NaNoWriMo

I have been writing a book over the last couple of years. For the last few months I have been wanting to sit back down and work on it but for some reason, inspiration hasn't been hitting. And I think that at this present time, the subject matter is not one that is striking a chord with me. I also have another potential book buzzing around in my head, but I don't know where to begin and exactly what to put in it. The subject matter is pretty sensitive and I didn't know how to tackle it.
I can't remember if I mentioned this before but I came across 'National Novel Writing Month' sometime in the Spring. The idea of NaNoWriMo is to write a novel within a month, consisting of 50 000 words or more. It's supposed to be a freeing exercise, not with the intention of writing a masterpiece, but just to get you to write. And the idea of a deadline is always great for tackling a goal and feeling the sense of achievement once you hit your target. Back when I read about it, November seemed a long way away. Now, it's upon us, and I decided to take part.
One of the people that started it is a guy called Chris Baty. He wrote a book called 'No Plot, No Problem' which is about NaNoWriMo with tips and ideas about how to approach it and how to get through it. Me being the nerd that I am, I'm reading the book. It's getting me more psyched to do it. So here's to my literary not-so masterpiece!