Sometimes creativity needs another little boost before you do something about it. Next month is National Novel Writing Month and to honor November, there is a website that helps you write your own novel.
Nanowrimo.org is a website that encourages people of all ages to try to write a novel within a month.
Nanowrimo.org was established in 1999 and was founded on the belief that all stories matter. Since its opening year, the number of participants have been rising and rising.
Just last year, NaNoWriMo had 341,375 adult participants from every aspect of life such as auto-mechanics, out-of-work actors, and even some English teachers.
Children were also encouraged to attempt this amazing feat. 82,554 students and educators created their own novels through the Young Writers Program.
Since its establishment, there has been over 250 NaNoWriMo novels that have been traditionally published.
One of the most well-known books of this sort is Water for Elephants.
The website prides itself off the success of the userbase. It urges users to write at least 50,000 words in the month of November. They say that while the word count is a pretty steep obsticle, it is very doable.
NaNoWriMo believes that your story matters and that it needs to be written and read. They say that they love all the benefits helping authors write.
They put pride in being sloppy, rushing to meet deadlines, and working so hard that you dream about your own novel.
When asked why someone should start writing now and not wait until they’re ready to write their novel.
Their answer was that they believe that if an average person puts off writing a novel, then it will never be written. They want authors to be completely invested in their creation.
Along with word count monitering, the site has a forum for aspiring authors to get together and chat.
After a group of users complained about the large word count, the site made a forum for those of us who cannot create a full novel called “NaNo Rebels.”
The community itself is extremely supporting and is almost like a family. Everyone is working towards a goal and together they will all become authors.
I plan on participating this year for the first time. It will be my first novel-legth story and if it’s good enough I will attempt to get it published.
Kristen Mabry
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