August 2019: Big changes are on the way!

Try NaNoWriMo on our brand new website this November. [National Novel Writing Month]( [Visit the brand new NaNoWriMo website]( We're taking another step forward with our website redesign! Starting in mid-August 2019, nanowrimo.org and campnanowrimo.org will redirect to the redesigned version of the website at nanowrimo.org. The redesign is still underway, so be sure to check back in September for the full launch! If you need anything from the current version of the websites, you'll be able to visit archive.nanowrimo.org, or archive.campnanowrimo.org. These archives will remain up indefinitely. [Check out the next phase of our redesign at nanowrimo.org.]( [Learn more about what this next step means for you.]( 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 the NaNoWriMo Facebook Group]( Want to connect with your fellow Wrimos? Join our official Facebook group to chat and share resources with writers around the world. [Video: Try these writing dares!]( Feeling stuck? Start writing now with these five dares, whether you're in the middle of your project or looking for a way to begin (via the YWP Dare Machine). Try the #InstaWrimo Challenge We'll be running our next Instagram Challenge during the month of September! [Follow @nanowrimo on Instagram]( to participate next month. Check out a sneak peek from Brave the Page! [Brave the Page cover]( Brave the Page, our brand new NaNoWriMo handbook for young writers, is available for pre-order! Read this [excerpt on generating new novel ideas](, or find out more about [how NaNoWriMo empowers young writers.]( Brave the Page will be released on August 27, 2019. [Pre-order your copy now.]( Listen to an episode of the Write-minded podcast. [Write-minded: a podcast with NaNoWriMo and She Writes Press]( Get writing advice on-the-go by subscribing to our podcast. Need some extra inspiration to dive into your current writing project, or start your next one? This month, Write-minded podcast features "best of" episodes with authors [Kwame Alexander](, [Daniel José Older](, and more. [Subscribe to the podcast.]( Wrimo Spotlight ["See, I know a little (just a little) about writing novels, and what I can tell you is that the process is just like moving from one home to the next. Your characters are your boxes... your job is to take them from a familiar place, a place where they feel they belong, and get them to the truck."] [Jason Reynolds headshot] — Jason Reynolds, author and Brave the Page Pep Talker What's up, internet! A reader [World Fantasy Award Nominees 2019]( — Congrats to 2018 NaNo Coach Rebecca Roanhorse (Novel) and 2015 Pep Talker N.K. Jemisin (Collection) on their nominations for this year's World Fantasy Awards! [9 Things You Didn't Know About the Semicolon]( — From courtroom drama to winning races, the semicolon has a more exciting history than you might think. [The Forgotten Desert Libraries of Mauritania]( — 6,000 manuscripts are still sheltered in the "City of Libraries" on the edge of the Sahara. [Top 10 Nerdy Hotels Around the World]( — Turn your vacation into a fandom pilgrimage by staying in one of these themed hotels. [Fictitious Dishes]( — Enjoy these elegant and imaginative photographs of meals from famous literature. ["NaNoWriMo Brain" T-shirt]( ["NaNoWriMo Brain" T-shirt]( [NaNoWriMo "Hops for Plots" glass]( ["Hops for Plots" Glass]( [Stories Matter. Donate Today.]( 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](