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24 Books that Began as NaNoWriMo Projects
November is National Novel Writing Month and many aspiring authors may 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.
Before you begin, get inspired by these 24 books that can trace their roots back to NaNoWriMo projects. Not only did books including The Night Circus, With the Fire on High, and An Absolutely Remarkable Thing 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!
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.
Before you begin, get inspired by these 24 books that can trace their roots back to NaNoWriMo projects. Not only did books including The Night Circus, With the Fire on High, and An Absolutely Remarkable Thing 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!
Which of NaNoWriMo book are you most excited to check out? Let us know in the comments!
Check out more recent articles, including:
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Check out more recent articles, including:
NaNoWriMo Advice: Scary First Sentences and Why they Don’t Really Matter (Yet)
Expert Advice on How to Develop a Reading Habit
The Most Read Books on Goodreads in October
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This is an awesome collection! Seriously good motivation for NaNoWriMo participants.
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I'm excited because I'm finally writing my book this year! After more than 5 years, I'm going to do it!
Dana wrote: "I'm excited because I'm finally writing my book this year! After more than 5 years, I'm going to do it!"Good luck!
Amy "the book-bat" wrote: "Dana wrote: "I'm excited because I'm finally writing my book this year! After more than 5 years, I'm going to do it!"Good luck!"
Thank you!
This list is actually very inspiring! One day, one day...
Dana wrote: "I'm excited because I'm finally writing my book this year! After more than 5 years, I'm going to do it!"You can do it!!! All that energy from the past five years is dying to get out and onto the page! Go write that book, Dana, you know you can do it!
I wasn't going to do proper NaNo since I already have an MS I'm editing, but this article just made me want to follow that SHINY NEW IDEA that's been tugging at me for weeks (that I've obsessively been jotting on tiny bits of paper because I just can't help it)...
Here is the (official?) group for NaNo that I have set up two years ago! :D This will be the third NaNoWriMo this group will witness... I myself have attempted (and failed...) NANoWriMo three times, this year being my fourth attempt. Let's grt prepping and writing, peeps!!! :D https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/...
I'm glad I've read at least four of them! I want to try to do this, but life is always busy.
The Authoress wrote: "Dana wrote: "I'm excited because I'm finally writing my book this year! After more than 5 years, I'm going to do it!"You can do it!!! All that energy from the past five years is dying to get out ..."
Thank you!!
Also, you have to do it! Let's be friends on NaNoWriMo and support each other!
Colleen's Conclusions wrote: "I'm glad I've read at least four of them! I want to try to do this, but life is always busy."I understand the feeling. I want to write a book too. ..someday.
Dana wrote: Thank you!!Also, you have to do it! Let's be friends on NaNoWriMo and support each other!
Yes, let's do that! Let's crush this NaNo!
Ann wrote: "Colleen's Conclusions wrote: "I'm glad I've read at least four of them! I want to try to do this, but life is always busy."I understand the feeling. I want to write a book too. ..someday."
Good luck to both of you!
Jessica wrote: "Here is the (official?) group for NaNo that I have set up two years ago! :D This will be the third NaNoWriMo this group will witness... I myself have attempted (and failed...) NANoWriMo three times..."Just joined it! :)
I'm going to give NaNo a try again this year. Fingers crossed!
Ann wrote: "Ann wrote: "Colleen's Conclusions wrote: "I'm glad I've read at least four of them! I want to try to do this, but life is always busy."I understand the feeling. I want to write a book too. ..some..."
Ann wrote: "Colleen's Conclusions wrote: "I'm glad I've read at least four of them! I want to try to do this, but life is always busy."
I understand the feeling. I want to write a book too. ..someday."
good luck Authoress and others
I just finished Trail of Lightning as I'm getting ready to start NaNo! Such a fantastic book.
I've heard of most of these books (some of them are even on the old to read list) but didn't know most of them were NaNo novels! This will be my first NaNoWriMo so I'm very inspired! Thanks!
Oh god this is making me nervous. I need to get my butt in gear and figure out which novel I'm going to work on this year aaaaahhh!
I did not realize how many published novels were NaNoWriMo novels! I always start the month off strong but mess it up after a week. I am determined to do it this year!
I literally just asked for recommendations like this on Twitter the other day! Some of these got recommended, and I was very impressed to know they'd started out as NaNo novels. I've made a shortlist to read during November, but now there are some new ones that look appealing, so I might have to rethink that!
Modern Girls & With The Fire On High, can’t wait!
I'd rather beat myself unconscious with a condom than read anything by a toxic Green.
Dana wrote: "I'm excited because I'm finally writing my book this year! After more than 5 years, I'm going to do it!"Awesome! Good luck!
I forgot to add that the first book in the "Murder Most Unladylike" series by Robin Stevens began as a NaNo novel too! And they're wonderful.
Dana wrote: "The Authoress wrote: "Dana wrote: "I'm excited because I'm finally writing my book this year! After more than 5 years, I'm going to do it!"You can do it!!! All that energy from the past five year..."
good luck
Jessica wrote: "Here is the (official?) group for NaNo that I have set up two years ago! :D This will be the third NaNoWriMo this group will witness... I myself have attempted (and failed...) NANoWriMo three times..."Barbara: how do you get in on this month long writing and who monitors. where does your writing go after the 30 days
Jasmine wrote: "Dana wrote: "I'm excited because I'm finally writing my book this year! After more than 5 years, I'm going to do it!"Awesome! Good luck!"
Thank you very much!
Barbara wrote: "Jessica wrote: "Here is the (official?) group for NaNo that I have set up two years ago! :D This will be the third NaNoWriMo this group will witness... I myself have attempted (and failed...) NANoW..."Thousands of people all over the world take part every November and they track their work and progress on www.nanowrimo.org there are also forums where you can support others and join in on conversations about many different topics. You can't write your story itself on the website, but usually on a Microsoft Word document or Google Doc. :)
Very cool to see all these books written by authors who used NaNoWriMo. It's such a good event but I don't think we get to hear about which books stem from it very often, which is a shame, but this post is rectifying that. ^^
Jera wrote: "Very cool to see all these books written by authors who used NaNoWriMo. It's such a good event but I don't think we get to hear about which books stem from it very often, which is a shame, but this..."Agreed:)
Dana wrote: "I'm excited because I'm finally writing my book this year! After more than 5 years, I'm going to do it!"Awesome! You can do it!
So interesting to see what kind of books started out as NaNoWriMo Projects!
Wow! Most of these I had no idea that they were done during NaNo! So inspiring!
This is gonna be my first year trying NaNo. Hoping I make it to the full 50K, but I'll be happy if I at least write more than I normally would.
Rachael wrote: "This is gonna be my first year trying NaNo. Hoping I make it to the full 50K, but I'll be happy if I at least write more than I normally would."Good Luck!
Wow! I'm surprised to see some books that I really enjoyed in this list. Wool and Cinder, that's awesome.That's really inspiring to know that these books started out with NaNoWriMo.
I actually just started my own NaNo project, I've never written anything before and have been wanting to get this story out of my head and onto paper for a while.
Annabelle wrote: "Wow! I'm surprised to see some books that I really enjoyed in this list. Wool and Cinder, that's awesome.That's really inspiring to know that these books started out with NaNoWriMo.
I actually ju..."
That's great!
Ann wrote: "Rachael wrote: "This is gonna be my first year trying NaNo. Hoping I make it to the full 50K, but I'll be happy if I at least write more than I normally would."Good Luck!"
Thanks!
I have been wanting to write a memoir of my life ..good and bad ... but not sure my family would be ready for it.
The Night Circus is my favorite book of all time. It's so great to see so many amazing books on this list. It gives me hope that my NaNoWriMo projects might actually go somewhere!
Jessica wrote: "Here is the (official?) group for NaNo that I have set up two years ago! :D This will be the third NaNoWriMo this group will witness... I myself have attempted (and failed...) NANoWriMo three times..."I have participated twice. Neither was a win (although I finally finished the first novel this spring), but I think every word you write is a win! Good luck!
