattributed)