I've been down lately and it seems everything is a reason to beat myself up. One among many things is the realization that I've been talking about writing a novel for over 10 years now. In a fit of ... I don't know what motivated me ,,, I signed up for this year's National November Writer's Month (NaNoWriMo) contest. Between November 1 and November 30, we each commit to writing a novel of 50,000 words. It need not be a GOOD novel, but it must be written. And now I'm having a panic attack.

Aaaaaaiiiiiiiiiieeeeeee! What was I thinking????