There is much to love about this time of year. Leaves to crunch underfoot. Pumpkin flavored everything (Oreos! Cheerios!).  Tea and shortbread cookies. Halloween candy on sale. 

This is also when I start getting the emails and the posts of everyone gearing up for NaNoWriMo where you write a novel in a month. There is a lot to love about NaNoWriMo. It's a wonderful organization, and I love the group based here in Chicago. I participated last year, and back in 2010 it was how I got through the first draft of my first ever novel (No, that book will most likely never see the light of day). I would love to join this year and commit to writing etc. 

But last year, I hit a couple snags with my work. While I hit fifty thousand words, I stopped writing it even though it wasn't complete. I knew the plot wasn't going in the correct direction, but word count took precedence. This year, I think I need to take the goal of writing every day, as I have gotten out the habit and keep working on the story over the word count.

I feel good about this solution, though sad I'm not officially in NaNoWriMo this year. Maybe I'll do an all nighter, just for old times sake.  Can't wait to hear everyone else's writing adventures though!

I am sooo excited and doing my happy dance around the apartment! My dog is staring at me like I'm an idiot, but who cares?! The proofs are in for my physical book and we are just a few steps away from Catspaw going live!

Catspaw is book number two in my Ravana Series. You can check out the blurbs for both on my books page.

the only truths are these: 
watermelon juice is a cheat, a pale substitute for sticky fruit,
a bad substitute in the heat of the sun; 
a gift of begonias  can make a stranger smile in pity; 
cold rain never makes for a good dance, lighting too close for comfort 
an abandoned coat is worth more than a lover's hug.