NaNoWriMo 2008

I won!!

NaNoWriMo 2008

has begun.

I’m sitting in Starbucks, making the most of the fact it’s a Saturday, with the sun shining through the window onto the computer screen, which makes the text harder to see and therefore easier to write.

I didn’t now what to write at first, but it’s going to be another Jazz mystery after all.

Almost 3000 words down. I am NOT, repeat NOT like the NaNo loonies who churn out 10000 words at a sitting.  If I get to 5000 I will be over the moon.

I know it’s been a long time

It’s been a different year.

Yes, I’m gearing up for NaNoWriMo.  Yes, I’m planning to write this November.  Yes, it’s the same as it’s been for the last several years, only I have made less preparation than ever before.  We’ll see what happens.

The main thing, though, is that this is the year for change.

No, I’m not talking about the US election, though I could be, couldn’t I?  I’m talking about my career.  The five years I promised to give to my current job, which is a government job, ended last week — I recognized the fifth anniversary of my first day.  As a public servant, and as someone who entered the public service to make a difference and not to have a difference made in me, the time has come to, well, go. 

That takes up some time.

That being said, check back next month.  I’ll be NaNoing as usual, and I’ll also be gearing up for the Caribbean Reading Challenge.

Cheers.