NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month)

 

Hi Thinking out loud here xx :D

This week we are talking NaNoWriMo national novel writing month (though it happens worldwide.) this is for anyone who is maybe new to NaNoWriMo and maybe want to find out what it’s like from someone who has been doing it now for a few years. I haven’t been asked by anyone at NaNoWriMo to do this blog post; this is just something I have wanted to do and give my thoughts on it and my tips on what to do and how to prepare with it beginning this Sunday.

Every November writers all over the world come together to either finish a project, start a new one, or see what happens with any of their writing throughout the month. It’s a little challenge, a whole lot of fun and a lot of words, so why not join in. If you are new to NaNoWriMo that is fine, a lot of the time even I wing it with what I’m writing. This year will be no different. So what does NaNoWriMo mean? It is quite simply National Novel Writing Month an entire month to focus on writing, whenever you can write and however you choose to write the aim is to write at least 50,000 words, you can write more and of course, don’t beat yourself up if 50,000 words is a little out of your writing reach, any amount of writing during November should be taken as a win. You can start a new project or finish one you have previously started but never got round to finishing, so why not within the last few days of October sign up and get your NaNoWriMo project ready.

Since joining NaNoWriMo back in 2018, I have started and completed four novels, all of which now are going through edits and being sent to varies literary agents. I haven’t done only the November months as this will be my third November writing month, I have done one Camp NaNoWriMo April and one Camp NaNoWriMo July all of which have helped make me grow and learn as a writer, they tested me, improved how I write and taught me not to give up when it gets a little hard, there have been long and late nights. Still, I keep coming back for more, so please join me along with many more writers as we venture into what hopefully will be time well spent, and the completion of past work, new works and works we yet don’t know what will be. 

On social media use the hashtags #nanowrimo2020 #NaNoWriMo #writersofinsta #amwriting #WritingCommunity #writer #WritersCommunity #writersofig #writing let people know, earn badges, write a novel and maybe meet some more writers along the way. 

As always thank you for reading this post and look forward to meeting new, old and in-between writers this NaNoWriMo

Love always Thinking out loud xx :D