Just let that sink in for a moment: 50,000 words! That’s a lot of words—but don’t panic! It’s only 1,667 words a day. You can do that! October is here, and for those ready to accept the challenge, that means NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) is fast approaching, with its 50,000-word goal looming on the … Continue reading 50,000 words . . .
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It happens every year, as reliably as Turkey Day and Christmas and Tax Day. It's the most grueling challenge you'll ever love ... and one we highly recommend. National Novel Writing Month - you may know it as NaNoWriMo (nan-no-RYE-moe) -- is an annual, internet-based creative writing project that challenges writers to pen an ambitious … Continue reading It’s That Time Again: National Novel Writing Month Is Here!
NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) in November seems like a distant memory now. It's hard to believe we're already halfway to the next annual writing challenge! It makes one wonder what has happened with the hundreds of manuscripts that spun out of that exciting competition. Are you among those authors who took the challenge? If … Continue reading Turn Your NaNoWriMo ‘Experiment’ into a Successful Self-Publishing Venture
Wow! NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) breezed by like the wind, and now we're faced with fun December things - like Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, etc. But before you start your holiday celebration, be sure to finish what you started last month - writing and (hopefully) publishing your book. If you need help, you may want … Continue reading Finish Your NaNoWriMo Novel!
Tick-tock, tick-tock ... Only two days til NaNoWriMo! Have you registered yet? National Novel Writing Month, or NaNoWriMo (nan-no-RYE-moe) for short, is an Internet-based creative writing project that challenges writers to pen 50,000 words in the month of November. The virtual event started in 1999 with fewer than two dozen writers and grew to an … Continue reading Don’t Wanna Go Slow? Give NaNoWriMo a Go!
We'd be willing to bet that all you writers and would-be authors who plan to participate in the 2012 NaNoWriMo are gearing up -- thinking about plot points, imagining your main characters, envisioning how your seat-of-the-pants writing experience is going to conclude. You may be nervous about the process. You probably would love some inspiration. … Continue reading Are You a NaNoWriMo Veteran? Tell Us Your Story!
National Novel Writing Month, shortened to the catchy NaNoWriMo (nan-no-RYE-moe), is an Internet-based creative writing project that challenges writers and would-be authors to pen 50,000 words in the month of November. Though it started in 1999 with fewer than two dozen participants, it's estimated that more than 200,000 tackled the challenge in 2010. We're hoping … Continue reading A Novel in 30 Days? Go NaNoWriMo!