Lots of people say that they have a book inside them–but how many actually get around to doing it? Well, November is the month when you finally hunker down and write that Great American Novel you talked so much about in college. The fun-to-pronounce-when-drunk NaNoWriMo (aka National Novel Writing Month) has a word count scoreboard that lets states, cities, and countries compete against each other to see who’s writing the most, downloadable pep talks from cool writers, and forums where you can get advice and consolation from other November novelists.
Thinking about channeling your work angst into something longer than an STA horror story? Well, you should still submit the horror story, but you might want to take a look at books like these for inspiration.