NaNoWriMo

So, I know there are still 27 days left until November, but... I'm excited.

For two years now, I have participated in an event called NaNoWriMo, which stands for National Novel Writing Month. The idea is that you write a 50,000 word novel in the month of November. It's kind of crazy. And by kind of, I mean very.
1,667 words a day is daunting, but rewarding. There are no real prizes (except a pdf of a certificate that you can print out), but at the end, if you finish, you get to say that you wrote a novel in a month. (By the way guys, I wrote a novel in 19 days last year)

Needless to say, I'm definitely excited about this year.
I'm not sure how I'm going to manage what with being in college and keeping up with homework, and choir, and everything else that I'm involved in. I'll figure it out, though.

A little history about NaNoWriMo:
NaNoWriMo was founded by Chris Baty in 1999. There were only 21 participants - all in the San Francisco Bay area. By 2008, there were more than 170,000 participants all over the world, and the collective word count was... wait for it. Almost 2.5 billion.

As a two year veteran, I was excited to hear that a few of my friends are attempting insanity for the first time this year.



I think NaNoWriMo embodies the American Dream. It's a positive freedom - Anyone can write a novel. About anything they want. Everyone can do the (nearly) impossible.
27 days left!