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  How To Prepare For NaNoWriMo

  1539 readersphoto by Susan Sermoneta Guest post by Kit Marsters It may be a little while still, but writers around the world will likely be very aware NaNoWriMo is getting closer by the day. NaNoWriMo - National Novel Writing Month - takes place in November. It'...

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  How to Write a High-Quality eBook in 30 Days

  6915 readers What if, 30 days from now, you had a finished, well-crafted eBook sitting on your hard drive, ready to distribute and sell? That might sound next-to-impossible to you, but it’s not. Every November, over 200,000 people worldwide take part in NaNoWriMo — “(inter)National Novel Writing Month”. NaNoWriMo participants aim to write 50,000 words during the month, and tens

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  Seek Figment Support: NaNoWriMo Tip #6

  3907 readersNeed some support for your National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) work? The community writing site Figment has created a private NaNoWriMo group to support aspiring novelists. The site will also feature stories, tips and interviews with young writers taking the NaNoWriMo challenge. Here’s more about the group: “One of the best parts of NaNo is the

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  NaNoWriMo Tip #1: Read 30 Tips from Last Year

  5532 readersToday is the first day of National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo), as thousands of writers around the world try to write a 50,000-word manuscript in one month. To help the GalleyCat readers taking this challenge, we will be offering one piece of NaNoWriMo advice every day for the rest of the month. Last year’s participants counted

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  Dr. Wicked: NaNoWriMo’s Obstetrician

  2704 readersBy Alegra Clarke November has come and gone and left me with some valuable lessons. The first lesson is that a heavily pregnant woman (that would be me) should never brag to her husband about how she “feels pretty confident that I will be able to write the first half of the novel this month, maybe

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  Write in the Same Place: NaNoWriMo Tip #11

  7343 readersWhen working on your National Novel Writing Month manuscript, try to always write in the same place to keep your mind focused. Over at Endpaper Notes, you can read daily NaNoWriMo advice from different authors. Novelist Sarah Pekkanen shared this particular piece of advice. Here’s more from the post: “If you have a good writing stretch, try

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  Fight the Burnout

  9162 readersLast month I blogged about my first year of participating in NaNoWriMo. (And in the end, I did make my 50,000 words–woo-hoo!) So this month I thought I would talk about what I think is a pretty common after-effect of NaNoWriMo: burnout. Now, if you participate in NaNo and manage to churn out 50,000 words

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  Fight a Word War: NaNoWriMo Tip #10

  4010 readersAll writers struggle with word counts and deadlines. National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) writers have found an innovative solution to the problem: word wars. In a word war, writers pick a quick time frame and frantically write together for a short period of time. These writing sprints can help you avoid writers’ block and finish your

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  World of Warcraft Procrastinator Support: NaNoWriMo Tip #27

  1305 readersAs we near the end of National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo), all the World of Warcraft players in the audience should find some literary friends inside the online fantasy role-playing game. One player has formed the Nanowrimo Procrastinator Guild in...

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  How to Write a Novel in 30 Days

  1722 readersGet your pencils sharpened for November. By Leo Babauta I’ve decided to take the plunge and join NaNoWriMo in November (for the 2nd time), attempting to write 50,000 words of a novel in 30 days. Join me! I successfully completed NaNoWriMo in 2006, and it was an incredible time. It was a lot of fun, and joining with the