Have big writing goals this month?
Maybe you’re a newbie writer working on your first book and sparring with imposter syndrome in your spare time.
Or perhaps you’ve fallen out of a writing habit and need a gentle yet swift kick in the pants to return to your writerly ways.
Or maybe you crave a challenge and want to see what you can accomplish in a short amount of time.
Enter the idea of NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month), which invites you to raise your pen (or typing fingers) alongside other writers who want to draft a novel during the month of November.
A note about NaNoWriMo
Before we go further, I want to acknowledge how the NaNoWriMo organization’s recent moves have caused it to lose trust within the writing community through a controversial AI policy and child safety concerns (feel free to do your own research and form your own opinions).
It makes me sad to know that the actions of a few could party-poop on the creative writing dreams of many. Especially when NaNoWriMo has sparked many a writing habit, including that of author Emma Elizabeth.
“You don't have to support NaNoWriMo as an organization to do something like this for your writing,” says Emma. “It’s still powerful when a bunch of writers get together and work toward their goals.”
I'm so excited to share her story with you!
