Tuesday 27 October 2015

Are you doing NaNoWriMo?


What is NaNoWriMo you ask? Well, it's the National Novel Writing Month, which takes place each year in November, when thousands of authors, or aspiring novelists, challenge themselves to write 50,000 words (I know, not quite a full-length novel, but nearly) in 30 days. That means exactly 1,667 words per day. Easy, peasy, lemon squeezy...?

I've tried to do NaNoWriMo for years, and have never got further than about 10,000 words, so this year, having given up my day job to write full-time (eek!), I'll try to complete this challenge.

The NaNoWriMo site is a font of knowledge how to achieve the required word count, as well as what you can do in advance of the 1st of November to prepare for the writing month. Go to the site for more, but here is a quick summary of what it's all about:

National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) is a fun, seat-of-your-pants approach to creative writing. 
On November 1, participants begin working towards the goal of writing a 50,000-word novel by 11:59 PM on November 30.
Valuing enthusiasm, determination, and a deadline, NaNoWriMo is for anyone who has ever thought about writing a novel.
The sequel to The Englishman, the Navy Wife, is now going through its final edits, and should be out in late November, so I'm going to attempt to write the bulk of the 3rd book in the series during the month of November. This novel is now fully plotted (or as fully as I ever plot in advance, which is about 75%), and even has a working title, 'A Marriage Adrift'.

So, wish me luck, and let me know if you are a fellow NaNoWriMo madwoman/man. I'd love to add you as my writing buddy on the NaNoWriMo site here!

3 comments:

westendmum said...

Go NaNoWriMo - doesn't really roll off the tongue that one!
Good luck, and thanks for sharing, I have a couple of people I plan to pass this onto.
WEM
x

Karen Jones Gowen said...

I've never yet done NaNoWriMo officially, although I do usually take November and write more intensely than normally, finishing part or all of a project. I enjoyed your Englishman book and look forward to reading the next installment!

Unknown said...

Thanks you West End Mum and Karen. It's started well for me with 6,500 words done, but it's early days and I might have peaked too soon...xx

Karen, the sequel, The Navy Wife, should be out end of November, watch this space! x