By Ben

Well it’s that time again, National Novel Writing Month is once again upon us.

What be it? The goal is starting midnight, November 1st (only a few hours away), you are tasked to write a 50,000 word novel before midnight, December 1st. There is no points for style, prose, or plot, the only thing that counts here is the word count. You must get to 50K words (not all if’s, ands and buts (hehe) either). Do this before the end of the month and A WINNAR IS YOU!

I participated in 2004 for the first time and I gotta say, it’s as entertaining as it is tedious. You’re averaging around 1700 words per day, and while that doesn’t sound like much, try actually typing it all out!

Why bother? Well, aside from the extremely few that eventually make it’s way out of draft and into publishing, it makes for a nice roller coaster ride from start to finish. Not to mention there’s a great community that you can get involved with along the way. I’m not talking about just online stuffs here. From the first time I did it, there was a dedicated group in my city (which isn’t large to say the least) that gathered together to hammer out their (mis) masterpieces frequently during the month.

Anyhow, while I skipped last year for some inane reason, I’m gonna give her another round this month. I’ve got some ideas going, for better or for worse. We’ll see how she progresses.

…by the way, this post is 250 words long not counting this line, just to give ya an idea