THIS Rhett Butler Will Never Die

I've been aware of and have been participating in National Novel Writing Month, respectfully recognized as NANOWRIMO by the tens of thousands that also participate during the month of November each year, since 2004. I've only reached the goal of completing a 50,000 word novel once so far, but I find this project to be the most inspirational exercise to actually get me serious about writing out there. I'm geared up to participate this year too and hope to make many new friends in the process. Write On, everybody!

Nanowrimo, National Novel Writing Month, occurs during the month of November every year. I successfully completed writing a 50,000 word novel by participating in this project one year, 2004 I believe it was. Did I ever go back to edit or rewrite that piece of "work". I might have played around with it for a couple of months but basically gave up on it. The years since I ceremoniously jump on the projects bandwagon but have not completed it again. This year I felt a little more ambitious about the project, and actually, each year I cumulate an aura of energy and excitement about the work I have done on my real, ongoing novel project for my book about the story of a young girl haunted by the ghost of a literary master and use November to get more focused and centralized. November is like my "New Years" when I make resolutions to work more and harder on finishing the novel. Am I actually any closer to getting this thing finished? No, not really but in the last year the...