I signed up for NaNoWriMo yesterday and got in today. I’m pumped up for it again this year.
For those of you who don’t know, November is National Novel Writing Month, hence Na-No-Wri-Mo. It started six years ago on a bet, more or less. Now it has really expanded to something impressive. I believe that last year, 40,000 people tried to write a 50,000 word novel in 30 days, from start to finish. It is a labor of love, built on the honor system. Most novels won’t be read and those who do finish, the chance of being published are slim and quite close to none.
You do get to know some great people and kindred spirits who are doing the same thing. You spend a lot of time in coffee shops, you spend more time with your laptop than you do with your loved ones and all you have to show for it usually is a bunch of words in a file that could fit on a floppy.
It’s great fun though. If it sounds like something you’re curious about, check out the friendly website.
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