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Writing Resources for NaNoWriMo

1 October 2024 /

Last updated on 2 February 2025

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Writing resources for NaNoWriMo

Attention: NaNoWriMo shut down in 2025. Char over at The Plottery has a succinct blog post about the closure and what happened. I encourage you to read it. You can still, of course, do your own writing challenge like NaNo once was, and I think this post will still be helpful for you.

Need some writing resources for NaNoWriMo this year?

National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) is right around the corner, and that might be daunting, exciting, or both. Whether you’ve participated in NaNoWriMo before or if this is your first year, then you’ll always be on the lookout for things that you can turn to for inspiration, tips and tricks, help, or simply a bit of a break from trying to kill that character off. 🙈

I’ve done NaNoWriMo a bunch of times now over the years, and I’ve always found myself seeking tips and tricks online from other writers. I love to hear how they go about crafting their stories, or their routines, or even what they do when they run into a bit of a plot hole or they can’t get past something in the story.

In this blog post, I’m sharing a bunch of different writing resources for NaNoWriMo in the hopes that you can be inspired as you go about your writing this year, but also so that you can get unstuck when you need to.

Writing resources

 

Characters development

General character development resources

Antagonist resources

Minor/Supporting Characters resources

Appearance of your characters

Plot

Setting and Worldbuilding

Themes

Genre

 

Style

NaNoWriMo-Specific Tips

Prep

General

News and Articles about NaNoWriMo (which are an interesting/informative read)

Tools for writing

Free Worksheets and Printables

Great Websites You Should Check Out

Make sure you check out what groups in your local area are doing. NaNoWriMo meetups happen all over the world, where participants come and hang out, sit in a cafe and write write write. They bounce ideas off each other and help each other with plot holes and character gripes.

Another place for handy tips is Pinterest. Storyboards are a great board to create on Pinterest to collect images and photography pieces on what your story might look like, or be like.

I hope these have been useful for you, and I wish you all the best for November!

Download my Free NaNoWriMo Word Count Tracker Printable here!

Anjali Kay is an Aotearoa New Zealand-based blogger and book lover sharing travel inspiration, bookish posts, the occasional creative project, and a lot of practical blogging tips here at This Splendid Shambles. Based in Auckland, she's been writing book reviews and travel posts, sharing creative projects and blogging tips since she started her first blog in 2009. When she's not working on her own blog, Anjali also offers blog coaching and support for bloggers who want real guidance from someone who's actually done the work, and is a few chapters ahead of them.

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