National Novel Writing Month, NaNoWriMo

National Novel Writing Month begins November 1. The goal is to write a 175 page or50,000 word, novel by midnight, November 30. You can sign up anytime to add your name to the roster and browse the forums. In 2008, there were over 120,000 participants. More than 20,000 finished their work by the deadline. From the website: "Because of the limited writing winow, the only thing that matters to NaNoWriMo is output. It's all about quantity, not quality. The kamikaze approach forces you to lower your expectations, take risks, and write on the fly." For more information, see http://www.nanowrimo.org