National Novel Writing Month is here once again and this time I am determined to get a draft of a novel done!

The first time I did it was in 2003, when I wrote the first draft of my soon-to-be-bestselling-any-day-now-c’mon-people-and-just-buy-it-will-you novel, BreakupBabe. Oh did that first draft suck and I hardly used a word of it later on but just writing it was an important step - probably the most important step - in writing what would ultimately be my published book.

I won’t bore you with why I haven’t done it the last few years (I’ve tried) but it’s 2007 and I’m gonna make it work this year. I’M GOING TO, DAMN IT.

Meanwhile, I’m trying to think of any interesting writing-related tidbits to give you. I’m currently working on another freelance article for Seattle Metropolitan Magazine. This is the article I risked life and limb (and got soaking wet) for, and then, because that trip didn’t make for compelling copy, I went out and got soaking wet again trip (but at least I didn’t risk life and limb that time). Now I’m just procrastinating on the writing part because I’d rather daydream about the characters in my latest story - who may or may not surive after this first-draft-writing-process.

I’ve been writing a little more on SparklySparkly than here lately so check it out - if you want to read things about oh, my lack of sweaters, my impatience with people who abuse punctuation, and other such deep and profound things.