You threw yourself into a month of frenzied writing, and now you’ve been flung (fingers cramped, mind whirling, heart full) out the other side. You might be asking yourself: “Self, what’s next? How can I continue to nurture my creativity, pursue my passions, and tackle big goals? I wrote a novel…now what?”
During NaNoWriMo’s “Now What?” Months, we provide resources and tools to help you set goals and continue your creative writing journey, whatever that means for you. Think of it as NaNoWriMo Part II: choose your own adventure! It’s not a community writing challenge like National Novel Writing Month, but the chance to explore next steps at your own pace, including finishing a novel, revising a draft, and/or navigating publishing pathways.
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(A quick note before we dive in: there are many possible answers to the question: “I wrote a novel… now what?” Here are a few more off the tops of our heads: share your draft as-is with family and friends; start a new novel; try a different kind of creative project; focus on work/school; catch up on sleep; finally deal with that pile of laundry you’ve been avoiding; read all the books stacked by your bed; build an entire civilization out of Lego blocks and populate it with tiny Lego people caught up in an elaborate web of secrets, friendships, betrayals, and redemption. We are here to say: that’s great! We can’t provide resources for all those things, but we encourage you to go forth and be bold!)
