Readying Yourself For NaNoWriMo

Readying Yourself For NaNoWriMo

Are you participating in NaNoWriMo this year? I am! I’ve participated in NaNoWriMo for five years now (I started when I was nine). For me, NaNoWriMo is on par with Christmas, and my brother has been known to say that it’s better than Thanksgiving (I completely agree). NaNoWriMo is fun, challenging, and hectic.

NaNoWriMo can also be extremely difficult.

7 Things to Do When NaNoWriMo Is Over

For those of you who have held strong this November, you’re almost there! Only two days left in November. Regardless of whether or not you’ve won, the fact that you have made writing a priority this month is a huge accomplishment.

Now that November and NaNoWriMo is almost over, here are seven things you can do after NaNoWriMo.

Are You Reading The Right Books?

What do you do when you get stuck with your writing? There isn’t one answer of course, but I hope your first thought settles on reading. Assuming you’re an avid reader, a bibliophile, or a writer, at some point you’ve probably thought with regret about the limited scope of reading you can do in a lifetime. The latest boom in publishing (online, self-publishing, indie publishing), brings countless piles of books to to the reader. How to choose the right ones?

How to Win NaNoWriMo: Day One

To win NaNoWriMo, you must write a 50,000 word novel—from scratch—in one month (Nov. 1-30). That’s 1,667 words a day, every day, thirty days straight.

That’s a lot of words. If you’re participating in NaNoWriMo this year, how do you do it? Here are three suggestions.