I thought I would toss this out there for any aspiring writers who just need that extra nudge to get started on their Great American Novel. The cure for your procrastination blues might just be National Novel Writing Month, which begins November 1st. The goal? Write 50,000 words in the month of November. For those who are particularly goal-oriented and need definite deadlines (like me) that means approximately 1,667 words per day. Interested in tapping into that deep well of talent? Visit http://www.nanowrimo.org/ to sign up, as the kind people there will track your progress and also have message boards where you can discuss your successes and stalemates.