1. This year as of November 1, 2013, there are 218,274 people signed up to participate in nanowrimo.
2. If you write 50,000 words and validate them by 11:59PM on November the 28th, then you become a winner, earn a winner's badge for your blog, and win all kinds of neat goodies. Here is the list of goodies for 2013- http://nanowrimo.org/sponsor-offers
3. The people from the Office of Letter and Lights are the creators of nanowrimo. The name alone is awesome, it gives off an air of mystery like the order of the phoenix from Harry Potter! This group is creating their own type of magic by providing a network of awesome tools and community of fabulous writers to help people from every age across the globe get excited about writing. The best part is that they have a great sense of humor and do a phenomenal job making writing fun! If you would like basic info you can find it here- http://lettersandlight.org/index.php . I HIGHLY recommend reading their blog. It's inspiring, fun, and will make you want to join the nano clan! http://blog.nanowrimo.org/
4. This next fact is near and dear to my heart! They also have a young writer's program for kids to participate in nano. There isn't anything greater than watching kids create a story. I love to see kids write and feel that there is a great need to develop strong writers. Through donations, the Office of Letters and Lights is able to provide free classroom kits to schools across the world to help promote literacy and creativity in the classroom- so cool. Here is the link for the Young Writer's Program- http://ywp.nanowrimo.org/ There is already a great pep talk from author James Patterson on there! Here is a REALLY great post on the Young Writer's Program and why it's so important:
http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/book_whisperer/2011/10/gearing_up_for_nanowrimo.html
5. If you've ever wished to be transported to another realm, then nano is the place for you! We lovingly call it Nanoland, and once you join the forums and discover the community of nanowrimo, you'll be sucked in. We have our own language and inside jokes, we swap postcards, packages, and tea. We like to have fun and be silly, but we're also there when the going gets tough.
6. Cover Contest- I think this is pretty cool! They host a 30 Days 30 Covers contest where you can submit info about your novel and thirty lucky winners are chosen to receive a free cover created by a team of graphic designers for their novel. Even if you don't win, it's still really neat to see what the designers come up with. Side note- Covers cannot be used for commercial purposes (like if you plan to self-publish your novel)- they are just for fun!
7. Packages and Pen Pals- I have done this three times now and LOVE it! Wrimos put together package swaps, postcard swaps, and tea swaps on the forums. I've done the package swaps where I get paired with another writer and we send each other writing care packages filled with goodies to encourage each other during nano. It's just like Christmas to put together a fun package and find one in your mail box to open!
8. Writing a teen romance? This year Swoon Reads is a nano sponsor and if you're writing a teen romance you can submit your novel to be considered for a $15,000 publishing contract! This also includes editing, design, marketing and sales. I'm almost ditched my entire outline that I've been putting together over the past year to jump in and try this, lol!
I'll probably add more information throughout November, but I hope this sheds light on the many wonderful aspects of nanowrimo and convinces you to join!
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