NaNoWriMo in June is Coming Soon!

I’ve been a fan of National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo abbreviation) for as long as I can remember. While exploring my local library in my early twenties, I had spotted Chris Baty’s guide to crafting a novel in 30 days, perfectly titled No Plot? No Problem? Intrigued and mildly skeptical, (30 days! — wow!) I checked out the book. I read his author biography and learned that he was the creator of November’s NaNoWriMo.

Since the early 2000s I have participated. Some years I have been successfu...