Nanowrimo
I'm began writing a novel for the NaNoWriMo 2009, a contest where you try to write a 50,000 word novel during the 30 days of the month of November. I didn't make it to 50,000 words in November, but I got a big chunk of the novel done. I'm going to keep plugging away at it though, since I always wanted to write a novel.
I then decided to try NaNoWriMo again in 2011 with a new novel. I didn't reach 50,000 words with that novel either, but after reading through both novels I have come up with an idea to combine the two novels into one. I think that this would make the novel more interesting than either would be on their own. My goal is to continue working on this combined novel in 2012.