NaNoWriMo – Not for Everybody

NaNoWriMo – Not for Everybody

Every October, writers gear up for the annual November NaNoWriMo writing challenge. Write a “novel” in a month. Actually, the goal is to write 50,000 words in that month, which for me would be about half a novel. The guidelines suggest that to meet this word count, you write straight through and save all editing for December.

I did try it—once—back in 2014. It didn’t work for me, and I discussed it  Here. Most years, I’m not in a position t...it