NaperWriMo Info

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Welcome to the Illinois::Naperville region of National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo), an annual event designed to encourage writers to complete their own 50,000+ word novel in just 30 days. We serve the western suburbs of Chicago and are centered around Naperville. All of our local events are open to the public and free of charge. For more information, read the wiki article about who we are or see our frequently-asked questions (faq).

Events

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For information about our regional events, see the detailed list of events. For information about what NaNoWriMo is, see National Novel Writing Month or our Frequently Asked Questions (faq). Visit our regional nanowrimo forum (and see our 2010 regional forum archives). Also look at resources for writers. Need more help?

NaperWriMo News

Stories from: our NaperWriMo blog

  • Another great TGIO (2011) - 4 December 2011
    December 3rd was the date of the wonderful TGIO celebration. We started off with two ice breakers devised by co-ML Katherine (KatherineWriting). The second of these was to write a 100 words (or less) short short story from the perspective of a plot critter. Her tale went like this: Soft. Crowded, but soft, lots of ... read more
  • Legend author Marie Lu on social networking and writing YA fiction - 29 November 2011
    New author Marie Lu talks about social networking and writing YA fiction: interesting, short article for those wanting to get published.
  • Final write-in Nov 27th a great success - 27 November 2011
    Seventeen stalwart wrimos showed up at the 95th Street Library to write today (Sunday, November 27th). This was the final Naperville Public Library write-in of the season (there are still a few other write-ins in the final three days of NaNoWriMo). 111127_95th_street_write-in You can see that folks made great progress on their novels: Joe won ... read more
  • Successful write-in at Caribou in Naperville - 26 November 2011
    WritingStudent, scrapacat, squiddish, WriterPete and I broke in the new Box Of Doom today, held some convention word wars and enjoyed a productive morning at Caribou (@Dominicks plaza in Naperville). Then WritingStudent, scrapacat, Squiddish and I went off to lunch at Chipotle (fun!): 111126_nano_writein
  • Photos from recent write-ins + more plot critters - 24 November 2011
    Sorry–I’ve been too busy with work and actual writing of my novel to post these till now. Still–enjoy! From the Downers Grove Caribou Write-in (Tuesday, Nov 22) From 111123_downers_grove_writein_plot_critters From 111123_downers_grove_writein_plot_critters 111123_downers_grove_writein_plot_critters Plot Critters From 111123_downers_grove_writein_plot_critters Box of Doom Adding spice to our word wars… From 111123_downers_grove_writein_plot_critters Pictures from Woodridge and Nichols 111119_111120_nano_writeins From 111119_111120_nano_writeins
  • Review your novel in Book format - 20 November 2011
    I just saw create space has a new interior view feature. When you open a new title in create space, you upload a word doc or PDF, and view your novel in book format, page by page. Very helpful for later.
  • Katherine’s Plot Critters - 14 November 2011
    I’ve been making critters, but only once I reach my word count for the day. To make your own, by the way, you just need: pom-poms, pipe-cleaners, googly-eyes and a glue gun. All available at JoAnn’s or other craft stores.
  • Successful Sunday write-in! - 13 November 2011
    We enjoyed a successful Sunday write-in at the 95th Street Library. We had 17 people present (16 wrimos) and everyone wrote many words. WritingStudent wrote over 8000 words; Sapphire added more than 25% to her overall wordcount; and lovebug increased her overall wordcount by nearly 400%! Here are some pictures from the event + a ... read more
  • Fresh plot critters! - 13 November 2011
    Hot off the grill! Available only at the Sunday write-in (November 13th, 95th Street Library: see logistics). From 111112_nano_plot_critters Also see photos from the Caribou write-in yesterday (November 12th): 111112_nano_writein_caribou And November 6th write-in at Nichols Library: From 111107_nano_nov6_writein 111107_nano_nov6_writein
  • Saturday (Nov 5) write-ins – a report - 6 November 2011
    111105_nano_writeins Saturday, November 5th, was one of our busier write-in days in recent memory. We had write-ins in several locations. I attended two of them: a morning one in Carol Stream (hosted by co-ML Katherine (KatherineWriting)) and an afternoon one in Woodridge (hosted by Catherine (Cee-Bee)). The Carol Stream Public Library librarian Sarah Kovacs provided ... read more