NaNoWriMo

Greetings and Salutations.

On the 1st of November, people all around the world take part in National Novel Writing Month -- an annual contest/competition/endeavour to write a 50,000+ word story/novel/tale during the month of November.

There are no real rules to this, and despite the term "contest/competition" there is not really a prize at the end, other than you get the satisfaction of having completed your goal. Or (as is sometimes the case) the annoyance of having not completed your goal but made some progress towards it.

I am somewhat of a veteran of this, having first taken part in 2006, and written a tale every year since then except for last year. And the one thing I have learned is that -- like most things in life -- it is far more fun when doing it with other people than doing it alone.

Not writing together, but writing with friends. Sharing excerpts, ideas, suggestions. If you get stuck you can ask for help, if you are suffering from writers block you can have a rant or just spend five minutes reading something else or talking to other people.

So I thought a community might be fun. Or helpful. Or at the very least slightly distracting.

Basic rules :-

Be polite. If you don't like someone's idea be constructive, not rude.

Keep your comments safe for work. If you are writing NSFW stories, then try to write about them in SFW ways, or (if that isn't possible) tag them as NSFW.

Aside from that, just have fun.

Sometimes you hit a wall and can't find a way to continue your story. Either your characters won't behave, or your plot is just "blaaaaaaaaah" (a technical term, obviously).

When that happens it's probably best you don't literally hit a wall -- it hurts and you might break a finger which would make it harder to write.

Instead you can play a game. Like the picnic game. Or the make a wish, screw a wish game. Or the sentence game.

So come on down and waste some time.

Cause it's more fun than breaking a finger.

But, to be fair, you can say that about most things. Except -- you know -- breaking two fingers.

What does a banana smell like when you burn it in a toaster? What does it sound like when you stick a straw up a frogs bum and blow really hard? What does a cabbage look like when it has been sat on by an elephant? What does a lava feel like after it has been covered in liquid nitrogen?

These are all questions that no one should really be asking.

However sometimes you'll come across a question in a story that you need help with, and someone else might have the answer to.

So, give it a shot. Post your question and you never know. Someone might have the answer.

It's eighteen days until the 1st of November, so most people have an idea of what they are going to write.

Do you?

Tell is who you are, and what you're going to be writing come midnight on the 1st.