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National Novel Writing Month 2011
Have you ever dreamed on putting that idea for a novel that you’ve had in your head for a while actually down on paper?
Or developing a story idea for that character you’ve imagined?
You’ll find support from other aspiring novelists at several University of North Texas events for National Novel Writing Month.
UNT will join other universities, high schools and writing groups in observing the month, also known as NaNoWriMo. A San Francisco writers’ group began the first National Novel Writing Month in 1999, encouraging its members to write each day in November and create 50,000-word novels — about 175 pages — by midnight on Nov. 30.
Twenty-one people participated the first year. In 2010, more than 200,000 people registered for NaNoWriMo, according to its web site (www.nanowrimo.org).
For the sixth year in a row, UNT’s Willis Library will host a series of events for NaNoWriMo starting with a Kickoff Party to give participants survival kits with coupons for free coffee, progress logs to keep track of the number of words written each day, and tips for writing a novel in 30 days. The party begins at 6 p.m. Nov. 1 (Tuesday) in the Cyber Café of the Willis Library.
To be sure participants have a good push to the finish, the Library will host an All-Night Write In on Sunday the 13th, starting at 7pm in the Willis Forum and going until 8am the next morning.
Participants are also encouraged to arrange “write-ins” in the Cyper Café and other areas in the libraries. NaNoWriMo participants will write together, sharing complaints and getting advice from each other, however, they are discouraged from editing their own work
The Willis Library will end the month by hosting a Thank God It’s Over Party at 6 p.m. Nov. 30 (Wednesday). Participants will receive prizes and share what they have learned from writing their novels.
NaNo Kick-Off Party, Tuesday, Nov 1 @ 6pm, Willis Library Cyber Cafe
All-Night Write in, Sunday, Nov 13, 7pm - 8am, Willis Library Forum
TGIO Party, Wednesday, Nov 30 @ 6pm, Willis Library Cyber Cafe
