Today is the second day of National Novel Writing Month 2023. I first “competed” back in 2006. For those not familiar, the impetus is to write 50K words (mostly equivalent to a novel) during the month of November. Since way back when, it has evolved. Now there’s 30 Covers on 30 Days, there’s the Young Writer’s program, 30 poems, screenwriting, short stories… The whole idea is to give an outlet and the nudge for people to write. Most of you know my first “entry” was SEASON OF THE WITCH. My 2021 project was….*drumroll*…MOONSTRUCK MAFIA: BOSTON. Then the war broke out in Ukraine and CROSSFIRE wanted to be written. And then Sade and the GHOSTS AND ANCIENT STONES demanded to be written–both of which finally got finished and published despite some down times along the. So now–finally– I’m back to Boston, which has turned out to be a much longer book than appreciated. Rather than get distracted by a new idea, I’m sticking with my Irish Wolves until their stories are told! And yeah, I think it’ll be another 50K words. As for the Univers’s message today, which sort of ties into my headspace. And my answer to the Bit U? Been there. Done that. Still wear the T-shirt.

Inquiring minds want to know, Silver:

Have you ever felt so down you wondered whether or not you’d bounce back?

Were you later surprised by how quickly you did bounce back?

And then were you surprised by how far you went?

Did you promise you’d never forget how amazing you are?

We did.

In awe,
The Universe
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P.S. And did you really once celebrate by dancing on a tabletop, Silver, to Barry Manilow?

Actually, it was Iron Butterfly’s “In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida” on top of a bar. Am I dating myself? Writers, have you ever tried NaNoWriMo? If so, did it help? Readers, what’s your current challenge?