National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) is officially over, and I’ve never been happier to see Dec. 1 pop up on my calendar. November – especially the last week – has been hell. But today, I can officially call myself a “novelist” because with nearly 13,000 others, we reached the 50,000 word count by midnight yesterday. The beginning of this crazy writing marathon started out with optimism and hope. The goal seemed relatively easy: Write... more ›

By now it's obvious to everyone that LAist has no business writing a novel. We actually have a job that requires us to write. more ›

It's National Novel Writing Month, so LAist is writing a novel. more ›

Today marks the start of National Novel Writing Month, affectionately called "nanowrimo" by the tens of thousands of its participants. Now in its 8th year, the month's premise is simple, really: Write 50,000 words in 30 days and earn the right to call yourself a novelist. more ›