Join Our #InstaWrimo Instagram Challenge in September!

NaNoWriMo is coming up in November, so this September, we want to help you prep for the months ahead and develop your novel idea with our annual month-long #InstaWrimo challenge. We designed a month of photo prompts (both concrete and abstract) to get you thinking about characters, setting, and story. All you need to join in is an Instagram account!

Participating in our Instagram Challenge will also give you a sneak peek into this year’s theme! Can you guess what it is from the prompts? We’re officially launching our NaNo Prep activities (and our brand-new website!) the week of September 10, so you can find out more then! To join the Challenge, follow these steps:

Follow @NaNoWriMo on Instagram.
Use the 30 photo prompts listed in the graphic above to start thinking about your novel. We’ll post the full challenge prompt on Instagram, but it will also be available in this post if you need to refer back to it.
These prompts are just suggestions—you can interpret them as literally or as whimsically as you like. You can post a photo for each of the prompts, or choose just a few. You can post one every day, or all at once. There aren’t any strict rules—the most important part is having fun!
Make sure to tag any posts with the #InstaWrimo hashtag so we can find them. We’ll pick photos from the challenge to feature on our own Instagram account throughout the month. Follow the hashtag to see what our awesome community is up to, and to get inspired. You can also tag a friend you think would like to join you in the challenge!
Use your imagination, get creative, and get ready to write!  

IMG: A graphic labeled “It’s NaNo Prep Time! An #InstaWrimo challenge from @nanowrimo”, and featuring the following prompts:

1. Past/Future
2. Shelfie
3. Writing friends
4. Baby photo (future novelist)
5. Flights of fancy
6. NaNo fuel
7. If your novel were a meme
8. Come as your character
9. Oops!
10. Outline/novel sketch
11. Fur buddy
12. New nanowrimo.org profile screenshot
13. Time piece
14. Cover design
15. Plot twist!
16. Noveling music
17. Cast your main character
18. Cast your villain
19. Cast a supporting character
20. The sands of time
21. Novel dedication
22. Banned book
23. Cliffhanger
24. Living literature
25. NaNo swag
26. Paradox
27. Where/when in the world?
28. Fresh air
29. Suddenly…
30. Time to write!