In the fall of 2005, six months after declaring burnout from writing forever (thanks to my 4-year degree in the subject) I undertook a task I would have never imagined I would do even in my higher education years—completed a 50,000-word novel in a month.

Well, if want to get technical, it's a "novella." And even that is a term used loosely, as it kind of sucked. But the motto of NaNoWriMo? "It's about quantity, not quality." This I can manage.

Instead of pretending my NaNo novels are real writing, I'll preface this little sub-site with saying up front: This stuff isn't that good. People tell me otherwise. But for someone who has a writing degree, my professors should be ashamed of me.

Consider it "practice." That I only do once a year.

For inquiring minds: You, too, can participate in the annual "dump words on a page" contest by visiting the official NaNoWriMo website. It's good fun. Even if the writing itself doesn't mirror that opinion.