Today is the first day of National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo), as thousands of writers around the world try to write a 50,000-word manuscript in one month.
To help the GalleyCat readers taking this challenge, we will be offering one piece of NaNoWriMo advice every day for the rest of the month. Last year’s participants counted a collective total of 2,799,449,947 words.
Our first tip is simple: follow our advice from last year! Last year we collected 30 days worth of writing advice for NaNoWriMo writers. You can explore all those writing tips below–tune in tomorrow for some fresh advice.
30 NaNoWriMo Tips from 2011
3. Cliche Finder Stops Cliches Before They Start
4. Take the Fantasy Novelist’s Exam
6. Seek Library Write-In Support
7. Consult Role Playing Game Plots
8. Best Pandora Stations for Writing
11. Use Foursquare for Inspiration
12. ‘Failure Instructs the Writer’
13: Use the Online Graphical Dictionary
14. Write ‘TK’ for Missing Facts
15. ‘Everyone Has a Certain Amount of Bad Writing to Get Out of Their System’
18. Use the Reverse Dictionary
19. Use Correct Writing Posture
21. ‘It’s Not a Sprint, It’s a Marathon’
22. Use Your Smartphone for Novel Writing & Editing
23. Turn Your Computer Into a Typewriter
24. Use Write or Die for Motivation
25. Relax with a Literary Drink
26. Browse BibliOdyssey for Inspiration
27. World of Warcraft Procrastinator Support