You have a romance novel in you…let’s get it written!
The fifth Write with Harte Preptober Writevember Challenge starts October 1, 2026! Join now to get the information, tips, support, and resources you need to turn your book idea into a romance novel.
What is Preptober?
Preptober was initially coined by NaNoWriMo participants who used October to plan their writing project for November.
At Write with Harte, Preptober is used to plan a writing project for Writevember (write a book in November) and to provide participants with information, instruction, tips, resources, and more to plan and write a romance.
What is Writevember?
Writevember is Write with Harte’s version of National Novel Writing Month. It varies in that writers can pick their own writing challenge for November. Ideas include finishing an already-started novel. Writing a 30,000-word novella. Writing two 30,000-word novellas. Writing 1,000 or 80,000 words.
Further, writers who join WWH’s challenge receive daily tips, support, and motivation to achieve their goal.
FREE Preptober and Writevember Romance Writing Challenge
For years, I wrote books that were finished mostly by a wish and prayer. I wrote a lot, then I wrote nothing. I got stuck, then the words flowed… until they stopped again. I pantstered and tried plotting with little success. It’s not that this method didn’t work. I wrote half a dozen books like this.
But then I became a ghostwriter, and over the last several years, I’ve averaged a book a month (over 90 books to date). What this process taught me was that cranking out 1,000 to 2,000 words a day isn’t that hard IF you understand the elements of good romance fiction and have a plan.
In the WWH Preptober and Writevember Challenge, I share with you my tips, hacks, and secrets for writing a lot of words in a short time and having them end with a satisfying romance.
The goal of the Preptober and Writevember is two-fold:
- Understand good romance novels and plan to write your own (October)
- Write a novel (November)
The challenge starts October 1st, and each day in October, you’ll get an email with information, tips, and homework to plan your romance novel. Most lessons won’t take very long. Others might take an hour. Of course, we’ll cover finding time so that when November comes, you have the time and organized ideas to write 1,000 to 2,000 words in an hour or 90 minutes (or whatever your daily goal will be).
You’ll continue to get a daily email in November with additional tips, inspiration, and pacing cues to help you stay on track.
Along with daily emails, there will be weekly Zoom meetings to recap the week’s goals, ask questions, and get support.
Participants can connect between calls by joining the private Write with Harte group on Facebook.
Don’t wait, join the WWH Preptober Writevember Challenge now!
PS: If you’ve taken the challenge before and want to take it again, you’ll need to sign up again. Overall, the challenge is the same as previous years, with a few updates.
