The Mid-Year Novelette

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Novel November

What's Novel November?

History:

Previously, 'National Novel Writing Month' (NaNoWriMo) was a world-wide writing challenge run by a non-profit organisation. The official website and forums shut down in March 2025, but the challenge lives on.

The Challenge:

  • 50,000 words
  • 30 days, starting November 1st
  • A full, completed draft of a new novel
  • No editing, no second guessing, no hesitation.

What's the 80 Hour Edit?

Premise:

If you wrote a novel this November, then you might want to spend some time editing in the new year.

Fix the major plotholes, rename the main character, and reduce the typos to a respectable number.

The Challenge:

  • 80 hours
  • 60 days, starting January 1st
  • Be focused. Be ruthless. Get it ready for the world.

What's the Mid-Year Novelette?

Premise:

November doesn't work for you? 50,000 words isn't the right target? Just want to write more?

The Mid-Year Novelette is a more flexible, less intense alternative to the main writing challenge. The default word target is set at 15K, but choose whatever works for you.

The Challenge:

  • 15,000 words (or whatever)
  • 31 days, starting July 1st

Get Started

Track

Track your progress each day.

Set Goals

Aim for 15,000 words in the July, or create a custom goal.

Earn Awards

Celebrate the little wins with trophies along the way.

Socialise

When you're done writing for the day, come hang out in the forums 🤗

Featured Project: The Caged up Owls

Prologue: The main character, named Lunette, was born an owl, and was forced into being caged for a long time with many other owls, facing an irreparable demise. After she was freed one day and being the lucky survivor, she found her secret power to turn into a human, although mostly just in physicality. And she envied humans so much when she learned they were the ones who could decide whether she stays in a cage, be freed, or die in imprisonment. And the world seemed to continue as long as humans are mindless to the harsh outcomes of the other owls apart from her. She found humans as the freest beings on this earth. They are allowed by God to use everything that was created according to what their hearts desire, to fulfill their internal needs and turn it into external benefit. And she secretly admired them for it, wanting to befriend them constantly. That's why she decided to use her human form more than her original owl form. She thought by blending in with humans, she will find ...