NaNoWriMo Park 1: About

In November I'm going to take part in National Novel Writing Month. From their web site:

National Novel Writing Month is a fun, seat-of-your-pants approach to novel writing. Participants begin writing November 1. The goal is to write a 175-page (50,000-word) novel by midnight, November 30.

Valuing enthusiasm and perseverance over painstaking craft, NaNoWriMo is a novel-writing program for everyone who has thought fleetingly about writing a novel but has been scared away by the time and effort involved.

Because of the limited writing window, the ONLY thing that matters in NaNoWriMo is output. It's all about quantity, not quality. The kamikaze approach forces you to lower your expectations, take risks, and write on the fly.

If you want to participate, registration begins October 1 and novel writing begins November 1. On November 30, everyone who reaches the goal of 50,000 words is a winner! Come on! Just think about it.

For all the 411 on NaNoWriMo, check out No Plot? No Problem! written by one of the original members, Chris Baty. The web site has tons of features. Once you've registered you can track your word count, get advice in the forums and find NaNoWriMo groups in your area.

Sounds insane?

Sounds reckless?

So why do it?

Why not!?