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NovMo (formally NaNoWriMo)

Shady · 2020-10-26T22:15:32Z

November is Novel Month! It's almost November, which means you've likely seen the term "NovMo" floating around YWS. But, what does that mean? NovMo stands for Novel Month and is a challenge to write a novel in a month! NovMo is YWS's preferred term for NaNoWriMo, for reasons explained here. NaNoWriMo started in 1999 as a simple but daunting challenge: write a 50,000 word novel between November 1st and November 30th. It's intense. It's rewarding. It can be down-right exhausting. You can do as much planning beforehand that you want to (which is why October is often called "PlanMo" as NovMo-ers try to plot out what they'll write in November) but the big push comes in November. Now, 50,000 words might sound intimidating -- but don't fret! You might be surprised at how many words you can crank out once you beat down the inner editor and just WRITE instead of trying to edit as you go. But even if you don't get to the big 50K, whatever you wrote will be that much closer to you having a completed novel! And it will also stretch your writing muscles and make you more likely to hit 50K in subsequent years! Where Do I Start? Good question! ;) Head on over to the NovMo Forum and start plotting out your novel! Read through some others' threads to gain inspiration or check out the archives to get an idea of how things have gone in previous years. Then, once NovMo starts (November 1st!) get to writing! Post your daily progress (in your planning thread or on your wall) and let the rest of us hype you up as you go! If you make wall posts, make sure to tag them with #NovMo to be sure we all can find your updates! And with that, I wish you a HAPPY NOVMO!

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HMMHhehe says... · Wed Oct 28, 2026 3:11 pm

Ok, thank you! I'm not sure what I'll do yet but I'll figure it out.

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