Join Our #InstaWrimo Instagram Challenge in October!

NaNoWriMo is coming up in November, so we want to help you prep for your writing journey 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!

Follow @NaNoWriMo on Instagram.
Use the 31 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! Don’t forget to announce your novel on the NaNoWriMo website when you know what you’ll be writing about!

IMAGE: A graphic of a brick wall with 3 windows featuring a writer with candles and a coffee mug, plants on the windowsill, and pages flying out of a book. It is labeled “It’s NaNo Prep Time! Tag #InstaWrimo for @nanowrimo”, and featuring the following prompts:

Baby picWorkspaceShelfieWriterly fuel: foodBehind the scenesSettingFancastingPet tax!Draw your MCSoundtrackTitle ideasLucky charmSupport crewBackground noiseClutterWindow viewIdolTreat yo self!Writerly fuel: beveragesNostalgiaMuseEau de novelUnglamorousHandwrittenDreamWriting resourceQuoteIf your novel were a memePost your project!NaNo swagDouble trouble