Do you have the “Great [x] Novel” in you? Possible values for [x], cricket*, American, sushi, nudie bowling, secret life of rhizomes, sci fi meets scrapbooking, frozen confectionary noir, vintage taxidermy or so many, many other topics….
Well, your time is now: National Novel Writing Month has begun. Get on over to their nifty WordPress set up. It awaits you and and soon your deathless prose can join the 32 million words written already!
*Oh, and if you are thinking about writing the Great Cricket Novel, it’s been done. I’m in the middle of reading it… and totally caught up, even though I don’t even like cricket.
And for a contrary view on novel month, check out Laura Miller’s scold, although even she admits that one hit came out of it.
A Few Reasonable Words 