For anyone who has ever wondered how Random Genre Month works, this is the page for you. With so many question on what happens in the weeks before, what happens during January, and what goes on after RGM, this page was created to paint a clearer picture of what's going on as you write.
December 1st
Hopefully, yesterday, you finished your NaNoWriMo novel. If you didn't, than an even better excuse to do Random Genre Month.
This is probably the most exciting day of Random Genre Month. It's almost like a Christmas for writers. The Random Genre Month staff will be waking up early so that we can get ready for the unveiling of the first genre. The staff picks it and then posts it to the web immediately, so we know it just a few seconds before you do.
And then you have your first genre. If you are absolutely sure that that is the genre for you, then go ahead and start planning your novel, if not, wait until the other genres are chosen.
Later that day, we will chose the second genre and then even later, the final one.
Then you have the three genres. The moment after the final genre is chosen, you will be able to enter into the website which genre you would like and then you can plan your novel.
Or, you can wait until the last moment to choose your genre and not plan anything at all...your choice.
This is probably the most exciting day of Random Genre Month. It's almost like a Christmas for writers. The Random Genre Month staff will be waking up early so that we can get ready for the unveiling of the first genre. The staff picks it and then posts it to the web immediately, so we know it just a few seconds before you do.
And then you have your first genre. If you are absolutely sure that that is the genre for you, then go ahead and start planning your novel, if not, wait until the other genres are chosen.
Later that day, we will chose the second genre and then even later, the final one.
Then you have the three genres. The moment after the final genre is chosen, you will be able to enter into the website which genre you would like and then you can plan your novel.
Or, you can wait until the last moment to choose your genre and not plan anything at all...your choice.
December 31
You're planned (or not planned), ready, and refreshed to begin yet another month of writing. Midnight comes and the new year, and January, begins. You begin writing to get your 1613 words for the day. Write that much each day and you will have a 50,000 word novel.
January 1
At midnight, the whole website will get a new feature added. On the home page and on the Edit page there will be a place to update your word count. Our staff will be working round the clock to make sure everything is working correctly while you begin your year, as you should, writing.
January 15/16
Some of you will be at 25K, where you need to be, some of you will already be finished. Some of you will be a little behind, but that's okay. You can write a novel in less than 10 days if you try, so it is entirely possible to finish if you're behind at the halfway mark. At this moment, you will be beginning the third week. The wall that you hit the week before is behind you and you got over it, the finish line is closer and it is all downhill for here. You may be falling in love with your novel, or hating it. You may have discovered that you're really good at this genre you never chose before. No thanks necessary when you're a professional.
January 26
Validation can begin. There will be a submit page that is entered and we will check everyone's word count. Then you get a special winner's badge on your page. If you're not finished yet, that's okay, you have five more days.
January 31
The end is here. You finish your novel, look back on the month in awe of what you've accomplished. Not only have you written a novel, but a novel of a genre you may have not written before. That is a feat that you certainly can brag about.
February 1
Sleep in. Relax. Don't think about your novel. Just celebrate what you did in the past month because you deserved it. Congratulations novelist. You did it.