NaNoWriMo
Click for my year-by-year statistics for NaNoWriMo.
NaNoWriMo stands for the National Novel Writing Month, which is held every November. The idea behind NaNoWriMo is that you try to write a 50,000 word novel in 30 days.
To give you an idea, a couple of examples of 50,000 word novels are Catcher in the Rye and Brave New Worlds. In order to complete 50,000 words in a month, you have to crank out 1,667 words a day and finish by midnight, November 30th.
There is a book that discusses this (also rounding out at about 50,000 words) called No Plot, No Problem by Chris Baty. If you're a writer, I highly recommend the book and NaNoWriMo! It was exactly the catalyst that showed me that I was capable of writing a novel - period - let alone in 30 days!
I've participated in 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009, achieving more than 50,000 words all four years!
You can read more about NaNoWriMo on their web site at NaNoWriMo.org. I hope to see you there, because I will certainly be participating again!
If you do sign up, look for me. My user name on the NaNoWriMo web site is dmac9000.
Below you will find links for the years I've participated in The National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo):
