What is Novelember?
Novelember is completing 1 writing task/day. It can be anything: idea generation, research, worldbuilding, etc.
There is 0 pressure. 0 judgement.
Novelember is about having fun with writing. Celebrating each part of the process. Enjoying the exploration of your world and characters.
Novelember is about quality over quantity. Rushing, concentrating on only word count, can destroy quality. It can help you get words down, but there are other ways to spark your writing. After all, one of the first requirements of a novel is that you are writing about an idea you're excited about. Sometimes that takes some exploration. Sometimes characters require some chiseling to figure out their true selves.
Novelember is about building a writing habit. Because creating a novel isn’t just about writing, each part of the writing process counts. It helps to pick a specific time, but it’s not essential. Just commit to to completing 1 writing task/day. That’s it.
Who is Novelember for?
All writers, whether you’ve written 1 million words or you haven’t written 1 yet. But you want to.
People who want to write a novel, but don’t have the time or prefer not to complete a specific word count by a certain deadline.
People who don’t have a novel plan, or people who are inherently not planners (Gardeners, according to Stephen King, vs Architects).
People who aren’t ready to start writing yet, and want to explore ideas, setting, characters, and those who are looking for inspiration.
People who don’t write well under stress.
People who love writing and want to have fun.
Resources
I’ve created some resources on my blog: free PDF printables which you can use to help you spark your writing process.
Share
If you’d like, share your writing journey online. You can share your completed printables, blog your writing progress and discoveries, share snippets of your writing, whatever you like! In the end, perhaps you’ll even share a finished novel (it doesn’t have to be this month, either)
You can send a submission here on Novelember or send me an email, post on your blog-- or keep it all secret. It’s your choice. :)














