NaNoWriMo - National Novel Writing Month

Most of you might not be aware of NaNoWriMo. Every year in November the aspiring novelists, established novelists, and some not-so novelists (like me) unite to write (individually) a 50,000 word novel in the span of the month. The beauty of this approach is brute force writing. Just pen your thoughts (or actually key them in this case!), and just go on. No editing, No re-editing, No organization or re-organization etc. You might want to do it, but you just need not. Just reach 50,000 words of original content in a month and you are done. You will then be called NaNoWriMo winner. You receive a web certificate and a web badge too! :D

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What is NaNoWriMo?

National Novel Writing Month is a fun, seat-of-your-pants approach to novel writing. Participants begin writing November 1. The goal is to write a 175-page (50,000-word) novel by midnight, November 30.

Valuing enthusiasm and perseverance over painstaking craft, NaNoWriMo is a novel-writing program for everyone who has thought fleetingly about writing a novel but has been scared away by the time and effort involved.

Because of the limited writing window, the ONLY thing that matters in NaNoWriMo is output. It's all about quantity, not quality. The kamikaze approach forces you to lower your expectations, take risks, and write on the fly.

Make no mistake: You will be writing a lot of crap. And that's a good thing. By forcing yourself to write so intensely, you are giving yourself permission to make mistakes. To forgo the endless tweaking and editing and just create. To build without tearing down.

As you spend November writing, you can draw comfort from the fact that, all around the world, other National Novel Writing Month participants are going through the same joys and sorrows of producing the Great Frantic Novel. Wrimos meet throughout the month to offer encouragement, commiseration, and—when the thing is done—the kind of raucous celebrations that tend to frighten animals and small children.

In 2007, we had over 100,000 participants. More than 15,000 of them crossed the 50k finish line by the midnight deadline, entering into the annals of NaNoWriMo superstardom forever. They started the month as auto mechanics, out-of-work actors, and middle school English teachers. They walked away novelists.

So, to recap:

What: Writing one 50,000-word novel from scratch in a month's time.

Who: You! We can't do this unless we have some other people trying it as well. Let's write laughably awful yet lengthy prose together.

Why: The reasons are endless! To actively participate in one of our era's most enchanting art forms! To write without having to obsess over quality. To be able to make obscure references to passages from our novels at parties. To be able to mock real novelists who dawdle on and on, taking far longer than 30 days to produce their work.

When: You can sign up anytime to add your name to the roster and browse the forums. Writing begins November 1. To be added to the official list of winners, you must reach the 50,000-word mark by November 30 at midnight. Once your novel has been verified by our web-based team of robotic word counters, the partying begins.

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This year, there will be a few computer science researchers too. What better than procrastination ?
Count me in.


Personal NaNoWriMo History.

It was the year 2005 that I first found this website. I registered that year and wrote about 1,000 words in a few days. "Not bad", I thought. And I retired. I had to retire because I had already messed up with 3 of my exams of B.Tech 4th year 1st semester. This year there won't be any exams, and I hope nothing else comes up meanwhile which could stop me from writing. I want to finish this time. As a sportsman I don't like to loose. Not without competing!