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24 alternatives to NaNoWriMo

November 1-30. The world needs your novel.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. NaNoWriMo launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Help Me Write▲94

   Get your audience to help you decide what to write about.

   2013 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Booklights▲169

   Make America Read Again 📖

   2017 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Writing Streak▲74

   Write fiction every day!

   2016 · writingstreak.io · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Littlelogs▲145

   A social journal of progress on your projects

   2015 · littlelogs.co · its alternatives →

5. 5
   NaNoWriMo on TheRightMargin▲14

   In honor of NaNoWriMo, a smart novel writing tool

   2016 · therightmargin.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Word Geeks▲133

   A curated marketplace of on-demand writers

   2016 · wordgeeks.co · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Writrsbloc▲64

   A curated newsletter with the week's best writing

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Prompts▲109

   Build a better writing habit

   2014 · getprompts.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Hooked▲173

   Fiction in the form of text messages

   2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Story Wars▲83

    Writing stories together

    2014 · storywars.net · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Futurism▲109

    Product Hunt for news about the future

    2014 · futurism.co · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Which Book Should I Read?▲104

    A recommendation tool to find your next book

    2017 · whichbookshouldiread.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Penflip▲119

    A social writing platform

    2013 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Soon▲77

    Discover events around the world.

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    #IWriteBecause▲111

    Every author has a story to tell, what's yours?

    2017 · reedsy.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    WriteRoom▲67

    Distraction Free Writing

    2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Litographs Book Club▲84

    Thoughtful book recommendations from indie booksellers

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    24 Ways▲91

    An advent calendar for web geeks

    2014 · 24ways.org · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Tiny memoirs▲100

    Save your memoirs via texts

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Writer's Block▲101

    Product Hunt For Writers/Journalists

    2014 · beaconreader.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Page00▲65

    Publishing platform for the new age

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    60dB▲104

    Today's best short audio stories

    2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Hi▲62

    A real-time writing community.

    2014 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Storybird▲77

    Visual storytelling and poetry writing

    2014 · storybird.com · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →