“Now What?” Round-Up

Although we’re wrapping up our “Now What?” focus here at NaNo HQ to start getting ready for Camp in April, that doesn’t mean that any of our revising, editing, or publishing resources are going away! They’ll be available to access at any time during your noveling process, since we know that everyone’s writing journey progresses at their own pace.

In case you missed any of our events, or if you want to save them to view later, here’s a round-up of some of the best Now What resources we’ve had to offer this year. Plus, we’re hosting a live “Ask an Agent” Instagram takeover this Friday, February 26 at 11:00 AM PST (Your Time Zone) if you’d like to ask a literary agent your questions! Just follow @nanowrimo on Instagram and submit your questions to our Story during the takeover if you’d like to participate.

Links Round-Up:

📚 Revision Guide Workbook — A step-by-step workbook filled with ideas and activities to help you polish your novel.

🎥 How to Make Your Personal Story Stand Out — Expert writers and mentors Cornelius Minor and Tashie Bhuiyan talk about how to create a great personal narrative.

📝 Submit to Pitchapalooza 2021 — Submit a 250-word pitch of your book to The Book Doctors for the chance to win an introduction to an agent or publisher!​ Submissions close February 28, 2021.

📝 Young Writers Program Contest — If you’re a writer age 18 or under, you can submit to our 2021 “Now What?” Young Writers Contest! Submissions close February 28, 2021.

🎥 How to Self-Publish — NaNoWriMo sponsor Kobo and best-selling author Adam Croft share the in’s and out’s of self-publishing!

💬 Novel Draft Aftercare — If you’re wondering what to do with the glorious, messy first draft of your novel, this is the place to ask for advice from fellow writers!

🎥 Revision and Submission Advice — Author Minh Lê discusses revision advice, submission tips, and the many twists and turns a story takes from first to final draft.

🎧 Indie Writing, Indie Publishing — Orna Ross, an award-winning and bestselling self-published novelist and poet, shares a wealth of indie publishing wisdom.

🎥 How to Copyedit — NaNoWriMo sponsor Pro Writing Aid chats about the do’s and don'ts of copyediting.

📚 NaNoWriMo Editing 101 — NaNoWriMo sponsor Scribendi shares some basic editing tips for your first draft.

🎥 From Idea to Draft to Published Book — NaNoWriMo sponsor Sisters in Crime and a panel of special guests discuss the journey of a book—from idea to draft to published work!