NaNoWriMo

I've been thinking about it for years, but one thing or another always came up and I just didn't. Well, now I've signed up, so it's official: I have joined NaNoWriMo!

It seems like most writers know what this is, but for any of my readership that doesn't, here's the low down: NaNoWriMo stands for National Novel Writing Month. You have the month of November to try to write 50,000 words. You can join forums to chat with other writers and even go to regional meetings. Your word count will be posted, so folks can chart your progress.

One month of pure insanity, basically, is what we're saying here. And I just signed on board.

I've always felt a little odd about it because I have written books that long before. In fact, I once wrote 87,000 words in three weeks, although this was before I had a toddler. I could stay up till four in the morning then. Still, I've written a lot in the course of the many years I've been writing, so it's not that I want to do this to see if I can.

For me, I kind of hope to meet other writers in my area, or just in general. I have a story that has been resistant to being written, and I'm hoping that a deadline and progress tracker will be just the kick I need. And I think it could be insane and fun, just join in the melee and go from there.

Admittedly, with everything else in my life, I am a little worried about the pace I'll have to set. I don't want other projects to suffer too badly, but you won't know how it will go until you give it a try, so that's what I'm going to do.

Wish me luck!