#anti NaNoWriMo

[meluiloth]

Since the whole thing with NaNoWriMo has gone down, I've noticed that one of their former sponsors, Ellipsus, has cut contact with NaNoWriMo because they do not support their stance on AI; I didn't know what Ellipsus was, but upon further research I've found that they are a writing platform that works a lot like Google Docs and Microsoft Word, only with a heavier leaning on the story-writing aspect and connecting with other writers - and they also completely denounce any use of AI, both in the writing process itself and in the use of their platform. I really appreciate that.

Since this is the case (and since I've noticed Google has begun implementing more AI into their software), I've decided to give Ellipsus a try to see if it's a good alternative to Google Docs (my main writing platform). It's completely free and so far, I've found it simple to use (although it is pretty minimal in its features), and I really like the look of it.

I figured I'd spread the word about this platform in case any of you writers would want to give it a try, and if you do, let me know how you like it!

[did-i-do-this-write]

In trying to come up with ideas for No Stress November, I started designing a writeblr event called the Writeblr Village! Focusing on the community and sharing ideas and supporting each other.

Here are the “locations” in the village!

The Coffee Shop

Looking to start casual conversations with your fellow writers? Stop by the coffee shop! Open your inbox and DMs, share your ideas and WIPs, grab a nice cup of coffee and sit around to chat!

The Library

Looking to learn and do some research? Head to the library! If you're focusing on reading to find your voice, looking for inspiration, trying to complete research for your story, this is the place to be! Reach out for resources and share your progress with the community!

The Gym

Looking to set some high goals and grind on your writing? Head to the gym! Share your goals and progress with the community so we can keep up with you and cheer you on!

The Bakery

Looking to whip up some wonderful treats and WIPs? The bakery is the place to be! Let us know what you're working on and share your snippets, finished pieces, and bits of progress as you go so we can enjoy your delicious treats and congratulate you on your hard work!

The Arcade

Looking to relax and play some writing games? Stop by the arcade! Ask games, tag games, reblog chains, they’re all here and open for business! Let us know you're here so we can play with you!

The Spa

Looking to take a break from writing all together? Head to the spa! Share your favorite self care activities and where you are in your self care journey so we can support you!

The Archive

Looking to take stock of your work and figure out what to do next? The archives might be your place! Review your outline, edit your drafts, reassess and decide which project you want to work on next! Share your process so we can join you in the archive!

How to participate

The Village will be open for the rest of the year, until December 31st. You don't have to “visit” everyday, but when you do, make a post letting us know where you are hanging out and share your progress! Feel free to add as much or as little information as you want! Don’t forget to visit others in the village and support them, too!

Hope to see you guys around the village!

[novella-november]

I see people are talking about Nanowrimo again and discovering their pro-ai stance and are looking for alternatives, so if you are looking for an anti-ai alternative to Nano, check out my blog here :D

I'll re-reblog my post with links to various free sources for writing to put it closer to the top of my blog here, but if you're looking for a tag and community to use in November as you write, please feel free to use the #Novella November & #Novella November 2024 tags !

If you have any questions or just need some writing advice, please feel free to send in an ask, and if I (this blog is run by 1 person with autism) can't answer it, I'll post it to see if any of my followers can help out!

right now it October tenth, day ten of "Ominous / Outline October", which for this month is both a time to work on outlining your story, and also optionally write some spooky stories each week, totalling up to 5k words each week as a warm up for November!

For *Novella November*, the official word goal is 30k words, which is 1,000 words per day, but you are more than welcome to go over (or under!) that goal to better suit your needs!

Today's countdown:

21 days, 19 hours til Novella November!

[therkalexander]

Fuck NaNoWriMo.

If you don’t want to put the time and energy into honing your writing, then do something the fuck else. Leaning on a plagiarism machine that churns out gobbledygook and heats up the planet ain’t it.

[full-of-malice]

me and my friends are being bitter about ai and nanowrimo again. as one of the kids who was part of the group that made the tag of "#nanopocalypse" as a term for what was happening on our website as we were silenced and groomed and our lives went to shit. our lives were falling apart. it was the nanopocalypse for us. that's why we called it that and have referred to the entire situation as that. and we were the only ones who actually put anything in the "#anti nanowrimo" tag to begin with to talk about our hatred and struggles with being groomed. a desperate and ignored attempt to call awareness

so as someone who put in the work and lost days of my life and will not be the same person again and put tears and long days while trying to juggle my school and personal life, checking in on my friends and ensuring that they were okay, it feels really shitty honestly to watch tumblr take the nanopocalypse tag so they can make themselves feel good by talking shit about the ai policy. it's Exhausting. you guys are a solid year late in support and hatred for nano that we could've used when we were trying to get the website halfway shut down. we have been Trying to tell you. there were tiktoks, twitter, threads, youtube videos, tumblr posts, and it's just exhausting that suddenly the trendy hatred of ai is what gets popular. idk if feels like you all just jump on the trend to be the cool savior and hate on ai and write their posts that do nothing informative of helpful and just say "fuck nanowrimo" instead of hating on it for the actually important reasons.

nanopocalypse was the specific instance a year ago in november of 2023, when ywp (young writer program) website users were sick of being abused, neglected, and being in the dark. the mods started banning us just for voicing our issues and wanting change. we took to. the adult forums and talked to adult users who were in the midst of the own issues as well. we finally found adults who believed our struggles and were on our side. on their website there was child grooming involved too, the fbi was allegedly getting contacted it was so bad. after years finally someone was listening. yet within days they turned on us and told us we were too young and had no place in "their home" of the website and that our concerns for our community and wanting to be involved were no necessary. they started twisting our words against us and picking us apart. i spent days fighting with adults just for basic things, adults who claimed not two or three days ago that they supported us and would fight for us and were so sorry for the way we were treated only to turn around and treat us remarkably the same. there was one nanopocalypse.

it's exhausting to have to reiterate our struggles to people on the internet who don't and won't listen, but don't use our terms that we a group of abused and groomed teens made for a one time occurrence and tag that was for us and our struggles a place for us to talk and raise awareness. a place that got ignored until a year too late so ai issues could talk over us.

so fuck nanowrimo. not for the ai, but for the children who suffered for years in silence. the ai should be an afterthought, not the front of the problem.

if anyone's interested either in a separate post or in the reblogs i'll make an extensive list of any youtube videos, tiktoks, tumblr post links, and twitter links that i know of on the situation if you want. i will gladly answer any question anyone has because i've tried to educate people on this for a long time and no one will listen

[wormwoodandhoney]

Interest check! For those of you looking to replace NaNoWriMo with something else, would anyone be interested in me doing something here? My thought is just building a little community here. I think I'd create graphics for every 10k goal, maybe a little map guiding us through November?

Let me know!

[almightytuba]

so in general im not mad about fucknanowrimo coming back strong. i am very glad, actually. ai is disgusting BUT if youre purposely not taking this as an opportunity to acknowledge and also rage about it promoting suicide, pedophilia, racism, terrorism, and fucking grooming kids when it is a SCHOOL ACCEPTED PROGRAM reevaluate yourself. please.

[k--havok]

Love how we’re all coming together as a community to trash nanowrimo no matter what we write. The true meaning of the holiday spirit <3

[luckystarchild]

Obviously since formal NaNoWriMo participation is no longer on the table, my November will now feature the grocery-store generic brand version of writing 50k in 30 days.

"50kin30Days" is now the challenge name for me. Or abbreviated, "50n30."

"This November I'm doing 50n30." Boom. Cut. Print.

[frosti-moon]

Decided to delete my nanowrimo account because of their pro-AI stance, and...

You're account

YOU'RE account

YOU ARE ACCOUNT

I can see why they're pro-AI now these mfs can't even tell the difference between your and you're

[shifting-shadows-writes]

what about us.

so many posts about the ai thing and i have seen a single post from someone i don't know about the abuse we faced.

what about us?

[meluiloth]

Happy ignoring the existence of NaNoWriMo to all who celebrate

[did-i-do-this-write]

I'm proposing No Stress November where we all write and share our ideas and have fun and don't worry about word counts.

[novella-november]

Free Resources for Writers Masterpost

created October 10th 2024.

Will update every now and then, so click on the original/source post to see any updates that may be added in the future!

Free writing programs (offline):

LibreOffice, Free and Open Source.

FocusWriter, Free and Open Source (?)

Free Writing programs (Online; cross-platform)

4TheWords, (free tier with paid upgrades available) Tracks your daily word count and rewards for daily streaks. 10/10 recommend!

Google docs (Free, requires Google Account.)

Community Writing hubs:

4TheWords (I'm fairly certain the multiplayer option includes this)

Ohwrite - Word Springs with friends.

Online Goal Trackers:

Trackbear word goal tracker

Pacemaker goal planner

Of all of the above links, my absolute champion here is Libreoffice for pure functionality, and for fun and writing goals, 4TheWords!

It is like google docs in that you are writing on an online platform that autosaves your work (don't forget to give it a few seconds to save changes before clicking away from it), but it also means you can write on your desktop or mobile phone while on the go;

it keeps track of your words written for the day, keeps track of daily writing streaks, and makes it easy and fun to stay focused on completing word goals of various levels in one sitting, by "battling" monsters that have different word goals in a time limit.

once you reach that word goal, you've successfully defeated the monster, and earn loot to level up your character if you're interested in the RPG aspect of the site, otherwise, you can use it to simply write and keep to small, steady goals!

[shadelorde]

we (the ywp users) MADE the ‘anti nanowrimo’ tag. we were the ones who really used it. but guess no one cares until it’s about a hot button issue that everyone can jump in on and not “ew icky grooming makes me uncomfortable :( “

[distracted-obsessions]

If anyone is looking for a NaNoWriMo alternative this year

I just found this website called Agora.

-forums

-word tracker

-badges

-FORUMS

-you can keep your writing on it

-writing contests

-I did mention forums, right?