WITS Novel Writing Month

At midnight tonight, the train departs. Fifty thousand words. Thirty days. An unforgettable ride.

WITS member Tess McCarthy has set us a challenge; write 50,000 words in one month. This challenge is based on the book No Plot? No Problem!: A low stress, high velocity guide to writing a novel in 30 days by Chris Baty. Here are the basic guidelines:

• Do your research in March, but DO NOT begin writing
• Start your engines on April 1st and keep writing until midnight April 30th
• It's a first draft, so remember, it's likely to be crap
• Absolutely no editing!
• 1st person or 3rd person point of view; no 2nd person
• Tell your loved ones what you are doing because you will likely need all the support and understanding you can get
• Don't read out loud to anyone or let anyone read your novel until it's all over
• Meet with your WITS NoWriMo support crew once a week (outside of normal WITS meeting times) for intensive writing sessions
• Celebrate once it's all over and receive your certificate of completion

If you want to participate or would like more information, send us an email at witsnq@gmail.com