Do you have an inner novelist just bursting to get out?
Or do you live with a hidden novelist?
November has become the National Novel Writing Month, and now is the time to let that little novelist out of hiding.
Here’s the original site for Na No Wri Mo (geared toward adults)
And, they have the event targeted toward kids in elementary school to high school as well.
This would fit in well with your homeschool curriculum and is perfect for this time of year before life gets nuts with the holidays, but fall sports have wrapped up and you need something to look forward to working on indoors with a hot cup of tea and fuzzy slippers.
The kids’ site has tons of resources and downloadable ebooks that will walk your kids through the process of writing their own novel in 30 days.
There’s information for educators, lesson plans, badges, forums, and tons of other cool stuff to get you motivated and help writers not throw in the towel half way through.
I have heard from many that gave it a try and couldn’t believe how many thousands of words their kids could write in a month when they just let the words fly and didn’t worry about anything but getting the story out. This year, we are going to give it a shot, at least some of us. Maybe even me. We’ll see.
Any Na No Wri Mo veterans out there? Anyone with a novel burning to get out?
Less than a week until the event begins, so now is the time to start thinking about where you are headed, dreaming up characters, and sketching some possible plots. Or, just wait until November 1 and just open your computer and see where your fingers lead you. Either way sign up so you can tally your wordcount and even if you don’t write a great novel, you can finish and say you did it.
Check out all their details and get ready to write.
Na No Wri Mo Young Writers Program: http://ywp.nanowrimo.org/