November is the month of the year all writer, hobbiests and professional alike, look forward to. It also plays host to the infamous Nanowrimo. Now that the month has come to the end all writers can breath easier and soak their pain riddled fingers. For those who don't know what Nanowrimo is, you can check here. In writer language it's a month dedicated to tormenting yourself and your mind for a change to sharpen your skills. In Layman's term it's a month to write a novel.
Taking part in Nanowrimo is the same as saying good bye to any of the fundamental writing rules you've learned before hand. Due to the time restraint and the spirit o the month it is not recommended to make outlines or plan out your story in detail. This practice is mostly used as a creativity booster and allows the writer to dump as much creativity into their story as they could, worrying about the editing only when it needs to be done - after the draft.
Draft writing is one skill many new writers have trouble with, it's hard, time consuming and forces you to produce an imperfect work despite all the important warning your high school English teacher told you about always reading over your work. It's something that Nanowrimo lets competitors "write hot and edit cold."
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