NaNoWriMo it's here, people! Wow! Look how fast 2016 is flying by! I cannot believe it's been almost a year since I participated in my first NaNoWriMo writing challenge. NaNoWriMo means National Novel Writing Month. I stumbled upon it on the web. I read about it, looked over the website and, I initially, I said, "I don't have time for this." But, I guess I signed up for their newsletter and they kept emailing me...the hype got me excited! You get coaches, Municipal Liaisons, were in some areas, you can go meet and spend writing sessions together. There are Word Sprints, were you are giving a certain amount of time to write, write, write. You can also win prizes and percentages off items, etc.
NaNoWriMo is pretty active over social media. My favorite is following on Twitter, as well as their website. Both platforms, you can meet people and get support from other authors.
I actually won in 2015! I wrote 51000 words! The requirement is 50000. I was so elated! But, as of now, I'm still working on loose ends on my book I wrote last year's NaNoWriMo, Bingo, Baby! Begginer's Luck. I've been working on it little-by-little...I've procrastinated a lot... just being honest. It will be released soon! I'm going to tell you; this is pretty scary for me😰
But put that aside... I'm excited about NaNoWriMo 2016! I have already committed and announced my second book in the series: Bingo, Baby! Instant Winners. I'm going to make the outline tonight. I'm thinking maybe I should have 13 chapters...just because.
Tomorrow, the fun begins. November 1st to November 30th, I'll step up to the challenge. I intend to have Bingo, Baby! Instant Winners, done in a couple weeks, at least by the 20th; that's when the winning begins! Plus, I'm going out of town. I encourage all of you to check out their website. There you'll find lots of information. They have a store for you to purchase items, such as, t-shirts, sweatshirts, you can leave a donation to help further support student writers. My favorite is the word counter; it keeps track of how many words a day you should type, to reach the 50000 word count goal by November 30th!
I think NaNoWriMo is a great opportunity and fun. I am looking forward to doing so many more years to come. If you've already familiar with NaNoWriMo but, you don't want to take that 50,000 word challenge. Get your pens and paper, talk-to-text or just type, type, type away and get your book out there!
Come on, I know we can all do it! If you are like me, I can't wait till my first book is released. Maybe this is your first or seventh book; I hear it is something to be happy and thankful about. I'm looking forward to it. I hope you are encouraged.
Happy National Novel Writing Month!
Dee
