What is NaNoWriMo or (NaNo for short) you say? It\u2019s National Novel Writing Month. If you have a novel idea that\u2019s been rattling around in your head for a while, participate in NaNoWriMo! Write 1,667 words a day for 30 days in November, and you\u2019ll have 50,000 words\u2014the average length of a novel. It doesn\u2019t have to be perfect or even publishable by the end. It\u2019s about getting words down on the page and engaging in a daily writing practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What is NaNoWriMo or (NaNo for short) you say? It\u2019s National Novel Writing Month. If you have a novel idea that\u2019s been rattling around in your head for a while, participate in NaNoWriMo! Write 1,667 words a day for 30 days in November, and you\u2019ll have 50,000 words\u2014the average length of a novel. It doesn\u2019t […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":39,"featured_media":1287,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[340624],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1285","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-creative-writing-2"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.umflint.edu\/writingcenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1285","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.umflint.edu\/writingcenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.umflint.edu\/writingcenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.umflint.edu\/writingcenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/39"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.umflint.edu\/writingcenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1285"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.umflint.edu\/writingcenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1285\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1290,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.umflint.edu\/writingcenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1285\/revisions\/1290"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.umflint.edu\/writingcenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1287"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.umflint.edu\/writingcenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1285"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.umflint.edu\/writingcenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1285"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.umflint.edu\/writingcenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1285"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
It\u2019s also lots of fun! NaNoWriMo\u2019s website offers all kinds of great tips, tools, and contests to keep you going. You can even start a writing support group to keep you and your writing friends motivated. I\u2019ve participated in NaNoWriMo for several years, but two years ago I made it to 50,000 words! It was a hoot to see all the bells and whistles go off when I reached that mile marker. I don\u2019t always make it to the finish line, but I\u2019ve enjoyed trying. I also generated some great material to work with for a novel I\u2019ve been wanting to finish. As I said, it doesn\u2019t have to be perfect or pretty, it\u2019s about getting words down on the page, whatever the words are. Writing is about showing up to the page. Inspiration isn\u2019t a reliable partner, but your computer, chair, and your writing friends are. Join NaNo and get your story ideas going! Check it out for yourself: https:\/\/nanowrimo.org<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"