November 1st through 30th is National Novel Writing Month, or NaNoWriMo.
If you’re not familiar with it, the goal of NaNoWriMo is to write a novel in a month. You can log your progress online, participate in forums for different genres, and receive motivation, support, and encouragement from other writers.
Unfortunately, I never seem able to participate because I’m in the middle of a manuscript (to technically follow the rules, you’re supposed to start a new project), but I feed off of the creativity and excitement of the participants and lurk in the forums pretty frequently, too.
I thought I’d run this post a little earlier than I ordinarily would, because I think that sometimes to write a novel quickly, we need a little prep-work beforehand.
Interested in participating in NaNoWriMo next month? Here are some posts to help you get prepared (some posts from last year and some more recent ones):
Wondering whether you should participate?
5 Reasons You Should Do NaNoWriMo: National Novel Writing Month: http://dld.bz/zHnH
The Pros and Cons of NaNoWriMo: http://dld.bz/3UfK
Recent series on NaNoWriMo:
Larry Brooks on StoryFix is currently running a series, “Nail Your NaNoWriMo.” Here are his first posts-- http://bit.ly/pvLOP0 , 2: http://bit.ly/pLADA8, 3: http://bit.ly/nrOeUD
Alexandra Sokoloff is also doing a series of posts on preparing for NaNoWriMo: http://bit.ly/qHH62A and http://bit.ly/mRWaNq are her first two.
Some help from last year:
6 Golden Rules of NaNoWriMo: http://dld.bz/3XH7
NaNoWriMo Workshop – Plot: http://dld.bz/3XHt
NaNoWriMo Boot Camp: Choosing the Right Idea: http://dld.bz/3876
Getting your NaNo on: http://dld.bz/386A
NaNoWriMo - Make a list: http://dld.bz/3cF3
Make Your NaNoWriMo Experience Count: http://dld.bz/2vp3
Countdown to NaNoWriMo: Outlining A Novel Worth Reading: http://dld.bz/2rkR
5 Resources To Help You Plan Your NaNoWriMo Novel: http://dld.bz/zyZQ
Anybody planning on participating in the challenge?