Since 1999, National Novel Writing Month has inspired aspiring authors to write a novel in a month. I started participating in the event in 2006, and did it every year until 2023. I did not participate in 2024, for reasons I discussed in my blog post of that year. In March 2025, the non-profit that ran the event shut down.
Which meant folks who relied on the seat-of-your-pants, self-motivated challenge were left in the lurch for November 2025. What to do? Well, there are alternatives, some good, some bad. Continue reading
