NaNoWriMo – Inspiring Others To Give!

One of the good things to come out of NaNoWriMo is the donation program and how it inspires others to give. 

Donations can be made directly to The Office of Letters and Light or through the purchase of NaNoWriMo related items in their shop.  The first year I participated in NaNoWriMo the donations (after operating expenses were paid for) went towards Room to Read and libraries were built.  Now the money (after operating expenses) goes towards NaNoWriMo’s Young Writers Program. 

Jamie Grove of “How Not To Write” is giving away 30 halos to NaNoWriMo particpants who would like to donate but find themselves unable to do so.  If you feel you qualify, you have until noon EST on Friday, October 31st, to fill out the form on his site.  (You have less than 12 hours.)  Jamie has some great posts on how to prepare for NaNoWriMo.  November 1st is almost here!

Author Lisa Logan is sponsoring a Best NaNoWriMo Line Contest.  You may post your favorite line from your NaNoWriMo novel daily and each week she’ll pick her favorite one to feature.  At the end of NaNoWriMo she’ll pick the best from the weekly favorites for a Starbucks gift certificate.

The Urban Fantasy Fans community at LiveJournal is giving away prizes to its first (and possibly up to three) member(s) who finish NaNoWriMo.

Red Room is offering their own contest for registered users with complete profiles who write a blog entry about NaNoWriMo, tag it with NaNoWriMo 2008 and obtain winner status on the NaNoWriMo web site.  The winner will receive a personal coaching session with Ivory Madison.  The session will consist of a three-hour manuscript review and a one-hour book coaching call.

I’m sure NaNoWriMo has inspired others to do giveaways but these were the only ones I could find.  The satisfaction of writing words (whether or not you reach 50,000) that wouldn’t have been written otherwise is reward enough but these links may give you some extra incentive to finish.