NaNoWriMo — Tag Meaning
The tag for works drafted during National Novel Writing Month, November's 50,000-words-in-thirty-days marathon, which many fan writers run with fanfiction instead of original novels. The tag often signals a long fic produced at speed.
What to Expect From "NaNoWriMo" Fics
Substantial word counts, sometimes posted as written with the rough energy of a sprint draft. November and December see the heaviest posting.
How to find NaNoWriMo fics on AO3
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A canonical tag flagging substantial length, applied by authors who know a large readership specifically hunts for immersive long-haul stories. It has no official threshold, but tends to appear on works deep into five or six figures of words.
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