Yup, writing a novel is hard. But what if you had a community of thousands egging you on?
November is National Novel Writing Month – “thirty days and nights of literary abandon!” – the NaNoWriMo planners call it. The goal? Write a 50,000 word novel from scratch in 30 days. It sounds daunting, sure, but there’s a handy website with goals and tips and encouraging words. Need your support team closer to home? No problem. Austin has a whole host of events planned to help you wordsmith your way toward the finish line; check it out here.
And if a novel still sounds like too much to chew on, consider the Austin Chronicle Short Story Contest. You’ll have 47,500 less words to work with, but you gotta start somewhere, right?
Happy writing.
This article appears in Rick Perry (Digital Edition).
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A graduate of the Michener Center for Writers at the University of Texas, Kimberley has written about film, books, and pop culture for The Austin Chronicle since 2000. She was named Editor of the Chronicle in 2016; she previously served as the paper’s Managing Editor, Screens Editor, Books Editor, and proofreader. Her work has been awarded by the Association of Alternative Newsmedia for excellence in arts criticism, team reporting, and special section (Best of Austin). The Austin Alliance for Women...
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