Novel Quest Preptober Events
Time to get prepped for November
November is a month away. Are you ready for the first ever Novel Quest? If not, no worries. Your Novel Quest Guides are here to help with a full slate of October event to get you prepared.
October Prep Workshops
Naperville Nichols Library will host three preparatory workshops to help you get ready for November Novel Quest. The workshops will be held on the first three Saturdays in October (5th, 12th, and 19th) from 1-3 PM in the Community Room. All workshops are free and will be hybrid events. Zooms links will be emailed and available on the NaperWriMo Discord
October 5: How you can succeed in writing your novel first draft in thirty days! A dynamic workshop on how to achieve your goal in the new Novel Quest writing challenge.
October 12: Writing Humor Workshop. Learn principles behind writing humor as a genre or adding humorous scenes in your novel or just including humorous moments.
October 19: Story Wall Party - Join this brainstorming session and let your fellow writing challenge participants serve as a sounding board to generate new plot twists, ask inspiring questions, and help you get ready for November!
How to Succeed at Novel Quest - In these one-hour sessions you will learn about writing strategies and goal setting, as well as how to participate in Novel Quest.
October 9th from 7-8 PM at Elmhurst Public Library Kossmann Room. Register to obtain room location and/or virtual link.
October 15th from 7-8 PM at the Glen Ellyn Public Library Shakespeare Room. Zoom link will be sent in email and available on the NaperWriMo Discord.
October 22nd from 7-8 PM at the Oak Park Public Library - Register to obtain room location and/or virtual link.
Novel Quest Kickoff Party
Oct 26th - noon-3pm at Glen Ellyn Library - Come to our 2024 Novel Quest kickoff. Meet your fellow Novel Quest participants, play games, and get a brief introduction to how we will operate. This will be an in-person event only, hosted by the Glen Ellyn Public Library, who will be providing pizza!!
Illinois Novel Quest Calendar
Go to: http://naperwrimo.org/events for the full calendar of events.