I just discovered at Free Range Organic Human that November is National Novel Writing Month (or NaNoWriMo for short). The idea is to write a 50,000 word novel from the 1st to the 30th of November, motivated by the thousands of other participants, a hard and fast deadline, and sheer willpower.
I’ve decided to go for it; nothing ventured, nothing gained, right? My current working title is Inhabitants of Eternity (bonus points for getting the reference), although that may very well change. You can track my progress by viewing my NaNoWriMo profile. I’ll also post weekly updates on my success or failure here.
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October 29, 2007 at 7:44 pm
Ryan
I was checking your blogs RSS feed, and as I clicked the title for this entry, I said out loud “don’t do it!”. Yet part of me knew this was too exciting of a challenge for you to pass up.
Another weblog I follow has been doing the November novel for a while now: http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~tom7/. Perhaps you’ll find inspiration on his site.
Good luck!
October 29, 2007 at 7:52 pm
Jacob
Thanks, Ryan.
I drew up some characters and an outline this evening, and I think it should be a fun project!
November 2, 2007 at 7:41 pm
Ted Heistman
Dude, You are way ahead of me! I plan to catch up though. Having a blast so far.