And Humble drops its NaNo bundle

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So once again the answer is I was impatient. For Humble Bundle has now dropped their NaNoWriMo bundle (because who would want more than a week to consider whether to pick up a bundle to help prepare for a 50K writing challenge). Now that I think of it I rolled my eyes are Humble last year for the exact same reason.

Anyway, here is what they're offering for $18:

• The Guide to Writing Fantasy and Science Fiction by Philip Athans


• A six month subscription to Writing Mastery Academy


• A six month Novlr Pro subscription


• A six week Plottr Pro subscription


• A $50 Plottr coupon


• The Plot Whisperer by Martha Alderson


• The 1-Minute Writer by Leigh Medeiros


• The Only Grammar Book You'll Ever Need by Susan Thurman*


• A Plottr video course


• The Plot Whisperer Book of Prompts by Martha Alderson


• Hire Me, Hollywood! by Mark Scherzer and Keith Fenmore


• The 101 Habits of Highly Successful Novelists by Andrew McAleer


• The 101 Habits of Highly Successful Screen Writers by Karl Iglesias


• 1001 Letters for All Occasions by Corey Sandler


• The Everything Comedy Writing by Mike Brent


• The Everything Writing Your First Novel by Hallie Ephran


• Novlr Plus six month subscription


• Call of the Writer's Craft by Tom Bird


• The Everything Creative Writing Book by Wendy Burt-Thomas


• The Everything Guide to Writing Children's Books by Luke Wallin


• Write That Book Already by Sam Barry


• The Everything Improve Your Writing Book by Pamela Rice Hahn


• Screenwriting In The Land of Oz by Richard Krevolin


• Script Tease by Dylan Callaghan


• The Tao of Writing by Ralph L Wahlstrom


• Write. by Karen E Peterson


• Grammar Sucks by Joanne Kimes*


• Only Writing Series You'll Ever Need: Screenwriting by Madeline Dimaggio


• A Cup of Comfort for Writers by Colleen Sell


• The Everything Guide to Writing A Book Proposal by Meg Schneider


• The Everything Guide to Writing Nonfiction by Richard D Bank


• A Writer's Space by Eric Maisel

* So am I the only one amused that there are two grammar books in the bundle when one of them is titled, The Only Grammar Book You'll Ever Need?

If someone hasn't picked up any writing books and they're looking for a writing book bundle, this has covers multiple categories of writing books plus the Plottr/Novlr teaser subs (and coupon for Plottr that will basically pay for a year's multi-device subscription Or a year and a bit of a one-device subscription). I haven't ever used Plottr myself but if you've been considering it then this bundle might be worth it just for that. But if you aren't looking for a Plotr/Novlr discount and you already have a few books on grammar/plotting/etc then even at only $18 this bundle is likely a pass.

My view on whether to get this one or the Storybundle bundle: If you have been considering Plotr but were hesitant to spend $39 (or $49 for multi-device or $99 for Plotr Pro), this bundle is less than half the price of the single device software + 1 year of updates subscription (I'd hope at $99 that Plotr Pro still leaves you with a license to use the software locally at the end of a year, just no more updates or cloud features, but the pricing page doesn't make it clear one way or the other). If you're not interested in Plotr and have basic craft books covered I can't really recommend the bundle from Humble but you might still see something in Storybundle's bundle which has some pre-release books and a couple beyond-the-basic-craft-guides books that might interest you (Pros and Cons, a book of advice on getting the most out of convention attendence; Military Strategy for Authors, which could be subtitled, "So, do your characters have any more of a plan for their rebellion than just blowing up Death Stars?"; Beyond Prince Charming: One Guy's Guide to Writing Men in Romance (and beyond)).

Also, Humble Bundle, why do you release your NaNoWriMo bundle so late in October‽ This just boggles me. Even if you have contacts that will let you stick something amazing into the bundle the audience for such a bundle will already have been courted by Storybundle for a good two weeks.