The basic idea is ti write an entire 50K word manuscript in a single 30 day month. MY idea for participating is that it will give me [...]]]> National Novel Writing Month is something one of my twitter friends has been talking up for quite a while, and I’m leaning towards being a participant this year.

The basic idea is ti write an entire 50K word manuscript in a single 30 day month. MY idea for participating is that it will give me something go distract myself from politics with every November. As a recovering politic-addict, I figure NaNoWriMo could be my equivalent to a smoker’s chewing gum – and who knows, MAYBE I could actually make money at it (unlike politics)?

Because i’m getting into it nearly at the last second, i’m thinking this year’s novel will be eerily similar to people who have known me since Jan 1, 2000 – where the story will open up. Most names will be changed, some places will be, and some situations will be added or enhanced to turn it from ‘autobiography’ to ‘fiction’, and i’m hoping it will be an entertaining read once done.

So a former blogger, who used to write 2k word posts daily fairly easily, is taking on the NaNoWriMo challenge? Should be fairly easy, right? Well, remember: i’ll still have a wife, 3 pets, a full time job, and other factors to consider. But i’m hoping things go smoothly.

I’ll let you know in November.