I hope your typing or writing fingers are almost ready, because the countdown to November 1 has begun! (Actually I began the countdown on December 1, 2008…but that’s just because I’m nuts)

In just a few short days we shall embark on the writing event of the year – a mad dash to 50,000 words in 30 days or less. Most of the books I’ve published have been written during NaNoWriMo, and I can’t wait to see what happens this year.

I have already decided on my story (I require the minimum of a title before I can even begin writing), and I’ve done some brief outlining of where I want to go with it. I am also going to be using a new tool this year called yWriter. I just found out about it a few weeks ago and have been toying around with the features. It seems like a very cool way for me to keep track of characters, places, events, and such, all while keeping track of my progress toward 50k.

If you are planning to participate and want to add me as a writing buddy this year, look me up on the website as hlbuckma.

Ready…Set…November 1 is almost here!!!