Or, to those who are new to the experience:

Happy National Novel Writing Month!

From November 1st until November 30th at 11:59pm, writers here and around the world will be working towards their goal of producing a 50,000 word novel. Or draft. Or something vaguely resembling a story of some kind.

The point being, to write. To begin something and see it through to the end, whether or not you make that 50,000 word count.

Members can be found by region, and the Municipal Liaison for Taunton is a good friend of mine, Samantha Mattos. She has very graciously provided me with her email address to share with readers who might be interested in trying their hand at this challenge, or who are already hard at work and might have questions.

Samantha can be reached at dontpanicllama@gmail.com. She is also listed on the NaNoWriMo website as dontpanicllama for the Massachusetts/Bristol County region. She is not only an excellent writer, but a helpful cheerleader. Sam will see you through this.

To help foster creativity, and perhaps to commiserate a little, there will also be write-ins at the Taunton Public Library on November 6th, 17th, and 25th. For further information, feel free to contact Sam!

Next time: Some tips to get you through that beastly first draft!