Is NaNoWriMo dead?

We might continue the tradition to some degree; not of course in hosting a festival or anything so ambitious, but having that month be a time when people can test the software for an extended period and purchase at discount if it works for them. A number of smaller projects are springing up from the ashes, and if nothing else it will likely remain a time of the year when people want to give a shot at something they’ve always wanted to do.

But we’ll see, it’s all speculation at this point.

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That’s good to know.

I do remember there being considerable talk and outrage amongst a fair number of writers in my circle regarding NaNo’s surprising support of AI assistance in writing. Reading the other replies, it sounds like they may have also had some other, more ‘serious’ things going on, but I do know a lot of my peers essentially boycotted the project for this reason, which couldn’t have helped.