NaNoPrepMo Come Write In! Planning Edition In-Person
It’s National Novel Prep Month! As we spend October prepping for National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) in November, The Community Library invites authors of all genres, ages, and experiences to sit down for a couple hours and learn some novel preparation techniques via directed activities and lecture from published author and novel planner, Jonathan E. Hernandez.
Join us in the library's Idaho Room, or online via Zoom. No registration required. Click here to join online.
Jonathan E. Hernandez is a science fiction writer and organizer for Brooklyn Speculative Fiction Writers. A Nuyorican originally from the Bronx, he now lives in Astoria, Queens, with his partner and a cat named Jonesy.
This PrepMo event will be moderated by your Municipal Liaison for NaNoWriMo, AJ Super, who is a local author with three science fiction books published by a small traditional press. She is also a Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers’ Association (SFWA) member.
- Date:
- Saturday, October 28, 2023
- Time:
- 10:00am - 12:00pm
- Time Zone:
- Mountain Time - US & Canada (change)
- Location:
- Idaho Room
- Campus:
- The Community Library
- Audience:
- All Ages
- Categories:
- Classes & Discussions
Join us for one or all of these great NaNoWriMo events!:
Two October planning dates: Wednesday the18th from 5:00-7:00 p.m., and Saturday the 28th from 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Five November write-in dates: Wednesday the 1st from 4:00-8:00 p.m., Saturday the 11th from 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m., Saturday the 18th from 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m., Tuesday the 21st from 4:00-8:00 p.m., and Thursday the 30th from 4:00-8:00 p.m.
Two December editing dates: Saturday the 16th from 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., and Wednesday the 20th from 5:00-7:00 p.m.
NaNoWriMo began in 1999 as a daunting but straightforward challenge: to write 50,000 words of a novel in thirty days. Now, each year on November 1, hundreds of thousands of people around the world begin to write, determined to end the month with a first draft. They enter the month as elementary school teachers, mechanics, or stay-at-home parents. They leave novelists.
NaNoWriMo is now a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that believes in the transformational power of creativity. They provide the structure, community, and encouragement to help people use their voices, achieve creative goals, and build new worlds—on and off the page. Learn more about the writing community and get free resources for your writing from NaNoWriMo.org.
Image courtesy of National Novel Writing Month.
