24 Books that Won NaNoWriMo

Posted by Marie on October 25, 2017
With National Novel Writing Month starting on November 1, you might be feeling a combination of Rocky-esque determination and sweaty nervousness. After all, this is the month where established authors and aspiring writers alike from all over the world take the challenge to buckle down and pen a full-length novel. Whether you're a rookie or a veteran, participation is no ordinary feat. The goal is roughly 1,667 words per day, 11,669 words per week, with the grand total of 50,000 words due by November 30.

No pressure.

But before you sharpen your pencils, fire up your computer, draft up your outline, or play The Final Countdown, get inspired with these 24 books that can trace their roots back to NaNoWriMo projects. Not only did books including The Night Circus, Water for Elephants, and Fangirl reach the finish line, they reached the pinnacle—publication.

Who knows? Maybe your NaNoWriMo book could wind up on this list someday. Which ones do you recommend? Let us know in the comments!


Water for Elephants

The Night Circus

F

Wool

The Darwin Elevator

Cinder

Scarlet

Cress

You Bring the Distant Near

The Beautiful Land

Crewel

The Forest of Hands and Teeth

Persistence of Memory

Take the Reins

Livvie Owen Lived Here

First Grave on the Right

Losing Faith

The Compound

The Hungry Season

Olivia Bean, Trivia Queen

The God Patent

Time Off for Good Behavior

The Atlas of Forgotten Place

The Secret Diary of Anne Boleyn

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message 51: by Liz (new)

Liz Coley Pretty-Girl 13 (HarperCollins 2013) was a nanonovel, as were my indy-pubs Out of Xibalba, Tor Maddox: Unleashed, and Tor Maddox: Mistaken. NaNoWriMo is a great way to organize your life.


message 53: by Escale (new)

Escale Solutions It's encouraging to know that books written during that time go on to be so well loved! Is anyone else participating this year? We should be writing buddies!

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