I’m Writing a Book

I have the predicament of wanting to do everything before I die. Number 234,220 on that list is writing a novel, so we’re going to get that one knocked out this month.

Why November? Because it’s NaNoWriMo, the unfortunately acronymed National Novel Writing Month. You can go sign up at the web site and pledge to write a 50k word novel in one month. Usually 1 out of 6 people actually finish it. I’ll be one of those people. Will you?

I have a pretty cool idea for a story, and I think I’m already a pretty good storyteller. What’s really exciting, though, is that writing 50k words apparently makes everyone who completes it a much better writer. Remember the practicing thing from yesterday? Let’s practice being good writers. Get ready for some kick ass stories up in this piece.

I’ll post bits of the story as I go, and will keep you updated on how my progress is. I have two flights this month so that’s a solid 8 hours of story writing time right there.