This past November I participated in a thing called the National Novel Writing Month, or NaNoWriMo. The object of the game is to write fifty thousand words during November -- they don't necessarily have to be good words, but just write SOMETHING. I also did this November of last year, and I thought I'd announce that not only did I achieve fifty thousand last year, I did it again THIS year.
Not only that, but I think my writing has gotten quite a bit better, just from doing NaNo these two times. If you have any kind of wish to write a novel, I'd encourage you to try it next year -- totally free, except the commitment of time and imagination!
Minors are one passion of mine, writing is another...I'd love to be a professional writer someday, and exercise my creativity in crafting fictional worlds, AND in restoring cars.
Hope you all had a wonderful November, NaNoers or not!