NaNoWriMo is designed to prove to people they can write a novel in 30 days. I know I can. (Although I may participate next year to write one of the books in the collection since the coffee house book will be finished.) I have plenty of freelance and fiction work to do in November.
That being said, if you're on the fence about doing NaNoWriMo, I encourage you to try it. The beauty of NaNo is that even if you don't "win," you still win. Because no matter how much you write in November, you'll have more written on December 1st than you did on October 31st. That makes it worth it.
It isn't just about writing a novel, either. NaNoWriMo provides a community of writers for you to write in. There are people all over the world getting ready to write a novel next month. You can connect with them through the forums or through local meet-ups in your region and find crazed writers just like you.
It's a wonderful adventure. And while I'm not officially participating, I'll be using the event as another reason to work on the coffee house book (maybe I'll even attend a local write-in or two).
Are you participating this year? What are you planning to write?
I'd love to participate in NaNoWriMo, but I never can because November is a busy month during the school year. And technically, I'm already working on a "book": my dissertation. But it's much less fun to write THAT.
ReplyDeleteThen I have good news! The group that does NaNo also has events a couple of times in the summer called "Camp NaNoWriMo." Same thing, just not in November. Maybe you could do one of those!
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