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One of my sister's bucket list items is to see whales. Going on a cruise would be cool too but mainly we want to see whales. What are my best options for this?

I've got an aunt that did an Alaskan whale cruise several years back. That is unfortunately the extent of my useful information as I don't know what service she used to find hers. But she did enjoy the trip and if I recall correctly she did indeed see some whales.

Probably somewhere off the coasts of Alaska, the west coast of Canada, and down off Oregon, Washington, California. I live in northern California and its big business here taking boatloads of folks whale watching, just do your research because your chances of seeing whales is best when they migrate, also if you're interested in seeing baby whales with their moms there's a time of year for that too.

I'd suggest looking into Alaska or possibly Hawaii. I know my mom saw them off California one year and did one in Hawaii another year.

If there's a travel agent nearby, stop by and ask them. The travel agent I use isn't pushy at all (I only go to see her when I have an idea bout traveling) and she's been great about pushing me towards the right directions for my trips.

I once took a day trip whale watching cruise out of Port Townsend, Washington. The boat took us to the San Juan Islands and back and we did indeed see whales. There are probably other cruises out of other parts of Washington State that don't involve traveling so far from Seattle first, although a trip to the Olympic Peninsula could include hiking and other activities. Bring Dramamine.

So, I know it says that you can write fanfiction for this but whenever it comes up, everyone talks about their original fiction and I never hear about fanfiction. I'm not interested in writing anything original but I feel weird participating for fanfiction, especially if I want to be participate in the larger NaNoWriMo community.

What's been your experience? How many people write fanfiction for NaNoWriMo?

Traditionally, you were asked to begin a completely new, original novel on November 1st (no fanfic, no non-fiction, nothing you've written a single word on previously). They've sinced loosened that restriction (not that it was ever enforced!), and there should be a "rebels" area for fanfic and the like in the message boards.

I saw your subject and was just about to ask if one could write fanfiction. I am way more about that (i always feel awkward writing my own fiction most of the time). I'm definitely going to do that this year.

I never did, but in the major fandoms, there's usually someone who starts their story about for NaNoWriMo as a way of motivating themselves.

I say go for it.

I'm not sure about the NaNoWriMo community itself, but there's always a *flood* of fanfiction in November with people using this to push them to finish things. Or just to get back to writing in general. I think some just ghost the main community and do their own thing.

You definitely wouldn't be alone in writing fanfiction.

There's a genre for fan fiction in the forums and its usually pretty lively. So if you want to adhere to the letter of NaNo, really it just needs to be something you're starting fresh (notes and research beforehand are fine, just story copy). But as has been mentioned, you so won't be alone if you "rebel" and use it to finish things or do a bunch of small things.

Both years I've won?

I wrote fanfiction.

After a seven year streak of not winning.

Writing fanfiction again this year, and hope to make it three years! (Besides, I really need to get back into writing mode...)

Any short stories/novels/etc?

Actually, murderers, criminals, whatever. I don't want them to be good. And if it is told from like alternating POVs that is great.

artemis fowl is a light version of that, i think

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