Lewis & Clark Library Participating in National Novel Writing Month
November 4, 2016 (Helena, MT) Your Lewis & Clark Library is once again participating in the NaNoWriMo as National Novel Writing Month Blasts Off on a Literary Adventure. Throughout November, the Library will host a series of write-ins in support of NaNoWriMo.
Described by organizers as “one part writing boot camp, one part rollicking party,”
National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) is celebrating its 18th year of encouraging creativity, education, and the power of the imagination through the largest writing event in the world. This year, NaNoWriMo expects nearly 500,000 people to start a 50,000-word novel in the month of November, guided by this year’s theme: Your Novel, Your Universe.
This year’s theme is intended to encourage participants To Boldly Go Where No Novel Has Gone Before! “Too many people think they’re not a ‘creative type,’ but to be human is to be a ‘creative type.’ NaNoWriMo teaches you to believe that your story matters, to trust the gambols of your imagination, and to make the blank page a launching pad to explore new universes. That’s important because when we create, we cultivate meaning. Our stories remind us that we’re alive, and what being alive means,” explains Grant Faulkner, Executive Director of NaNoWriMo.
Last year, NaNoWriMo welcomed 431,626 participants in 633 different regions on six continents. Of these, more than 40,000 met the goal of writing 50,000 words in a month.
This year, participants will be inspired by weekly “pep talks,” penned by published authors, including Jenny Han, Alexander Chee, and Maggie Steifvater. NaNoWriMo has also partnered with We Need Diverse Books to provide participants access to mentorship from authors including Heidi Heilig and Nita Tyndall.
Write-ins will be held at the Library on the following dates:
November 1: 7-9 PM
November 4: 4-6 PM
November 6: 1-4 PM
November 9: 6:30-9 PM
November 13: 1-4 PM
November 16: 6:30-9 PM
November 18: 4-6 PM
November 20: 1-4 PM
November 30: 6:30-9 PM
For more information log onto lclibrary.org and remember, There’s Always Something Going on @ Your Lewis & Clark Library!
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