NaNoWriMo Young Writers Program - The NaNo News

Pep Talkers 2010: Who Do You Want a Letter From?

Tavia Stewart — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 01:06:57 +0000

Pep Talkers 2010!
Who do you want to get a letter from next November?

Tell us who your favorite authors are in this forum (http://ywp.nanowrimo.org/node/658999), and we'll send a letter to them requesting that they write a pep-talk email for NaNoWriMo 2010.

Happy editing,
Tavia

NaNoVideo Blooper Reel Revealed!

Tavia Stewart — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 23:37:42 +0000

NaNoVideo Blooper Reel Revealed!
In the true NaNo spirit, we rarely got it on the first take. But we tried.

Contemplating how weird I am,
Tavia

YWP Surveys!

Tavia Stewart — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 22:02:33 +0000

How Was Your NaNo?
Let us know how noveling went by filling out a YWP survey!

Click the the survey title below for your grade level, and take ten minutes to tell us about your NaNoWriMo. These surveys will help us make next year's event even better than 2009.

1. Click here for the NaNoWriMo YWP Survey for Elementary School Students.

2. Click here for the NaNoWriMo YWP Survey for Middle School Students.

3. Click here for the NaNoWriMo YWP Survey for High School Students.

Thanks ahead of time for the feedback!

Drinking buckets of hot tea,
Tavia

2009 Winners' Page!

Tavia Stewart — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 22:07:12 +0000

Congratulations Winners!
A record-breaking 25% of YWP wrimos won this year.

Check out the new 2009 NaNoWriMo Winners page that just went live. It includes profile pictures, word-count totals, and novel titles and summaries.

I've been having a blast scrolling through the pages. I hope you do too!

Tavia

You Wrote a Novel! Now What?

Tavia Stewart — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 20:13:04 +0000

Check out the I Wrote a Novel! Now What? page to get your CreateSpace promo code today!

The I Wrote a Novel! Now What? page is where you'll find your promo code for your free proof copy from CreateSpace, along with revision advice, upcoming writing contests, creative writing centers in your area, and more.

Basically, it's the place to go fulfill all your post-NaNo needs!

Know that in order to see your promo code for CreateSpace, you need to be:
1. An official NaNoWriMo winner.
2. Logged in to your NaNoWriMo YWP account.

Happy revising,
Tavia

Happy December!

Tavia Stewart — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 18:47:47 +0000

5,560 Cross the Finish Line!
Congrats to all our NaNoWriMo '09 winners!

You did it! You won! And even if you didn't, you wrote your pants off this November and you deserve this certificate just for participating.

If you did validate to win, you'll be able to access your winner goodies in your profile under the "You Won!" link until next September. Tomorrow, December 2, we'll be posting the "I Wrote a Novel! Now What?" page, which will contain CreateSpace codes for winners along with a whole bunch of great information about revising your novel, submitting to writing contests, and more.

In the meantime, you can check out the the December and Beyond forums. Swap novels, set new and exciting goals, and talk writing shop with other writers worldwide in here.

Happy December,
Tavia

Join the Winner's Circle

Tavia Stewart — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 02:31:36 +0000

5,320 Winners and Counting!
Join the Winner's Circle. We're cheering for you!

Write, write, write! You can do it! Everyone here at NaNoWriMo HQ is cheering you on...

Once you finish your novel, check out how to validate by watching this video or reading this NaNo-News article.

I'll see you on the other side!

Happy winning,
Tavia

Validation Video!

Tavia Stewart — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 23:54:04 +0000

Finished Writing Your Novel?
Watch this helpful NaNoVideo how-to on validating your novel.

Winning Begins on November 25!

Tavia Stewart — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:35:54 +0000

Winning Begins on November 25!
Check out this article to find out how to become an official winner.

The way to win NaNoWriMo is by writing to your word-count goal by midnight on November 30. Every year, there are many, many winners. There are no "Best Novel" or "Quickest-Written Novel" awards given out. All winners will get an official "Winner" web icon and certificate, and bragging rights for the rest of their life!

In order to "officially win" through the Young Writers Program website, you need to upload your novel to our site so that our word-validation robots can count your words to make sure you've reached your goal.

This is how you do it:

1. After November 25, once you reach your word-count goal, you can go to "My NaNoWriMo"--->"Edit Novel Info," and cut (Ctrl+C) and paste (Ctrl+V) your whole novel into the "Word Count Validator."
2. Celebrate like a crazed wombat!

Once you win on our site, you'll have access to your very own Winner's page, where you'll find your Winner's Certificate and web icons. Look for the "You Won!" link on the left-hand side of your profile. This link will stay there until September 1, 2010, so you have plenty of time to access your goodies.

As far as your Create Space coupon code for your free proof copy, that will appear on December 1 on the "I Wrote a Novel! Now What?" page under 'Writers Resources." In order to claim your code after this date, you must be an official NaNoWriMo winner and logged into the YWP site.

Happy winning everyone!

Tavia

We Dare You...Again!

Tavia Stewart — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:04:45 +0000

We Dare You...Again!
Check out the second set of Tavia's dares from on NaNoVideo.