Why am I talking about preparing for NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) in September when it doesn’t take place until November?
Because now is the time to begin preparing, especially if you work a day job and fit your writing in late at night or in the predawn hours of your day or are haphazard in your writing time.
When I first heard about NaNoWriMo, I thought it was a writing contest where they’d give you an opening line and you had to write a story from that line. I couldn’t have been further from the reality.
NaNo is simply a month dedicated to getting your book written. A focused time to write that you can share with thousands of other writers.
But you’re aiming for 50,000 words, whether that completes your story or is only a portion of it. That means you must write [Read more…] about Preparing for NaNoWriMo