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Episode 82: NaNoNowWhat?

Episode 82: NaNoNowWhat?

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 A not-so-brief history of National Novel Writing Month from its beginnings in 1999, its growth as a nonprofit, its scandals, and where November Novel-writers can go from here,--It's that time of year again. You may love it, hate it, fear it, or be totally uninterested. I'm talking about...well, what you're calling it now depends on your history with it and your feelings on the way things went down. It used to be National Novel Writing Month, aka., NaNoWriMo, and in some cases it still is. Some are calling it Novel November. Others seem to be not calling it anything and just *describing* what it is.For the sake of ease, I'll be calling it NaNoWriMo (or NaNo for short) during the full duration of its existence as a nonprofit.This is a rabbit hole. I set out to write something about commodifying creativity and the problems of centralizing movements under capitalism. But it ended up being so much more than that.I'm going to do my best to sum everything up according to my understanding of what happened based on the graveyard of evidence from shut-down forums.Sound CreditsJester Dance by Conquest | https://freetouse.com/music/conquest Meditation Music by Dana Music from PixabayTyping Sound Effect by DRAGON-STUDIO from Pixabay"State of NaNoWriMo" closing announcementThread for NaNo Alternatives, Writing Discords & ResourcesTrackBearEllipsus Preptober TemplatesNaNo 2.0Ellipsus's sponsorship retractionDaniel José Older's resignation postNational Novel Writing Month: Inside the A.I. controversy tearing a writing community apart.What is NaNoWriMo's position on Artificial Intelligence (AI)? – National Novel Writing MonthSPEAK OUTNaNoWriMo 2023-2025 controversy summaryNaNoWriMo Moderator accused of child exploitationSpam, Spam, Spam Spam: Inkitt and the Grand Novel Contest - Writer Beware2024 Volunteer Agreement - Final Revision.pdf - Google DriveReddit Thread: "Discords, forums and a decade’s worth of allegations" - Part OneReddit Thread: "Discords, forums and a decade’s worth of allegations" - Part 2The Tragic Downfall of NaNoWriMo | Deep Dive - Savy Writes BooksThe Fall ContinuesFall of the House of NaNoWriMo?Interview with Chris BatyHistory told from NaNo's POV, on Archive.org
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