3:NaNo Culture

When I say "NaNo Culture," I am referring not only to the way people live during NaNoWriMo, but the kind of people who do it, and all the little things idioms and nuances that go along with any culture. It used to be that NaNo was only for "crazy writers." You know the type, the people who are living like it is NaNo all the time. Those "weird" people who spend so much time scribbling words onto paper they don't get to see the sun very often. That was only the first couple years though, now NaNo attracts all sorts of people. There are still the crazy writers of course, but now there are the stay-at-home-moms, the over achieving student, the under-achieving student who are setting themselves up for failure, computer programmers, retired people, and many other clicks that really don't matter, because everyone doing NaNoWriMo care about only one thing. Writing, writing something that is inside of you, even if you don't reach 50,000 words, it's still all about writing...

Okay, I'll admit it, "NaNo Culture," isn't even a real topic. I just couldn't think of anything for today so I thought I would come up with a vague sounding one and come up with it as I went along. I'm not even writing this today. I wrote it yesterday(today?) on Friday and scheduled it because I wasn't sure I could get to it today, (tomorrow?) I am also planing on doing the same thing for tomorrow's(the day after tomorrow's?) post. Another busy day.

Anyhoo, while it isn't an exhaustion list, here a some bits and pieces of "NaNo culture" for your enjoyment. 

Idioms:

NaNo-is a shortened version of NaNoWriMo. It literally means the same thing, it's just two lest syllables. It can also be used as an adjective meaning something is affiliated with NaNoWriMo. Such as, "Oh, I love your NaNo mug!"

WriMo-I've actually only seen this a couple other places, but those few places agree in their use of it, and it means someone who participates in NaNo. In fact, I used it in NaNo Events and Programs. 

Nuances:

The Traveling Shovel of Death-I'm not sure how this got started, but it is a huge part of NaNo now. It is quite random, and one would think most would have found it old after a couple years, but it is still alive and kicking. 

Music-What music you listen to is a huge part of NaNo culture, or at least everyone is always talking about it during NaNo, so I assume it is.

COFFEE!!!!-Coffee is huge in NaNo, or if you're not a coffee drinker, tea, most likely chia. You can't novel without your caffeinated beverage. 

Waiting till the last moment-I personally don't do this, but I should sometime, because apparently that is what most people do. They write the last 25,000 words in the last five days of NaNoWriMo.