So this year a friend and I are going to be undertaking a writing challenge. We’ve agreed upon the following ground rules as follows:

1) The goal is to write 2500 words (at the very least) a week. We can go over the word limit, but cannot fall under it.

2) We have allowed that we can start plotting/writing before 2023, but the first post will start on January 8, 2023 and continue until December 31, 2023.

3) No short stories counted toward the challenge. The challenge will involve one full story, so by the end of 2023, we will each have written a full novel.

4) Through the year we must make at least 45 posts. This gives us a bit of leeway to miss the occasional week (because life happens).

5) The story does not have to end after the challenge if we are not done. But we must be able to stretch it long enough to meet the terms of the challenge (at least 45 updates of 2500 words or more).

6) Whoever quits the challenge first owes the other person a fancy cheesecake.