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Tag: NaNoWriMo

  • #MuncieNaNo: Writing Together
    December 12, 2017 by

    NaNoWriMo 2017 Results This year the English department hosted National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) events and encouraged writers in the Ball State and Muncie communities to write a rough draft of their novels. We called this the #MuncieNaNo Project. Sixty-five writers participated, which is an 200+% increase in participants from previous years! Ten participants “won,” […]

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  • This year you’re gonna do it!
    October 17, 2017 by

    50,000 words. One month. NaNoWriMo. Have you ever wanted to write a novel but weren’t sure how to get started? Have you ever been so overwhelmed by the thought of writing a novel that you don’t start? Do you have ideas floating around in your head, but you’re not sure how to piece them together? […]

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  • Two champions are crowned! NaNoWriMo 2014
    January 5, 2015 by

    In November, Ball State English kicked off its first ever National Novel Writing Month competition amongst its faculty, students, friends, and alumni. Our writers warred against each other at weekly Monday Write-Ins, pushing their word counts higher than ever before. Weekly word champions were announced via Twitter. Cumulatively, our 20 participants wrote a combined total […]

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  • #NaNoWriMo is coming. Let’s get ready to write!
    October 22, 2014 by

    It’s almost November. If you’re novel savvy, you know what that means: it’s almost time for National Novel Writing Month, known affectionately as NaNoWriMo. Interested in competing in a #bsuenglish Face Off? Check out information at the bottom of the post! To get us ready for #NaNoWriMo 2014, we’ve asked creative writing undergrad and NaNo […]

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