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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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  Fight the Burnout

  9156 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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  National Novel Writing Month Writers Produced 3 Billion Words

  4774 readersNational Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) ended last night as writers around the world counted a collective total of 3,073,176,540 words this year–273 million more words than last year. As these writers toiled away, we published daily links to writing tools and tips. We’ve collected the individual posts below–the advice will work all year round. Here

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  National Novel Writing Month Writers Produce 2,799,449,947 Words

  1254 readersNational Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) concluded this week as participants counted a collective total of  2,799,449,947 words. While these writers worked,  we published daily links to writing tools and tips during NaNoWriMo, and we’ve collect...

• NaNoWriMo: Lessons Learned

  6666 readersThis year was my first year to participate in the hugely popular NaNoWriMo. (I figured that since my youngest just turned 2, I finally had a prayer of achieving the target 1667 words per day). Now, let me say first of all that I am a NaNo ‘rebel’–if you go to the NaNoWriMo website you’ll

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  Seek Figment Support: NaNoWriMo Tip #6

  3902 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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  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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  How to Write a Novel in 30 Days

  1720 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

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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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  Turn Your Computer Into a Typewriter: NaNoWriMo Tip #23

  1878 readersAs we enter the penultimate week of National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo), you need to reduce distractions. The free Q10 program will convert your distracting computer into an old-fashioned typewriter–focused by real typing sounds and disconne...