Culturally Preconditioned

Well it’s November 1st 2006.. and it has been 2 years since my first venture into NaNoWriMo (NaNoWriMo. WTF? The Author In You). 2 tries.. both have been failed attempts. Everyone says third time’s a charm. Oh well, we’ll see. A short refresher on those who don’t know what NaNoWriMo is :

NaNoWriMo…National Novel Writing Month
Never heard of it? Here’s the low-down

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.

Always wanted to write that semi-true “autobiography” where you solve crime and get the girl? What about a 50,000 word pr0n novel that involves some sort of “Lost” and “Battlestar Galactica” crossover? The book about the spunky 30-something gal that finally finds love? DO IT! SIGN UP TODAY!

So far, I’m sticking to the same premise that I’ve started with back in 2004. Now that the Raya season is over (Raya was celebrated in November 2004 and 2005), hopefully I’ll be able to concentrate on this thing this time.

If you haven’t already done so, check out the site. They’ve added some pretty nifty things there, most noticably, the new bitching library card. If any of you are participating, add me as a writing buddy (it’s “izadsyah” on NaNoWriMo) because as most writers have realised by now, misery lurrvvessss company.

Good luck, suckers!