Image Credit: National Novel Writing Month
NaNoWriMo is an international event that takes place annually in November. The challenge is to write a 50,000 word (approximately 175 page) draft of a novel. The initiative promotes creativity, writing fluency, and education.
Writing the Novella
Freefall into Fiction: Finding Form
The Handbook of Creative Writing
102 Ways to Write a Novel: Indispensable Tips for the Writer of Fiction
Telling Stories: The Craft of Narrative and the Writing Life
The Language of Fiction: A Writer's Stylebook
Novel Ideas: Contemporary Authors Share the Creative Process
Curious Attractions: Essays on Fiction Writing
NaNoWriMo discussion is available by enrolling in the National Novel Writing Month Organization on Brightspace, to enroll:
Log onto Brightspace
From the HVCC homepage Navigation Bar select Discover
Search for "National Novel Writing Month"
Click on the tile text
Select the Enroll in Course button
HVCC English instructor and Writing Specialist, Tara Eaton earned her MFA in creative writing from West Virginia University in 2007. Tara has been leading NNWM workshops in the region since 2017. This year marks the fifth annual NaNoWriMo @ HVCC event!
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