Okay, so we've all had a chance to get a few hours of sleep...
Nanowrimo isn't the only timed creative uncontest out there. Someone else sent me along this list and I thought it might be a good place to start a 'gee whiz, now what do I do with all this free tome' thread.
Feel free to post other writer's groups you belong to, or creativity related websites you think other folks might find helpful.
Other Online/Timed Writing Events
• Book in a Week
o 1 week - First week each month - Write a novel.
o http://www.book-in-a-week.com
● National Novel Finishing Month (NaNoFiMo) in December.
o Write 30,000 new words and reach The End.
o http://www.nanofimo.org/
● January Novel Writing Month (JanNoWriMo)
o Write a 50,000 word novel.
o http://www.livejournal.com/community/janowrimo/
● National Novel Editing Month (NaNoEdMo) in March.
o Commit to 50 hours of novel editing.
o http://www.nanoedmo.net/
• April Fool's
o 1 month – April - Write 500 - 200,000 words.
o http://www.feath.com/afmain.htm
● Script Frenzy in April.
o Write a 100 page script; can be done with a partner.
o http://www.scriptfrenzy.org/
• Run by the Office of Letters and Light, the same people who run NaNoWriMo.
● July Novel Writing Month (JulNoWriMo)
o Write 50,000 words for a new or unfinished manuscript.
o http://julnowrimo.thewrigro.com/
• Naplwrimo (National Playwriting Month)
o Month – November Write a play
o http://www.naplwrimo.org/
• NoBloPoMo (National Blog Posting Month)
o 1 Month – November - Update a blog daily.
o http://www.fussy.org/nablopomo.html
● National Novel Publishing Year (NaNoPubYe)
o Step-by-step publishing support.
o http://www.nanopubye.org/
● National Novel Writing Year (NaNoWriYe)
o Pursue a word-count goal for all of 2008.
o http://www.pro-board.com/index.php?proboard=nanowriye2008
• Mad Challenge
o 1 month - One every month - Write a novel, or a writing challenge.
o http://groups.yahoo.com/group/madchallenge/
Not Quite Noveling, But…
• 24-hour Comic Contest
o 1 Day - October 7, 2006 - Draw a 24-page comic.
o http://24hourcomics.com/
• 48-hour Film Project
o 2 Days - Varies (tours) - Create a short film.
o http://www.48hourfilm.com/
• February Album Writing Month
o 1 Month – February - Write 14 original songs.
o http://www.fawm.org/
• National Solo Album Month
o 1 Month – November - write and record a solo album.
http://www.lacunae.com/nasoalmo/
• NaNoMangO
o 1 Month - November, and June - Draw 30 pages of comics.
o http://www.livejournal.com/community/nanomango
• NaNoGiveMo (National Novelists Give More)
o 1 Month - One every month - Click donation site links and donate money.
o http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NaNoGiveMo
Info courtesy of the JaNoWriMo site, source located at http://ymakadomain.com/janno/links.shtml
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I've also been an on again - off again member of the writer's group Forward Motion, located at
http://www.fmwriters.com
For those looking for a more formal writing group, the Manitoba Writers' Guild has some great resources:
http://www.mbwriter.mb.ca
What are some of other people's suggestions (I have LOTS more, but I'll space them out a bit...)?
=Bets=
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