What to do after NaNo
Here’s a list of upcoming writing challenges posted at the NaNoWriMo website. On that page there are also “Thoughts on publishing” and “Tips on rewriting.”
- Script Frenzy - NaNoWriMo’s sister challenge (April). Goal: Write a 100-page screenplay or stage play in April.
- NaNoFiMo.org - National Novel Finishing Month (December). Goal: 30,000 words.
- JaNoWriMo - January Novel Writing Month (January). Goal: 50,000 words, or whatever goal you set.
- FAWM - February Album Writing Month (February). Goal: Write 14 original songs in a month.
- NaNoEdMo - National Novel Editing Month (March). Goal: Commit to 50 hours of novel editing.
- JulNoWriMo - July Novel Writing Month (July). Goal: 50,000 words for a new or unfinished manuscript.
- 24 Hour Comics Day - (Changes annually, lasts 24 hours). Goal: Draw a 24-page comic in one 24-hour period.
- 48 Hour Film Project - (Varies; operates via tours around the USA, lasts 48 hours). Goal: Create a short film in 48 hours.
- Book in a Week - (Begins on the Monday of the first full week of each month, lasts one week). Goal: Write a novel.
- Mad Challenge - (Varies). Goal: Complete a variety of point challenges issued by moderators, including writing 10,000 in 5 hours.
- April Fool’s - (April). Goal: Set a word-count goal for yourself and fulfill it by the end of the month.
- 3-Day Novel Contest - (August 30-September 1). Goal: Write a novel in three days.
- NaPlWriMo - National Playwriting Month (November). Goal: Write a play in one month.
- NaNoMangO - The artist’s alternative to NaNoWriMo (November). Goal: Draw 30 pages of sequential art in one month.
- AugNoWriMo - August Novel Writing Month (August). Goal: Write a novel in one month.
