NaNoWriMo

Do you think you have a novel inside you, and are looking for a way to remove it without surgery?

Is your career as a best-selling author in need of a kick start?

Can you write 1667 words on November 1st?

Can you write another 1667 words on November 2nd?

Can you write yet another 1667 words on November 3rd?

Can you keep doing this for 30 days?

Do you have nothing better to do in November?

Perhaps you should consider signing up for the National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo).

The basic idea with NaNoWriMo is that you sign up and try to write a 50,000 word novel in the month of November. This basically means churning out 50,000 words without worrying too much about editing and proof reading. It’s more of a way to get you moving and producing something. Of course you could just do this by yourself in any 30 day period, but there’s something about knowing that thousands of other people are in the same boat. It also means you can effectively “out” yourself and let people know what you are doing so there is the fear of shame and failure if you fall behind. Also the opportunity for encouragement, of course.

If you’re interested, pop over to NaNoWriMo.org, have a look around, and maybe even sign up.

I tried last year and only managed a few thousand words, giving up by about November 10th. Barring a last minute change of heart, I’m all set to have another go this year. You can follow my progress under the user name gonty. I might even add a little widget to the sidebar here that gives my wordcount.

If you feel like joining me, go on and sign up and let me know in the comments below.