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In this episode, Angela and Brian do a deep dive into the non-profit organization known as “NaNoWriMo” (National Novel Writing Month), and their recent announcement that they would be shutting down. Did financial mismanagement bring about their demise? Or was it a failure to address alleged accusations that a child groomer was on their forum? Could it have been their stance on AI being used in writing that caused a rebellion among its faithful disciples, and even two board members?

Links referenced in this episode:

• WritersWeekly’s Quarterly 24-Hour Short Story Contest
• NanoWriMo on Wikipedia
• Epic Indie’s post on Substack
• @Arumi-Kai on X: Photo 1 and Photo 2
• SpeakOut has a page of testimonials from users
• Nanowrimo’s pathetic we’re going belly-up video. See if YOU can make sense of the math!
• BookLocker.com has been in business for more than 25 years, has an excellent reputation, and is located in the U.S.
• WritersWeekly.com’s articles, marketing secrets, paying markets for writers, and freelance job listings.

Additional References:
A statement by one of Nanowrimo’s AI advertisers.