NaNoWriMo 2012 progress forms
More on writing:
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Every November, thousands of writers sign up for the National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo). I'm not going to try and explain it all, especially since they have an excellent FAQ on the site, but basically you commit to writing 50,000 words of fiction during the month of November. That works out at 1667 words per day, every day, and it's an excellent way to force yourself to write. Do you have a dusty old plot waiting to be written, or have you always wanted to sit down and write? This is your chance. (Further down the page you'll also find my handy tips for winning NaNoWriMo.)(Articles Index)
I'm currently putting together a how-to book containing updated and revised editions of all my articles on writing and publishing, plus a lot of new material. If you'd like to know more, follow me on Facebook and/or Twitter
I'm the programmer behind yWriter5 (for Windows), but for Mac there's always the excellent Scrivener:

My new middle-grade scifi novel was written during Nano 2010.