A few days ago, I wrote a post in which I said I was thinking about doing some kind of NaNoWriMo-like writing challenge again this year, for the first time in a few years. But I wasn’t sure what I would write, and it’s a little close to November to be coming up with something from scratch.

Then on the way home from church this past Sunday, I was telling my husband about a conversation in that same vein I’d had with a fellow writer that morning, and he low-key told me that he had an idea for what I could write. Now, my husband has been a huge help to me with my writing endeavors in various ways in the past, but the way he said it, I figured he was going to make some joke or give me some random, outlandish story idea (it wouldn’t be the first time). But instead, he said 4 words that left me speechless for a moment…and then got me talking it through for at least 5 minutes (major external processor here). By the time I was done brainstorming, I was sold!

So all of that to say: I’m in! I’m not trying to be coy in not saying what those 4 words were, but at best, no one will understand what they mean, because they directly relate to the book I’m currently getting ready to publish. And at worst, they’d be a little bit of a spoiler for that book.

I am still trying to work out how to navigate and use the site that I am currently planning to use for this (ProWritingAid). And I found out even more recently that Freewrite has their own NaNo-like challenge. Since I own a Freewrite and plan to use it for much of my writing, I suppose that means I’ll be participating in that challenge by default. At least that gives me a chance to check out more than one of these types of programs at the same time.

Even if this isn’t NaNoWriMo and the community is probably pretty scattered, I still plan to blog through the month about my progress. I’ve really enjoyed doing that in the past and also like being able to look back at it in later years. I’ll start writing at midnight (thankfully November 1 is on a Saturday this year, making that much easier) to get some words in before I go to bed and see what kind of a headstart I can get. I’m really excited to get back into this!!

Are you a past Wrimo? Whether yes or no, do you think you might participate in some kind of novel-writing challenge this November?