Lately I have been seeing a ton of posts about NaNoWriMo, but I had no idea what it is. Am I the only person who didn’t know what it is?
I could tell that it had something to do with writing, but I couldn’t tell much else from everyone’s update posts. This is the second time, since I have been blogging, that NaNoWriMo has occurred, and my curiosity has finally been peaked enough for me to google it!
Here is what I learned:
- NaNoWriMo = National Novel Writing Month
- Runs November 1st-30th
- Official Website: https://nanowrimo.org/
- “On November 1, participants begin working towards the goal of writing a 50,000-word novel by 11:59 PM on November 30”
- Track your progress and any goals set on the NaNoWriMo website
- Website also has sources and forums where you can connect with other writers.
Overall, I had the gist of the event right, but I thought it was just writing in general when actually it is specifically writing a novel.
I am not a writer and have no desire to become one, so NaNoWriMo is not for me, but I applaud everyone who participates!!! Here are some blogs that I know are participating! Go check them out and cheer them on!!
- Margaret @ Weird Zeal
- J.W. Martin @ Storeys of Stories
- Lisa @ Way Too Fantasy
- Beth @ Reading Every Night
I know I am probably missing a thousand other bloggers, and if I missed you, I apologize! Let me know if you are participating in the comments!!
Aww thanks for linking to me! 😄 Glad to hear that you learned something new about NaNo, and thanks for cheering on all us exhausted writers!
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You are very welcome ❤ Good luck! Keep up the good work 😀
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Ah NaNo where I usually start strong and with the best intentions and wind up giving up at the half way point 🙂 I’ll definitely check out those blogs and good luck to everyone going!
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Haha that sounds about right! 🙂 Did you participate this year?
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Thanks for the shout out, much appreciated! ❤
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You are welcome ❤
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Ah, welcome to the crazy world of NaNo! When I first heard about it, about 8 or 9 years ago, I was all confused as to what it was as well. I didn’t think it was going to be for me either, but now having tried it and “won” it six times, I have to say it’s one of the most stressful things you’ll ever do…but very rewarding in the end! I took a break from it a couple ago and have never gone back, but I hope to do it again once life settles down for me again. Good luck to all those doing it!
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Haha thanks but I just have no interest in writing a book. I like reading but I hate writing 😂 Which sounds weird because I own a blog. Haha congrats on doing it 6 times tho!! That is awesome 😀
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Hahaha, it’s such a great phenomenon! I participated in it a couple of years ago and somehow achieved the 50,000 words. I haven’t felt up to the challenge since then, but really enjoyed the torture when I did it before!
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Congrats on doing it once! That is awesome 😀 And I don’t blame you for not doing it again haha I don’t even want to do it once! But I am glad you enjoyed it when you did do it!
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I didn’t know but last time I saw it the person told us what it meant.
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Hahah that makes sense I am sure most people mentioned it in their first posts but I managed to miss those 😂😂
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This is a great idea to explain NaNoWriMo Brittany as the first blogging year I was clueless! And like you I amire all these people who entered!
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Haha thanks 😂 I figured I couldn’t be the only person who didn’t know what it mean 😀
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I am participating for my 13th year, and hoping for my 13th victory!
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Oh wow! Congrats 😀 That is awesome! Good Luck!
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Thanks. I need all the luck I can get right now. I am dreadfully behind.
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You can do it!!
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I totally love Nano! I wrote 32K words already I’ll make sure to stop by those Nano buddies and wish them luck! LOVED THIS POST Brit!
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Congrats that’s awesome!! Good luck to you too 😀 Thanks 🙂
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HAHA I’ve been watching booktubers talk about NaNoWriMo for YEARS, and no one ever explained it. LOL So I was just chugging along watching their updates with no idea that it was novel based. I got the general idea that it was a writing challenge but didn’t have details. Thanks for spelling out NaNoWriMo for me! The name was probably the most confusing part for me.
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Whew! I am glad I am not the only one haha 😀 Yea I was the same way, I knew it was about writing but didn’t know that it was actually novels or what in the world the name was!! The first time I saw it I thought it was some sort of Anime convention or something 😀
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