A couple weeks ago we announced our intention to bring the freewrite experience into the NaNoWriMo experience. If you didn't read that post you can find it here:
@freewritehouse/who-wants-to-write-a-book
Still here? Ok, I'll tell you what it says:
Freewritehouse is challenging our community to join NaNoWriMo and support each other while writing our books. And we're also turning it into a fun contest.
We already have seven people who committed to the challenge in that previous post mentioned above:
@felt.buzz
@kaerpediem
@kaelci (didn't exactly say "I'm in" but a definite maybe?)
@improv
@botefarm
@eroticbian
@ntowl
Now it's time to get serious
I've been putting a lot of thought into how to manage this contest logistically. Since I'm a fan of reducing work as much as possible we're going to automate some of it. This means we'll be using Google Forms to keep track of who is in the contest and how they are progressing.
So for those who have already committed and anyone reading this who wants to join in, you'll need to register using the following form:
https://goo.gl/forms/Np3izTVkLGdvg1z63
You must register at the NaNoWriMo site before filing out the form.
In order to be eligible for the prizes you need to register using this form before 11:30 pm October 31st PST. The challenge runs from November 1 to November 30.
The benefits of registering sooner than later
Once you're registered, you'll be invited to the NaNoWriMo room on the Freewritehouse Discord. In October we'll be talking about how to prep for the majorly insane task of writing a novel in a month. The Discord gives you a place to ask questions in a more timely and lively fashion than comments here on Steemit.
I've completed the NaNoWriMo challenge once, barely. I tried almost every year since then and haven't managed to do it. But I was doing it alone and frankly with no one to disappoint but myself it was easy to give up or find excuses.
This time, with a supportive community, I hope to do better - no I plan to finish and "win" again. So come join us and we can all push each other and commiserate as needed. There are some truly awesome people here and no matter what happens I'm sure it will be fun!
How the challenge will work
Honestly, we're still figuring this one out. But here is my best guess now. Once November starts I'll share another Google Form for you to enter your word count into each day. It will record your responses in a spreadsheet that will be available for everyone participating to view only. This will be the official tracker for the contest that we can also verify against the words you enter into the NaNoWriMo website. [If there are any programming whizzes around who can link the two automatically please, let me know!]
Keep checking back as we'll post more details as we get closer and feel free to let us know what you think about the challenge and what you'd like to see happen.
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