Yeah, I know that November's a bit less than a month away. But for anyone up for writing a novel, November's that golden time.
That's right, boys and girls! We're a couple of weeks away from National Novel Writing Month! Basically, the contest is about spewing forth a 50,000-word book in under a month (it can be done, by the way). Why am I writing this in October? Simple: to give you time to prep.
Anyone interested in trying this should (in my humble opinion) order a book called "No Plot? No Problem!" from Amazon.com. I found a copy at a Borders once (sniff) and that's how I heard about this contest. Again, you CAN write a 50,000-word piece in 30 days. BUT, you have to prep, write, and free up a lotta time. The book helps with suggestions (like how to deal with kids, get around hectic schedules, etc.).
For those of you too broke/skeptical to order said book, there's a site (see link below) with plenty of tips and suggestions on how to write your crappy first draft. It also contains the entry rules, for those of you who want to officially enter.
But imagine the thrill of knocking down the rough draft of a novel. Then you can spend real time revising and polishing it into something worthy. To those of you who've actually tried to write a novel the long way (planning out a plot, designing characters, theme, blahblahblah), you should realize how refreshing it would be to just kamikaze the first draft.
Hit the link below for details.
http://www.nanowrimo.org/eng/node/3699214
Hope this was of use.
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