I have been to several of the class meetings at this point and am feeling more comfortable with the process. The whole idea behind writing a novel in a month is to show you two things. One, that you must continually press on to overcome your internal editor. Two, that you can write 50,000 words in a month. For the first few weeks we have been working on character development, setting, plot and so on. Others in the class have apparently started outlining their story. I have decided not to make an outline. I want the first 50,000 words I write to be pure and raw. This may cause me more work in the future, but I don’t care. I want to revel in the joy of creation.