I’ve done it. I’ve taken the leap. Argh, what have I done? I should be committed! I’ve signed up to write a 50,000-page novel in the month of November under the auspices of NaNoWriMo, a.k.a., National Novel Writing Month, which is sponsored by The Office of Letters and Light (OLL). Which means what exactly? NaNoWriMo is the excuse so many of us need to write the stories that have been flitting across our minds, taking up room in our subconscious, pecking away at our procrastinating fingers. It’s an opportunity to at least make a start at writing down our ideas and who knows, with all the support and promotional efforts, maybe we’ll get farther than we could have ever expected. “Founded by freelance writer Chris Baty and 20 other overcaffeinated yahoos in 1999”, when last year’s NaNoWriMo concluded, there were over “36,843 writers who wrote 50,000-plus” words in 2011. It’s incentive. It costs nothing to sign-up. Although there are plenty of links requesting donations. There are no penalties if you don’t achieve the 50,000 words the writing marathon requests. NaNoWriMo is simply a committment you make to yourself to sit down and write for 30 days at 1,667 words per […]