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EPISODE · Apr 9, 2025 · 53 MIN

E3 - The Collapse of NaNoWriMo: What Went Wrong?

from The WritersWeekly Podcast · host Brian Whiddon

In this episode, Angela and Brian do a deep dive into the non-profit organization known as "NaNoWriMo" (National Novel Writing Month), and their recent announcement that they would be shutting down. Did financial mismanagement bring about their demise? Or was it a failure to address alleged accusations that a child groomer was on their forum? Could it have been their stance on AI being used in writing that caused a rebellion among its faithful disciples? Or, did the organization simply "WOKE" itself into irrelevancy?We look at where the organization's money went, NaNoWriMo's core culture, controversies between the organization and its followers, and how it responded (or didn't respond) to concerns about its online forums. Join us as we explore why a benevolent and praiseworthy movement seems to have turned into a huge, mismanaged social experiment that collapsed under its own weight.Text us directly and tell us what you think of this episode!Learn more at https://www.WritersWeekly.com

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