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More than 400,000 writers sign on to
participate – the highest number of par-
ticipants yet.

“In order to write your novel, you must
get rid of this sadist. Do whatever it
takes to shut him up. Chloroform him;
drag him by his white Reebox [sic]
behind the dugout; bury his shrill, cen-
sorious whistle. Then return to your
green, blank, mercifully silent playing
field, and write.” —Karen Russell,
NaNoWriMo pep talk

Hank Green’s novel, An Abso-
lutely Remarkable Thing,
which he wrote in NaNoWriMo
2015, is published. And...it men-
tions NaNoWriMo.

NaNoWriMo writers record
2,791,454,312 words in Novem-
ber – more than three times as many words as the
average person speaks in their lifetime.

“This is what makes you a writer ... the sick feel-
ing in your stomach, the weariness you feel, the
utter conviction that you are the Worst and your
novel is the Worst and everything is awful. This is
how writers feel sometimes. (This is how every-
one feels sometimes.) But writers do not let this
feeling overwhelm them.” —N.K. Jemisin,
NaNoWriMo pep talk

NaNoWriMo’s mantra? Everyone has a story to
tell, and everyone’s story matters. Consider writ-
ing your story with us this November.

NaNoWriMo’s writing guide for teens, Brave the
Page, is published.

“Storytelling is a powerful act. Stories have the
mysterious power to widen hearts and change
minds. The human psyche is never quite the same
after receiving a story.” —Mitali Perkins,
NaNoWriMo pep talk

Grant Faulkner is the Executive Director of National Novel
Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) and the co-founder of 100
Word Story. He’s published two books on writing: Brave the
Page and Pep Talks for Writers: 52 Insights and Actions to
Boost Your Creative Mojo. He’s also published Fissures, a col-
lection of 100-word stories, and Nothing Short of 100:
Selected Tales from 100 Word Story. His stories have
appeared in dozens of literary magazines, including Tin
House, The Southwest Review, and The Gettysburg Review, as
well as in anthologies such as Best Small Fictions and
Norton’s New Micro: Exceptionally Short Fiction. His essays
on creativity have been published in The New York Times, The
Writer, Poets & Writers, and Writer’s Digest. He also co-hosts
Write-minded, a weekly podcast on writing and publishing.

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