National Novel Writing Month
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National Novel Writing Month (typically shortened NaNoWriMo) is a challenge to write a 50,000-word novel (or other extended work) in the month of November.
Other versions of this can include things like #AcWriMo which involve academic/research writing.
IndieWeb examples
Chris Aldrich has posted on his personal site about participating in NaNoWriMo in the past. It definitely helped to keep him accountable about portions of the process.
Tracy Durnell posted daily status updates on her website instead of using the NaNoWriMo word count tracker in 2021
Criticism
In 2024 the NaNoWriMo organization promoted gen AI tools, which caused controversy.