I intended to read the material I create for the 2006 NaNoWriMo Initiative here on this podcas, instead it ended up to be a kind of "watch me over my shoulder" sharing of my experience as a NaNoWriMo participant.

What's a NaNoWriMo? Read on:

What: Writing one 50,000-word novel from scratch in a month's time.

Who: You! We can't do this unless we have some other people trying it as well. Let's write laughably awful yet lengthy prose together.

Why: The reasons are endless! To actively participate in one of our era's most enchanting art forms! To write without having to obsess over quality. To be able to make obscure references to passages from our novels at parties. To be able to mock real novelists who dawdle on and on, taking far longer than 30 days to produce their work.

When: Sign-ups begin October 1, 2006. Writing begins November 1. To be added to the official list of winners, you must reach the 50,000-word mark by November 30 at midnight. Once your novel has been verified by our web-based team of robotic word counters, the partying begins.

Still confused? Just visit the How NaNoWriMo Works page!

Read my valiant attempt at writing a novel at the Legacy

All music excerpts are from Magnatune the not-evil Internet music people!

Yoel Ben-Avraham

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