Light Novelber 2021

Do you like light novels? Want to make your own? Or part of your own? Or just make a small thing tangentially related to one, like a small interactive text thing or a cover mock-up? Then you're in the right place!

Light Novelber is a celebration of art, writing, community creations, queer stories and silly light novel titles. In the form of a jam that lasts the whole month!

Here's a chance to try your hand at something creative in a safe, supportive environment. Best of luck! <3

Theme

You don't have to follow the theme if you already have an idea in mind. You can even continue a previous unfinished entry of yours! But if you'd like to have some guidance or inspiration,  this year's Light Novelber theme is:

—PAUSE—

Sometimes our lives or the world around us suddenly comes to a pause, leaving us a little lost wondering what to do. Sometimes that pause brings new opportunities or a chance to rest or to reevaluate...

 A pause can offer a chance to look back at how far we've come, a chance to look to the future, a chance to rediscover ourselves, discover something entirely new, or rediscover something old and forgotten in the rush of life. Sometimes, a pause is just a great opportunity to rest, recover and heal.

Entry Format

Light Novelber originally placed an emphasis on the light novel format/style/theme, but other formats and mediums are accepted. A lot of light novels differentiate themselves from most other popular fiction stories by focusing on easygoing slice-of-life topics. But that's not a hard-and-fast rule; feel free write what you're inspired to!

Here are some examples:

• Short story
• Single chapter
• 1-3 chapters as a preview of a longer work in progress story
• Book cover
• Comic
• Art
• Interactive fiction (e.g. twine story)
• ...and anything in-between, illustrated or not!
• Even if you just write the beginning of something you want to continue later, that's already plenty!

Tags

We'll be using the tag #lightnovelber2021 on social media—feel free to use this hashtag when posting about the jam or your entries!

And please don't forget content warnings on your submission's page where necessary; let's leave our audience in a better spot than they were. <3

Resources

Need some help?

• Check out  Talen Lee's (@Talen_Lee on twitter) guide on writing light novels
• You can also read some light novels on itch under the tags light-novel or lite-novel

What Else?

Remember: this jam isn't about finishing something; it's about getting started and having fun! You got this! <3