Plan of Attack

If you click on the NaNoWriMo badge to the right, it will now take you to my official NaNo page where you can follow my flurry of writing activity throughout the month of November. At least, that's what I'm hoping.

On Friday, Chandra and I met for a pre-NaNo lunch. There is nothing I enjoy more than lunch with a fellow writer. We indulged in great coffee, fine sandwiches, then proceeded to lay out our plans. We came to the meeting armed with our notebooks filled with questions, various notes, mine containing a summary or synopsis of my future novel. Can I tell you how much fun it was?

Both of us were concerned with "do we have what it takes?" I'm pretty sure we erased all doubt. At least for now. We both agreed that things could change greatly by the second week of November.After all, life always seems to get in the way of writing the great American novel. And how to deal with that life? Chandra is planning on purchasing groceries to get her through the entire month. One less distraction.

Me? Other than the synopsis, which I confess I've had since September 2008, I've really made no other adjustments to my daily schedule. I've found that the best intentions in easing life's daily distractions usually results in the ultimate crash and burn. I will still grocery shop in November and I need not remind you that November is the month for power-shopping. But, I'm optimistic considering that for the first time in many years, Brad and I are not hosting Thanksgiving. We merely have to drive to KC and maybe make garlic mash potatoes or sweet potato pie. No problem. Right?

And, lest I forget, there is that whole matter of taking comps. Oh, and handing in my thesis. And it's our 10th wedding anniversary and numerous family birthdays, and the beginning of Shocker basketball season...

Stay tuned for the eminent breakdown.

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