Who's Participating in NaNoWriMo This Year?

Happy November! For any of the writers out there, you know exactly what that means -- it's time for National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo)! We've been participating every year for almost a decade now, and we're so excited to jump into it again. Which means it's time for our annual question: who's participating in NaNoWriMo this year?

Is this your first year? Are you a returning Wrimo? Are you doing a "lighter" version of it this year? Instead of drafting a brand new novel, I'm going to use this year's NaNo to work on revisions of my thesis novel for my MFA program. I know that's not technically the "rules," but NaNo can be whatever you want it to be! 

So, how's the first week of NaNo going for you? Are you reading this and deciding to jump in? Do you have questions about the process? Comment down below and let us know everything you want to know about, and we'd love to answer!

Power to the writers this month -- use that leftover Halloween candy as fuel! 

Happy National Novel Writing Month!

The time is finally here! November is upon us, which means that it's National Novel Writing Month is officially upon us. If you're new to the scene, NaNoWriMo is a month-long challenge in which writers pledge to write 50,000 words of their novel. The month is filled with games, challenges, online writing sessions, broadcasts, sprints, and more!

Which leads us to our question -- will you be participating this year? Working on a new story? Finishing up another? Not officially participating but going to try to get some writing sessions in? There are so many different ways that people can participate in NaNoWriMo, so find which way works best for you!

As for us -- with school and the holidays coming up among all of 2020's chaos, we aren't sure that we'll be able to get to it this year. Jessica was really excited to participate but is currently working on editing a draft of another manuscript, so she didn't have any time to prep. Plus, she just started her MFA program, and things are starting to pick up in her classes, so she's busier than expected! But she has another story idea bouncing around in her head that she plans on using for NaNoWriMo 2021. And one day, she really wants to attend the Night of Writing Dangerously! 

That's all for today -- let us know what you decided to do to participate! And if you're not participating and instead will be joining us on the sidelines to cheer on our friends, let's get to it!