{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1","title":"Micro.blog - Discover nanowrimo","home_page_url":"https://micro.blog","feed_url":"https://micro.blog/posts/discover/nanowrimo","_microblog":{"about":"https://micro.blog/about/api"},"items":[{"id":"100576716","content_html":"<p>I almost forget that NaNoWriMo was a thing. I sort of miss it, but not enough to bemoan its loss.</p>\n<p>The problem was they wanted to make money, rather than help.</p>\n<p>Flame on!</p>\n<p class=\"microblog_hashtags\">#writing #nanowrimo</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://archimage.micro.blog/2026/11/05/i-almost-forget-that-nanowrimo.html","date_published":"2026-11-05T18:11:31+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":"2026-11-05 18:11","date_timestamp":1793902291,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://writing.exchange/@SergKoren/117565285203680743","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:tbv7ibkbbu4n3ccamnkwndt7/post/3mzlja2g4g42m"]}},{"id":"100412860","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://daverupert.com/2026/11/write-mo/\">Dave Rupert blogs</a> that he won’t be participating in NaNoWriMo, but he does want to write more:</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>I don’t have any solid plans, words-per-day goals, charts, graphs, storyboards, outlines, or some Benjamin Franklin life hack schedule to make this happen. Instead I have an Obsidian vault with a hundred unsorted drafts.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>NaNoWriMo is all-consuming. It’s really hard to make time for, but I hope to see a couple folks take up the challenge on their blogs.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://www.manton.org/2026/11/03/dave-rupert-blogs-that-he.html","date_published":"2026-11-03T15:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Manton Reece","url":"https://manton.org","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F22%2F3.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"manton"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-11-03 15:00","date_timestamp":1793718000,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:pko7wbcggok753hnvndxh3ni/post/3mzg4bjqpqk2f","https://www.threads.com/@manton/post/DfSKKN6lo0a"]}},{"id":"95404396","content_html":"<p>New blog post: Small Miracles is on Royal Road <br>Read it here: <a href=\"https://www.mortaine.com/blog/2026/08/07/small-miracles-is-on-royal-road/\"><span class=\"invisible\">https://www.</span><span class=\"ellipsis\">mortaine.com/blog/2026/08/07/s</span><span class=\"invisible\">mall-miracles-is-on-royal-road/</span></a><br>Back in 2010, I wrote a “GameLit” novel for NaNoWriMo, the month-long write-a-thon in November. It was based on my D&amp;D 4e group, and featured the adventures of Lyr, my elf...</p> <a href=\"https://dice.camp/@mortaine/117055457799023002\">dice.camp</a>","summary":"","url":"https://dice.camp/@mortaine/117055457799023002","date_published":"2026-08-07T17:42:19+00:00","author":{"name":"Stephanie Bryant","url":"http://www.mortaine.com/blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fbb481c613c8aba96eb79fca78bd3a1bc%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"mortaine"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-07 17:42","date_timestamp":1786124539,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"79649784","content_html":"<p>Now 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.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://jessjez.micro.blog/2025/12/09/now-that-the-semester-is.html","date_published":"2025-12-09T13:31:25+00:00","author":{"name":"Jessica Jeziorowski","url":"https://jessjez.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F49%2F1848200.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"jessjez"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-12-09 13:31","date_timestamp":1765287085,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"77052678","content_html":"<p>Can NaNoWriMo Come BACK From The DEAD?! <a href=\"https://delarroz.com/2025/10/31/can-nanowrimo-come-back-from-the-dead/\">delarroz.com</a></p>","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,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"76774392","content_html":"<p>NaNoWriMo alternative\n<a href=\"https://getfreewrite.com/pages/nonotwrimo?utm_source=Klaviyo&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=NoNotWriMo%20Launch%20%2801K8KF100JSXVSAPYH4YE7B6S5%29&amp;utm_id=01K8KF100JSXVSAPYH4YE7B6S5&amp;tw_source=klaviyo&amp;tw_profile_id=01K7AM9ZNDWQ4HJF8XYHN6W83W&amp;tw_medium=campaign&amp;_kx=TIJn7hsJBNIbvImVIinFUZ5NiohD3E3aFW4-zpHx_JV07QzXSZC4wMLHG-1fUW6I.sCU8C3\">NoNotWriMo - Freewrite Store</a></p>\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,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@buds13/115448434847897072"]}},{"id":"76616454","content_html":"<p>Thinking of doing one of the NaNoWriMo-like things: <a href=\"https://philipbrewer.micro.blog/2025/10/25/thinking-of-doing-one-of.html\">philipbrewer.micro.blog</a></p>","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/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philipbrewer.net%2Ffavicon.ico","_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,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"74701471","content_html":"<p>Anyone remember NaNoWriMo?  .~</p>\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,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://writing.exchange/@SergKoren/115294245451930635","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:tbv7ibkbbu4n3ccamnkwndt7/post/3m22xsqn2pk2a"]}},{"id":"74163388","content_html":"<p>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.</p>\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%2F2026%2F19%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,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"65697583","content_html":"<p>Reddit Writers FURIOUS As NaNoWriMo Site GOES DOWN FOREVER! <a 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href=\"https://crazyneutral.tumblr.com/post/784787277274562560\">crazyneutral.tumblr.com</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://crazyneutral.tumblr.com/post/784787277274562560","date_published":"2025-05-28T11:24:30+00:00","author":{"name":"questionably artistic endeavors","url":"http://crazyneutral.tumblr.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2F64.media.tumblr.com%2Fed7c28dca8acd39d3a39a910f72d7db5%2Fc12b79477171d2a7-86%2Fs128x128u_c1%2F2d2a3cc4885e5c0b4f8810859622c83b0b08682c.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,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"64839018","content_html":"i should note re: my wrist injury <p>a) i have done this before, in college, by taking nanowrimo breaks where i played rock band drums and got tendinitis <br>b) i have a dr appointment tomorrow and will ask about it <br>c) you don't need to worry, it will clear up in a week or so i expect. i just get bored</p>","summary":"","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/nora.zone/post/3lpm6zvyrj22g","date_published":"2025-05-20T13:30:00+00:00","author":{"name":"nora \"nora.jewelry is now open\" rude (they/them ze/hir)","url":"http://nora.zone/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/http%3A%2F%2Fnora.zone%2Fimages%2Ffavicon.png","_microblog":{"username":"nora.zone"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-05-20 13:30","date_timestamp":1747747800,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"62262078","content_html":"<p>AI Killed NaNoWriMo: <a href=\"https://justincox.com/blog/2025/04/ai-killed-nanowrimo/\">justincox.com</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://justincox.com/blog/2025/04/ai-killed-nanowrimo/","date_published":"2025-04-15T11:00:39+00:00","author":{"name":"Justin Cox","url":"http://justincox.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fjustincox.com%2Fcontent%2Fimages%2Fsize%2Fw1200%2F2024%2F12%2FIMG_1460.JPG","_microblog":{"username":"justincox.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-04-15 11:00","date_timestamp":1744714839,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"61691065","content_html":"<p>What to do with your life &amp; NaNoWriMo goes bankrupt <img src=\"https://micro.blog/photos/50/https://secure-res.craft.do/v2/3ankJfuii55c3eKid4WLxVW68kMLAu5f5GB9KRUChxHsGXjgGvNY2gBLXrYvj6Uqvr1EwGBqXPwo8FUS7Nrwnez4Vo8EC4VSWydq6FuQnv6MvNKVuYG8bsQ5pyAB5YGGsqnsNE8Ag169qzGZJhx744s2GtWXScCDKzqYUYby9URioiq/35.jpg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"mini_thumbnail\" alt=\"What to do with your life &amp; NaNoWriMo goes bankrupt\"> : <a href=\"https://creativerly.com/what-to-do-with-your-life/\">creativerly.com</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://creativerly.com/what-to-do-with-your-life/","date_published":"2025-04-07T17:30:33+00:00","author":{"name":"Creativerly","url":"http://creativerly.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.creativerly.com%2Fcontent%2Fimages%2Fsize%2Fw1200%2F2024%2F07%2FCreativerly-SocialShareImage-2024-1.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"creativerly.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-04-07 17:30","date_timestamp":1744047033,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"61586208","content_html":"<p>NaNoWriMo is Being Discontinued After 25 years: <a href=\"https://goodereader.com/blog/digital-publishing/nanowrimo-is-being-discontinued-after-25-years\">goodereader.com</a></p>","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 audiobooks, e-books, e-readers, tablets, and reviews.","url":"http://goodereader.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.goodereader.com%2Fblog%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2F2025%2F07%2F10183201%2Fkindle-scribe-lifestyle-journaling.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,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"61475519","content_html":"Oh No, No NaNoWriMo <a href=\"https://open.substack.com/pub/lilylawson/p/oh-no-no-nanowrimo\">open.substack.com/pub/lilyl...</a><br>Some alternative options for those of you who will miss NaNoWriMo <br><span class=\"hashtag\">#newblogpost</span> <span class=\"hashtag\">#substack</span> <span class=\"hashtag\">#nanowrimo</span><br><a href=\"https://open.substack.com/pub/lilylawson/p/oh-no-no-nanowrimo\">open.substack.com/pub/lilyl...</a>?r=z9fyh&amp;utm_campaign=post&amp;utm_medium=web&amp;showWelcomeOnShare=false","summary":"","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/lifelovelily22.bsky.social/post/3llysxlkhdk2d","date_published":"2025-04-04T16:18:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Lily Lawson 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href=\"https://gizmodo.com/longtime-writing-community-nanowrimo-shuts-down-after-ai-drama-2000583619\">gizmodo.com/longtime-...</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/lifelovelily22.bsky.social/post/3llw2r4jygs2t","date_published":"2025-04-03T13:59:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Lily Lawson (@lifelovelily22.bsky.social)","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/lifelovelily22.bsky.social","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.bsky.app%2Fimg%2Fbanner%2Fplain%2Fdid%3Aplc%3Asym24j5zqnu4ylhfup3fiinf%2Fbafkreifmr3dgqytsdysy37kxudnv6boioy2r7psc3yixlfnrw2atvzlxea","_microblog":{"username":"lifelovelily22.bsky.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-04-03 13:59","date_timestamp":1743688740,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"61412114","content_html":"<p>NaNoWriMo shut down after AI, content moderation scandals: <a href=\"https://www.downes.ca/post/77774\">downes.ca</a></p>","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,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"61410831","content_html":"<p>NaNoWriMo shut down after AI, content moderation scandals: <a href=\"https://www.downes.ca/post/77774\">downes.ca</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://www.downes.ca/post/77774","date_published":"2025-04-03T13:50:00+00:00","author":{"name":"www.downes.ca","url":"http://www.downes.ca/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.downes.ca%2Fassets%2Ficons%2Ffavicon.ico","_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,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"61338389","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/apr/02/creative-writing-nanowrimo-to-close-after-20-years\">Scandal-hit creative writing website NaNoWriMo to close after 20 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13:58","date_timestamp":1743602300,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"61291058","content_html":"<p>Scandal-hit creative writing website NaNoWriMo to close after 20 years: <a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/apr/02/creative-writing-nanowrimo-to-close-after-20-years\">theguardian.com</a></p>","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,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"61266860","content_html":"<p>Longtime Writing Community NaNoWriMo Shuts Down After AI Drama: <a href=\"https://gizmodo.com/longtime-writing-community-nanowrimo-shuts-down-after-ai-drama-2000583619\">gizmodo.com</a></p>","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/http%3A%2F%2Fbeehaw.org%2Fstatic%2Fdecded5f%2Fassets%2Ficons%2Fapple-touch-icon.png","_microblog":{"username":"beehaw.org"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-04-02 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