August 2018: Get ready to write this fall.

NaNo Prep season is on its way! [NaNoWriMo logo header]( [Colorful NaNoWriMo header image]( Are you ready for NaNoWriMo? The NaNo Prep season officially kicks off in September! As you get ready to generate inspiration and start the countdown to November, sign in to the NaNoWriMo site and browse our resources to help you get ready to write. [Check out our NaNo Prep resources!]( Announcing a New NaNoWriMo + SheWrites Podcast! [Header image with the Write-Minded Podcast logo, NaNoWriMo logo, SheWrites logo, Grant Faulkner headshot, and Brooke Warner headshot]( [Write-minded: Weekly Inspiration for Writers]( is a podcast by writers, for writers. Hosted by Brooke Warner of [She Writes]( and our very own Grant Faulkner, each episode of Write-minded features a pep talk, a green-light moment, and a writing action. Brooke and Grant interview writers, authors, and publishing industry folks, including guests such as Mignon Fogarty (a.k.a. Grammar Girl), Aya de Leon, Kwame Alexander, Emily X.R. Pan, Mur Lafferty, Mitali Perkins, Mary Robinette Kowal, Jessica Brody, Chris Baty, and more to come! This weekly podcast examines a shared spirit of community, collaboration, and a deeply held belief that everyone is a writer, and everyone’s story matters. [Listen to the first episodes of Write-minded podcast!]( The NaNo Three Every month, we'll share three of our favorite links from the NaNo-sphere—whether they’re blog articles or awesome pep talks. Check it out. [Join our NaNoWriMo Facebook group!]( Introducing a new place on Facebook to engage in great conversations with other writers! Join our official group and get to know your fellow Wrimos. [The #InstaWrimo Challenge Returns!]( Take part in our next [#InstaWrimo]( Instagram challenge! We'll be posting photo prompts for every day of September. Follow us on Instagram to join in! [3 Tips for Overcoming Writer's Block]( Suffering from writer's block? We have a few tips to help you defeat it and just keep swimming—er, writing. Plus, check out our [playlist]( of writing exercises to try! From our sponsors: [Wesleyan University/Coursera logos]( We’re partnering with Wesleyan University again to provide a special online NaNo Prep course specifically for you! Sessions kick off on September 1, so sign up for your spot today! [Find out more about enrolling.]( Wrimo Spotlight ["Most every writer has experienced the feeling of displacement when returning to a half-finished project [...] While the landscape of the story may be made strange and unfamiliar by the passage of weeks or months away from it, the process of enlarging that world by stringing words together on a page remains a familiar one."] [Mareth Griffith, author and NaNoWriMo participant] —Mareth Griffith, author and NaNoWriMo participant [Read more here](. What's up, internet! A reader. [How Creative Are You?]( — Here are five classic challenges to help you discover some insight into when, where, and how you’re most creative. [Know Thyself (By Writing a Novel)]( — We already knew it, but here's some confirmation that writing a novel can help you dig deep inside, battle self-doubt, and become the person you know you can be. [21 YA Queens of Color]( — Get to know these awesome leading ladies of Young Adult fiction (many of them written by NaNo authors and collaborators!) [LGTBQ+ Characters in Fantasy Novels]( — One Redditor is curating a database of fantasy novels with LGBTQ+ representation. Take a look at the latest update! [The Next Book to Movie Adaptations?]( — Entertainment Weekly has put together a list of books they'd like to see as Hollywood films. Which books do you think should be on the list? [WikiHow logo]( [More Ways to Give: WikiHow]( Learn how to do something cool from a wikiHow article, and support our nonprofit at the same time! From August 15-31, every time you click the "Yes, I read the article" button at the bottom of a wikiHow article, NaNoWriMo gets a donation. Just choose any WikiHow article to learn, click, and share... Everybody wins! [Make a donation to NaNoWiMo!]( National Novel Writing Month 3354 Adeline Street Berkeley, CA 94705 You are receiving this email as a participant interested in receiving the NaNoWriMo newsletter. [Preferences]( | [Unsubscribe](