Editor's Desk: Writing a Novel in 30 Days

If you've never participated in NaNoWriMo, it can seem a bit overwhelming the first time you do. But don't let that stop you. There's a lot of great things about entering NaNoWriMo that you may not have considered:

Writing a Novel. You'll get to try your hand at writing a novel. Even if you don't complete a novel, you can challenge yourself to hit a higher word count than you have in the past.

Support from other writers. Many writers join in this big crazy adventure. Some writers on the NaNoWriMo forum have completed NaNoWriMo many times over and will be happy to give you advice on your novel.

Building new friendships. Hanging out with other writers is great fun. You can exchange ideas, brainstorm, or just act silly around people who understand the writing bug.

If that's not enough to convince you, November's issue of Today's Teen Writer is all about National Novel Writing Month. From Judi who completed NaNoWriMo to Alexa Schnee whose 100,000 word manuscript is being published, this issue is all about the cool things teen writers can do when they set their pens to it!

So what are you waiting for? You can still sign up!

-Editor Deb
PS: Be sure to check out the other great articles we have online this month including 14 Tips to Surviving November and 10 Tips to Defeat Procrastination.