I'm closing on my NaNo goal! 43,358 words (as of this moment, according to MS Word) out of 50,000. Counting today, I have 5 days left in the month to write the remaining 6,600-some. Happy happy!

I have been keeping an eye out the whole way through this for people I know, and I was delighted this morning to see that I passed up Herefox (though who knows if he remembers me or not?).

So I've managed to work full time, run two small business, go to school full time AND carry on a social life and still, if I keep on my current pace, finish on or ahead of schedule.

Then, the book will sit on ice for at least a month, after which time I'll come back to it, edit it, flesh it out, then start looking for a publisher, or an agent.

Yes, seriously.

I think it's that good. Don't get me wrong, the first third of it or so sucks excrement, but its suckiness derives from the lackluster writing, not a bad story. The story's great. Just ask me ;^)!

Thank you, job. I've gotten more writing done there than I ever would at home.

Walking on sunshine, I am. At least today ...