A jar of story prompts causes confusion for Writer and characters alike.
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Season 1 Episode 2 — The Trap
The Writer gets her characters stuck a little too well when they encounter The Inescapable Wall of Doom.
New Comedy Web Series Airs First Episode
November 1, 2011— Month of the Novel, a new comedy web series, aired its first episode today on YouTube. The series follows the hilarious adventures of a writer attempting to complete a 50,000-word novel in one month and what happens to her characters as a result.
The show is a collaboration between several filmmakers from around the USA. It’s hard for unproven writers to get a screenplay produced, so producer/director Jordan Smith wanted to use Month of the Novel as an opportunity to give novice screenwriters a chance to hone their craft and actually see their work in a finished film.
With coaching from a team of story supervisor Aubrey Hansen, director/producer Jordan Smith, and co-producer Ruth Shafer, each writer created an original short screenplay based on the Month of the Novel concept. These screenplays were shot in October by Phantom Moose Films and will air on YouTube starting today, November 1, with new episodes each Wednesday until the end of the month.
Month of the Novel will also be released on a special DVD edition in December that will include an exclusive DVD-only episode and other bonus material. Pre-orders are available now at a special discounted price.
To watch each episode, visit the official Month of the Novel web site at https://monthofthenovel.com. For more information about Phantom Moose Films, visit http://phantommoose.com.
Phantom Moose Films is a group of three filmmakers creating films and videos in multiple genres.
Season 1 Episode 1 — Once Upon a Time
The adventure begins as the Writer tries to get her novel off to a good start.
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Episodes
Episode 1: Once Upon a Time
The adventure begins as the Writer tries to get her novel off to a good start. (Written by Betsy Clemons.)
Episode 2: The Trap
The Writer gets her characters stuck a little too well when they encounter The Inescapable Wall of Doom. (Written by Katie Lynn Daniels.)
Episode 3: Plot Prompts
A jar of story prompts causes confusion for Writer and characters alike. (Written by Rebekah Shafer.)
Episode 4: The Talent Show
The Writer attempts to boost her word count by giving each character a new talent. (Written by Sarah Shafer.)
Bonus Episode: The Plot Dare
On a plot dare to write a family member into her story, the Writer puts Bree into her novel. (Written by Jordan Smith.)
Episode 5: The Ending
Trying to catch up on the final day, the Writer goes to town with descriptions to round out her word count. (Written by J. Grace Pennington.)
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About
Month of the Novel is a comedy web series that takes its inspiration from NaNoWriMo and the challenge to write 50,000 words in 30 days. The series explores what happens inside the book when word-count tricks go too far.
Season 1 aired on YouTube in November, 2011. Season 2 is set to air starting November 1, 2013.
The show is the result of a collaboration of numerous passionately creative people. You can learn more about them by reading the pages below.
Characters
The Writer
An enthusiastic but easily dispirited aspiring author, the Writer dreams of creating the next bestseller, but will settle for reaching her word count each day—even if it means trying any and every crazy scheme that she or anyone else can come up with.
Bree
The Writer’s older sister, a sensible but feisty young author who’s completed the novel-in-one-month challenge several years in a row. She’s the source of many of the ideas that the Writer uses to boost her word count, all while writing her own November novel for this year—a highly original steampunk prairie historical whodunit romance.
The Warrior Princess
A girl on a mission—sadly, she’s not quite sure what that mission is. She has some idea that it should involve adventure, fighting, and danger, but unfortunately she can’t stand any of those things.
The Long-lost Heir
He’s the heir of—well, something-or-other. He has vague memories of some kind of abuse during his childhood, and a pretty good idea that he should inherit some kingdom, and he’s certain he was once tortured into eating peanut-butter-and-jelly sandwiches upside-down, but other than that he’s in the dark.
The Jester
A mysterious and enigmatic character, the Jester accompanies the Heir and the Princess on their quest. He’s clever and dashing and makes wonderful omelets. His only flaw is the fact that he occasionally becomes an evil bad guy who wants to kill everyone.
Home
50,000 words. 30 days. But what do the characters think?
What happens inside the book when word-count boosting tricks go too far? Month of the Novel is a hilarious web series inspired by NaNoWriMo.
There are sixteen hilarious episodes on YouTube! Season 1 follows the adventures of the Writer as she races to complete a 50,000-word fantasy novel. Then in Season 2, the Writer returns with an ambitious 100,000-word goal and an epic science fiction story. Pick an episode below!
Season 1
Season 2
Praise for Month of the Novel:
“I LOVE this. I use the new videos as motivators each time I’m writing, like after I got my first 10k day I watched episode three.” ~Holly H.
“I love the way it illustrates the writing process. It’s so metatextual! Brilliant!” ~Souledout4Himalone
“NaNo-inspired web series? Yes, please!” ~rvalz
“These episodes are really well done! Keep them up, they’re perfect to watch when taking a writing break, haha!” ~oppugnos
“Thank you for such an incredible series! SUCH FUN. Can’t wait to get my DVD in the mail.” ~Mangy Cat
(No spam, no selling your address, nothing evil like that. We’ll send updates about once a week; generally more like once or twice a month.)