Two Things To Do Before November First And Why NaNoWriMo Is So Awesome By Indy Wild
Indy convinced me to do this thing called NaNoWriMo (which I need to prepare for), and I am getting excited now that November is almost here. Indy talks about NaNoWriMo here in this amazing post below.
For those who need a refresher, NaNoWriMo stands for National Novel Writing Month. Hundreds of thousands of writers participate in the challenge of writing 50k words in just November.
Writers have a ton of things going on—plot development, plot refining, editing, polishing, marketing, email writing, blogging, and cover work, among a myriad of other things. What makes NaNoWriMo special is that writers from all over synchronize their writing processes and busy lives to draft novels together.
Here are two things to do before the race starts next Friday.
- Have at least some part of your novel premeditated and ready to go. (Never underestimate how long it can take to get an inspiring concept for a novel.)
- Create an account at nanowrimo.org! Signing up isn’t truly necessary, but the website has a progress bar and you win little badges for your work as you pass benchmarks.
I’ve never written a book before or even a story longer than ten thousand words, but I’ve decided that I will try the NaNoWriMo because it’s fun and I need to write a book sometime. Why not this year? In one month? Well, I love challenges and this sounds like a excellent challenge for a very amateur writer. I would love to see how it turns out when I’m done. So, perhaps, you’re like me and just need some motivation like a NaNoWriMo (or maybe a really amazing coupon from your bro to edit a your book if it’s finished before the end of the year). I don’t know. I hope the whole project will turn out all right. I would love to keep you all posted. This book might just be the end of me, though. Don’t be surprised when Bella Rose dies from despair because she couldn’t finished 50k in one month 😉 (sorry, didn’t mean to scare you away from it. Definitely try it if you’re an aspiring writer; you probably won’t die from it). I can’t wait to see what happens. I can’t wait to see. So long.
