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Once a year, in November, thousands of aspiring novelists get together in a massive write-in called NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month). The challenge is to write a 50,000 word novel starting November 1 and finishing by November 31.

Last year over 167,000 people participated and - as of October 13th - more than 50,00 writers have signed up for this year. If you're interested in this novelist's boot camp - one that has pushed a lot of writers from the "thinking about it" to the "doing it" stage, visit the NaNoWriMo website to sign up for the writing adventure of your life or just to find out more.


While waiting for the starting bell, Kindle readers will find a good selection of books for aspiring novelists available in the Amazon bookstore:

No Plot? No Problem: A Low-Stress, High-Velocity Guide to Writing a Novel in 30 Days by Chris Baty. Chronicle Books, 2004. Print length: 176 p. Amazon customer rating: 4 1/2 stars (108 reviews). Kindle edition $9.59. Text-to-Speech: Enabled.
"Every November, tens of thousands of people sign up for National Novel Writing Month and attempt to write a 50,000-word novel. Baty, the brains behind this competition, has produced an uproariously funny motivational manifesto so readers can get a leg-up in his race or in the larger publishing game. The key is to lower your expectations "from 'best-seller' to 'would not make someone vomit,'" says Baty, who maintains that stress and a deadline are important parts of writing. Aimed at the nonserious, with an emphasis on summoning creativity and having a life-changing experience, this original approach will appeal to anyone up for a challenge." - Library Journal.

Architecture of the Novel: A Writer's Handbook by Jane Vandenburgh. Foreword by Anne Lamott. Counterpoint, 2010. Print length: 240 p. Amazon customer rating: 5 stars (1 review). Kindle edition $9.99. Text-to-Speech: Enabled.
"Architecture of the Novel derives from the many years Vandenburgh has spent teaching the craft of fiction writing. Her method points to the elemental nature of narrative: A story consists of its events, which are told in scenes. These scenes naturally place themselves along the arc of the story in an order that provides suspense and mystery, drawing characters toward the inevitability of their fictive destinies. Profoundly practical yet encouraging to writers at all levels, Architecture of the Novel offers the maps and mechanics to successfully guide writers toward the story that must be told." - Amazon.

Your First Novel by Ann Rittenberg and Laura Whitcomb. Foreword by Dennis Lehane. Writer's Digest, 2009. Print length: 304 p. Amazon customer rating: 5 stars (25 reviews). Kindle edition $9.99. Text-to-Speech: Enabled.
"An author agent team shares the keys to achieving your dream. This work includes all the start to finish fundamentals you need to produce and launch a first novel. It offers readers balanced advice on both writing and publishing their first novel, from the perspective of a published author and seasoned agent." - Amazon.

Write Great Fiction: Plot & Structure by James Scott Bell. Writers Digest Books, 2008. 5th ed. Print length: 240 p. Amazon customer rating: 4 1/2 stars (105 reviews). Kindle edition $9.03. Text-to-Speech: Enabled.

"...clear, concise information that will help you create a believable and memorable plot including techniques for crafting strong beginnings, middles and endings, with easy to understand plotting diagrams and charts. Bell also provides brainstorming techniques for developing original plot ideas and tips and tools for correcting common plot problems." - Amazon.

3 AM Epiphany by Brian Kiteley. Writers Digest Books, 2009. Print length: 272 p. Amazon customer rating: 4 1/2 stars (18 reviews). Kindle edition $9.29. Text-to-Speech: Enabled.
"If you write, you know what it's like. Insight and creativity - the desire to push the boundaries of your writing - strike when you least expect it. And you're often in no position to act: in the shower, driving the kids to school...in the middle of the night. The 3 A.M. Epiphany offers more than 200 intriguing writing exercises designed to help you think, write, and revise like never before, without having to wait for creative inspiration. Brian Kitely, noted author and director of the University of Denver's creative writing program, has crafted and refined these exercises through 15 years of teaching experience. You'll learn how to: transform staid and stale writing patterns into exciting experiments in fiction, shed the anxieties that keep you from reaching your full potential as a writer, craft unique ideas by combining personal experience with unrestricted imagination, examine and overcome all of your fiction writing concerns, from getting started to writer's block. Open the book, select an exercise, and give it a try." - Amazon.

Writing Fiction for Dummies by Peter Economy and Randy Ingermanson. For Dummies Press, 2009. Print length: 384 p. Amazon customer rating: 5 stars (34 reviews). Kindle edition $9.89. Text-to-Speech: Enabled.
"...don’t settle for just writing a novel. Aim high. Write a novel that you intend to sell to a publisher. Writing Fiction for Dummies is a complete guide designed to coach you every step along the path from beginning writer to royalty-earning author. Here are some things you’ll learn in Writing Fiction for Dummies:
* Strategic Planning: Pinpoint where you are on the roadmap to publication; discover what every reader desperately wants from a story; home in on a marketable category; choose from among the four most common creative styles; and learn the self-management methods of professional writers.
* Writing Powerful Fiction: Construct a story world that rings true; create believable, unpredictable characters; build a strong plot with all six layers of complexity of a modern novel; and infuse it all with a strong theme.
* Self-Editing Your Novel: Psychoanalyze your characters to bring them fully to life; edit your story structure from the top down; fix broken scenes; and polish your action and dialogue.
* Finding An Agent and Getting Published: Write a query letter, a synopsis, and a proposal; pitch your work to agents and editors without fear." - Amazon.

Writing Tools: 50 Essential Strategies for Every Writer by Roy Peter Clark. Little, Brown and Company, 2008. Print length: 272 p. Amazon Customer Rating: 5 stars (33 reviews). Kindle edition $8.99. Text-to-Speech: Enabled.
"...from basics on verb tense to the value of forming a support group - Poynter Institute vice president Clark offers tips, tricks and techniques for anyone putting fingers to keyboard. The best assets in Clark's book are in the 'workshop' sections that conclude each chapter and list strategies for incorporating the material covered in each lesson (minimize adverbs, use active verbs, read your work aloud). Though some suggestions are classroom campy ('Listen to song lyrics to hear how the language moves on the ladder of abstraction' and 'With some friends, take a big piece of chart paper and with colored markers draw a diagram of your writing process'), Clark's blend of instruction and exercise will prove especially useful for teachers. One exercise, for instance, suggests reading the newspaper and marking the location of subjects and verbs. Another provides a close reading of a passage from The Postman Always Rings Twice to look at the ways word placement and sentence structure can add punch to prose." - Publishers Weekly.