Thinking of NaNoWriMo? The Truth About Writing a Novel in a Month

Well, it’s October, and you know what that means: yellow leaves, a chill in the air, and a growing buzz about NaNoWriMo.

If that just looked like a goofy jumble of letters and not a word, allow me to explain.

NaNoWriMo is National Novel Writing Month, a yearly event where people from around the world dedicate themselves to writing 50,000 words of an original novel during the month of November. If you meet that goal, you’re considered to have “won” NaNoWriMo.

It’s part contest, part social eve...