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Prep For NaNoWriMo!

November is National Novel Writing Month!
"NaNoWriMo"

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. Read more:
          http://www.nanowrimo.org/eng/whatisnano

Prepare for NaNoWriMo
Many of our Writing.Com members are gearing up and prepping for this annual event. To make things easier for all of you, we've assembled a variety of items to help you along your novel-writing journey!

1) Are you Prepping?
Grown to more than 200 participants since 2008. Come see what all the fuss is about.

October Novel Prep Challenge  [13+] #1474311 A month-long novel-planning challenge with prizes galore. by Brandiwyn🎶

2) 5th Annual NaNoWriMo Write-A-Thon
A fundraising competition to write NaNo novels and earn GPs for great Writing.Com groups at the same time!

NaNoWriMo Write-A-Thon  [ASR] #1546312 A NaNoWriMo fundraiser... compete as a NaNo writer or donate by sponsoring one! by Jeff

3) 30 Days of Character Building!
Gearing up for NaNo? Confused on how to build your character? Sign-up for this contest and watch your character form before your eyes!

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4) NO NOVEL NANO!
Join the fun! Goal 50K in November but NO NOVEL.
Write what you want and count your words.
Prepare now. Build up momentum. Aim high and have fun.

Thinking about NanoWrimo - Rebelliously!  [ASR] #1896292 "writing a memoir, a script, a nonfiction book ... or something else that's not a novel." by ruwth

5) Writing.Com Lounge
From Nano-Newbies to Nano-Oldies, introduce yourself, exchange ideas, ask questions, etc. Groups and individuals are welcome to post links to their nano groups and nano activities.

The WDC NanoLounge  [13+] #1491696 A nano place to chat about NanoWrimo... by The StoryMaster

Activate your NanoCounter by clicking the following URL:
          http://www.writing.com/main/my_account/action/update_nano/nanocnt/1
Your NanoCounter helps you keep track of how many words you've written for this year's NanoNovel. Remember your goal is to write 50,000 Words between November 1st and November 30th. When you update your NanoCounter, your count stats will be updated on the Nano'er List located at:
          http://www.writing.com/main/authors/action/nano