Mary Lou Johnson

Based on November’s National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo), Camp NaNoWriMo provides the online support, tracking tools, and hard deadline to help you write the rough draft of your novel in a month… other than November!

Camp NaNoWriMo was established in 2011 as a project of the Office of Letters and Light, the parent 501(c)(3) nonprofit to National Novel Writing Month, and Script Frenzy, and the Young Writers Program. 2012 Camp sessions will take place in June and August.

• What: Writing one 50,000-word novel from scratch in a month’s time.
• Who: You! We can’t do this unless we have some other people trying it as well. Let’s write laughably awful yet lengthy prose together.
• Why: The reasons are endless! To actively participate in one of our era’s most enchanting art forms! To write without having to obsess over quality. To be able to make obscure references to passages from our novels at parties. To be able to mock real novelists who dawdle on and on, taking far longer than 30 days to produce their work.
• When: You can sign up anytime to add your name to the roster. Writing begins 12:00:01 AM on June 1, and again on August 1. To be added to the official list of winners, you must reach the 50,000-word mark by 11:59:59 PM on the last day of the month. Once your novel has been verified by our web-based team of robotic word counters, the partying begins.

Ever wanted to write a novel but never had the time? Now is your chance! Join us for Camp NaNoWriMo June 1 - June 30. The goal is to write 50,000 words in a month! Sound scary? Don't worry, we will be there with you!

If you are interested check out: http://campnanowrimo.org/sign_in

Then come into the library and sign up to be in one of our cabins or send us a message on our facebook page! https://www.facebook.com/pages/Mary-Lou-Johnson-Hardin-County-District-Library/312928765012

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Once Upon a Time....Retold.

This year the book club will be reading fairy tale retellings. Each month we will read a fairy tale that has been rewritten with a twist or in the point of view of a different character. Come join us for some fun and fairy tales!