November is unofficially National Novel Writing Month, when people are encouraged to write a story of at least how many words?
National Novel Writing Month visitors and more than 39,000,000 pageviews. By 2015, 431,626 people participated (633 different regions) in NaNoWriMo. Of those participants, more than 40,000 won. Since NaNoWriMo is used to get people writing, the rules are kept broad and straightforward: To win NaNoWriMo, participants must write an average of approximately 1,667 words per day in November to reach the goal of 50,000 words written toward a novel. Organizers of the event say that the aim is to get people to start writing, using the deadline as an incentive to get the story going and to put words to paper. There is no
National Novel Writing Month regional forums. MLs are encouraged to coordinate at least two kinds of meet-ups; a kickoff party, and a "Thank God It's Over" party to celebrate successes and share novels. Kickoff parties are often held the weekend before November to give local writers a chance to meet and get geared up, although some are held on Halloween night past midnight so writers start writing in a community setting. Other events may be scheduled, including weekend meet-ups or overnight write-ins. In November 2007, NaNoWriMo hosted a fundraising Write-a-thon event called 'The Night of Writing Dangerously', held in San Francisco. The first 250