An (Un)helpful Guide to Writing a Novel Might Be Helpful?
It’s the time of the year when authors, aspiring and otherwise, think about writing a novel. Or, at least, it has been in the past. However, the usual impetus for this, NaNoWriMo, has exploded in a most spectacular fashion (see this blog post by my friend Raven Oak for details of the FIRST part of the explosion and this blog post for the SECOND part of the explosion). Suffice it to say, it’s a mess.
BUT. You can still write a novel without being part of NaNoWriMo. You can even apply the standard goal of 50,000 words in 30 days to your writing during the month of November. You don’t need the organization to give the basic idea a try. You might even find some surprisingly helpful advice in my book, An (Un)helpful Guide to Writing a Novel!
If you’ve been part of NaNo in the past, you may be able to easily locate where the other former NaNo folks have gone. If you’ve never done NaNo and want to get involved with those former NaNo folks, you may be able to find them at a local coffee shop or library, or you may be able to track them down online. The disintegration of the organization makes it a little more difficult, but ask around, and someone can likely point you in the correct direction!
Whatever you choose to do, November can be a great month to write a novel. So can any other month (or longer) of the year!
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