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NaNoWriMo Arrives

Portrait of group of students making notes or writing test with serious guy in front

We’ve flipped the calendar to November, which means it’s National Novel Writing Month. Would-be novelists the world over have set themselves word-count goals in order to finish a rough draft of a novel-length manuscript by month’s end.

To help with that, venues are hosting NaNoWriMo events where you can pull up a chair and get to work, supported by others who’ve committed to cranking out a longer piece prior to December 1.

Here are just a few around North Carolina, courtesy of Lady Banks’ newsletter and Authors ‘Round the South:

Write-Ins at Grapes & Grounds (writers group)
11/10/2016, 4:00-6:00 PM | Grapes & Grounds | Smithfield

An Evening of Fantastical Insanity with John Hartness and Jake Bible (writers group)
11/10/2016, 07:00 pm | Malaprop’s Bookstore/Cafe | Asheville

Free Prompt Writing Class with Nancy Peacock (writers group)
11/12/2016, 10:00 am | Flyleaf Books | Chapel Hill

NaNoWriMo Writing Session (writers group)
11/14/2016, 09:00 am | City Lights Bookstore | Sylva

WRITERS IN THE SCHOOLS WRITE-IN (writers group)
11/19/2016, 01:00 pm | Malaprop’s Bookstore/Cafe | Asheville

Writer’s Group of the Triad, Open Mic (writers group)
11/20/2016, 03:00 pm | Scuppernong Books | Greensboro

WRITERS COFFEEHOUSE (writers group)
11/21/2016, 07:00 pm | Malaprop’s Bookstore/Cafe | Asheville