NaNoWriMo 2019

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November 1, 2019 to November 30, 2019
NaNoWriMo is a fun, seat-of-your-pants approach to novel writing! Join local authors as they embark on writing 50k words during 30 days and nights of literary abandon.

Bud Werner Memorial Library & Off the Beaten Path Bookstore are proud supporters of National Novel Writing Month.

What is NaNoWriMo?

This creative novel-writing endeavor is open all aspiring authors. Participants begin writing November 1. The goal is to write a 175-page (50,000-words) novel by midnight, November 30.

Get started!

Interested novelists should visit the official NaNoWriMo web site to learn more about the national program and sign up. Then come to Steamboat's NaNoWriMo kickoff party and join the Write-ins to stay connected with the local NaNoWriMo community!

Write-ins

  • Library: Bud Werner Memorial Library is a comfortable, quiet and well-lit place to work on your novel all month long. Write at the spacious desks where there are ample plug-ins. Peer out the picture windows when you need inspiration. Use the free computers and WiFi to research important details for your plot. Get to know our reference librarians when you need a hard-won fact. Let Mountainbrew sustain your needs for refreshment with coffee and baked goods.
  • Off the Beaten PathThe bookstore is hosting FOUR Write-ins for NaNoWriMo novelists on November  7, 14, 21 and 26. NaNoWriMo novelists can join for camaraderie, encouragement and quiet writing time from 5:30-8 p.m. on these nights (plus the cafe will be open for coffee, beer and snacks for the first half hour of the session) .

 

NaNoWriMo Events

  • NaNoWriMo
    Wednesday, October 30, 2019 - 5:00pm to 6:00pm
    Conference Room - Administration Wing
    A community kickoff for NaNoWriMo, November's fun, seat-of-your-pants approach to novel writing
  • NaNoWriMo Write Your Novel Here
    Thursday, November 7, 2019 - 5:30pm to 8:00pm
    Off the Beaten Path Bookstore, 68 Ninth St.
    Write and exchange ideas with your fellow novelists in the Bookstore Loft.
  • NaNoWriMo Write Your Novel Here
    Thursday, November 14, 2019 - 5:30pm to 8:00pm
    Off the Beaten Path Bookstore, 68 Ninth St.
    Write and exchange ideas with your fellow novelists in the Bookstore Loft.
  • NaNoWriMo Write Your Novel Here
    Thursday, November 21, 2019 - 5:30pm to 8:00pm
    Off the Beaten Path Bookstore, 68 Ninth St.
    Write and exchange ideas with your fellow novelists in the Bookstore Loft.
  • NaNoWriMo Write Your Novel Here
    Tuesday, November 26, 2019 - 5:30pm to 8:00pm
    Off the Beaten Path Bookstore, 68 Ninth St.
    Write and exchange ideas with your fellow novelists in the Bookstore Loft.
  • National Novel Writing Month
    Thursday, October 21, 2021 - 5:00pm to 6:00pm
    Conference Room - Administration Wing
    Write your novel this November! A community kickoff for NaNoWriMo, November's fun, seat-of-your-pants approach to novel writing.
  • Write-In
    Thursday, November 4, 2021 - 5:00pm to 7:00pm
    Off the Beaten Path Bookstore, 68 Ninth St.
    Write and exchange ideas with your fellow novelists in the Bookstore Loft.
  • Write-In
    Thursday, November 11, 2021 - 5:00pm to 7:00pm
    Off the Beaten Path Bookstore, 68 Ninth St.
    Write and exchange ideas with your fellow novelists in the Bookstore Loft.
  • Write-In
    Thursday, November 18, 2021 - 5:00pm to 7:00pm
    Off the Beaten Path Bookstore, 68 Ninth St.
    Write and exchange ideas with your fellow novelists in the Bookstore Loft.
  • Write-In
    Tuesday, November 30, 2021 - 5:00pm to 7:00pm
    Off the Beaten Path Bookstore, 68 Ninth St.
    Write and exchange ideas with your fellow novelists in the Bookstore Loft.