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: creativerly.comNow that the semester is over, I am jumping back into writing. I have a month until the winter semester starts, so my goal is to finish a NaNoWriMo WIP from 2021, set up some blog posts, and finish my garden design PgDip assignment. Yikes.
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","summary":"","url":"https://delarroz.com/2025/10/31/can-nanowrimo-come-back-from-the-dead/","date_published":"2025-10-31T18:39:54+00:00","author":{"name":"Jon Del Arroz","url":"http://www.delarroz.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F10433d2b8830cd34b987a209ec1619e7%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"jdelarroz"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-10-31 18:39","date_timestamp":1761935994,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"76774392","content_html":"NaNoWriMo alternative\nNoNotWriMo - Freewrite Store
\n","summary":"","url":"https://munish.micro.blog/2025/10/27/nanowrimo-alternative-nonotwrimo-freewrite-store.html","date_published":"2025-10-27T22:15:10+00:00","author":{"name":"Munish ","url":"","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F09%2F22010.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Munish"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-10-27 22:15","date_timestamp":1761603310,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@buds13/115448434847897072"]}},{"id":"76616454","content_html":"Thinking of doing one of the NaNoWriMo-like things: philipbrewer.micro.blog
","summary":"","url":"https://philipbrewer.micro.blog/2025/10/25/thinking-of-doing-one-of.html","date_published":"2025-10-25T16:01:11+00:00","author":{"name":"Philip Brewer","url":"http://www.philipbrewer.net/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fea9ca6560ab5a2ef8929a05109e49f0b%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"philipbrewer"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-10-25 16:01","date_timestamp":1761408071,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"74701471","content_html":"Anyone remember NaNoWriMo? .~
\n","summary":"","url":"https://archimage.micro.blog/2025/09/30/anyone-remember-nanowrimo.html","date_published":"2025-09-30T16:25:17+00:00","author":{"name":"S Koren","url":"http://auteureist.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F12904.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Archimage"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-09-30 16:25","date_timestamp":1759249517,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://writing.exchange/@SergKoren/115294245451930635","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:tbv7ibkbbu4n3ccamnkwndt7/post/3m22xsqn2pk2a"]}},{"id":"74163388","content_html":"Huh 🤔 Late to the game. I thought I could slowly start preparing for NaNoWriMo, only to learn that the whole thing finally closed down. I knew about different controversies during the last couple of years but did not expect it to go away completely. On to searching for an alternative community.
\n","summary":"","url":"https://hutaffe.blog/2025/09/23/huh-late-to-the-game.html","date_published":"2025-09-23T11:20:48+00:00","author":{"name":"Manuel Riess","url":"https://hutaffe.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F283.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"hutaffe"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-09-23 11:20","date_timestamp":1758626448,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"65697583","content_html":"Reddit Writers FURIOUS As NaNoWriMo Site GOES DOWN FOREVER! delarroz.com
","summary":"","url":"https://delarroz.com/2025/05/31/reddit-writers-furious-as-nanowrimo-site-goes-down-forever/","date_published":"2025-05-31T19:30:03+00:00","author":{"name":"Jon Del Arroz","url":"http://www.delarroz.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F10433d2b8830cd34b987a209ec1619e7%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"jdelarroz"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-05-31 19:30","date_timestamp":1748719803,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"65451750","content_html":"The Nanowrimo website has shut down. crazyneutral.tumblr.com
","summary":"","url":"https://crazyneutral.tumblr.com/post/784787277274562560","date_published":"2025-05-28T11:24:30+00:00","author":{"name":"crazyneutral.tumblr.com","url":"http://crazyneutral.tumblr.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2F66.media.tumblr.com%2Favatar_de67f82a6c6f_128.pnj","_microblog":{"username":"crazyneutral.tumblr.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-05-28 11:24","date_timestamp":1748431470,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"64839018","content_html":"i should note re: my wrist injurya) i have done this before, in college, by taking nanowrimo breaks where i played rock band drums and got tendinitis
b) i have a dr appointment tomorrow and will ask about it
c) you don't need to worry, it will clear up in a week or so i expect. i just get bored
AI Killed NaNoWriMo: justincox.com
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NaNoWriMo is Being Discontinued After 25 years: goodereader.com
","summary":"","url":"https://goodereader.com/blog/digital-publishing/nanowrimo-is-being-discontinued-after-25-years","date_published":"2025-04-06T07:02:48+00:00","author":{"name":"Good e-Reader - The Latest News on e-Readers","url":"http://goodereader.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fassets.goodereader.com%2Fblog%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2F2024%2F06%2F14033945%2F700K3-Era-Color-03-scaled.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"goodereader.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-04-06 07:02","date_timestamp":1743922968,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"61475519","content_html":"Oh No, No NaNoWriMo open.substack.com/pub/lilyl...NaNoWriMo shut down after AI, content moderation scandals: downes.ca
","summary":"","url":"https://www.downes.ca/post/77774","date_published":"2025-04-03T13:50:00+00:00","author":{"name":"downes.ca","url":"http://downes.ca/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.downes.ca%2Fassets%2Ficons%2Ffavicon.ico","_microblog":{"username":"downes.ca"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-04-03 13:50","date_timestamp":1743688200,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"61410831","content_html":"NaNoWriMo shut down after AI, content moderation scandals: downes.ca
","summary":"","url":"https://www.downes.ca/post/77774","date_published":"2025-04-03T13:50:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Stephen Downes","url":"https://www.downes.ca/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.downes.ca%2Fassets%2Fimages%2Fstephen-small.PNG","_microblog":{"username":"www.downes.ca"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-04-03 13:50","date_timestamp":1743688200,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"61338389","content_html":"Scandal-hit creative writing website NaNoWriMo to close after 20 years
","summary":"","url":"https://ebookporn.tumblr.com/post/779763263456018432","date_published":"2025-04-03T00:29:57+00:00","author":{"name":"ebookPorn","url":"http://ebookporn.tumblr.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2F64.media.tumblr.com%2Favatar_e599e6e86fe4_128.pnj","_microblog":{"username":"ebookporn.tumblr.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-04-03 00:29","date_timestamp":1743640197,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"61329091","content_html":"The NaNoWriMo organization is shutting down
\nSad news. I completed NaNoWriMo 4 or 5 times - never anything really publishable, but I always enjoyed it.
\n","summary":"","url":"https://larkfarm.com/2025/04/02/the-nanowrimo-organization-is-shutting.html","date_published":"2025-04-02T22:15:50+00:00","author":{"name":"Mike Gunderloy","url":"https://ffmike.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F09%2F1736181.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ffmike"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-04-02 22:15","date_timestamp":1743632150,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"61331291","content_html":"The NaNoWriMo organization is shutting downThe NaNoWriMo organization is shutting down: theverge.com
","summary":"","url":"https://www.theverge.com/news/642258/nanowrimo-organization-shutting-down","date_published":"2025-04-02T22:00:13+00:00","author":{"name":"The Verge","url":"http://www.theverge.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.theverge.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2024%2F10%2Fthe_verge_social_share.png","_microblog":{"username":"www.theverge.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-04-02 22:00","date_timestamp":1743631213,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"61331164","content_html":"The NaNoWriMo organization is shutting down: theverge.com
","summary":"","url":"https://www.theverge.com/news/642258/nanowrimo-organization-shutting-down","date_published":"2025-04-02T22:00:13+00:00","author":{"name":"The Verge","url":"http://theverge.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.theverge.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2024%2F10%2Fthe_verge_social_share.png","_microblog":{"username":"theverge.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-04-02 22:00","date_timestamp":1743631213,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"61330531","content_html":"The NaNoWriMo organization is shutting down: theverge.com
","summary":"","url":"https://www.theverge.com/news/642258/nanowrimo-organization-shutting-down","date_published":"2025-04-02T22:00:13+00:00","author":{"name":"The Verge","url":"http://theverge.com//","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.vox-cdn.com%2Fuploads%2Fchorus_asset%2Ffile%2F23966628%2Fthe_verge_social_share.png","_microblog":{"username":"theverge.com/"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-04-02 22:00","date_timestamp":1743631213,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"61323181","content_html":"That aged well. futurism.com/nanowrimo...","summary":"","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/futurism.com/post/3llu643han22c","date_published":"2025-04-02T19:54:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Homepage","url":"http://futurism.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffuturism.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2025%2F09%2Ffavicon.png%3Fquality%3D85%26w%3D180","_microblog":{"username":"futurism.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-04-02 19:54","date_timestamp":1743623640,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"61316824","content_html":"The Techcrunch article about why Nanowrimo is permanently closing ends on a quote from a Nanowrimo…: adrianfridge.tumblr.com
","summary":"","url":"https://adrianfridge.tumblr.com/post/779732576817577984","date_published":"2025-04-02T16:22:12+00:00","author":{"name":"Stackson trash with multishipping addiction","url":"http://tumblr.com/adrianfridge//","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2F64.media.tumblr.com%2Favatar_f6c79f03201d_128.pnj","_microblog":{"username":"tumblr.com/adrianfridge/"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-04-02 16:22","date_timestamp":1743610932,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"61316334","content_html":"The Techcrunch article about why Nanowrimo is permanently closing ends on a quote from a Nanowrimo…: adrianfridge.tumblr.com
","summary":"","url":"https://adrianfridge.tumblr.com/post/779732576817577984","date_published":"2025-04-02T16:22:12+00:00","author":{"name":"Stackson trash with multishipping addiction","url":"http://adrianfridge.tumblr.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2F64.media.tumblr.com%2Favatar_f6c79f03201d_128.pnj","_microblog":{"username":"adrianfridge.tumblr.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-04-02 16:22","date_timestamp":1743610932,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"61301492","content_html":"NaNoWriMo Goes Bankrupt After Embracing AI ![\"Less](\"https://micro.blog/photos/50/https://wordpress-assets.futurism.com/2025/04/nanowrimo-closing-embracing-ai.jpg\")
: futurism.com
Organization Behind NaNoWriMo Closes Down ![\"\"](\"https://micro.blog/photos/50/https://www.artsjournal.com/belknap/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/731-150x150.jpg\")
: publishersweekly.com
NaNoWriMo shutting down ![\"image:](\"https://micro.blog/photos/50/https://i0.wp.com/boingboing.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/shutterstock_174719144-scaled-e1743602283407.jpg?fit=1280%2C852&quality=60&ssl=1\")
: boingboing.net
Scandal-hit creative writing website NaNoWriMo to close after 20 years: theguardian.com
","summary":"","url":"https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/apr/02/creative-writing-nanowrimo-to-close-after-20-years","date_published":"2025-04-02T13:20:47+00:00","author":{"name":"theguardian.com","url":"http://theguardian.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Ftheguardian%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"theguardian"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-04-02 13:20","date_timestamp":1743600047,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"61266860","content_html":"Longtime Writing Community NaNoWriMo Shuts Down After AI Drama: gizmodo.com
","summary":"","url":"https://gizmodo.com/longtime-writing-community-nanowrimo-shuts-down-after-ai-drama-2000583619","date_published":"2025-04-02T06:59:34+00:00","author":{"name":"Beehaw - Aspiring to be(e) a safe, friendly and diverse place.","url":"http://beehaw.org/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fbeehaw.org%2Fpictrs%2Fimage%2Fada8eeca-7453-487d-8bf5-9f91b1640aa3.png","_microblog":{"username":"beehaw.org"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-04-02 06:59","date_timestamp":1743577174,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"61253237","content_html":"It's fitting that AI ended NaNoWriMo because \"bad writing nobody will read\" is one of those things that humans certainly can do but don't need to.","summary":"","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/ugarles.bsky.social/post/3lls5wy63cc2p","date_published":"2025-04-02T00:45:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Sen. Lemon Gogurt (@ugarles.bsky.social)","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/ugarles.bsky.social","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fweb-cdn.bsky.app%2Fstatic%2Fapple-touch-icon.png","_microblog":{"username":"ugarles.bsky.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-04-02 00:45","date_timestamp":1743554700,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"61244355","content_html":"The nonprofit behind the popular writing challenge was also plagued by financial troubles, it shared in a message to its community.Longtime Writing Community NaNoWriMo Shuts Down After AI Drama ![\"Book](\"https://micro.blog/photos/50/https://gizmodo.com/app/uploads/2024/09/BookShelves.jpg\")
: gizmodo.com
Longtime Writing Community NaNoWriMo Shuts Down After AI Drama : gizmodo.com
Longtime Writing Community NaNoWriMo Shuts Down After AI Drama : gizmodo.com
NaNoWriMo Is SHUTTING DOWN For This CRAZY Reason: delarroz.com
","summary":"","url":"https://delarroz.com/2025/04/01/nanowrimo-is-shutting-down-for-this-crazy-reason/","date_published":"2025-04-01T18:31:01+00:00","author":{"name":"Jon Del Arroz","url":"http://www.delarroz.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F10433d2b8830cd34b987a209ec1619e7%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"jdelarroz"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-04-01 18:31","date_timestamp":1743532261,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"61229008","content_html":"NaNoWriMo is shutting down. ![\"\"](\"https://micro.blog/photos/50/https://s26162.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/nanwrimo-cracks-up-768x384.jpg\")
: lithub.com