SONG OF THE WEEK — The Menzingers “I Don’t Wanna Be An Asshole Anymore” — because with a title like that, you know you want to listen. And this video is pretty funny. 🙂

So, as we all probably know by now, November is National Novel Writing Month. I’ve never participated officially because I’ve never been at a place where I’m ready to start a new novel at the beginning of November. And to be honest, the pressure is a bit intimidating.

But what I would like to do is pledge to FINISH my current novel before the end of the year, which is right around the corner if you haven’t checked your calendar lately. I’m around 26,000 words in right now, and I’m aiming for somewhere between 75,000 – 90,000. So that’s doable, yes?

But I want the thing DONE. And by done, I mean written, rewritten, edited, tweaked, glossed, flossed and made ready for submission. This year has been my year to tie up loose ends, and this book is a loose end — one that’s laid unfinished for too long. I’m ready to finish this S.O.B.

I will post some form of my progress to this blog each week, because without accountability, what’s the point of laying down a gauntlet?

So I tip my virtual hat to all the NaNo participants this month. You got this. Totally.

And so do I. 🙂