NaNoWriMo

November is National Novel Writing Month, NaNoWriMo for short. The project began in 1999 with only 21 participants. Last year, over a quarter million budding writers took a crack at writing a novel in a month.

The goal of the event is to write 50,000 words during the month of November. The work should be fiction, and while you can plan your novel in advance, the actual writing must take place in the 30 days of November. Basically, that's it, no other rules.

The NaNoWriMo organization host web pages, chat rooms and blogs, and local events, to help encourage participants.

Do you have an novel bottled up inside of you? I think that I do, and I am joining this year. I will keep you apprised of my progress.