How was I to know?

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That April was NaNoEdMo? (National Novel Editing Month)

http://nanoedmo.org/

I figured I'd share that info- so we'd all know next time --Plus the site's still active, might get some good help there.

 

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Another link of interest:

National Novel Writing Year: support for finishing, editing and publishing your novel- all year long.

http://www.nanopubye.org/

 

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I was wrong- It's March.

The mission, should you choose to accept it: to complete 50 hours worth of solid editing, revising or re-writing — roughly enough time for one bonzai edit of a 50,000 word novel — all in a mind-boggling 31 days. Here's how it all breaks down:

One author/editor — you
One manuscript — the completed first draft of your novel
31 days — March 1-31
50 hours (and that’s not 50 hours mulling plot twists — that’s 50 hours of typing)
One buddy (or more)
Insane? Perhaps. Doable? Definitely. Especially when you’ve got a bunch of other crazy folks doing the same thing right alongside you.

Sign ups begin February 15
Editing begins March 1
Clock your 50 hours by midnight March 31 and you’re a winner. You may not have reached the end of your editing tasks, but you will have made a solid start.

 

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For still more links, check out the nano forum here:

http://www.nanowrimo.org/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?viewmode=flat&topic_id=18034&forum=159


Why March?
National Novel Editing Month is held in March to allow National Novel Writing Month participants ample time to complete their stories then set them aside to breathe for a little while before diving back in.

My novel isn't completely finished. Can I go ahead and do NaNoEdMo, even if some of the 50 hours may be spent writing, not just rewriting?
Yep.

How do I edit my novel?
That kind of depends how you like to work, but for a list of 15 suggested steps for what to do before, during and after NaNoEdMo, visit the Tips section of this site.

http://nanoedmo.org/faqs.html