Ha! Did this title make you think this would be some dark commentary on American politics? No! It's the annual
NaNoWriMo warning! For the month of November, I plan to spend five hours per day, six days per week scribbling words on paper! I've done this often enough to know that this is what it takes for me to reach the goal of 50,000 words by the end of November 30th. Taking one day off per week also helps to keep the creative juices flowing.
Will I attend any of the meetups? Who knows? What will the subject be? Who knows? Will the final edit be another short story, or a real novel? Who knows?
None of the "real" novels have sold. I just do it because it's fun and different.