# FAQs **URL:** \ **Category:** Novel in a Day\ **Created:** [August 16, 2014, 3:19pm UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/faqs/27632 "2014-08-16T15:19:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 1
**Author:** ![pigfender](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/user_avatar/forum.literatureandlatte.com/pigfender/32/41526_2.png) [@pigfender](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/pigfender)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2014, 3:19pm UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/faqs/27632/1 "2014-08-16T15:19:07Z")
Hi y’all. To celebrate the opening of a new NiaD sub-forum I thought I’d pull together a list of FAQs about the event. Note, that I’ve taken some pretty generous liberties with the definition of ‘frequently’. [What is Novel-in-a-Day?](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/faqs/27632/2) [Do I have to be a professional / published writer?](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/faqs/27632/3) [Is there an age limit on participants?](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/faqs/27632/4) [English is not my first language, can I still take part?](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/faqs/27632/5) [Do you check participants’ writing standard before accepting them?](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/faqs/27632/6) [Can you tell me the genre in advance?](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/faqs/27632/7) [What if I’m late with my submission?](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/faqs/27632/8) [I’m short on my word count, is that okay?](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/faqs/27632/9) [Can I get help / collaborate on my chapter?](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/faqs/27632/10) [Where did the idea for NiaD come from?](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/faqs/27632/11) [Who comes up with the stories?](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/faqs/27632/12) [Do I have to use Scrivener?](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/faqs/27632/13) [What format should I provide my submission in?](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/faqs/27632/14) [Are there foreign language versions I can take part in?](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/faqs/27632/15) [I’m not free that day. Do I have to wait a whole year?](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/faqs/27632/16) [What about twice a year?](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/faqs/27632/17) [How do you plan the stories?](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/faqs/27632/18) [Who owns the copyright on the finished work?](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/faqs/27632/19) [Where can I read other participants’ chapter briefs?](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/faqs/27632/20) [Can I have a practice chapter?](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/faqs/27632/21) [I want to take part but am scared to share my work!?](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/faqs/27632/22) [Will I be stuck with a sex scene?](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/faqs/27632/23) [What if I’m uncomfortable with violence / grisly scenes?](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/faqs/27632/24) [Will anyone have a chapter with only one person in it?](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/faqs/27632/25) [What is the policy on swear words / graphic imagery?](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/faqs/27632/26) [How are chapter briefs allocated?](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/faqs/27632/27) [I don’t like my brief. Can I change / switch?](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/faqs/27632/28) [Can I do a cover instead of a chapter?](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/faqs/27632/29) [Do I have to write in a particular style?](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/faqs/27632/30) [Can I use a pen name instead of my real name?](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/faqs/27632/31) [Where can I read previous years’ books?](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/faqs/27632/32) [Will sections be edited?](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/faqs/27632/33) [I’ve read my brief and I’m panicking. Is this normal?](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/faqs/27632/34) [What if I’m in a different timezone?](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/faqs/27632/35) [Why can’t I know the rest of the story / my place in the story?](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/faqs/27632/36) [Do I have the first chapter?](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/faqs/27632/37) [Do I have the last chapter?](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/faqs/27632/38) [Can I ask for more information on the day?](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/faqs/27632/39) [Is there a place I can hang out and banter during the day of the event?](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/faqs/27632/40) [How will I receive my brief?](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/faqs/27632/41) [Why does pigfender continue to do this every year despite moaning about how much he hates it?](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/faqs/27632/42) [Can I see the Scrivener project used to create the book please?](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/faqs/27632/43) [How are the books compiled?](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/faqs/27632/44) [Are the books produced using the Mac version or the Windows version of Scrivener?](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/faqs/27632/45) [I don’t recognise the authors names from their forum handles. Can you provide a map?](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/faqs/27632/46) [What do I get in an information pack?](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/faqs/27632/47) [How prescriptive are the chapter briefs?](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/faqs/27632/48) [How much detail is given on the characters?](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/faqs/27632/49) [Can I make up my own characters?](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/faqs/27632/50) [That all sounds brilliant! Where do I sign up?](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/faqs/27632/51) [Hey! I also wrote a NiaD! Where can I get one of those sweeeet forum badges?](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/faqs/27632/52) [Is there any merchandise available?](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/faqs/27632/53) [I missed the early NiaDs. Will you be re-running those at any point?](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/faqs/27632/54) --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/faqs/27632)._