For several years, off and on, I have been writing a novel, and I am very happy to say that I have finally completed it! I started it one year when I decided to participate in NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month), which was an excellent writing source for me. They have an annual November challenge to write 50,000 words in a month, which is roughly the length of a novel. It’s kind of a crazy goal to write like mad for a month, but honestly, it gave me the jump start I needed to dive into the novel writing process, because they have forums, local events, and reward badges to…