The Mid-Year Novelette
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 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: How to Get Married
A single woman just out of work decides to go loud on YouTube with her ideas, chief of which is how to get married. She gains transaction and gets radio interviews. During one of the interviews she encounters an emotional Waterloo when a caller describes her as bitter and never having had a real relationship in her life. After this broadcast, she recedes into her shell, going offline for two weeks. She finally makes an announcement that she's going on a. mental health reset vacation at Obudu Cattle Ranch in Calabar and announces for 10 spaces for women to accompany her. At Obudu, she meets this awesome guy, they get talking and hit it off. She later finds out that the guy is the caller who called over Nationwide radio and said horrible things about her.