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NaNoWriMo Tip# 27: Adopt an Idea

Have you run out of ideas for your National Novel Writing Month project? Why not adopt an orphan plot, setting, character or idea from another writer?

At the NaNoWriMo Adoption Society, you can Adopt a Romantic line, Adopt a Running GagAdopt a Closing line and many more helpful items.

This is our twenty-seventh NaNoWriMo Tip of the Day. As writers around the country join the writing marathon this month, we will share one piece of advice or writing tool to help you cope with this daunting project.

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Thursday May 23: Real Talk about Life after Publication

These days, writers aren’t just writers: They’re social-media mavens, seasoned public speakers, and one-person publicity machines. And they still have to find time to write their books! Find out what life is like once you've landed that dream book contract in a free web chat with young-adult authors Elizabeth Norris (Unraveling and Unbreakable) and Brodi Ashton (Everneath and Everbound) — plus special guest Kristin Rens, editor at HarperCollins imprint Balzer + Bray. Thursday, May 23 at 7:00 p.m. ET. on Figment.com.