Setting The Record Straight: 5 Misconceptions About NaNoWriMo

November brings us cooler weather, turkey dinners, and—most importantly—National Novel Writing Month! Since 1999, NaNoWriMo has been challenging writers to write “a book in a month.” This annual literary event has grown from 21 participants in its first year to over 310,000 writers in 2013. But not everything writers believe about NaNoWriMo is true. We’re here to set the record straight about some of the misconceptions surrounding National Novel Writing Month.