NaNoWriMo, the National Novel Writing Month challenge, returns in 2026 with a new website! Nano 2.0 brings a fresh new look and a return to the basics. There’s an easy-to-use word counter, stripped-down tools and resources list, and my favorite part – cute new badges. I’m deep into the work on the Costuming From the Hip rewrite and expansion.
The new website is now run by a volunteer community of devoted fans. As a fan myself, I’ve decided to join in the fun!
I’m putting together my own challenge. In order to make this work for me, I needed to reduce the word count goal to about 35,000 words, and that might be too high. I also need to figure out how to create an exchange system of “time” spent doing other projects for this book. I’m sure over the next three weeks, I’ll find a way to turn time spent sewing and drawing into word count. I’ve gotta take some time to figure that part out.
In the meantime, I’ve got some words to log, badges to earn, and hours to log working on this project. I’ll be back with an update at the end of the month. If you’re interested in more real-time updates, you can find me over on Facebook.
Now off to draw some pretty pictures!
Dawn Devine ~ Davina
November 2026
