Writing 100,000 words in Q4!? | PREPTEMBER PLANS

[@caesuracrossing5473]

What hashtag are we going to use for the challenge?

[@KateCavanaugh]

My patrons have been using #100KQ4 (or #100KwithKate but lololol you can do whichever you prefer!).

[@herothebard]

Okay looking for tags that we can use to help connect us so here is a few suggestions. #100kAutumn #Fallinto100k #100kwordsfall #Q4100k #100kwritingchallenege #100kin90days #90daybook #90daynovel #90day100k And I have seen a few people use #100kwithkate

[@koboldcatgirl]

@@herothebard Oh, these are cute! I think Fallinto100k is super cute and nice and general, but 90daynovel has a great ring to it.

[@abidahinama8970]

@@herothebard Silly question, but where can I find Kate's community besides here on KZbin?

[@zamp_gaming]

@@abidahinama8970 she's on Twitch under the same name, I've joined in a few of her live writing sprints there :)

[@goodmanticore]

Yeeessssss! The worst part of NaNo for me is that people will just drop off after November. It always feels like there’s nobody left to talk writing and do sprints with because we all get burnt out by speedrunning in a single month. Also Preptember sounds SO much better than Preptober on the punny-ness scale.

[@KateCavanaugh]

AGREED! Especially because I often still had story left to write at the end of the month, but the slump was magnified when I was on my own trying to finish things bahah.

[@one_smol_duck]

Wait because I'm so on board with this. 100k in three months is going to work so much better for my brain than 50k in November ever did.

[@simpleandclever]

Honestly, an October, November, December writing challenge sounds way more fun and interesting to me. And I love the idea of people just doing their own writing challenges and ignoring NaNo if they are going to be gross.

[@abidahinama8970]

Same. Having three months instead of one lessens the anxiety. I mean, how many words a day is that? 1,111? 1k a day seems feasible to me. I'm excited!

[@zamp_gaming]

@@abidahinama8970 roughly 1,087 over 92 days, so definitely do-able or at least easier to reach :)

[@marywockenfuss-thecraftypl6461]

I think my Q4 challenge will just be to rebuild my writing habit. The stress of preparing to move took away all desire to write. But now we're moved in and getting unpacked. Now it's time to write again.

[@OnePathToFollow]

It was sad about NaNo but it's great that different kinds of challenges are emerging now. I'll be participating in the Pathfinders Writing Collective challenge this coming November which was started by two writers on Instagram after the NaNo drama and I like the idea of spreading the challenge across Q4 too. Looks like the later half of the year is always going to be my main writing time haha.

[@organizedambitiousmom4292]

I was an ML last year. I had a co-ML. We were *SO* excited about it and then....things happened. It was awful to have to decide to keep going or cancel everything. Luckily, we had a regular writing group that met weekly leading up to it, so we just kept going like we normally would with our writing group. Neither of us signed up to ML again, and we all deleted our accounts. We were all so sad about it! Love this 100k challenge idea!

[@KateCavanaugh]

Ahhh, I'm so, so sorry. I can't imagine the excitement and then almost immediate confusion and disappointment. That's awful. :( I'm very glad you still had your regular weekly writing group though!!!

[@Eve.Daniels]

oooh... I LOVE the idea of a longer challenge. It give SO much more wiggle room for delays, creative slumps and just life to happen while still getting stuff done and feeling productive 🤔 Maybe I'll finally dust off my old authortube content now that I'm out of grad school and not just spending all november crying over finals review 🤣

[@saltywriteralex]

I love this idea! Yeah, the NaNo stuff is just so disappointing. But 100k in Q4 sounds like the perfect challenge to cleanse the palette! Can't wait to join you!

[@KatieBwriting]

I would absolutely join you on 100k! Ever since I started doing Nanowrimo in 2014, Fall has been my main writing time, so with everything going on I've been looking for a new community to do a challenge with.

[@KateCavanaugh]

[@dalemills2906]

This fall thing is great. Winter when yard is sleeping gives more time to sit guilt free.

[@bwezil]

I didn’t even know NaNoWriMo was an organization and not just a fun event/challenge people just came together on their own on the internet to do. I’m very much someone who likes having the fixed dates- I’ve always wanted to do NaNoWriMo (the “write a book in a month” challenge, not the actual NaNoWriMo wordcount thingy or whatnot), but I’ve never had the time. I really like this idea to do it over three months (the same three months, too, so we can put it in our calendars), I like that it’s around ~33kish words per month (sustainable pace), and I like that it’s close to a full book length! Maybe I’ll try this instead this year. I’d love to finally finish a story (instead of starting it and then dropping it), and this seems like a fun way to do this. And also, you can celebrate with finishing a new book for the New Year! (That could be a hashtag toward the last two weeks, ha! #NewBookForTheNewYear). Anyway, great video, and great idea!

[@SarahCahillWrites]

NaNo was the event that got me into doing my insane writing challenges in the first place, and it is so disappointing to see what's happening with them. I cannot wait to participate in this bigger, better challenge. Now I've done characters, I just need to outline, and I'm determined to make a decent outline before October starts.

[@melanieswritingplans]

What a fantastic idea! I feel like spreading 100k over 90 days versus 50k in 30 is far less pressure; plus, it could be a higher-quality first draft. I've definitely written down the plans for Preptember AND I have my comp books selected...I just need to work on the pretend query. Thanks so much for keeping the writing community a safe place for a diverse group of writers, Kate! ❤

[@biasa80]

I LOVE this idea, I'm so in! I've been looking for motivation to write a lot again, its a bad year for my writing, so the timing is PERFECT LET'S GOOOOO

[@caesuracrossing5473]

I definitely want to join you for this challenge I was hoping that a big time authortuber was going to take their own writing challenge

[@KateCavanaugh]

Hooray!! If you find anyone else doing their own challenge, definitely let me know! I'd love to join. (Maybe not this quarter, lolol, but definitely throughout the year!)

[@brynmathews5850]

I'm totally going to be doing this! I want to get back into the habit with writing again. It makes me so sad about Nanowrimo, but it makes me happy that you are doing this challenge. I can't wait to be able to participate! #100KwithKate

[@vikillustrations]

I have to write 50k words by the end of this year, so I am 100% joining you, but with a goal that is more realistic for me (it is still a bit too much for me, but hey, a girl can dream)

[@KateCavanaugh]

Absolutely, I love that!! You are welcomed with open arms. :)

[@michellelee5675]

This is amazing! Thanks for keeping the community engaged even though we lost the other place! Definitely going to try it! And maybe think about something I could do ❤

[@mycatwritesbooks716]

Thank you for the update and information. I was never good at keeping up with the NaNo challenges but I did really love them as a writer. Excited to watch you on your own challenge!!

[@kaeilia]

This sounds like a blast!! Count me in!

[@anjakuemski]

I'm ready, Kate! 😂 I just set up my Scrivener document. But instead of one long novel I will write 3-5 short stories or novellas, using ideas I had gathered over the years, all grouped together as spooky, creepy or supernatural themed. If you want to research a bit more on locked room stories I recommend a British TV series from 20 years ago, called "Jonathan Creek" (if it is anywhere online to be found).

[@KateCavanaugh]

I LOVE THAT! I need to set my Scrivener doc up, too! I should've added that in for my Prep plans lolol. I'll do it as I outline, I think! Ooooh, I will look that up! I do love me some British TV.

[@saralynn7308]

I'm in! Just set up my Pacemaker for it.

[@ghost-pages]

This is perfect! I already started plotting a new project this month so I'm just in time. I'm relieved it's over three months because I could never maintain writing everyday and then before I knew it, the whole thing was over while I was burned out.

[@bookishsyd6077]

This sounds like fun, I’ll definitely try it out! I’ll use the rest of this month to work myself back into writing (I’ve fallen off it for longer than I’d like) and I’ll definitely be attending streams!

[@River475]

I really like this challenge idea! It seems more sustainable honestly, and this way you don’t have to worry if you have a day or two where you don’t meet your word goal.

[@creativewritingmadness]

Math done, 1087 words a day for everyday in Q4, sounds doable. I might vlog the challenge myself

[@writerbyday]

I really need this. I felt like the writing world I’ve spent 2 decades in is collapsing (with not just NNWM but author’s skeletons coming out and just so much coming to light I wasn’t emotionally ready for) and this feels like a restoration of the writer community spirit I was craving. I could, of course, do my own challenge. But it felt really lonely when November had become a fun space to create and commiserate because everyone was doing it. I started NNWM back in 2005 and no one around knew what it was - and grew from a fun challenge where online communities thrived to pretty much a staple, that the last few years have been rough to process. I’m totally in 🖋️and ready for this. A 100k challenge over 3 months is more doable and satisfying. And I know because I wrote the first draft of my first novel in 3 months 😅. I’m so excited - thank you for doing this!❤

[@tonyaroche7733]

Yes! Yes! Yes! I actually put something similar together for myself. It’s not as much fun doing a challenge alone, though. Fyi… there are not many people that could pull me away for my writing time. You and Sarra are the only two who can make me drop anything else I’m doing and watch your videos. 😂

[@BeccaCSmith]

I'm so thrilled that you're doing this. I'm so bummed about NaNo too! It's how I met most of my friends on Authortube! But I'm in for this challenge! You know how I've been trying to figure out what to focus on for it though hahaha! But I think I've figured it out lol!

[@Kittina2412]

Hope you don't pressure yourself too much! I will participate one the Pathfinders Writing Collective. They have a cool Challenge and it fits with less pressure. Excited to see your progress!

[@KateCavanaugh]

That looks so fun, too! Thank you for sharing!!

[@kellibiggers1563]

I’m in! I would love to find an organized challenge in February or so, too. It’s usually so dull around that time.

[@blairewilde]

I'm going to join you in the #100KQ4 challenge with you and will be posting my updates on my Authortube channel!! It sounds perfect and I can't wait to join you! Thank you for starting this!

[@katozrippla1497]

Just got back into my current project which is around 230k atm, and honestly, 100k more seems good. It's my baby and I don't care if its at 700k words when its done, I'm writing for the fun of it and I love it so much. Would love to participate!

[@akwashington]

I came up with a challenge for myself for October, but I am totally joining you on this one as well. I need to write at least 100,000 for my book, and I'm already doing Preptember for that project, so this is perfect! So excited!!!

[@myownbravado]

Yes!!! This is such great news! I was looking for a new writing challenge I could do in the fall, and this is gonna work so much better for me than Nano! So much time to pre write before holidays is gonna be a godsend, and I could even work on a couple different projects (which I like to do) and still spread a bunch of words out between them! Can’t wait to check back in throughout the next few months, and I’ll definitely be hopping onto some streams if I can!

[@StudioLindsay]

I’m looking forward to hearing how the challenge goes! 😊 I’m also planning on doing a challenge with my writer friends. We’re still working out the details, but want to focus on adding a lot more words to our existing projects.

[@KateCavanaugh]

Ooooh, I love that for a challenge! Especially as an underwriter, that's my goal with basically every revision/draft bahaha. Let me know if y'all ever end up expanding the challenge! But also, a writing challenge with friends sounds so cozy and wonderful.

[@amandagrubbs3855]

Yes! This sounds great! I'm excited that other people love the Writing-Time-Of-Year as much as me, and I was worried the community aspect would go away. But once again, I've been filled with hope! I'll for sure participate! I have a book I'd like to finish by my bday in mid-December. Yay!!!

[@cozybrit]

Awe yay I love this.. I was just going to get back to NaNoWriMo this year until I heard the news. I haven't participated since like 2021 I think. So I think it's great that all the 'poop' isn't stopping the writing community from having fun and doing our own challenges.

[@MeredithPhillipsWrites]

Thanks for speaking out on the NaNo mess. It’s been so disheartening over the last year to see everything spiral and this last bit of nonsense was the cherry on top. The 100k challenge sounds like a great alternative! I’m working on WIP revisions right now, hoping to query in Q1, so I don’t think it’ll work for me timing wise this year, but I’ll keep an eye out for 2025!

[@gemma-louisewalsh9688]

My goal was to write 250k this year and, needless to say, i'm behind so i'm looking at needing 100k in Q4 anyway so to do it with others... COUNT ME IN!! ❤🎉

[@samantharose1001]

Thank youuu 🥺 this is an exciting way to level up the challenge anyway !!!! I definitely want to try :)

[@nicolemarcinawrites]

Yes! More writers joining the Preptember craze! Been doing this for the longest time, I've always wanted writer friends with me 😍 For my Preptember 2024, I prepped for my Promptober 2024 challenge and NaNoWriMo challenge (I won't be using their website. It's going to be NaNoWriMo on my own terms) I hope your Preptember is going well! 💙💙💙

[@laurenvanvliet8584]

I love, love, love this idea! I'm editing a novel in Q4, and now I kinda wish I was drafting - but I think I'll adjust the goal to work with my editing :)

[@UndyingLight117]

NaNoWriMo developed a death rattle when Chris Baty left. I'm ready for #100kwithKate!!

[@ForgeMother]

Oh this is actually perfect for what I already had planned so I'm in! I might tackle 2 projects depending on how this prep month continues to go.

[@KateCavanaugh]

Ooooh yes! Two projects would be be so fun. Would they be in similar genres or totally different?

[@ringsroses]

Looking forward to following along. Going to keep at it with my planned WIP and see how the challenge goes 😊 I'm glad you're trying this, it's nice to have an alternative to the old November challenge 😅

[@KateCavanaugh]

I do like calling it "the old November challenge" now. Thank you!! Good luck with your planned WIP!

[@ursulahoneycutt]

I'm a bit late, but I super want in on this! I'm starting prep now lol so happy to see your take on things, thank you for continuing to be a stellar creator, writer, and human 💖

[@dalemills2906]

Unfortunately I’ve just seen this mid November but I’m joining and add two months at the end. Your longer time is more realistic toward a completed and more thought out book. Great idea

[@KathrynRisch]

Yes such a great idea!! Thanks for getting this started :) I look forward to aiming for the Moon (100k) and landing somewhere near Schenectady (35k) 😂

[@xMissLanny]

Yes! I am so excited for this! I'm in the process of planning how exactly I'm going to turn my current WIP into a triology this month (after some lovely feedback from beta readers) and keen to get back to writing in October. 1000 words a day makes that seem very doable. Roll on October!

[@Jencogneeto]

Count me in! I was already planning on using Q4 to flesh out and zero draft my story, so this is perfect. Now I just have to figure out how to use Twitch...😬

[@KateCavanaugh]

Oooh yes! I think this fits perfectly with zero drafting! And bahaha, pleeeeease do come over, it's a blast! There's a whole community of writers on Twitch, too, so it's fun to do some stream hopping and find new favorites. :)

[@empatheticwriter]

Yeahsss I love this idea! And yes 100k is much closer to a final book, which helps a lot for revisions for some.

[@AuthorJCCarpenter]

I am SOOOO excited for the #100KwithKate challenge! I will likely not be quite as prepared as you but that's okay. I just love that we are doing this as a community and I love that you are leading us onto a bigger and I would say better way to challenge ourselves as writers. I was looking for a new challenge and a new way to get excited for this time of year when I was so used to doing the challenge (from the organization that shall not be named) and thanks to you I don't have to look any further. May this be the start of many years to come doing the #100KwithKate challenge Thank you Kate for this! Also remember to build in some self-care moments throughout the challenge as well. Take care of yourself Kate! ❤

[@TheBenaJet]

I'm finishing my masters near the end of September and then spending the next year trying to 'become a writer' whatever that means for me and my chronically ill ass. This sounds like the perfect way to jump in and a great NaNo replacement! So excited!!

[@JavaLatteJesus1]

Kate! You inspired me to start the Q4 writing challenge and I am happy to be starting this challenge! I will transform my screenplay into a novel and use my printed screenplay as my outline!

[@alliepearlauthor]

Just joined your patreon! So excited for this! I've been wanting to join a writing challenge for a while now and this is the perfect opportunity to do so!

[@KateCavanaugh]

Awww, thank you so much! You'll see we have some smaller streams scheduled for "Preptember" (and for Oct/Nov/Dec to come) and I'll get a shared tracker up soon. :)

[@sherwoodgamer0916]

This sounds awesome! And simultaneously more crazy but more flexible than NaNo? I would love to join! (Though I am definitely not expecting 100k but a finished novel would be nice.) Also I have heard great things about Track Bear as a writing tracker.

[@aleahmarasigan5818]

Would absolutely love to join the 100k! I've recently found your channel and have been watching you as I do my writing sprints and I absolutely love the vibes you give off. I'm even trying out a past writing challenge of yours today! (15k in 24hrs) Would love to see how 100k Q4 work for many of us! Nano used to be really fun (but the burnout 😢) bur I believe 100k in Q4 would help pace us better and allow us creative-well-recharging days~

[@tammiegipson8870]

I love a challenge and this one sounds fun and less chaotic. I’m in 😀

[@KateCavanaugh]

Bahaha! It's so fun hearing 100K as less chaotic but it's TRUE! I think this will be a lot more manageable. Fingers crossed!

[@fantasystorywriter4889]

I used to struggle each year during NaNoWriMo, 50k in a month seemed just too much for my brain. It often ended in trash that I'd have to completely rewrite after. I'm wondering if the 33k per month of this challenge would be more doable. I used to burn out bad after NaNo, so I'm so curious to see if with 33k I can keep going for longer than month, and actually finish my book without having to take a break in the middle. This might be just the challenge I need to finish this year with a shiny new novel!

[@KateCavanaugh]

Ahhh I love that! I agree, I think the 50K in a month was always a super fun dash but didn't result in my favorite words. I think 33K is more doable AND if you fall behind one day, it doesn't feel insurmountable. Can't wait to hear how this goes for you and your shiny new novel!!

[@chenoapatton5895]

Love this idea!!! Already created a spreadsheet as soon as you mentioned it on the stream!

[@KateCavanaugh]

YESSSSS! 📊

[@CarmellasJewelry]

I'm excited for the vlogs! I also want to commit! I'm so sad about NaNo...but it's also an insanely busy time of year so I'm hoping this challenge takes some of the stress off, haha

[@eska3472]

I'll definitely join this challenge! It's exactly what I need to start (and finish) my draft (zero, fast, everything goes): Thank you for the idea!

[@SiobhanJohnson]

I'm in! My first novel comes out on the 1st of October, so I'll be going into the challenge without much of plan because Pretember will be spent finishing the first book. But it sounds fun, and more importantly, much more achievable because it's just 1k and change each day.

[@sh.strom_]

Respect!! I've set up a little excel spreadsheet tracker with a graph (to look at the line going up) last year, didn't end up doing much with it, but now that it's ready I'm going to try writing a whooping 100 words every day for a month lol The goal is really just to sit myself down to write regularly, I know that if I do I'm guaranteed to find 100 words somewhere, and the overflow will cover any skipped days. October has been a draw every day challenge month for me for years (and the og challenge also had a stupid scandal that caused even more different ones to spawn!), so it seems fun to tack on another month for trying to do another thing every day :) You'd think it'd be easier to make yourself do things you already know you like doing more often! And yet!

[@NanaXardone810]

I've definitely been thinking about making my own challenge as well! I think one of the biggest things is the community aspect so I've been thinking about some way to bring together all the disparate challenges that are popping up, letting people know about them. Maybe a "writing challenges" shared google sheet/calendar, or a discord or smt

[@plumup]

Good for you for being open about this! Especially the bad situation last year. 👏👏👏 I'd like to dip in with you too, although as I've always said, if you're a mom fall is THE worst time of year for a concentrated writing challenge. Three - count 'em, THREE - holidays in a row! 🫣😅

[@KateCavanaugh]

OOF that is so true!! I'm definitely going to be on the lookout for some Spring/Summer challenges for next year. And I'm hoping to participate in the 500 Words of Summer that I was a bit too late on this year. Definitely look into that one if you haven't already! :)

[@Lara_Ameen]

Oh, I want to join you! I probably won’t get to 100K, but I’d love to finish the first draft of my YA horror WIP since I’m querying my PhD dissertation novel and need to work on something else. 🎉 Very disappointed in NanoWriMo. Loved Camp Nano especially! 💔 Your project sounds great! 🥰

[@agingerwrites]

Yup. Definitely doing this.

[@DawnMontgomeryAuthor]

I am so excited for this!

[@yezzyjames]

I think I'm in. 100k in 3 months sounds like a blast. That's 92 days of being able to live in one of my worlds with my characters. Yes. :}

[@AdaraWrites]

I love this energy! I write slow, so I could use the renewed Q4 energy to finish my New Years Goal: finishing writing a first draft I have stalled at 50%. (Life, health etc. has my September swamped!) I may not be doing 100k from scratch, but I hope I can write along. Good luck!

[@KateCavanaugh]

Absolutely!! And I hope for continued improvements in your health!

[@A_Bookish_Obsession]

As sad as all the stuff with NaNo is, I'm so glad to finally hear you speaking about it as more than just an aside on Twitch. 100k in three months...😅 Love the idea but idk if I would be able to ... But maybe I'll give it a go, TENTATIVELY.

[@happinesss2]

Disappointing but not surprising about nanowrimo.. like everything that gets big gets corrupt.. excited for this challenge! So inspiring!

[@michelledavis7266]

I so want to do this, Kate. Thank you for this new challenge.

[@candiedbooks]

That sounds fun, and much more attainable and less stressful! (Probs not attainable for me because writing is The Struggle for me, but more attainable in general.) I'm on-board! 🙋🏽‍♀️

[@candiedbooks]

Controversial opinion (but Controversial is my middle name): I don't generally have a problem with AI usage for art. As someone who struggles immensely with perfectionism and an upsettingly bad attention span (I am 99.99% certain I have ADHD), I completely understand wanting to have an easier way to make my art. If I had the money, I'd hire a writer to work closely with so they could write my stories for me exactly how I want them. Same if there were the perfect customizable AI and it wasn't so demonized to use. I fully admit I would use it in that case. Having said that, when it comes to a competition (somewhat a competition) like NaNo, I don't feel that AI should be allowed. I don't care how others make their art regularly, but in a case like NaNo, it would be cheating. Then there is the whole issue of "Does AI copy the work of others?" But that's a different conversation on the topic.

[@fidessasword739]

Totally going to join! This sounds awesome and I am so excited!

[@KateCavanaugh]

YAY!!! :)

[@daniellemarie2404]

I hope to be able to join! It's sad because I've been doing NaNo for so many years but I can't help feeling dirty about wanting to participate. Kind of like how I feel when I want to read Harry Potter. I've got a writing retreat book for November so I still plan on writing and I'm excited for the new challenges people are coming up with. Hopefully I will be able to catch a few streams, (I always seems to miss your streams due to being in the UK), and join in on the challenge!

[@BookishwithYo]

So exciting 🤩🤩 Count me in

[@KateCavanaugh]

YAY!

[@paisleyrosestuff]

I pretty much just set this same goal for myself this morning before I saw this video, so I love this idea! I want to get two books drafted in that time, but I'm also an underwriter and my first drafts are only 50-70k, so it's possible. I'm excited to see your process and your progress!

[@somberhoney]

your project sounds like it's got similar vibes to the book I'm publishing in q4! mine leans more horror, but it was still fun seeing your comp titles and being like oh that sounds like my book, lol. I'm not sure if I'm gonna be taking on 100k in three month for drafting specifically, but that's because I want my main focus for the last bit of this year to be on publishing my book and editing the million other projects that have just been vibing since I drafted them however long ago.

[@TheeKookyWildflower]

I'm glad to hear your take and your action in ending your relationship with that org. I'll participate in the challenge too.

[@wanderingjourneyarts852]

Yaaaaaaaaaassssss!!!!!!! I'm in!!!

[@KateCavanaugh]

YAYAYY! :)

[@Wallisimo]

oooo the way I am SOOOO tempted to join this.

[@KateCavanaugh]

YESSSSS WALLIS!

[@kenziedegall]

I really really like this!! I like the idea of the challenge being a little more long term, and 50k was always a weird in-between of too much for one month but not enough for a whole novel. I’m definitely going to consider participating! My only hesitation is that October is a really busy month for me 😅

[@KateCavanaugh]

No judgement if you wanna make your own spin on it and join in November and December and continue into January, too! :)

[@Julia-lg7dt]

I think this is what I need. I am in the query trenches with my first book in a fantasy series. I need to do alot of rewriting for book two but I am in quite of a slump. I think I want to focus on a new stand alone book that I've written the first chapter to. Get me out of the slump. I love the idea and it's not as heavy as writing a series.

[@kristinarose111]

Yyyyyeeeessssss! I’m so in! First novel ever- done before 2024 🥳

[@KateCavanaugh]

Ayyyyyyyyy! That'll be so exciting! HOORAY.

[@jspohl]

I love your rainbow keyboard. Very energizing. Maybe because I’m a painter. ( :

[@authorjdnichols]

YOU GO, GIRL! Good luck with your 100K...

[@KateCavanaugh]

Thank youuuuu! :)

[@jspohl]

8,333 views! It’s a sign from the universe. 💖🤟🏻✨It may be a sign that a writer should be as happy and excited about writing as you. 🥰

[@theferalcollection]

Last year, I did a Story-A-Day challenge in November - I pulled prompts and would either write a flash fiction or short-short or write a synopsis or outline for a longer story every day. I'm probably going to do it again this year.

[@TheKoffeeVerse]

I'm starting work on my 3rd book to self publish so this is perfect timing! #100KwithKate sounds great!!

[@nikecoro2606]

I'd really like to make a comic/manga one-shot challenge. I really want to get into writing comics but they always suggest starting shorter stories, there's one I have that I want to work on but I'm so drained from work and socializing it doesn't seem like there's any time for any creative work. Strangely the only time I'm not like this is when I participate art challenges, maybe I need a challenge to get my head turned into the right mindset and keep going than focusing on doing as much of nothing as I can before my work week comes back. I was actually thinking maybe I can use this as a Q4 challenge, to finish a one-shot comic within the last quarter as my goal!

[@abidahinama8970]

I would love to join in on this challenge! Love the wiggle room for both the word count and time frame. I always thought of creating my own challenge, always fail, but it never stops me from starting again and again. I suppose I love the idea more than I love the actual hard work haha. I've been watching Kate for around 7 years and always looked forward to the NANO writing vlogs. They motivated me, and I'm glad the writing challenges aren't stopping any time soon. The beauty of it is that we can challenge ourselves without NANO, we just needed a push. I love using the site even outside of November because it keeps my word counts and book files nice and organized. If someone can give me a new site for that, I'd be very grateful. If NANO got their hands dirty, especially in those children's case, I don't want to contribute.

[@nikkireigns]

I 👏🏻 am 👏🏻 so 👏🏻 excited 👏🏻 for👏🏻 this 👏🏻 lol 👏🏻

[@maxsinclair787]

love this idea, I'm in the middle of a couple of projects at the moment and will be doing well to finish either of them by the end of the year but if you do this again next year I'm on board.

[@bethanrumsey4634]

I started rewriting my novel in September, so while it may not be 100k for the three months (more like 50k), I will certainly be there with everyone!

[@Allinlife.]

Lets gooo🎉 im joinig u in this 😊

[@KateCavanaugh]

WOOO! :)

[@heartmommyinpa]

This sounds good to me. I’m getting so close to finishing my book, I think I will join this challenge!

[@piaschaelicke3543]

I want to join but I write in german. German words are often so much longer. We can describe so much in one long word. It sounds so hard... I've looked up the ratio and usually english texts have roughly 20-30% more words. So I'll probably go down to 80K for this challenge when writing in german.