#gotv2020

Dear Writers,

Earlier this year, we launched #StayHomeWriMo in response to the pandemic and the lockdowns that many of us in the world were experiencing. #StayHomeWriMo offered prompts and suggestions to care for your mental, creative, physical, and social well-being as we sheltered in place.

As we prepare for the American elections, a potentially long wait for the results, and the uncertainty about what will follow; and as many people across the world are once again being asked to stay home to stop the rising spread of COVID-19, we've decided to launch #WriteTheNextChapter, in the spirit of #StayHomeWriMo.

We'll send regular prompts: one for Creative Action—to give those of you finding comfort in writing a boost—and one for Community Action—with action items for how to lift up and support those around you, even from a distance. Whether you're participating in NaNoWriMo this year or not, we hope you'll find these emails supportive and galvanizing during a time that might be full of uncertainty, anxiety, and loneliness.

We don’t know what comes next. But we do know that whatever happens in the weeks and months to come, there is still work to be done, communities to support, and stories to be told. By standing together and lifting each other up, we can #WriteTheNextChapter.

With you,

The NaNoWriMo Team

Today’s #WriteTheNextChapter prompts:

“Millenials and the latter half of Gen X (ages 18-45) will be the largest voting block in the 2020 election. This is the most educated, most diverse, and least financially stable voting block in American history. Today, at Donald Trump’s inauguration concert, an estimated 10,000 people attended compared to an estimated 400,000 for Obama’s first inauguration. 200 buses are carrying people from across America to attend the inauguration. 1,200 buses are carrying people from across America to protest it. When you’re feeling down about this administration (and just from the cabinet hearings, you have enough to fret about already), just remember that you’re not alone. People are mad. And we outnumber the people who are happy with trashing the institutions we have in place to make this society function. We outnumber them by a lot. If you’re mad, stay mad, but don’t lose your head. We have fought before, and we can fight again. Keep your goals in sight. November 6th, 2018. November 3rd, 2020. Put those days in your calendar. We can win the day. Make America Ours Again.”