The link takes you right to everything a newbie needs to know about the forum. With a wide variety of topics and volumes of information, this is a good place to kick back with other people interested in writing. Sign-up is free. Recommended by Fulk.

This is a pretty cool tool. It allows you to create your documents online and share them with others - others who can read, review, or be co-authors and make edits. A group of people in the #nanowrimo chat room helped me play with this and we had a fun time with it. Sign-up is required for all parties but it's free. Suggested by dream_weaver.

Yet another fabulous NaNoWriMo-ish writing event brought to you by the crazy fans of the original deal. If you're looking for a NaNoWarmUp and July was just too crazy, try this!

Want to NaNo more than once a year? Feel like writing a novel during summer vacation? Here's your shot. Check out the message boards and writing prompts. JulNoWriMo is a fan-created event based on the official NaNoWriMo.

An online organizing tool to keep track of all your writing and break your projects down into simple, trackable pieces. Just sign up and start writing - great for having all your writing in one place.