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Feel free to post resources in your own threads, but I thought we could also list them all in one place. Feel free to add to this as you see fit. - āPrincetteā„PengthuluWrites mentioned https://www.nownovel.com/blog/developing-stories-asking-what-if/ to help use "What -if" exercises in a different way. - Thanks to Showering Dutchessbarbie. for this link for some ambient music. - And here's another one I found while getting the link for the one above. - Chrys O'Shea has discovered this song and downloaded the whole album. - And azrael2915 mentioned listening to the Doom soundtrack for last year's NaNo. Though I didn't ask which one, so here's a couple I found that might inspire you. - Angelica- House Florent B & W posted a link to my brand new cNote shop. Things are still under construction a bit, but looking pretty good so far, IMO. All purchases from all my cNote shops go to support "October Novel Prep Challenge"  .  Funny story--when I saw this post at first, I was like, "Aww...Someone named their cNote shop almost the same thing I did. Nope. It's EXACTLY the same name...and it's MY shop.    These are cNotes intended to encourage folks struggling. Though I have other shops as well...including one specifically for NaNo.
- As Brandiwynš¶ stated, "tropes" might not be the right word here, but in any event, here's a link for some interesting opinions. https://mythcreants.com/blog/five-tropes-that-sound-cool-but-rarely-work/ - Our faithful leader, Brandiwynš¶ also linked to another page for those doing worldbuilding for their NaNo project. This activity closes at the end of October as well, but there's no timer to race, so work as fast or as slow as you need. And a heads up for next year, this officially opens in September to help you prep for Prep. But she leaves it available all year so you can work on things as you need to. And remember that "worldbuilding" doesn't just have to apply to a fantasy or sci-fi world. It can be the past or even a part of the modern world you aren't familiar with.
- Storm Machine linked to a MasterClass page. Obviously, if you join the class, there's a lot MORE information, but this is a good start. https://www.masterclass.com/articles/everything-you-need-to-know-about-writing-p... - Tegs posted a link to help with plot planning. https://www.writerswrite.co.za/how-a-timeline-helps-you-when-you-plot/ - And I posted a link to Plottr, which I got at a discounted rate last year after I won NaNo. https://plottr.com/ Check out Plottr and all the free trials and discounted products you can get before, during, and after NaNo. Under Writer's Resources, go to Offers on the main https://www.nanowrimo.org page. The offers are different each year, so be sure to check them annually...and keep checking them from October through November because some offers allow you to use their products for free before or during NaNo to test them out. And some offers are added last minute, so don't miss out. You don't have to "win" NaNo for some of the offers to apply.  - I also posted https://findawayvoices.com/ for those interested in possibly doing an audiobook in the future. You create (hire a narrator) them there and can upload them to Audible and lots more places, including overseas platforms and libraries. They offer a lot more flexibility than creating the audiobook with Audible does.  - Brandiwynš¶ posted another great resource, our WdC newsletters! This particular edition is about tropes. Here's the link she posted. "For Authors Newsletter (September 21, 2022)" - Showering Dutchessbarbie. posted a link to a Newsfeed post by Joy who posted a review for a book specifically for NaNoers. (Yeah, that sentence isn't really well written. Main point--click the link and keep following the links. ) "Note: i just finished reading a book for writers.
Nano..."- If you need to clone your drive (make an exact copy of your computer's hard drive), Tegs posted a link to help with information on that. https://www.pcmag.com/how-to/how-to-clone-a-hard-drive - Aennaytte: Free & Wild in GoT kindly helped with some basic NaNo links. https://nanowrimo.org/ to the official National Novel Writing Month website and https://www.writing.com/main/authors/action/nano to our official WdC NaNo counter and to the WdC NaNo Lounge
- Chrys O'Shea posted a direct link to the offers for writing products through NaNo. Discounts and free trials abound, so don't miss out and keep checking back. Often new companies will come on board as we progress. https://nanowrimo.org/offers You can also get to this through the main NaNo page, https://www.nanowrimo.org then at the top of the page is Writer's Resources and at the bottom of the dropdown box is Offers. - If you've not tried a mindmap, definitely check out the link Storm Machine posted. https://thinkinsights.net/strategy/mindmap/ - Odessa Molinari generously posted her own personal list of story ideas to use as we see fit.  This reminds me that you all DEFINITELY need to check out the Adoption Society threads in the NaNo forums for ideas. Everything listed there can be adopted unlimited times, used and changed how you want, and you can post your own idea for adoption as well. https://forums.nanowrimo.org/c/story-development/adoption-society/60 You have to be logged into NaNo to view this page, but they have tons of ideas for adoption--titles, plots, subplots, sarcastic comments, romantic moments, etc. 
- And QueenNormaJeanGreeneggs&vegham posted a link to Grammarly for those who are concerned about their grammar. There's a free and a paid version, but for many folks, free is good enough. However, as Storm Machine advised, NaNo isn't a time to edit. If you write something incorrectly, you can rewrite it, but I advise against deleting what you wrote. YOU STILL WROTE THAT FOR NANO! Thus, it counts towards your word count. But if Grammarly is telling you to throw in a comma here and take out a semicolon there, ignore that. That's what December/post-NaNo is for. https://www.grammarly.com- dogpack:saving 4 premium: DWG posted a piece about tense and POVs.
- If you're struggling...or just want to do a better job, A E Willcox wrote an amazing post in the forum! "Plotting Your Story" - Donations to "October Novel Prep Challenge" can be sent to group # 1474310 which is
- To keep an eye on your timer, go to https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1lyVlEcZVlOXR2CtBCqpWXJ2Apso5hyImhsoczUO7.... Remember that it is actually 72 hours, not just a generic 3 days. You can work in any order, but don't let 72 hours elapse between assignments being logged. I still have more forum posts to go through but want to post this before it gets lost as my computer has a tendency to complain that it can't handle 147 open tabs and will spontaneously shut down. I'd kind of freak out if that happened right now, so I'll just post this and then open it to edit it. Keep checking back! AND FEEL FREE TO POST YOUR OWN RESOURCES IN THE COMMENTS! And be sure to check out my challenge
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