National Novel Writing Month?

[alexis]

Is anyone possibly participating in this? (http://www.nanowrimo.org/) I know it's pretty off topic from grad stuff, but I thought maybe some posters on here might be writers. I'm not in an english/lit field but do like to write. (Well, we all have to write a lot anyway, as current/future researchers!) My friend is encouraging me to do it.

You basically spend the whole month of November to write that novel you've always thought about, but never did. The goal is 50,000 words, and the expectation that it will mostly be crap.

Though I want to be involved, I'm making excuses for not doing this...grad school apps, grad school current work, stuff needing done around the house...but it would empowering to know that others around the world were going for it right along with you. Just wondering if anyone else here was doing it?

Edited October 26, 2009 by alexis

[kahlan_amnell]

I don't have time to participate, I'm already in grad school and my workload is already too high.

Good luck to any who are participating!

Edited October 26, 2009 by kahlan_amnell

[Thanks4Downvoting]

Sounds like a great concept. Unfortunately, I have too little time as it is.

[90sNickelodeon]

I do!! NaNo is a great way to krank out at least one book a year.

[Abiogenic Gas]

This has been on my things to do list for the past few years but November is always a busy month for me. This year, I'm trying to finish up my thesis (again...).

I think I'll give this a try but I probably won't get far.

[psycholinguist]

I semi-accidentally wrote almost an entire novel this month, so I think I'll take next month off. Or, you know, maybe actually start that whole 'MA thesis' thing.