Nanowrimo

I haven't blogged much lately, not only because I'm still basking in the afterglow of the Obama victory, but also because I am participating in National Novel Writing Month. My goal is to write a 50,000 word novel in 30 days. Clearly Chris Baty who invented Nanowrimo is not a woman who annually hosts a big Thanksgiving dinner at her house and is also responsible for holiday shopping, decorating, gift wrapping, gift mailing, party planning, party hosting and holding another big family gathering on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day or perhaps both! I'll blog more on that as the holidays get closer. Christmas usually turns me into an angry, militant feminist who feels very persecuted during the lovely holiday season as everyone in my family except me is the beneficiary of my largess.

I'll bet Chris Baty does go to a lot of holiday parties however. Even though he chose the unfortunate month of November for National Novel Writing Month, I like him anyway. His book, No Plot, No Problem, is hilarious and very helpful to crazy people like me who have decided to try to write a novel in a month. If you're curious about National Novel Writing Month, I encourage you to go to http://nanowrimo.org for more information. Maybe you'll consider signing up next year.

I'll post more on my novel over the next month or so. Wish me luck!