OK – who’s going to take the challenge? November is National Novel Writing Month and the challenge is to write a 50,000 novel in one month. (go to NaNoWriMo.org for specifics) One writer who has participated twice says, “It was unbelievably fun.” and “Being that productive gave me the shot of adrenaline I needed to write more.” I have also been told it is much more productive if you at least have a loose outline before Nov. 1. Then you simply follow the outline and write at least 1667 words every day in November.

This collaborative effort draws you into a community of writers. So…who’s with me on this? Email your name and a brief description of the novel you will write to info@rubylanebooks.com. We’ll become our own “village” and help each other stay on track. And when November 2011 is over, we’ll all have a novel! Think how good that will feel!