NaNoWriMo hipsterPDA

Welcome

Welcome to a page about NaNoWriMo hipster PDAs. I am NewMexicoKid, co-Municipal Liaison (ML) for the Illinois::Naperville region of NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month). A hipster PDA is a concept invented by Merlin Mann in 2004: a pack of index cards with a clip where each card serves a different function as a retro-PDA (Personal Digital Assistant). In 2005, I introduced to the NaNoWriMo ML community the NaNoWriMo hipster PDA.

So what kinds of cards do you keep in a NaNo hipster PDA?

reference links to important sites
advice cards for noveling
NaNo calendar
blank cards
story board cards
cards with forms upon them for various purposes

What do you use your hPDA for?

For myself, mostly I use it to have blank index cards with me at all times so I can jot down ideas when the muse is with me. Helpful references or inspirational cards can also be useful.

Files

2012 nanobots hipster PDA
2011 November Novelist Essential Toolkit, featuring the Cyborg Ninja Helper Wombat
2010_Naperville_hipster_PDA.PDF (five 3x5 cards, double sided; intended for printing directly to 3x5 index cards. This version has references to favorite writing books and blogs)
Story question cards (four 3x5 cards: intended for printing directly to 3x5 index cards. From K. Kitts)
Self-esteem-toolkit.pdf (six 3x5 cards; intended for printing directly to 3x5 index cards. These are a condensed version of Gerald Weinberg's excellent blog post: Satir's Self-Esteem Tool Kit for Writers. Adapted with permission from Gerald Weinberg. Also see his home page and his books: More Secrets of Consulting: The Consultant's Tool Kit and Weinberg On Writing: The Fieldstone Method)

Links

NaNoWriMo hipster PDA (original 2005 page with 2006 updates and files; organized by NewMexicoKid, co-ML for the Naperville region of NaNoWriMo)
Introducing the Hipster PDA (original 2004 article from 43 Folders)
Hipster PDA - 43FoldersWiki - with Benefits, Ingredients and Assembly, Hipster Contents, Hipster Accessories
The 2005 D*I*Y Planner Hipster PDA Edition - from a million monkeys typing; also see the v3 version of D*I*Y Planner Hipster PDA Edition
Illinois::Naperville forum for National Novel Writing Month

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