A Novel in Thirty Days?

I've been learning how to write a novel for several years. I've done research, taken notes, and finally feel ready to try my hand at becoming a novelist. I interviewed Seattle author Waverly Fitzgerald www.waverlyfitzgerald.com last spring for my radio show, The Literary Cafe, and she recommended that I write my novel during National Novel Writing Month, or NaNoWriMo, as it is affectionately called by the founder and veterans. This month-long event was started back in 1999 by Bay area journalist Chris Baty. That year 21 people signed up. It has grown since then, with participation from around the world, and the numbers in the thousands. If you've ever wanted to take the plunge and write a novel, this is the time to do it. Join thousands of others as they gear up with their laptops, thesaurus, special pens, and favorite energy drink. It will be a month of intense writing, thinking, letting go, experiencing, and discovery.