By now, we're all well versed with the freebie papers (dirty fingers and bulging landfill anyone?), but for those who prefer their dirt on screen, Monkey, the new mucky menzine from Dennis Publishing will arrive in your inbox - if it makes it through spam first, which, let's admit it, is unlikely - every Wednesday for the princely sum of zero pence. Ahem.

So where to turn in this info-overload, where to hunt out quality prose among the heaps of mass market drivel? Well, you could start with a little project all of your own. November is National Novel Writing Month. The challenge? Churn out 50,000 words of original copy - god knows it's in there somewhere - and join other DIY wordsmiths across the globe in committing your thoughts to paper.