November is National Novel Writer’s Month (NaNoWriMo) and DPPL recognizes those who write.
We host write-ins every Tuesday night during this month for aspiring writers.
Folks who participate in NaNoWriMo aim to write a novel during the month of November.
The goal is to write at least 50,000 words (that is about 1666.67 words a day).
Thousands of people sign up and take part across the world. The idea is that if you write fast and focused it doesn’t give the inner critic time to sabotage your efforts. You can go back and clean it up in December or January if necessary, but November is all about getting the words and ideas down.
The NaNoWriMo website has many useful tools including a community where you can get feedback, help with a plot, do research or just see what others are doing.
The following books were written by local residents who participate in our writer’s group as well as NaNoWriMo.
Coming soon to the library. It is a mystery, kind of like if Agatha Christie was on Storage Wars.
Skeptics might think that writing a novel in a month would lead to a lesser quality book, but that has not been the case. Many well-known novels started as NaNoWriMos including these (several of which have been book discussions selections):
DPPL's writers group meets at the library on Tuesday evenings.
New members are asked to come to the meeting on the 1st Tuesday of the month to see if the group is right for them. But all the Nanowrimo write-ins are open to everyone (in the forum on the 4th floor).
If you’ve ever wanted to write a novel, why not start right now?
