NaNoWriMo: A Little Extra Motivation

Whether you are writing this month for the challenge or if you are writing with the expectation of getting published, here’s a little extra motivation for you.  The folks over at Create Space are offering for all winners of NaNoWriMo, or those writers who hit 50,000 words or more, a free proof copy of your trade paperback book.  This reminds me that I should really find some way of doing cover art for mine!  Even if you don’t have ambitions of hitting up the major publishers, this would still be a fun and personal addition to any bookshelf.

Also, for those who are interested in being published one day but are thinking to themselves, “Is it really possible to turn a NaNoWriMo novel into something I’d see on bookshelves?”  Yes, and quite a few authors have done so.  Here’s a list I found on the NaNoWriMo website of authors who have indeed gotten their NaNoWriMo books published. Maybe you’ll be next!

1. Jon F. Merz - The Destructor (Pinnacle Books, 2003).
2. Lani Diane Rich - Time Off for Good Behavior (Warner Books, 2004) and Maybe Baby (Warner Books, 2005).
3. Sara Gruen - Flying Changes: A Novel (HarperCollins, 2005) and Water for Elephants: A Novel
   (Algonquin, 2007).
4. Rebecca Agiewich - BreakupBabe: A Novel (Ballantine Books, 2006).
5. Francesca Segre - Daughter of the Bride (Berkeley Books, 2006).
6. David Niall Wilson - Vintage Soul (Five Star/Gale, 2007) and The Mote in Andrea’s Eye (Five Star/Gale, 2006).
7. Gayle Brandeis - Self Storage: A Novel (Ballantine Books, 2007).
8. Kimberly Llewellyn - Cashmere Boulevard (Berkley Books, 2007).
9. Geonn Cannon - On the Air (P.D. Publishing, 2007).
10. Lisa Daily - The Dreamgirl Academy (Plume/Penguin Putnam, 2008).
11. Jacob and Diane Anderson-Minshall - Blind Curves: A Blind Eye Mystery (Bold Strokes Books, 2007)
12. James R. Strickland - Looking Glass (Flying Pen Press, 2007)
13. Kathy Cano-Murillo - Love Shine (Grand Central Publishing, 2007)
14. Ann Gonzalez - Running for My Life (WestSide Books, 2008)
15. Stephanie Stuve-Bodeen - The Compound (Feiwel and Friends, 2008)
16. Jessica Burkhart - High Jumps at Collins Academy (Simon & Schuster, 2007).
17. Jenna Bayley-Burke - Just One Spark (Mills & Boon, 2006).
18. Teryl Cartwright - A Sensible Match (Vintage Romance, 2007).
19. Dave Casler - The Story of the Great American Flying Broomstick, Book 1: Genesis (Mt. Sneffels Press, 2007).
20. Liz Hegarty - Salt River (Scholastic New Zealand, April 2009).
21. C.J. Lines - Filth Kiss (Hadesgate Publishing , 2007).
22. Moondancer Drake - Worlds Collide (PD Publishing).
23. Simon Haynes - Hal Spacejock: No Free Lunch (Fremantle Press, June 2008).
24. Farhan Devji - The Hockey Farmer (Cacoethes Publishing, June 2008).
25. Kalayna-Nicole Price - Once Bitten (Bell Bridge Books).
26. Katherine Bell - Amaranth: The Preterhumans, Book 1 (Cacoethes Publishing).
27. Angela Korra’ti - Faerie Blood (Drollerie Press).
28. Terie Gerrison - SpringFire and SummerDanse (Llewellyn Worldwide).
29. Kathleen Kaufman - The Tree Museum (Way Things Are Publications, March 2009).

Even if all you want it a pat on the back, 50,000 words is possible!  Keep writting and stay tuned for more NaNoWriMo updates!

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