NaNoWriMo 2014: How to Validate Your Official Win

You’ve spent this month getting words on the page (lots and lots of ’em), punching through writer’s block, and deferring the daily scutwork that plagues creativity. And it’s about time you got rewarded.

As of Thursday, November 20, you can validate your word count to win. Here’s how:

Be sure you’ve created a 2014 novel.

At the top of our site, where you normally enter your word count, click “I am ready to validate my novel.” (You can also find this link on your novel page.)

Copy the entire text of your 50,000-word novel and paste it into the validator box.

Click “Validate.”

If our site recognizes that you’ve got all 50,000 words, you’ll be whisked directly to your winner page—where a few goodies patiently wait, soon to be joined (in early December) by even more winner-only offers.

(A couple of other possibilities to review: why there may be a discrepancy between your count and ours; how to validate if you’re writing by hand.)

After you win (or before), consider a donation to support our nonprofit. Our mission is about worldwide creativity, and we’re helping 500,000 people tell their stories this year. Your contribution will allow us to do even more in 2015.

And then, of course you need a souvenir…

Commemorate your quest with the 2014 “Slay 50K” shirt. Because you showed those 50,000 words who’s boss.  

So excited for your imminent win,

Chris Angotti
Director of Programs