write a novel

Yeah, I’ve written half a dozen novels, though none have been published. But last year I discovered a great support for getting through a first draft: National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo). Every November there’s a few thousand people who sit down to write a novel (50,000 words) in 30 days. I did it last year and am pretty pleased with the results (www.willowmills.blogspot.com). I’ve already started jotting down notes so that when the flag drops November 1, I start writing. If you really want encouragement to get that first draft done, check out www.nanowrimo.org. Now for the tough part: getting it published.