I can do that in my sleep.

National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) begins Sunday at midnight. For those that don't know, visit www.nanowrimo.org. Scribophile.com is actually have a contest for the best NaNoWriMo novel written and you can win $50.

But the thought of prizes aside, I'm gearing up for NaNoWriMo this year. My whole quest to become a literary artist forces me to think outside my normal box to become skilled at the craft of writing. So for NaNoWriMo this year, I've given myself a few rules. Ah, there is nothing like a challenge.  Ahem, my rules:

• I will start a NEW novel on November 1st. From scratch, not from bits and pieces of other things I've scribbled down.
• I will write outside of the genre I'm use to and try something new, perhaps Fantasy since that's all I've been reading lately.
• To encourage discipline, I will write EVERY SINGLE DAY on this novel. Which will be hard because I'm working on another but I will put it aside, let it marinate if you will, and focus.

I guess that's enough self-imposed rules. I'm actually excited about this. I need a comfy chair because its going to be all about me and my computer for the next month. Or a pen and pad. I did a little manual writing last night while I was running a virus scan and it took me back. It took me back to a time before the personal computer. Back to the word processor. Yeah, I'm that old. I remember a time when only a few people had computers in their houses and those of us that did only used them for Number Munchers and Oregon Trail

Wish me luck!

Peace.