Greetings, friends.

I’ve started moving mostly all of the comic related blog posts into the actual comic post itself, and due to an oppressive attack of lethargy, have not been updating the blog. I have no excuses for myself.

Though curiosity and excitement both prompted me to write a post now to inquire, who among us is involved with NaNoWriMo 2009?

‘Oh my stars and garters!’ you say, ‘I know not what that is!’ Fear not, it explains everything for you.

In short, Na(tional)No(vel)Wri(ting)Mo(nth) is every November, and it is 30 days to write 50,000 words, or a 175 page book. It is not as scary as it sounds! I will be participating again this year, along with Anne (who is doing NaNoArtMo), and Jennifer Hykes from The Adventures of Popsicle Man, and we hope you will be, too!

If you have ever considered writing a book and been too daunted by the time and effort needed to get into it, this is a great way to give yourself a start. It really pushes you to throw editing to then wind, as there is always time for that later. Instead, you have to push, and write, and of course you will write goofiness that is not good at all, but you are still left with plenty of meaty, fresh novelly goodness to shape and mold as you see fit during the cool winter months. And I can say from experience, that there is nothing quite like the feeling you get knowing that you are writing and struggling alongside a million other people around the world. It’s very heartening, and the community there is brilliant.

So join us, would be novellers! Pick up your pens and come forth! We will welcome you.

- Jen

*And of course if anyone is so inclined, email me or Anne and we will add you to our list of buddies to watch and commune with over the course of the month.