National Novel Writing Month

i have decided to participate in probably one of the most foolish things that this world has ever known. i am going to participate in National Novel Writing Month. (www.nanowrimo.org) this is somewhat what of a contest. there are winners yes. but the winners dont receive any material prize, see? the prize is in the accomplishment. and the prize is in the effort.

this is how it works: on November 1st, 2006, i will begin writing a novel. my goal is to write a 50,000-word novel by midnight on November 30th, 2006. that equals a lot of writing in 30 days.

i can use a computer or hand write it. i can plan before hand. i can even have outlines before hand. but i cannot actually write the novel until the 1st. at which point, i will probably go into seclusion. why am i doing this , you might ask. im not sure, i will respond. i love to write, but have never fully been motivated to write a novel. this will serve as motivation. im also curious to see what sort of mental state i will go into if i try to do this. im interested to see how it affects my life, my dreams, my relationships, etc. i look at it as an experiment.

im not sure if i will succeed. but i will try. the failure is in the man that does not try, not in the man that tries and fails. and do i have a topic yet? no, i dont. as of right now, i know nothing other than i will write a novel - starting on the first of November. hopefully it will be brilliant.