
Want to write a novel? Don’t want to write alone? Looking for support and accountability?
November is National Novel Writing Month. This wasn’t something I knew about when I first dipped my pencil into the writing waters. I was searching for writing challenges and groups and NaNoWriMo, also known as National Novel Writing Month, popped up.
NaNoWriMo, which started in 1999, is a nonprofit writing group. Writers can join virtually to set writing goals, writing, and have support. Fifty-thousand words written during November is the common goal. For more information on NaNo, you can access the website here: NaNo.***include a link to NaNo.
I wrote from From the Ashes during NaNoWriMo in 2023 and credited it in the acknowledgement section of that book.

I wrote this post for letter N of the 2025 A-to-Z blog challenge.

My first and second books were started during Camp NaNoWriMo and NaNoWriMo back in 2012. I’ve done it a couple more time but find I do fine without the group, now I just challenge myself.
Donna: Click for my 2025 A-Z Blog
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That’s great DB. Writing is an evolution.
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I believe I have a book in me somewhere and that it’ll work its way out at some point, but I haven’t truly attempted yet! I am so glad NaNoWriMo in 2023 turned out to be such a fruitful experience for you!
A to Z Challenge – Orvetta – Bold + Queer
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I think we all have a story and that it surfaces when it’s ready to be told. Thanks for stopping in, Melissa.
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NaNo is how I met my husband and two of my closest friends, so it will always hold a place in my heart. Unfortunately, it’s now ending, which is probably for the best given some of the issues they’ve had over the last ~2 years. But finding a writing community is definitely a great thing! It changed my writing for the better in many ways! We haven’t fully come back since the pandemic, and I miss meeting weekly with my writing tribe.
~ Jayden R. Vincente
Stopping by from the A to Z Challenge
Erotic Fiction Writer
jrvincente.com
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