Thank you for taking part in this year's NaNoWriMo YWP survey! Together, we can make 2021 even more awesome.

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* 1. How many years have you participated in NaNoWriMo?

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* 2. How did you find out about NaNoWriMo? Please check all the ways you found out.

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* 4. What gender do you identify with?

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* 5. The following best represents my race or ethnic heritage… (Select all that apply.) Feel free to skip if you don't live in the United States.

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* 6. How did you participate in NaNoWriMo?

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* 7. How would you describe yourself?

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* 8. How close did you come to your word-count goal?

0% Write or select the percentage. 100% (or above!)
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* 9. On a scale of 1-5, with 1 being not useful and 5 being very useful, how useful were the following?

  1 - Not useful at all 2 3 4 5 - Very useful Did not know about or use this.
Weekly YWP Emails
Virtual Write-Ins on YouTube
NaNo Coach Q&As in Instagram Stories
The YWP Forums
Pep Talks in Breaking News
YWP Participant Pep Talks in Breaking News

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* 10. (Optional) Select all the places you follow us:

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* 11. Where did you write your novel? (Select all the places you wrote.)

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* 12. How welcoming was the YWP site and the NaNoWriMo community? Consider how supported, safe, and included you felt in the writing space, forums, and elsewhere on the site.

0 - Extremely unwelcoming 5 - Neutral 10 - Extremely welcoming
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* 13. (Optional) If you want to, tell us more about your answer to the previous question.

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* 14. Rate your agreement with these statements about our NaNoWriMo program goals.

NaNoWriMo...

  1 - Strongly disagree 2 3 4 5 - Strongly agree
helped me write a story I cared about.
made me excited about writing.
helped me learn to overcome obstacles.
helped me learn what I can accomplish when I am determined.
helped me get better at setting goals.
helped me get better at achieving goals.
made me a more confident writer.
improved my writing skills.

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* 15. On a scale of 0-10, please rate your agreement with the following statement: NaNoWriMo had a positive impact on my life.

0 - strongly disagree 10 - strongly agree
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* 16. (Optional) If you'd like, please tell us more about your answer to the previous question.

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* 17. Will you keep writing novels on the Young Writers Program website? Select all that apply.

For this next question, consider whether or not you think other young people would have a good time doing NaNoWriMo. Don't worry if you don't have friends who like writing (or don't have any colleagues). It's more about rating how much you liked the experience!

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* 18. How likely is it that you would recommend National Novel Writing Month to a friend or colleague?

NOT AT ALL LIKELY
EXTREMELY LIKELY
Thanks so much! 

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