National Novel Writing Month   Tags: events, nanowrimo  

Complete list of workshops and write-ins!

Attention

Attention students, staff, faculty, members of the Oakton community, and, well, just about anyone who wants to stay up late and get up early or maybe not sleep at all for thirty days!  It's that time of year again!  National Novel Writing Month is almost here!

About National Novel Writing Month

National Novel Writing Month is a fun, seat-of-your-pants approach to novel writing. Participants begin writing November 1. The goal is to write a 175-page (50,000-word) novel by midnight, November 30.

In 2009, 167,150 participants signed-up and 32,178 crossed the finish line!  The number of words officially logged during the 2009 event topped two billion: 2,427,190,537!

About This Research Guide

This guide is designed to help you find resources and inspiration as you write your novel.  Need a little help with grammar or plot ideas?  We've got it!  Need to take a break with Shakespeare or James Patterson?  We've got a book for you!  Need a little encouragement!  We've got that, too!  Need a schedule of workshops and write-ins?  Just click on the cheery purple tabs! 

If you have a smartphone, download an app that will allow you to scan QR codes.  Then, scan the code with your phone to access the mobile version of this guide.