NaNoWriMo

Writing a 50,000-word novel in just 30 days takes serious dedication. But even more than that, it takes mastery of your daily schedule, habits, routines, and focus. As a proud sponsor of NaNoWriMo 2018, we’ve put together a list of resources to help you get writing.

Creative exercises

Weekly roundup: 4 unconventional creativity exercises for when you’re feeling stuck

Steve Jobs famously said that creativity is just connecting things. But anyone facing a creative block knows it’s a lot harder than grabbing ideas out of thin air. Creativity is a complex process. There’s no “creativity gene” or section of your brain responsible for creative thought. We can’t choose to turn creativity on or off.

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Are you ready for National Novel Writing Month?

National Novel Writing Month is just days away, and RescueTime is proud to sponsor this amazing event. For the uninitiated, NaNoWriMo is a worldwide program supporting aspiring writers on their quests to become novelists. How? By equipping them to write a 50,000-word novel in 30 days. Whether you’re a first-timer or a grizzled, word-slinging veteran,

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Lessons learned from RescueTime's NaNoWriMo 2012 experiment

5 habits of highly motivated novelists [INFOGRAPHIC results from our NaNoWriMo experiment]

Last month, we ran an experiment with the help of over a hundred writers attempting National Novel Writer’s Month. We wanted to understand what it takes to tackle a challenge like NaNoWriMo and actually stick with it. So we asked writers to use RescueTime to track their time for the month of November. The writers were able

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