#nano prep 101

[nanowrimo]

Getting ready for NaNoWriMo?

Over the past six weeks, we've shared tons of resources, activities, and advice to help you get prepared to write a novel in our "NaNo Prep 101" course.

If you literally just decided "oh hey, writing a novel sounds cool, I think I might try that," no worries! Here's a round-up of some of our favorite NaNo Prep activities, or you can check out our full NaNo Prep 101 page and choose your own favorites.

Doing a bunch of prep work isn't necessary, of course—there are many NaNoWriMo writers who identify as "pantsers", a.k.a. people who "fly by the seat of their pants". But we hope these resources will help you find some fun and inspiration, too!

[nanowrimo]

NaNo Prep Season Is Here!

Hey Wrimos, did you know that NaNo Prep season is officially kicking off?

A couple years ago, we asked a bunch of first-time NaNoWriMo winners one simple question: What went right? 

There were so many interesting, thoughtful, and funny responses... and one major common theme: preparation. We used this feedback to develop NaNo Prep 101, a workshop course covering the major areas of novel prep: generating ideas, creating characters, plotting, world-building, community and organization, and time management. 

Over the next six weeks, we'll provide focused NaNo Prep activities for you to dive into. By the time November rolls around, we hope you'll be more prepared than ever to reach 50,000 words on your novel draft.

Check out this week’s NaNo Prep 101 Resources

Download the Complete NaNo Prep 101 Handbook

[nanowrimo]

NaNo Prep Season Is Here!

Hey Wrimos, did you know that NaNo Prep season is officially kicking off?

Last year, we asked a bunch of first-time NaNoWriMo winners one simple question: What went right? 

There were so many interesting, thoughtful, and funny responses... and one major common theme: preparation. That preparation took a lot of different forms, and we did our best to corral it all into something we're calling our NaNo Prep 101 Workshop!

Over the next six weeks, we'll provide focused NaNo Prep activities for you to knock out of the park—focusing on idea generation, character development, worldbuilding, and more. By the time November rolls around, we hope you'll be more prepared than ever to reach 50,000 words on your novel draft.

We designed this course with less seasoned Wrimos in mind, but even if you've written (or won!) with us before, we think you'll discover something useful.

Check out this week’s NaNo Prep 101 Resources

Download the Complete NaNo Prep 101 Handbook

[delawrimos]

Welcome to the Third Day of NaNo Prep 101!

This is the third day of the week for "Develop a Story Idea" 

Here is a Google Doc provided by NaNoWriMo that gives you Four Ways to Develop an Idea: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ebIP51rNEpJRL9pb5DSMSBpMTtndPiHeb4YO6asraG8/edit 

Here is the Young Writers Program workbook that you can copy to develop your story: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IKUWhBwf1jQ9_Yw5Px4DDqM96F-uN7avXGbPoNkh3-g/edit#heading=h.cbw7dmb4z42x

I managed to develop more of my story during work because I had to stand still for seven hours, so there was a lot of time to think!

[delawrimos]

Welcome to the First Day of NaNo Prep 101!

This is the first day of the week for "Develop a Story Idea"  Here is a Google Doc provided by NaNoWriMo that gives you Four Ways to Develop an Idea: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ebIP51rNEpJRL9pb5DSMSBpMTtndPiHeb4YO6asraG8/edit Here is the Young Writers Program workbook that you can copy to develop your story: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IKUWhBwf1jQ9_Yw5Px4DDqM96F-uN7avXGbPoNkh3-g/edit#heading=h.cbw7dmb4z42x One way I develop a story idea myself is to take a plot bunny from another story that didn't quite fit and try to develop it into its own story. I often write down or email myself a line or a story title that I think sounds intriguing, and then I will try to develop it later; if you do this, that might be somewhere to start!  I already know what I'm writing for my story idea because I'm adapting my previously abandoned webcomic into a novel form in order to make it more coherent, so eventually, it can be re-adapted into a comic again once its story line is all laid out. So this week, I'll be rewriting my outline and main points for it.