101 Reasons to Stop Writing

Ah, National NOvel Writing Month, that magical time of the year where over a hundred thousand confused misanthropes sequester themselves from their daily miseries to join a massively multiplayer online game where every character is a writer, and when you amass 50,000 points you Win! It’s just like World of Warcraft, but with no graphics, sound, or incremental reward system. Remember, folks, the first month is free, but an ongoing subscription requires talent.

(This year, I’m going undercover as a NaNo participant, to see what havoc I can wreak upon the enterprise from within. If you want to help, sign up to NaNo then post a random number as your daily wordcount. Even better, keep posting zero! With your help, we can achieve our goal of reducing their average wordcount by a digit.)

To counter the unbelievable surge in temporary motivation that NaNo causes, November needs 2 new Demotivators:

NaNoWriMo
Almost as challenging as solving 500 crosswords,
and almost as rewarding.

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Photo by Jane Sawyer, of MorgueFile.

NaNoWriMo
It’s all fun and games until you expect someone else to read it.

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Photo by Andrea Church, of MorgueFile.

And if that’s not enough to dissuade you, check out last year’s 2 November Demotivators as well.