So maybe I will regret deciding to all this, but I have entered into the NaNoWriMo (national novel writing month, ie november) challenge. I had read about this last year but missed it by several months. It involves writing a novel between Nov 1 and nov 30, it must be a minimum of 50,000 words, and it all has to be sent into their site by midnight of the 30th. It is an event that started several years ago in1999 with 21 participants. Last year 42,000 people registered, and 6,000 people finished. This year the organization is estimating around 60,000 people will register. It also involves forums, and more, sort of a community for creative bingers who for some reason think it is a good reason to do something like this. It is perfect for me because I have been wanting to write something longer for awhile, more than just an email, short story, or blog entry, and it is one of those things that always seem to be put off until tomarrow. You can read more about it at their website, the deadline is the first of November.
So what do you think? crazy or not?
We'll see on the 30th of November.
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Cool! I've had friends who did that in the past couple years; they seemed to really enjoy it. And, you know, the best way to keep improving your writing is to just keep writing. Good luck with it!
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