kind of? there's no publishing required, you don't have to do anything with what you make if you don't want. it's really just a writing challenge where you try to write a novel in a month. i usually psych myself out of it after a week or two, but this is my 8th year giving it a shot anyway. >:^)c

i used to like solely write things that were most sci-fi/horror leaning, but this year i just kind of woke up in october one day and said, "i'm gonna write a lesbian crime novel."