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Please explore this site fully. Our blog posts, which provide timely updates, appear below.


We’re Kicked Off!
Kickoff was a success! Here's what you need to know for TNT 2024. 🙂
Kickoff on Saturday!
Kickoff is Saturday, October 12, at Allendale Township Library.
That November Thing
In which, we outline the 2024 season for "That November Thing."
Goodbye, NaNo; Hello, WMAA!
We've made the difficult but necessary decision to sever ties with National Novel Writing Month.
Week IV: The Final Countdown!
Get the low-down on what's coming as we end this year's NaNoWriMo season.
Update: Write-In Cancelation; Leaderboard Status
The Panera & Prose write-in is canceled today, plus a leaderboard update.
Week III: Winners, Inbound!
We're now into the third week of The Main Event. This is the week where we start to see the early winners surge while, for others, their confidence wanes.
DOKN ’23 and the Week Ahead
We're into the mid-month slog. One more full week of writing, followed by the Week of Thanksgluttony, followed by the end of the road for this year's NaNoWriMo main event. Your MLs are excited and enthused by this year's engagement and excitement. It feels different — as if we've recaptured …
NaNo ’23 — One Week In!
We're now almost a week into November. Words are happening. Events are transpiring. Inspiration is flowing. And soon, the Land of Oh Gosh This Is Really Hard shall darken our maps.
Aaand, we’re off!
It's now Day 2 of The Main Event, and we're already off to an awesome start. Between a great kickoff party, a full events calendar, and the Wednesday Night Weirdos kicking things off virtually, participants are getting ALL THE WORDS and many are trying to earn ALL THE POINTS for …