It’s National Novel Writing Month, and high time to cheer on the Nanos! For those of you unfamiliar, NanoWrimo.org is a group that is empowering writers to get their novel done. For the full month of November, writers bust their butts to get 50,000 words out. At least. Here is a list of how many writers have participated since the project began seven years ago.
1999: 21 participants and six winners
2000: 140 participants and 29 winners
2001: 5,000 particpants and more than 700 winners
2002: 13,500 participants and around 2,100 winners
2003: 25,500 participants and about 3,500 winners
2004: 42,000 participants and just shy of 6,000 winners
2005: 59,000 participants and 9,769 winners.
Check out their FAQ to find out which notable writers have gone on to publish their work. Obviously this project has already received heaps of press, but this undertaking is no easy feat. So, lets cheer them on. And if there are any Written Roadies out there who are on this literary adventure, let us know so we can give you our best as deadline draws near. You can do it!