One year ago, I finished reading Chris Baty’s No Plot? No Problem!. His words were motivational and I was inspired, ready to tackle the remains of the rough draft of my first novel.

Then I got to thinking about how wonderful NaNoWriMo is, how many lives it touches and what it does for the world. It encourages people to unlock their imaginations and author 50,000 words in a month.

There are tons of critics out there that say NaNoWriMo produces nothing but garbage. I disagree with such a generalized opinion, but it only seemed natural that there should be a variant that emphasises consistency over quantity. So I came up with the Novel-Push Initiative (NPI).

Consistency really is tough. Writing every day can sometimes be a tall order, even for professional authors.

NPI is about writing 250 words (or more) each day, every day, for a month. As simple as it sounds, it never is.

The very first Novel-Push Initiative happened right here last March and was what I would call a success, teaching us innumerable lessons about our craft.

So I pose the question– Are you ready for the next NPI?

If so, sign up here. More information to follow!