November is National Novel Writing Month. This tradition started in 1999 with a challenge- to write 50,000 words of a novel in 30 days. It’s grown into a non-profit and tool known as NaNoWriMo.

It has a track record of transforming ordinary people into writers.

Local Author Gina Ramsey used it to get her start on “Burnt Gloveboxes.’ She’s doing a talk 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Duluth Public Library’s Main Branch. She’ll detail her experience using the tool during the talk.

This is also part of a Lake Superior Writers group series in preparation for November.