This is the National Novel Writing Month - November, which has now become an international scale creative writing event.

The Basic idea is that you write an un-edited 175 page , 50,000 word novel within the month of november.

If you ever thought yo could write a bichin novel or you never "have the time" now is your chance!

im lucky my studies within the first few days of november, so i have alot of free time i can dedicate.

so if you think this is for you theers plently of time left to brainstorm.

this event started out in 1999 with 21 participants. Last year there weer over 100,000 and this year there is sure to be even more, so there is a large community who you can dicuss your novel with along your journey.

Edit: http://www.nanowrimo.org/ official site

I've been gearing up to start a new novel, I'm not sure if I'll be able to do it in the time limit but I may have to give it a shot.

yes, time constraints are often an inhibitor.

thats why editing is not required :)

is there some grand repository of novels written in the month of november that is accessible to a humble non-author?

The Basic idea is that you write an un-edited 175 page , 50,000 word novel within the month of november.


I'll give it a try.

ahh sorry i meant to post the official site.

Participants share alot of stuff pertaining to their novel, the process etc whilst their writing, and im sure their is a source where their would be at least SOME submissions, however when the novels are "authenticated" its done very confidentially and is not stored, so its up to the novelist to make their writing publicly avialable.

I am new to this experience too and this will be my first year for me, infact i only learnt of Nano a few days ago so i cant really tell you much

Yeah man, I'm in for this years. I'm a Nano virgin as well. Been playing around with a suspense novel for a long while, it's about time to get it written. I finish uni in the first week of November and fly out of my country for a backpacking holiday in the first week of December so it times out quite well.

You thought of your concept yet?

You thought of your concept yet?


A Science Fantasy novel in an alternate universe changing between three characters: a baroque scientist (mystic), a dark skinned tribal sorcerer, and ?.
Then there are going to be entire chapters dedicated to visions of the higher worlds.

I doubt I'll reach 50,000 words, but it should be quite interesting nonetheless.

175 pages equals out to 87,500 words.

If I wasn't busy, I'd have some fun with it. Good luck and enjoy it. Take advantage of the lack of editing and push your boundaries.

Shit, I'm in. I could write 50,000 words in 72 hours if I had the right motivation and the right drugs.

Should be good exercise.

I have 2 rough ideas, but both are fairly complex.

1. The true story of when my father invited a homeless woman no one knew to live in our home for the summer when I was on university break. Hilarity ensued. I'd throw it some various bizarro fiction scraps that I've been kicking around in order to get first drafts of those down. I have a couple characters and scenes sketched out that have no home that I might give honest first attempts to. There might also be some super heroes involved.

2. Mount Saint Blood, a 2-year old project that has an incredible opening for each complete rewrite, but never takes off. This would be the fourth total rewrite of the novel.

I might also tap into some unrealized serial work that I've been contemplating involving a sociopathic vampire cowboy, a superhero drama, musicology essays and metaphysical/philosophical fugues. It will be fun and strange regardless. We should definitely post up our results or have an official thread for trading manuscripts or something. Vogon can hold it, too, which should be cool. I'll go start an official thing there now actually.

its 50,000 words.

My novel will be adventerous, set in a classical/Aincheint past of magic and sorcery, and will amalgamate this in with the idea of spirituality.

Basically im not that into novels, but i dig the harry potter, hobbit LOTR kinda shit and at the moment im really into sprituality.