Pushing

I've been aware of NaNoWriMo for a while. I purposely did not join last year, reasoning to myself that I didn't want "hype" to overcome "substance" in my writing. End result - I didn't write a book last year.

This year, I've done a lot more writing than I did last year, but I'm nowhere near putting a book together.

And so, when I saw a bunch of the folks I follow on Twitter were signing up, and asking people to sign up and add them as writing buddies, I thought it over. When I saw that one of my heroes endorses NaNoWriMo, I thought it over again.

And if you're reading this at my blogspot address, you can see that I've gone and signed up.

Why do that now when I've been reluctant in the past?

Well, if GutCheck has taught me anything, it's taught me that having someone that I'm accountable to gets results from me. (I'm down over 20 pounds for the year.) And a system is a good thing to have. Moreover, if I can use November to get in the habit of writing, and keep it up, that will go a long way toward me actually getting books written and (maybe) published.

So, keep an eye out. I want to play fair, so I'm starting a new idea, not PRODIGALS, but a new secret project. (Sorry, mom!) I've got the idea. I've got a very rough idea of a three act structure, and a coda.

Now I just need to give it a name...