I was laid off by LinkedIn, so I spent 3 months writing a 112k-word novel. I don't regret it, but now I'm struggling to find work.

Oscar Cecena Fujigaki was laid off by LinkedIn in May.Rather than diving into the job hunt, he decided to finish the science ...
East Idaho News on MSN

Do you have a book in you? Join me for Marshall Public Library’s November Novel Writing Challenge

If there’s a book that you want to read, but it hasn’t been written yet, then you must write it.” — Toni Morrison POCATELLO — ...
The Daytona Beach News-Journal

Want to write a novel? National Novel Writing Month celebrates 25th anniversary

On November 1st, hundreds of thousands of people around the world will suddenly start crouching over their laptops, keyboards, notebooks, journals and tablets as they try to destroy and rebuild ...
The Morning Journal

Kick off NaNoWriMo, National Novel Writing Month challenge, at Lorain’s Main Library

Since 1999, National Novel Writing Month, also known as NaNoWriMo, has been a staple of authors around the United States. Community Foundation of Lorain County’s Connect to a Cause raises over $400K ...
Berkshire Eagle

Deborah Benoit entered her novel in a mystery writer's contest and won. Minotaur Books just published her debut novel, ‘The Gardener’s Plot'

NORTH ADAMS — When Deborah Benoit retired after decades as a legal secretary, she planned to finally focus on her writing. She never could have pursued it professionally earlier in her life; after all ...
Vulture

How Jonathan Franzen Learned to Write a Franzen Novel

Jonathan Franzen hands me a journal he’s found in a bin, a record of his day-to-day entries from the summer of 1998. We are in a storage annex next to his office, which is Spartan. There’s a small ...
The Financial Express

Laid off by LinkedIn, man finally finishes his novel he’d been writing for years

When a man was laid off by LinkedIn in May this year, he felt angry, sad, and confused all at once. But he didn’t let those ...
Houston Public Media

Houstonians participating in National Novel Writing Month can self-publish their work with Houston Public Library

The Looscan Library, a location for NaNoWriMo participants to work during the challenge. Participants of NaNoWriMo in Houston could publish their completed novel as an e-book on the Houston library's ...

What was it like writing a novel with Reese Witherspoon? Bestselling author Harlan Coben tells us.

Bestselling author Harlan Coben, who’s written 35 novels, is on a tour for his latest book “Gone Before Goodbye” cowritten ...

Even Mitch Albom Choked Up Writing His New Novel “Twice”: 'Nothing Hits Home Like Love' (Exclusive)

The author's first foray into romance also features an important lesson about second chances and learning from mistakes ...