nanowrimo 2016
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Are you ready for NaNoWriMo 2016?A blank page: the final frontier. Here are
the voyages of this year’s NaNo writers. Their 30-day mission: to explore strange new vocabularies, to seek out new characters and new novel drafts…
TO BOLDLY GO WHERE NO
WRITER HAS GONE
BEFORE!
National Novel Writing Month, often abbreviated as NaNoWriMo, is a challenge and an adventure.
The goal is to write 50,000 words in just the 30 days of November – 50,000 words in just a month, at
an average of 1667 words per day.
Sound appealing?
What is NaNoWriMo?
There are a lot of reasons to have a go at NaNoWriMo!
• Community• The challenge• Finally starting that novel• Bragging rights upon winning• The adventure!
Why do it?
Nothing could be simpler!Just go to NaNoWriMo.org and sign up for an account! You’ll
get emails and messages encouraging you as you make your way through NaNoWriMo, updating your word count as
you go!Good luck, and of course…
How do I join?
LIVE LONG AND PROSPER(BY WRITING)
You can write however you want for NaNo! Even if you
want to handwrite your novel, that’s just fine – just be ready to count your word count to
add it to your total!
For those who write on their computers, though, a simple
word processor sometimes isn’t enough…
What should I write on?
ScrivenerScrivener Fact
SheetWhat is
it?Novel-
planning and writing software.
Price $40
Platforms
Mac, Windows,
iOSFree Trial
30 Dayshttps://www.literatureandlatte.com/scrivener.php
Scrivener is amazing. So amazing, in fact, that NaNo winners in the past have been gifted a 50% discount on it.
It’s a comprehensive novel planning software that allows you to split into chapters, plan as much as you want, and will allow you to organise your novel down to the cross of its Ts.
Quoll WriterQuoll Fact Sheet
What is it?
Novel-planning
and writing software.
Price FREE
Platforms
Windows
Free Trial
Foreverhttp://quollwriter.com/
Quoll Writer is also novel-writing and planning software – again, it’s quite comprehensive, though it lacks Scrivener’s processing power and sense of aesthetic.
It is, however, open source.
Write Or DieWrite Or Die Fact
SheetWhat is
it?Writing
software with
consequences.
Price $20
Platforms
Windows, iOS
Free Trial
None.
http://writeordie.com/
Write Or Die is terrifying, and that’s the point.
Write Or Die is a program that introduces consequences if you don’t keep up your pace – scary consequences. Can’t make yourself write? Try emotionally blackmailing yourself!
MS WishlistMS Wishlist Fact
SheetWhat is
it?An
opportunity to FIGHT!
Price FREE
Platforms
Any browser.
Free Trial
Foreverhttp://mswishlist.com/war
MS Wishlist hosts a Word War game!
What’s a Word War? It’s when writers each sit down to write, and compete via their word counts in five, ten or fifteen minute sprints – whoever has the most words at the end of the sprint wins!
EvernoteEvernote Fact SheetWhat is
it?Planning
and writing software.
Price FREE
Platforms
Windows, Mac, iOS, Android.
Free Trial
Forever.https://evernote.com/
Evernote was actually designed with business people in mind, but it’s perfect for planning and writing a novel!
You can create coloured notes split into categories for characters and the like, and the program itself is very flexible.
Google KeepGoogle Keep Fact
SheetWhat is
it?Post-It
software.
Price FREE
Platforms
Google Chrome,
iOS, Android.
Free Trial
Forever.
https://keep.google.com/
Google Keep is a post-it note software that will sync from your web browser to your handheld devices.
You can use it for noting dialogue snatches, plot ideas or the like, and you can categorize and colour-code your options!
TrelbyTrelby Fact Sheet
What is it?
Screenwriting software.
Price FREE
Platforms
Windows, Mac, iOS, Android.
Free Trial
Forever.https://trelby.com/
Want to do something other than a novel?
Trelby is sleek, elegant screenwriting software, with numerous configurations and adjustments available for any screenwriter hoping to make their début!
PickAFace.netPickAFace Fact
SheetWhat is
it?Avatar
software.
Price FREE
Platforms
Windows, Mac, iOS, Android.
Free Trial
Forever.https://trelby.com/
Want to procrastinate your novel but still feel vaguely productive?
PickAFace.net allows you to create multiple little avatars, so you can visualize your characters’ exact facial features!