National Novel Writing Month

NaNoWriMo Is An Exciting Writing Challenge

November has long been celebrated as National Novel Writing Month, a time when aspiring authors try to write 50,000 words of a novel.…

November 17, 2022

Illustration of books in an article about cliché story plots

5 Cliched Story Plots to Avoid

Jenna Amore, Oakland University

As November marks the beginning of National Novel Writing Month and creators everywhere are embarking on their imaginative journies, many are sinking into overdone writing pitfalls.…

November 13, 2021

Here’s Why You Should Give Camp NaNoWriMo Another Try

Marie Christensen, George Fox University

If National Novel Writing Month proved too tough before, maybe it's time to try this virtual writer's retreat.…

July 7, 2019

So You Want to Be an Author: National Novel Writing Month

Ashley Wertz, University of Pittsburgh

If you really want to get your creative juices flowing, commit to NaNoWriMo for the month of November.…

October 21, 2016