Today is the first day of NANOWRIMO, wherein some crazy folks try to write an entire novel draft in a month.
I confess that is faster that I can write (and anyway, I’m going on a girlfriend getaway mid-month), but I do applaud the idea of dedicating oneself in a concentrated way for a concentrated period to getting an oar in the ocean that is a novel. If you’re participating this year, good luck!
And here is a little writing advice from John Steinbeck–found in an old issue of The Paris Review piece–to inspire your writing, however you dedicate yourself to it. – Meg
