National Novel Writing Month is a yearly tradition urging writers to complete 50,000 words during the 30 days of November.
I encourage writers to participate for several reasons:
- You learn that you actually can complete a novel
- You learn that you can write quickly and get a lot done in one day
- You learn that you can write to a deadline
- You learn that you can write without stopping to edit
- You get a good head-start on that first draft
Especially if you’re a beginning writer, the benefits outweigh the disadvantages. Even experienced writers can use the challenge to crank out most of the first draft to a new novel.
If you’ve never tried NaNoWriMo, I urge you to hop over to their website and sign up! Every word you write is that much more toward that novel you’ve been meaning to finish.