My Happiness Project: National Novel Writing Month

November – the one month I’ve been waiting for all year. Why? Simple. It’s my second last month of my Happiness Project but more importantly, November is National Novel Writing Month. 

National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) is when thousands of people commit to writing a novel. It must consist of 50,000 words starting on November 1^st to November 30^th.

The goal is to write a minimum of 1, 667 words a day.

By the end of November, your 50,000 word novel could be the end of your creative writing project or just the beginning of something greater.

During the process, it’s encouraged that you don’t try and perfect your novel. This is considered to be the first draft. Editing can take place at a later date if you choose to do so.

National Novel Writing Month started in July 1999 with 21 participants. Last year, 325,142 participants signed up.

This is my first attempt at writing a novel. It has definitely been a challenge so far considering I haven’t done any creative writing since high school.

Just in case you want to hop on the novel writing bandwagon, visit the National Novel Writing Month website for more information.

Wish me luck!

What resolutions have you made for this month?

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Thanks for reading and keep smiling :)