Why NaNoWriMo

Gracie sat down at this massive carved desk from the 1930s and began banging on an imaginary typewriter.

"I'm the great American novelist," she said.

Where do they get this stuff?


"Because of the limited writing window, the ONLY thing that matters in NaNoWriMo is output. It's all about quantity, not quality. The kamikaze approach forces you to lower your expectations, take risks, and write on the fly.

"Make no mistake: You will be writing a lot of crap. And that's a good thing. By forcing yourself to write so intensely, you are giving yourself permission to make mistakes. To forgo the endless tweaking and editing and just create. To build without tearing down."