November is Insanity

Well, it's been awhile. As usual, I didn't intend to fall off the face of the earth... or blog as it were. It's been a busy semester and continues to be.

Speaking of busy, my buddy Joshua Kehe convinced me over the weekend against my better judgement to participate in National Novel Writing Month. For those unaware, National Novel Writing Month (abbreviated NaNoWriMo, yes really) is an event wherein participants attempt to write a novel of at least 50,000 words during the month of November.

For students (like me) November is not always a great month for this. My schedule was already hectic with work, school, and the maintenance of a social life to keep me sane. With the semester drawing to a close, it's time to seriously work on final projects and make sure other class requirements are finished. Moreover, the holidays are approaching which can take a few days away from writing. This puts the daily required word count at 1,786 per day assuming I only miss two days for Thanksgiving and Black Friday. This is almost certainly an incorrect assumption.

I have been trying to write a novel for years and have attempted NaNo a few times in the past. But this year I feel a bit more dedicated. Maybe it's because it's crazier. Hey, the Cardinals just won the World Series and they were underdogs all the way. The odds are against me, but I don't care. I'm going for it.

You can follow my progress here. Any words of encouragement or advice are most welcome. So is prayer. It's gonna be a crazy month.

Bring it on.