National Novel Writing Month, also known as NaNoWriMo, takes place during the month of November. It is supposed to create a large community of authors, and it is all about setting realistic and achievable writing goals. It is a global writing effort about encouraging children, as well as adults, to write about whatever interests them. Books range from high fantasy to science fiction to historical biographies. Anything that you want to write, you can write about. NaNoWriMo itself is run through a non-profit organization that goes by the same name. As of right now they have almost 800,000 active people writing novels during the month of November. NaNoWriMo as a concept began in 1999, with the idea to write 50,000 words in 30 days. It became an official non-profit organization later in 2006. The organization also supports education and literacy in places where that is lacking. Almost 6,000 different teachers use it in their classroom environments, since it helps as a teaching tool as well as providing some curriculum. There are quite a few books that have been published as a result of NaNoWriMo. There is Water For Elephants by Sara Gruen, which has been awarded the Indie Choice Book Award for Adult Fiction. Another example you might recognize would be Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell. For a final example, you have Marissa Meyer’s Cinder, which is a new take on the old Cinderella story. NaNoWriMo also hosts pep talks from notable authors. Past presenters have been John Green, Andy Weir, and Veronica Roth, as well as many others. You can get writing advice as well as ideas for organizing the overall flow and structure of your novel, and learn how to navigate the twists and turns of enticing your readers. If you are interested in the specifics about NaNoWriMo, feel free to either research a little bit about it on your own or contact me, Vincent Bottaro, about more details. Many people at CV and in our community do it every year, and the Corvallis Benton-County Public Library runs programs about it, which can be found on their website. If you would like to continue writing outside of November, consider joining the Crescent Crier! Major source: the NaNoWriMo website, https://nanowrimo.org/. - Vincent Bottaro If you want to write for the Crescent Crier, we would love to see you at one of our virtual meetings, which are every Wednesday at 1:30pm! To come to a meeting, fill out this form: https://forms.gle/TrQ5PqFcDqeE2yiB9, and we’ll send you a link ASAP. If you would like to submit a single article - or anything else like creative writing, an opinion, an art piece, photo or photo series, or something else entirely - then you can do that using this form: https://forms.gle/WAHSoWJuVwK3q5du6. If you want to contact us for any reason, you can email
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