Whether you’re new to NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) or just checking out how other people do it, here are my NaNoWriMo resources, all in one place.
10 NaNoWriMo posts to get you started
- So You’ve Decided to Write A Novel: 7 Tips To Get You Started
- How to WIN NaNoWriMo
- 3 Things NaNoWriMo Give You — “Win” or “Lose”
- NaNoWriMo: Maintaining Your Writing Momentum
- NaNoWriMo Might Not Work For Everyone, But Here’s Why It Works For Me
- I’m a Marathoner, Not a Sprinter
- What Type of Prepper Are You? Getting ready to write
- Tips and Tricks to Fix Wordcount Issues
- What To Do When Your Manuscript is the Wrong Length
- (Poem) Twas the Week Before NaNoWriMo
6 World Building Tips!
- World Building: Economics
- Sex, Sexuality, & World Building
- World Building: Creating Worlds
- World Building: Characters
- World Building: 5 Things To Remember When Creating A New Religion
- World Building: Creating Rules of Enchantment
Writing Community!
One of the biggest parts of NaNoWriMo (that is completely optional! I didn’t participate for years), is the community. Obviously, the first spot to start is on the NaNoWriMo site, with your region. And, of course, the #nanowrimo on any social media platform.
There’s a big writing community on both Twitch and Youtube (authortube), where people talk about writing process, share tips, give personal writing updates, and even ‘write-ins’. I do 22 minute snack-fueled writing sprints, (because it’s 2022), every Sunday afternoon year ’round, sharing a timer, and then taking a break and chatting for 10-30 minutes with my co-hosts and people in the chat!
If you’re still stuck on Character, Plot, or Setting
Here are a few charts you could use to randomize your story:



P.S. If you want more NaNoWriMo content, I’ve got more blog posts that share my own personal journey along with the posts above here, a LOT of general Writing Tips, as well of a lot more posts related to the many aspects of World Building.