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  1. Can I change my email address?

  2. Can I participate if I’m not American? Can I write a novel in any language?

  3. Can I partner with NaNoWriMo to promote my product or organization?

  4. Can I pay for merchandise with a personal check?

  5. Can I send a donation directly via PayPal?

  6. Can I use the NaNoWriMo name or logo?

  7. Can I write with a partner?

  8. Can students under 13 participate in Camp NaNoWriMo?

  9. Do I have to start my novel from scratch on the first of the month? Can I use an outline?

  10. Do I still get a halo if I opt out of physical donor thank-you gifts?

  11. Do you support corporate matching gifts?

  12. How and when can I sign up? When do I start writing?

  13. How can educators and students participate in Camp NaNoWriMo?

  14. How can I be sure my novel is protected?

  15. How can I meet and write with Wrimos in my area?

  16. How can I scramble my novel?

  17. How do I add or remove a writing buddy?

  18. How do I add personal achievement badges?

  19. How do I change my primary project?

  20. How do I donate by check or money order?

  21. How do I donate on behalf of a friend or gift a halo to another participant?

  22. How do I earn participation and writing badges?

  23. How do I post, edit, or delete a book cover?

  24. How do I post, edit, or delete a novel excerpt or synopsis?

  25. How do I recover my password or username?

  26. How do I support NaNoWriMo?

  27. How do I update my progress? How often should I update it?

  28. How do I upload an author photo to my profile?

  29. How do I win National Novel Writing Month? What are the prizes? Is there an entry fee?

  30. How do I “home” or affiliate with my local region(s)?

  31. How do returns and refunds work?

  32. How does my donation or purchase support NaNoWriMo?

  33. How much does shipping cost?

  34. How will NaNoWriMo use my donation?

  35. I haven't received a verification email. How can I verify my account?

  36. If I had an account last year, do I need to re-register?

  37. Is my donation tax-deductible?

  38. Is there a minimum age to participate?

  39. What are badges?

  40. What are the different methods of updating my word count?

  41. What do I do with my novel after the month is over?

  42. What genres can I write in? Can I write non-fiction or poetry?

  43. What if I don’t finish? Or hit my word-count goal but I’m only halfway through my novel?

  44. What is a "Halo"?

  45. What is a halo? What is the public donor thank-you page?

  46. What kind of company is NaNoWriMo?

  47. What should I do if I notice a bug?

  48. When will my order arrive?

  49. When will my order ship?

  50. Where are my old writing buddies?

  51. Where do I write my novel? Do I type it on the NaNoWriMo website?

  52. Where is my Halo?

  53. Which browsers does NaNoWriMo support?

  54. Why 50,000 words? And how do you define “novel”?

  55. Why is shipping so expensive?

  56. Why isn’t there a region near me?

  57. Will the company I work for match my donation?

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