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Write Your Damn Novel: A podcast about writing a book in a month

Write Your Damn Novel: A podcast about writing a book in a month

By: Kristina Horner & Liz Leo
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Write Your Damn Novel (formerly How to Win NaNo) is a no-nonsense guide to writing a novel in 30 days. Like it or not November comes every year, but don't you worry — your hosts are here for you! Kristina Horner and Liz Leo are 'writing-50k-words-in-a-month' experts (and lifelong writing friends) with a passion for helping people write their damn novel. Join them each week as they share their personal tips, tricks and other things they've learned over almost two decades of consecutive NaNoWriMo wins.

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Episodes
  • The 10k Day: Can you do it? Should You?

    The 10k Day: Can you do it? Should You?
    Sep 24 2025

    To some, the idea of writing 10,000 words in a day is a wild fantasy they may only dream of; to others, it's a standard part of NaNoWriMo. What does it really take to write this many words in such a short period of time? Why is it easier for some folks than others?

    In today's episode, your hosts Kristina and Liz talk about how to prepare for a 10k day, the mental cost of acheiving one, and whether it's even worth it.

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    Enjoy the show? Like this episode, give a thumbs up, or better yet - leave a review!

    Follow us on:
    Instagram: @writeyourdamnnovel
    Threads: @writeyourdamnnovel
    Join our Discord server to hang out with a community of writers: https://discord.gg/u92vfhgAYm
    Become a Patron and help keep the podcast ad-free: https://www.patreon.com/writeyourdamnnovel

    We write books! Check out our anthologies:
    Boys, Book Clubs, and Other Bad Ideas
    The Mistletoe Paradox
    What Happened to Annabell?
    (All published by Kristina's publishing company: @84thStreetPress)
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    20 mins
  • Kristina's 20th novel but mostly KPop Demon Hunters

    Kristina's 20th novel but mostly KPop Demon Hunters
    Sep 18 2025

    It's time for an update with your hosts! In today's episode, we talk about what we've been working on since last season, what we might do for this year's novel, and then basically decide to turn this podcast into a KPop Demon Hunters show.

    Also, Kristina is hitting an important milestone this year, so we miiiight have something special planned.



    Send us a text

    Support the show

    Enjoy the show? Like this episode, give a thumbs up, or better yet - leave a review!

    Follow us on:
    Instagram: @writeyourdamnnovel
    Threads: @writeyourdamnnovel
    Join our Discord server to hang out with a community of writers: https://discord.gg/u92vfhgAYm
    Become a Patron and help keep the podcast ad-free: https://www.patreon.com/writeyourdamnnovel

    We write books! Check out our anthologies:
    Boys, Book Clubs, and Other Bad Ideas
    The Mistletoe Paradox
    What Happened to Annabell?
    (All published by Kristina's publishing company: @84thStreetPress)
    Show More Show Less
    20 mins
  • Catching up with Write Your Damn Novel!

    Catching up with Write Your Damn Novel!
    Sep 10 2025

    Hey everyone! Your hosts Kristina and Liz are back for SEASON 7 of Write Your Damn Novel, and we're so excited to jump in with ya'll for 2025. In this first episode, let's talk about the elephant in the room: the fact that NaNoWriMo as a non-profit organization is, uh... gone. What does that mean for this year? How do we feel about this? And most importantly: what's coming up this season for the podcast?

    Send us a text

    Support the show

    Enjoy the show? Like this episode, give a thumbs up, or better yet - leave a review!

    Follow us on:
    Instagram: @writeyourdamnnovel
    Threads: @writeyourdamnnovel
    Join our Discord server to hang out with a community of writers: https://discord.gg/u92vfhgAYm
    Become a Patron and help keep the podcast ad-free: https://www.patreon.com/writeyourdamnnovel

    We write books! Check out our anthologies:
    Boys, Book Clubs, and Other Bad Ideas
    The Mistletoe Paradox
    What Happened to Annabell?
    (All published by Kristina's publishing company: @84thStreetPress)
    Show More Show Less
    12 mins
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