The Prisoner of NaNoWriMo
Piers Langland is a mild mannered paint salesman with one burning passion. He aspires to be a famous author. Each November he looks forward to entering The National Novel Writer Month competition. To be a winner in NaNoWriMo he must write a 50,000 word novel in 30 days, a tall order for any writer. Turns out, it is an especially tall order for our hero. Join Piers as he struggles to choose a topic for his novel before he can begin his epic task. Vampires or space opera, romance or pulp fiction, what should he choose? Unfortunately, the greatest object holding him back is Piers himself. Follow this hilarious tale as Piers blunders his way though one genre after another, leaving a trail of wackiness and comical disasters in his wake. Can Piers choose a topic? Can Piers finish his book? Can Piers get even one thing right without bungling it terribly? Read The Prisoner of NaNoWriMo and find out.
This whimsical story is written by Craig Robertson, author of the podcast novels Anon Time and The Innerglow Effect, who knows first hand the pain and glory that is NaNoWriMo. Download the free audio version of The Prisoner of NaNoWriMo from iTunes or Podiobooks.com. Absolutely free ebook versions can be found on Smashwords.com. Who doesn't deserve a good laugh, the harder the better right? Let Piers you feel his pain and show him you have his back. Download your copy of The Prisoner Of NaNoWriMo today!
- Update frequency
- every 3 days
- Average duration
- 30 minutes
- Episodes
- 14
- Years Active
- 2010
TPN Episode 14
The story concludes, but what a mess. Everything went south at the fortune-teller's parlor. Piers goes from mortal danger to superior court. Can he avoid the humiliation of not even starting NaNoW…
TPN Episode 13
The finale begins! Piers, oh poor Piers, decides to contact a gypsy fortune-teller to help with his NaNoWriMo project. Argh! Inspite of warnings from his muse and common sence, he proceeds. Many …
TPN Episode 12
Piers's desperation mounts as the NaNoWriMo dead line rapidly approaches. What is he to do? A lot of time and energy are wasted cleaning up his Pulp Fiction attempt. He flirts with a sequel to las…
TPN Episode 11
Piers tries to apply his muse's advice, but gets a bit muddled. He elects to try a pulp fiction novel. Boy was that a mistake! This episode contains Renee Chambliss's version of the ditsy secretar…
TPN Episode 10
Things really get odd, as if they hadn't before! Piers insane plan to find inspiration leads him to meet his muse, literally. Turns out your muse is not by necessity your friend or supporter. In t…
TPN Episode 09
In his ongoing struggle to produce his NaNoWriMo Piers tries to outline a fantasy novel. Despite his best efforts, Piers comes up with a very odd tale indeed. Fully desperate, Piers hatches a plot …
TPN Episode 08
More and more desperate of a plot, Piers goes to a local book store's 'Meet and Greet' with an author. He hopes to glean insights and tips from a proven writer. As you can imagine, things go poor…
TPN Episode 07
Piers makes a doomed attempt at writing a romance novel and make a real mess of it indeed. Worried about NaNoWriMo slipping away, he then buys a book about how to write a novel. Turns out he cannot…
TPN Episode 06
Peirs thinks he has a lead on determining his plot, after speaking with the local bookstore owner. Boy, does Peirs screw this one up after asking his neighbor about his greatest regret! Perpare to …
TPN Episode 05
Piers concludes his interview with a vampire and offends his barber while trying to learn what the general public likes to read. Poor Piers!
TPN Episode 04
Our hero blunders his way through lunch, missing the social queues needed to function well as an adult and he has an interview with a pair of vampires.
TPN Episode 03
Hapless Piers thries to write a zombie novel and conduct his paint business, neother with great success.
TPN Episode 02
We follow Piers as he tries to control a space opera genre and the kooky characters who dwell therein. Being an author can be tough!
TPN Episode 01
Meet Piers as he begins to fumble his way through the process of writing his NaNoWriMo novel for 2009.