When Ali Cross first started the writer's dojo in 2008, she did it as a way to keep the glory of National Novel Writing Month alive all year long. She loved the camaraderie and support she received during the month of November and desired that same feeling of community every month of the year, in every aspect of writing--not just the drafting.
Beginning February 1st, 2013, the writer's dojo returns to its roots and ushers in a new age of ninjawesomeness. Each month we will open three training rooms at the writer's dojo website. A room for drafters (Writing Month, aka WriMo), a room for revisers (Revising Month, aka ReMo) and a room for those querying (Querying Month, aka QuMo).
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We invite you to set your own goals, whether it's to write a thousand words a day, revise ten pages a week, or submit twenty queries in a month, and register your goal in the appropriate training room.
Every Monday we'll post the leaderboard for the previous week, and at the end of each month those who met their goal will be able to post the coveted Writing Ninja Warrior badge on their blog or website.
CHATS: At the dojo every Thursday at 4:00 p.m. Eastern time.
TWITTER: Anytime, day or night, at #writingninja.
GOOGLE+: Join our community for random write-ins and sprints.
NEWSLETTER: Subscribe to our Ninja News and once a month you'll receive an email with an encouraging note and a list of the top performers for the previous month. There will also be opportunities for giveaways, starting with February's newsletter!
We hope to see you at the dojo as you reach for--and achieve--your goals!
22 comments:
Just awesome how much the Dojo has grown! Ali created something really awesome.
I've seen Ali's Dojo forever and never really knew what it was. Thanks for the explanation. I'll definitely have to check it out!
Love your new look, BTW!
Really expanding a ton and great new look here too.
Sounds hardcore...and cool, thanks for the info:)
I'm looking forward to trying this. I could use a little bit of pressure.
Sounds like a really great support network.
Glad to hear the dojo is back!
Sounds awesome! I'll have to check it all out :D
This sounds like a great idea if you need the motivation to keep going. :)
It's great that the dojo is still going strong! It sounds like a terrific support system.
Julie
Sounds like a good idea and with the dojo thing it adds an element of intimidation--continue writing or else.
I signed up ages ago, but just never sat still enough to set goals. I'll definitely look at this when I'm back from Europe. :-)
My goals are a moving target, LOL. Love that the Dojo is doing so well, and I love what you've done with your blog design!
Glad to see the Dojo is back! Gotta love Ali. :)
Wow, I should join this to keep me honest! Plus, I want one of those awesome badges, lol!
Wow. That's really cool. Now, where's my gi?
Do you have to be a specific genre to join?
I love this! I'll subscribe to the newsletter so I can join in the fun:-)
What a great idea for supporting each other.
That is a fantastic idea!
Joined it last year, but never kept up with it. Hope y'all have fun though, and achieve great things!!
I'll see you at the dojo! Good luck with your goals. It starts tomorrow!
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